On Tue, May 16, 2006 at 12:16:23PM +1200, Richard Prosser wrote:
> > In any case I am still rather uneasy about using a part like that... The
> > last clock I built sold for $600, and the customer seemed to very much
> > like my explanation of the high-precision clock in it. I don't think a
> > board pulled from some random clock would impress quite the same way!
> >
> > Hell, I'd use ovenized crystals for thei wow factor if only they weren't
> > so large... I'm waiting for the chip-scale atomic clocks I've read
> > about...
> >
> > --
> > pete@petertodd.ca http://www.petertodd.ca
> 
> 
> I guess you could go to a GPS module!

Well actually I am looking into building a 10mhz GPS disciplined
reference oscillator to form the basis for a frequency counter to tell
me if my clock oscillators are off, and by how much.

Of course, it'll probably be easiest to just wait until I can buy a
cheap one... They're available on ebay for $300 from the looks of it.

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