Novatech Builds Quartz Frequency Standard

July 31, 2007

Novatech Instruments has announced their model 2960X disciplined quartz frequency standard as a cost-effect means of generating precise frequency reference signals for test and measurement systems. The frequency standard contains an oven-controlled crystal oscillator (OCXO) which offers stability of better than +/-5 x 10-11/day when disciplined to a 1-pps source. It uses an auto-adaptive disciplining algorithm that requires no intervention or tuning and tracks the 1 pps from a Global Positioning System (GPS) smart antenna. The 2960X features two 10-MHz outputs and one 5-MHz output on the front panel with two BNC connectors on the rear panel with 1-pps timing signals. For more information on the model 2960X frequency standard, visit Novatech at: http://www.novatech-instr.com

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Jack Browne

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Jack Browne, Technical Contributor, has worked in technical publishing for over 30 years. He managed the content and production of three technical journals while at the American Institute of Physics, including Medical Physics and the Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology. He has been a Publisher and Editor for Penton Media, started the firm’s Wireless Symposium & Exhibition trade show in 1993, and currently serves as Technical Contributor for that company's Microwaves & RF magazine. Browne, who holds a BS in Mathematics from City College of New York and BA degrees in English and Philosophy from Fordham University, is a member of the IEEE.