On 10/09/2019 17:00, time-nuts-request@lists.febo.com wrote:

Why not just create a comb of frequencies based on the 5 MHz input, then
filter and extract the 10 and 25 MHz signals you want, amplify and
distribute as needed?  Going the PLL route seems like a large hammer to
crack a small nut.

Unless you want a free-running signal if the incoming 5 MHz vanishes...

Dave G0WBX.

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Hi Dave  I posted the question as I am not up to speed with the latest
solutions
But I want the lowest phase noise that is easily possible so you might be
correct as it is to lock up a 10 Ghz receiver but later for a 120 Ghz
receiver

Regards Paul

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Subject: Re: [time-nuts] 5 Mhz to 10 Mhz and 25 Mhz

On 10/09/2019 17:00, time-nuts-request@lists.febo.com wrote:

Why not just create a comb of frequencies based on the 5 MHz input, then
filter and extract the 10 and 25 MHz signals you want, amplify and
distribute as needed?  Going the PLL route seems like a large hammer to
crack a small nut.

Unless you want a free-running signal if the incoming 5 MHz vanishes...

Dave G0WBX.

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Hi

If that’s the objective then the correct answer is: “none of the above” :)

For a low noise microwave chain, you want to go as high as you can with a
crystal oscillator in the first step. That gets you into the 100 to 200 MHz range
as the first step up from your low frequency standard.

There are a lot of reasons why. Bottom line is that it’s how you get the best noise
out of the chain. Depending on the offset involved, and what you are comparing to,
it may be better by as much as 20 to 40 db.

Bob

Hi Bob thank you

The reason for the original question was because I am using a leobodner
reference but I require 27 mhz for the LNB 25 mhz for the phase lock loop at
Ghz and 10 Mhz for the IF receiver
so the leobod unit although being exceedingly good it only has 2 outputs
so I thought of  5 to 10 and  5 to 25 add ones might be the answer

my spectrum analyser uses a 100 mhz reference so I realise your opening line

Please can we talk of line as I do want to learn about phase noise

Paul

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Sent: 12 September 2019 23:19
To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement
Subject: Re: [time-nuts] 5 Mhz to 10 Mhz and 25 Mhz

Hi

If that's the objective then the correct answer is: "none of the above" :)

For a low noise microwave chain, you want to go as high as you can with a
crystal oscillator in the first step. That gets you into the 100 to 200 MHz
range
as the first step up from your low frequency standard.

There are a lot of reasons why. Bottom line is that it's how you get the
best noise
out of the chain. Depending on the offset involved, and what you are
comparing to,
it may be better by as much as 20 to 40 db.

Bob

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