It looks like the 5071B is official. Microchip put out a press release and video. Release video: https://youtu.be/1wlOkcCk2gU Press release: https://www.google.com/amp/s/finance.yahoo.com/amphtml/news/cesium-atomic-clock-provides-autonomous-120000702.html Press coverage so far (mostly parroting the Press release) https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/products/rf-microwave-optoelectronics/cesium-atomic-clock-100ns-hold-over-can-run-5g-for-months-2023-06/ https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/cesium-clock-synchronizes-telecoms-systems-precisely-for-months/ -Eric KI7LTT

Two questions from the announcements: 1) what is the "lifetime of the product"? and 2) what's the price? I'm assuming the answer to the latter is if you have to ask, you can't afford one :-) On 2023-06-13 07:59, Eric Garner via time-nuts wrote: > It looks like the 5071B is official. Microchip put out a press release > and > video. > > Release video: > https://youtu.be/1wlOkcCk2gU > > Press release: > > https://www.google.com/amp/s/finance.yahoo.com/amphtml/news/cesium-atomic-clock-provides-autonomous-120000702.html > > > Press coverage so far (mostly parroting the Press release) > > https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/products/rf-microwave-optoelectronics/cesium-atomic-clock-100ns-hold-over-can-run-5g-for-months-2023-06/ > > https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/cesium-clock-synchronizes-telecoms-systems-precisely-for-months/ > > > -Eric > KI7LTT > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@lists.febo.com > To unsubscribe send an email to time-nuts-leave@lists.febo.com ------------ "It's always something." Roseanne Rosannadanna ----------------------" Dr. Don Latham AJ7LL PO Box 404, Frenchtown, MT, 59834 VOX: 406-626-4304

On 6/13/23 10:28 AM, djl via time-nuts wrote: > Two questions from the announcements: 1) what is the "lifetime of the > product"? and 2) what's the price?  I'm assuming the answer to the > latter is if you have to ask, you can't afford one :-) 70k isn't all that bad in the context of, say, 50 GHz signal generators or VNAs, if you have a "work related" need where the ubiquitous SRS Rb won't do.

Hi The 5071 has two tube options. You can get a high performance tube. That one lasts 6 to 7 years running full time. You can opt for the standard tube with lower specs, but a lifetime out in the > 15 years range. When the high performance tube goes out, you send the entire box back to the factory. They look it over and decide if it can be re-tubed. If so they charge you something > $40K for the new tube and installation / alignment . Best guess is that the standard tube version is > $70K. The high performance tube likely adds > $20K to that number. Again, only guesses, and assuming we’re talking about 1 piece. What the price does at 100 or 1,000 pieces …. who knows …. The whole “qualify the customer before the quote” is not all that unusual. Bob > On Jun 13, 2023, at 12:28 PM, djl via time-nuts <time-nuts@lists.febo.com> wrote: > > Two questions from the announcements: 1) what is the "lifetime of the product"? and 2) what's the price? I'm assuming the answer to the latter is if you have to ask, you can't afford one :-) > > > On 2023-06-13 07:59, Eric Garner via time-nuts wrote: >> It looks like the 5071B is official. Microchip put out a press release and >> video. >> Release video: >> https://youtu.be/1wlOkcCk2gU >> Press release: >> https://www.google.com/amp/s/finance.yahoo.com/amphtml/news/cesium-atomic-clock-provides-autonomous-120000702.html >> Press coverage so far (mostly parroting the Press release) >> https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/products/rf-microwave-optoelectronics/cesium-atomic-clock-100ns-hold-over-can-run-5g-for-months-2023-06/ >> https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/cesium-clock-synchronizes-telecoms-systems-precisely-for-months/ >> -Eric >> KI7LTT >> _______________________________________________ >> time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@lists.febo.com >> To unsubscribe send an email to time-nuts-leave@lists.febo.com > > ------------ > "It's always something." > Roseanne Rosannadanna > ----------------------" > Dr. Don Latham AJ7LL > PO Box 404, Frenchtown, MT, 59834 > VOX: 406-626-4304 > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@lists.febo.com > To unsubscribe send an email to time-nuts-leave@lists.febo.com