EEVblog #235 – Rubidium Frequency Standard

TEARDOWN: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRdGsSu5Nec
What’s all this Rubidium Frequency stuff anyhow?
Dave got an FE-5680A Rubidium frequency standard on ebay. How do they work?, and how does it compare to a regular crystal oscillator, a DTCXO, or an oven stabilised oscillator?

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