freq counter?

[Augusto Pinoche]

Hmm, looks realy nice, 50ppm is really OK in most cases.

How low does it meaure?
milli hz plus a couple of decimals?

Do you have antý experience if ELV is a company
that dont hassle if one orders thru mail?

Reg
APD

>From: Martin Czech <czech at Micronas.Com>
>Reply-To: Martin Czech <czech at Micronas.Com>
>To: n0nspaz at loa.com
>CC: synth-diy at node12b53.a2000.nl
>Subject: Re: freq counter?
>Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2000 09:05:43 +0200 (MET DST)
>
>What you really need is a time intervall (period) measurer.
>Because the frequencys we use in audio are so low.
>E.g. for 1s gate time you may read 49, 50 or 51 Hz.
>Not very usefull...
>
>Modern "frequency counters" allow for frequency and time (period)
>measurement, look at the www.elv.com page, product # 68-228-76,
>about 50 EURO, 	I've build this one and it works ok.
>(the documentation of the jumpers was not ok...)
>
>This thing is especially nice, because it determines when the resolution
>in frequency mode is too low and does a period measurement instead,
>then it computes the reciprocal -> frequency.
>This means: the frequency reading is allways meaningfull and accurate,
>you don't need to calculate the frequency from a period measurement.
>
>m.c.
>
>:::suddenly have a use for one (calibrating the phasers an arp).  can i 
>build
>:::one? what is it exactly??
>:::
>:::m
>

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