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Repurposing a video distribution amplifier – part 1

Many timing-type instruments, such as frequency counters, AWGs, and oscilloscopes, can be tied to an external frequency reference, most commonly 10 MHz. This enables the correlation of measurements from different instruments and vastly improves their accuracy and repeatability. Impedance and Termination It is useful to mention impedance at this point. Many single-ended clocked signals are

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DIY workbench

Workshop Update

During the latest COVID-19 lockdowns, I shut down my main workshop and rebuilt from the ground up. The storage rack is in and is quite full of all my parts, projects, and tools. This worked out well. The next area of concern is my working space. My previous two workbenches were too small, too low, and wobbly,

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