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GPS-12R Portable GPS Rubidium Frequency Standard
GPS-12RG Portable GLONASS/GPS Rubidium Frequency Standard

- GPS-disciplined Rubidium clock for near-Cesium stability
- OCXO option (Model GPS-12)
- Internal battery option for transportation and mains-free field use
- Two switchable 1.544 MHz (T1) or 2.048 MHz (E1) front-panel outputs
- 1-pps front-panel output
- 1, 5 & 10 MHz outputs
- Optional -48 VDC operation
- User friendly touch panel, selectable for six language
- Use of both GLONASS and GPS gives better signal coverage (GPS-12RG)
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Accuracy, High-Stability and Performance
The GPS-12R frequency standard offers traceable Cesium-like stability at a very attractive price. Synchronized to the GPS satellite system, the GPS-12R provides both short and long–term time and frequency stability, assuring precision and accuracy.
Standard configuration includes three front-panel outputs: two switchable 1.544 MHz (T1) or 2.048 MHz (E1) outputs; and 1-pps time reference. The ultra-stable, built-in Rubidium atomic clock oscillator offers excellent frequency and time stability, whether in GPS-disciplined mode, or in hold-over mode. Configurable alarming provides easy to read urgent and not-urgent alarms for loss of GPS, loss of antenna connection, hardware failures, and more. User settings and display are selectable for six languages.
From August 2009, Pendulum Instruments also offers a low-cost OCXO option (Model GPS-12), which broadens the price and performance spectrum of the GPS-12 family. The new GPS-12 is a high performance unit in its segment.
Portability
Where AC Mains voltage is not available, the internal battery operation provides oscillator stability during transportation or in field applications. This feature is ideal for telecommunications requirements such as SDH/PDH/SONET Analyzers, wireless base stations, or public utility field applications where lightweight portability with zero warm-up time and full stability is essential.
Solutions
As an in-house NIST traceable reference standard for calibration or as the master clock for test instruments, the GPS-12R provides a continuous stable and accurate frequency standard. The GPS-12R with optional 1, 5, 10 MHz outputs is the ideal precision reference standard for use in; metrology, radar antenna array systems, public utilities, and the electronics industry. The optional battery provides increased efficiency of the GPS-12R when transportation between work stations is required.
For precise time synchronization and editing of Digital Video Broadcasting/Digital Audio Broadcasting systems; broadcasters and post-production facilities look to the GPS-12R to deliver the ultra-stable master clock required to sync SMPTE time-code generators.
GPS-12RG Portable GLONASS/GPS Rubidium Frequency Standard
The Pendulum GPS-12RG Portable Reference clock is an ultra-stable GLONASS and GPS-disciplined Rubidium reference, targeted for both laboratory and telecommunications applications. The built-in battery option enables transportation of lab accuracy to field applications. When locked to GLONASS and/or GPS, its near-Cesium performance makes the GPS-12RG an ideal calibrator for metrology and test systems.
