Hi I own a B210 and I have a GPSDO that's installed but I do not have the antenna yet. Can I use it as a 10MHz reference and PPS until I obtain the antenna?
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Are you talking about a USRP B210? – David Hoelzer Oct 27 '21 at 19:42
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Hello and welcome to ham.stackexchange.com! – rclocher3 Oct 27 '21 at 20:58
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At David Yes and @rclocher3 Thank You! – ShaneT Oct 28 '21 at 00:26
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@ShaneT that comment asking for clarification was a gentle hint to [edit] the question so it is complete. Assume comments disappear the moment someone reads them; they are not considered part of the Q&A, and are not persistent at all. – Feb 25 '22 at 16:44
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Yes, you can.
But you don't win as much: the more modern B210 GPSDOs aren't worlds better than the standard integrated TCXO of the B210 is, anyway. So, I'd recommend using clock source = internal until you get an active antenna for your GPSDO.
Generally, if you know you can work with the lower frequency accuracy or timing, why even bother with a GPSDO? All real-world receivers need to do frequency recovery, anyway, even if they had GPSDOs – unless nothing in the environment moves.
Marcus Müller
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But what commands do I use to do this? (Use my GSPDO 10mhz reference and 1PPS) Is this done by UHD automatically? Or must I implement this via some command? What command do I issue to see if the B210 is using the GPSDO as I want? – ShaneT Oct 28 '21 at 00:24
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