Re: [time-nuts] Mechanical clock sound pickup circuit

2015-12-12 Thread Raj
Have a look at this page: http://www.steminc.com/ I have used a number of such products for an entomology study. Picking up the vibration from a hard wood plant of borers eating the wood. Raj At 12/12/2015, you wrote: >Hello! > >I decided to do some experiments with mechanical clo

Re: [time-nuts] Striking change in iPhone time accuracy with 8.2

2015-04-01 Thread Raj
Now that you mention it! I use the app Emerald Sequoia watch that gives me time from 4 servers but it does not change the phone time. Seconds to one decimal place. Raj, vu2zap At 01/04/2015, you wrote: >Has anyone else noticed a dramatic improvement in the accuracy of time >of day on i

Re: [time-nuts] Mailing lists status report

2014-09-19 Thread Raj
You are right Charles, I disabled the plug in and see the emails properly! Thanks John! At 19-09-14, you wrote: >>This plug in for Eudora seems to work on incoming mail! > >It has quite a number of known bugs, some quite serious, and it did NOT work >for me while the list was "known broken" for

Re: [time-nuts] Mailing lists status report

2014-09-19 Thread Raj
This plug in for Eudora seems to work on incoming mail! http://windharp.de/software/utf8iso.htm Regards Raj, vu2zap At 16-09-14, you wrote: >We've been on the new version of Mailman for a couple of weeks now. The main >reason for the update was to work around the "DMARC&qu

Re: [time-nuts] Oscilloquartz 3210 Cesium Standard

2014-09-09 Thread Raj
Untick the box and the download button will apear! Raj At 09-09-2014, you wrote: > I was going to download the pictures but it kept trying to download some > executable. So will not be able to look at your pictures. Regards Paul. ___ tim

Re: [time-nuts] How hard is it to detect a GPS Jammer?

2013-10-07 Thread Raj
I think that when a GPS chip reports that there are no satellites found then you got a jammer or a tunnel! At 07-10-2013, you wrote: >Hi > >Anything that will receive up there should be able to tell you when a jammer >comes by. The issue is that not a lot of gear is made for that band (other >t

[time-nuts] Racal-Dana 199x DIY High Stability DIY Timebase

2013-09-23 Thread Raj
Found via Hack-a-day http://gerrysweeney.com/racal-dana-199x-diy-high-stability-diy-timebase-hack-for-under-25/ Chees -- Raj, VU2ZAP Bangalore, India. ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi

[time-nuts] DIY HP/Agilent 53131A 010 High Stability Timebase Option

2013-08-26 Thread Raj
Found this on Hack-a-day http://gerrysweeney.com/diy-hpagilent-53131a-010-high-stability-timebase-option/ Regards -- Raj, VU2ZAP ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo

Re: [time-nuts] Rb video

2013-08-08 Thread Raj
Shipping 30Kgs ? !!! Does this box weigh that much? Raj At 08-08-2013, you wrote: >On 8 August 2013 14:49, mc235960 wrote: >> None left from that batch. Hope you got yours. > >I suspect he has a lot. He originally listed 10, and all them have >gone, so he has listed

[time-nuts] Rb video

2013-08-06 Thread Raj
Found this on Hack-a-day http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chrzrod3tQY Cheers -- Raj, VU2ZAP Bangalore, India. ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow

[time-nuts] Synchrony

2013-05-15 Thread Raj
Watch 32 discordant metronomes achieve synchrony in a matter of minutes - PLL ? http://io9.com/5947112/watch-32-discordant-metronomes-achieve-synchrony-in-a-matter-of-minutes Cheers -- Raj, VU2ZAP Bangalore, India. ___ time-nuts mailing list

Re: [time-nuts] A Time-Nut's Worst Nightmare

2013-05-12 Thread Raj
nuts sleeping in a room with this erratic clock! Cheers Raj At 12-05-2013, you wrote: >Thank you Bill for the background. I understand the cult value now. > >I still believe the irregular noise would drive me absolutely nuts, which was >probably Lord Vetinari's intention i

Re: [time-nuts] Cesium "wrist-watch-lite"

2013-05-01 Thread Raj
even charge itself for nixie tube chaps. Bringing the watch near the base should do the needful. This will make the watch slim. This should work even for my dad who checks his 50 year old Rolex and tell me that my digital clock is running slow (in the old days). Cheers Raj Still listening to BB

Re: [time-nuts] Lady Heather numbers

2013-02-25 Thread Raj
From the attachment I see he is near LA with a nice house with a kidney shaped pool :-) Raj At 26-02-2013, you wrote: >If I am not mistaken (and I could be), the Lat/Long suggests that you are in >China. Is that correct? > >Joe > >-Original Message- >From: time-

Re: [time-nuts] Anyone Using a Yahoo Email Account - PLEASE READ !!

2013-01-31 Thread Raj
open strange links & I have deleted my address book on Yahoo with one email that alerts me if I goofed and clicked on a spam link! Cheers Raj At 31-01-2013, you wrote: >Folks, > >As you have seen, the Group has been getting sammed lately. Most soams >never get posted to the Grou

Re: [time-nuts] RFX GPSDO - Anybody played with one of these?

2012-10-01 Thread Raj
>Just saw this mentioned in Circuit Cellar, just wonding if it really >exists, how much they are asking, and if anyone has played with one >yet? > >http://www.rfx.co.uk/pdfs/GPS_OCXO_1300_10_module.pdf It is small enough to incorporate in the external

[time-nuts] GPS corrected wrist watches

2012-09-27 Thread Raj
Anyone seen or own a Seiko Astron wrist watch or an other brand ? Any opinion on these new generation of wrist watches? Cheers -- Raj, VU2ZAP Bangalore, India. ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https

Re: [time-nuts] PLL behavior

2012-09-19 Thread Raj
nsive in power, mass, etc. (for >instance, you have to have good filters to make sure that your receiver isn't >corrupted by the transmitter) Very interesting Jim, cant tell you much about the math. Maybe a hold last value may work best ? Raj _

Re: [time-nuts] PLL behavior

2012-09-18 Thread Raj
If you break the DC control chain of the PLL with a A2D and a controller and back with a D2A .. you would program the control with any kind of behavior you want. Just a thought! Raj, vu2zap At 18-09-2012, you wrote: >I'm looking for info on behavior of a PLL (with VCXO) when the r

Re: [time-nuts] Hi Power LED Light power supply...

2012-09-18 Thread Raj
> Hm Maybe if an 1:1 isolation transformer is used >except that it would be too heavy and large > >Mike Baker Mike, As long as one is spending on a transformer.. might as well use a step down transformer and use lower voltage

Re: [time-nuts] Reducing lab noise with LED lighting.

2012-09-17 Thread Raj
As even LED have switchers in them, look for 12V LED spot lamps which run on AC/DC and give them a try. They have 3 LEDs and I don't think they have a switcher PS. A 12V transformer PS will work without filter cap IMHO. Low noise ! At 17-09-2012, you wrote: >In this green era here in the USA th

[time-nuts] Wireless Mesh Network Time Server

2012-08-27 Thread Raj
>From Elektor, Sept. 2012 https://dl.dropbox.com/u/10377704/Mesh%20EE.jpg ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.

Re: [time-nuts] What's the easiest way to divide by 10 for Thunderbolt reference output?

2012-07-24 Thread Raj
I would do a dead bug construction and insert inside the equipment and mark it 10MHz reference. All your instruments will be sync.! Raj, vu2zap At 24-07-2012, you wrote: >Ready made or to be built? Use a divide-by-10 (7490-like) set to divide >with 50% duty cycle or divide by 5 then by 2.

Re: [time-nuts] Quadrifilar Helix Antenna

2012-06-08 Thread Raj
wait I can >prepare a short summary or a complete traslation (more time). > >On Fri, Jun 8, 2012 at 10:31 AM, Raj wrote: > >> >> I came across this article. I dont understand Italian! >> From RadioKit Elettronica 2003-03 >> >> htt

[time-nuts] Quadrifilar Helix Antenna

2012-06-08 Thread Raj
I came across this article. I dont understand Italian! From RadioKit Elettronica 2003-03 https://dl.dropbox.com/u/10377704/IV3QBN%20QuadHelix.pdf Cheers -- Raj, VU2ZAP Bangalore, India. ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To

Re: [time-nuts] Oh dear

2012-05-07 Thread Raj
ultimate mobile sound experience! :-) > >Attila Kinali Very interesting gadget, I quote: "In 1877, Edison invented a kind of recording installment which recorded 8 seconds sounds for the first time in the world. " Installment ?? Raj

Re: [time-nuts] Oh dear

2012-05-07 Thread Raj
I once did a test with a "audio expert" and compared a CD and a digital copy. He confirmed that the copy was the original and when I showed him which was which he still refused to believe.. I know a local guy who gold plated the PCBs for his home brewed amp! Raj At 07-05-2012,

Re: [time-nuts] Looking for CA3130E IC...

2012-04-13 Thread Raj
Plenty of them sittin on the stock of the 'Bay! At 13-04-2012, you wrote: >Hopefully someone out there has a stash of what I'm looking for. I need 4 ea >IC type CA3130E. Need this specific number. It's an 8 pin DIP. I've tried >DigiKey and Mouser. No luck. > >Thanks, > >Burt, K6OQK __

Re: [time-nuts] Chinese credit card fraud

2012-03-16 Thread Raj
e paypal / credit card option. > Obviously if you go via credit card checkout, all bets are off. > jim > On 3/16/2012 5:12 AM, Raj wrote: > > Did you buy anything directly from China with your card ? > > > > Raj, vu2zap > > > > At 16-03-2012,

Re: [time-nuts] Chinese credit card fraud

2012-03-16 Thread Raj
Did you buy anything directly from China with your card ? Raj, vu2zap At 16-03-2012, you wrote: >Early this week I noticed two strange charges to my credit card account. >An investigation indicates these charges were made in China. > >FYI. Vigilance advised. > >-- >Chuck F

Re: [time-nuts] New to the list

2012-03-14 Thread Raj
Good one George. It is the obsessive compulsive time correcting disorder that we all have! Raj VU2ZAP >The big question is "why am I doing this"? Just because I can. > >George >K2CM ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@f

Re: [time-nuts] FCC Chair Talks Spectrum, Gets GPS Letter

2012-03-07 Thread Raj
I'd accept if they replaced the whole worlds GPSes, it is a cheap option as they claim! I'd like the latest model of smart phone too when you are at it L2! Cheers Raj >I'm sorry, but Mr. Javad is on crack. > >A simple WAAS upgrade on a GENERAL AVIATION aircraft alre

Re: [time-nuts] Neutrinos vs speed of light

2012-03-01 Thread Raj
Good ones: >* And the bartender says, "Sorry, we don't serve faster-than-light > neutrinos in here." So this neutrino walks into a bar. >* After neutrino announcement, Moody's downgrades Einstein's theory of > general relativity to AA+. >* Neutrino. Who's there? Knock knock. At

Re: [time-nuts] Using digital broadcast TV for timing?

2012-02-08 Thread Raj
Maybe cell site transmissions are better? Raj >The plan is to try and phase lock a local oscillator and use a very >long time constant on the loop filter. I bet the TV transmitters are >locked to GPS and over a long enough time are as good as GPS. Also in >many cities there

[time-nuts] Racal-Dana 1992

2012-01-31 Thread Raj
brate with the Rb unit and sometimes use the Rb units 10 Mhz out when I need a precise measurement. Cheers -- Raj, VU2ZAP Bangalore, India. ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/ma

Re: [time-nuts] Speaking of shipments from China

2011-12-31 Thread Raj
"atomic" on the unit and thought "radio active".. an explanation of Rubedium lamp inside is similar to a sodium vapour lamp etc, he was pacified to let it go with a small duty. Happy new year! Raj - vu2zap >That would be a mighty small skirt > >On Fri, Dec 30, 2

Re: [time-nuts] Low noise power supplies - dont' use Electrolytics

2011-11-25 Thread Raj
How about this way: Amplifying capacitance.. (Base/Ground cap * Beta) http://sound.westhost.com/project15.htm >One question: How does one avoid using electrolytic caps if you need >(say) 1,000uF or even 100uF. Those would be some mighty big film >caps. __

Re: [time-nuts] iPhone keeping better time?

2011-11-16 Thread Raj
I use an app. that is called Emerald Sequoia that pings Internet time servers and I find my iPhone 4 with IOS 5 is off by about 1-2 seconds. Cheers Raj >Folks, > >Is it my imagination or is the iPhone under IOS 5 keeping way better time? > >I assume it's contacting th

Re: [time-nuts] 2 (Spoofing)

2011-10-05 Thread Raj
Some subscribe to lists of interest and harvest email IDs. A decade ago I collected all the digests from another similar type of group and harvested the emails and then made an analysis as to who posted more on the group. The stats were interesting! not for spamming! Raj >Speaking of s

Re: [time-nuts] Subject: Listening to the List Owner

2011-09-21 Thread Raj
>(repeated at the bottom, to be neutral) My old Eudora does not show me bottom posted text! Not forgetting that the list owner is fed up which here means that his stomach is full! ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go

Re: [time-nuts] OT: UK's atomic clock 'is world's most accurate'

2011-08-26 Thread Raj
My son refuses to spend 400$ on steering hydraulics repair but says he'd rather top up the oil for less than 2$ a month. The car is Japanese! >Yeah, but it leaks oil like a sieve and the blinkenlights go out when it >rains... > > >Come now, it's British, it's got to be bett

Re: [time-nuts] Am I the only Time Nut who doesn't wear a watch?

2011-07-10 Thread Raj
ich was a later learned skill and >seems to take more or at least different parts of the brain. -- Raj, VU2ZAP Bangalore, India. ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ti

Re: [time-nuts] Am I the only Time Nut who doesn't wear a watch?

2011-07-09 Thread Raj
appointment etc. IF you ask them the time then it will take a moment to convert it to words! My daughter just cannot read a mechanical clock! She get along fine. I had problem with a slide rule but I was saved by the scientific calculator! Cheers -- Raj, VU2ZAP Bangalore, India

Re: [time-nuts] 60 Hz measurement party

2011-06-26 Thread Raj
t a lot of equipment due to imbalance. Now most homes are single phase 220v. Cheers Raj >>mag...@rubidium.dyndns.org said: >>>It could be interesting just to monitor the phase of the L1, L2 and L3 >>>phases of the house. :) >> >>Is 3 phase standard in (some/mo

Re: [time-nuts] What's the best way to double 10 MHz to 20 MHz ?

2011-05-25 Thread Raj
to make a 20 MHz reference, what's the best way to get a 20 MHz >sine wave (at least 0 dBm) from a 10 MHz TCXO or OCXO? The 10 MHz devices seem >much more popular than 20 MHz ones, so I can probably pick a higher spec 10 >MHz device more easily. > >Dave -- Raj,

[time-nuts] OT: Top and bottom

2011-05-23 Thread Raj
posting such a bad thing? >A: Top-posting. >Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail? -- Raj, VU2ZAP Bangalore, India. ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.

Re: [time-nuts] What are these towers?

2011-05-20 Thread Raj
It is! Confirmed location on Wiki. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KNTH 29°59?33?N 95°28?23?W At 21-05-2011, you wrote: >There is a link to Wikipedia: >http://google-earth-fake-url-for-links.google.com/http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FKNTH >It's the KNTH AM station. >Je

Re: [time-nuts] 60hz disciplined watch (really?)

2011-04-20 Thread Raj
;60 khz". All of the watches >that synched received WWVB at 60 KHz. -- Raj, VU2ZAP Bangalore, India. ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.

Re: [time-nuts] alkali metals and water

2011-03-02 Thread Raj
. >> >>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCk0lYB_8c0 >> >>Totally safe for work.. (my daughters turned me on to this video, they saw it >>in their 8th grade science class) -- Raj, VU2ZAP Bangalore, India. ___ time-nuts ma

[time-nuts] OT: NZ Christchurch member

2011-02-23 Thread Raj
Anyone hear from Time-Nut Steve Rooke from Christchurch ? Cheers -- Raj, VU2ZAP Bangalore, India. ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the

Re: [time-nuts] Tool Needed to Access my Timer Battery

2011-02-16 Thread Raj
IMHO, you still can get batteries very cheap by todays standards. My dad's watch was mechanical! He bought it in 1956. The time line got a bit distorted in my reply to Bob! >curious >Can you still get batteries for an omega??? > >On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 9:38 AM, Raj wrote:

Re: [time-nuts] Tool Needed to Access my Timer Battery

2011-02-16 Thread Raj
mber months at various >temperatures and orientations. The term "certified chronometer" apparently has >meaning in Swiss law. > >Bob -- Raj, VU2ZAP Bangalore, India. ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsub

Re: [time-nuts] Fwd: 10MHz to 80MHz frequency multiplier suggestions

2011-02-02 Thread Raj
Super DDS 2 VFO kit, then I would have a pretty good HF signal source. http://www.pongrance.com/super-dds.html Cheers Raj, vu2zap > >Hello Raj, > >our ULN-1100 and ULN-2550 GPSDO's use a 100MHz VCXO locked to the 10MHz >OCXO via an ADF4002 PLL with less than 40Hz band

Re: [time-nuts] 10MHz to 80MHz frequency multiplier suggestions

2011-01-31 Thread Raj
retain the long term accuracy of the TBolt reference. Raj, vu2zap At 31-01-2011, you wrote: >I'd like to convert the 10MHz output of a Thunderbolt to 80MHz: it should be >used as a 3.3V clock for an A/D converter. >Even if I have already taken a look to documentation from KO4BB and Wen

Re: [time-nuts] Frequency based on mobile services

2011-01-26 Thread Raj
irectly. DVB-T for instance has regular pilot-tones in the spectrum. A >DVB-T receiver is a nice exercise... :) > >It's possible, but not trivial. > >Cheers, >Magnus > -- Raj, VU2ZAP Bangalore, India. ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.

[time-nuts] Frequency based on mobile services

2011-01-25 Thread Raj
TimeNut folks, A thought occurred to me that there should be a way to lock our OCXO/TCXOs to cell phone services signals that that is present almost everywhere. I am not conversant with cellular technology so I am curious! Any ideas and/or thoughts? Cheers -- Raj, VU2ZAP

Re: [time-nuts] Silicon Labs series of oscillators...

2011-01-22 Thread Raj
finger to the volume control of a Dennon amp. One channel blew some parts, seems unconnected with the volume control! > Drat. I must have destroyed the little critter during the leg soldering > process. These chips are supposed Regards -- Raj, VU2ZAP Bangalore,

Re: [time-nuts] T-Bolts object to being dropped.....

2011-01-08 Thread Raj
hat there was normal > output, although the steering voltage was nearly > at its limit. Over the following week, it > slowly recovered and appears now to be back to > normal with all parameters right where they > used to b

Re: [time-nuts] Cheap distribution amplifier

2010-12-02 Thread Raj
is really getting silly - the loonies have taken over at the asylum. >> >> Dave -- Raj, VU2ZAP Bangalore, India. ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.

Re: [time-nuts] Slashes

2010-11-19 Thread Raj
r the last few decades. Raj >That is an artifact of IE on Windows. >According to RFC 1738, URLs use the '/' to separate components of a >hierarchy. >Because MS-DOS (and therefor Windows...) uses '\' as a path separator, >people using Windows will type the wrong

Re: [time-nuts] Do I have a defective thunderbolt?

2010-11-18 Thread Raj
uce > >Geraldo Lino de Campos wrote: >>For some reason, the links didn´t include the suffix png. The correct linkas >>are >>"www.decampos.net\LH\LH1.png" >>"www.decampos.net\LH\LH2.png" -- Raj, VU2ZAP Bangalore, India. __

Re: [time-nuts] OT loosing things

2010-11-12 Thread Raj
crap ones. How things have changed. > >CALL FOR MODERATION. -- Raj, VU2ZAP Bangalore, India. ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.

Re: [time-nuts] Time of death-Again

2010-10-28 Thread Raj
at you can figure it out later? It's all >well and good, for instance, to use noon on January 1st, 1900 or something as >your time zero, but that's hardly a universally available reference point. -- Raj, VU2ZAP Bangalore, India. _

Re: [time-nuts] OT: Service manual for Tektronix Type 130 L-C Meter

2010-08-20 Thread Raj
Thanks Guys, I Googled and nothing worthwhile turned up. BAMA.. I did not check. Now I've got it. Cheers Raj At 20-08-2010, you wrote: >Have you tried BAMA? > >-John > >=== > > >> Folks, >> >> If any of you have a service manual for t

[time-nuts] OT: Service manual for Tektronix Type 130 L-C Meter

2010-08-20 Thread Raj
Folks, If any of you have a service manual for the Type 130 L-C meter do contact me. I am trying to get one going for my collection. Cheers -- Raj, VU2ZAP Bangalore, India. ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe

Re: [time-nuts] Did my Tbolt die ?

2010-07-17 Thread Raj
>up again? > >Sometimes it works... when it is mildly upset. > >Cheers, >Magnus -- Raj, VU2ZAP Bangalore, India. ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts

Re: [time-nuts] Nuts and Phoolery

2010-07-04 Thread Raj
t; >You might find > >http://www.g8wrb.org/useful-stuff/pdf/audiophools.pdf > >interesting. -- Raj, VU2ZAP Bangalore, India. ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.

Re: [time-nuts] Scientists measure shortest ever time interval

2010-06-30 Thread Raj
Thanks Mike. I was wondering myself Doc as how they did it. I was skeptical when a friend mentioned it. Raj At 30-06-10, you wrote: >details at > >http://www.attoworld.de/ > >On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 12:14 PM, NE8S wrote: > >> Greetings, Raj, >> >> Ma

[time-nuts] Scientists measure shortest ever time interval

2010-06-29 Thread Raj
From one of our papers http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/6090902.cms Cheers -- Raj, VU2ZAP Bangalore, India. ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time

Re: [time-nuts] EFC tracking

2010-06-26 Thread Raj
n on them (really just need >to flip the sign on, say, the negative readings). -- Raj, VU2ZAP Bangalore, India. ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.

Re: [time-nuts] EFC tracking

2010-06-26 Thread Raj
oscillator and you know it's frequency and relative phase track. > -- Raj, VU2ZAP Bangalore, India. ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.

Re: [time-nuts] Advantages & Disadvantages of the TPLL Method

2010-06-21 Thread Raj
ll, Mr. Smartypants, the difference here is that his Snake Oil has >>been proven to work. I don't particularly care how the thing works >>mathematically, I'm more interested in the results. If you want to get >>bogged down in the nitty gritty instead of looking

Re: [time-nuts] Odd FTS 4060 Behavior

2010-06-14 Thread Raj
turers insist on gold plating leads that are >>designed to be soldered. >>Silver plating seems like a better solution. >>In this case, it appears that pins were soldered that were not designed to be >>soldered. > >gold does not tarnish, silver do

Re: [time-nuts] UTC and leap seconds

2010-06-11 Thread Raj
s expanding. Might this affect >the fine structure of matter, including cesium atoms? Is there any adverse >proof? What is easier to think? a) the expansion of the universe doesn't >affect >at all the properties of matter. b) it might.). > >Che

Re: [time-nuts] Comments on Tbolt deal?

2010-06-05 Thread Raj
>Seller "flyingbest" on eBay is offering those Tbolt/PSU/AA packages for a >princely $189. > >Any "gotchas" or reasons to not get one of these? > >TIA, > Lee. -- Raj, VU2ZAP Bangalore, India. ___ time-

Re: [time-nuts] Lady Heather's D. O. program

2010-06-02 Thread Raj
I second that! At 03-06-10, you wrote: >Hello Time nuts and good evening; > I have been using this program with my TB. for a while now and just wanted >to thank Mark Sims who I believe is responsible for his marvelous work of >art. -- Raj, VU2ZAP Bang

[time-nuts] The Science of Timekeeping

2010-05-02 Thread Raj
I found this interesting as a newbie. http://tf.nist.gov/general/glossary.htm Regards -- Raj, VU2ZAP Bangalore, India. ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts

Re: [time-nuts] And you thought you were old

2010-04-20 Thread Raj
Blvd. >Howell, NJ, 07731 >732-886-5960 -- Raj, VU2ZAP Bangalore, India. ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.

Re: [time-nuts] Missing GPS satellites

2010-03-25 Thread Raj
_ >time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com >To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts >and follow the instructions there. -- Raj, VU2ZAP Bangalore, India. ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nu

Re: [time-nuts] Missing GPS satellites

2010-03-25 Thread Raj
something and satellites not usable. Sometimes there are 3 sats overhead and none usable! At 26-03-10, you wrote: >What's your latitude Raj? > >Rob K > >-Original Message- >From: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On >Behalf Of Bob Camp >

[time-nuts] Missing GPS satellites

2010-03-25 Thread Raj
Ahem!, time-nuts. Please release all GPS satellites you are holding up on the other side of the world. I don't seem to have any over my head over Asia. I wonder what happens to those guided missiles that depend of GPS or those in vehicles looking for directions ? Cheers -- Raj, V

[time-nuts] Allan deviation

2010-03-13 Thread Raj
al (TI) >measurements against a reference oscillator. Any one of the counters listed >above can do this measurement, which simply is the measure of the delay >between a signal on Input A (Start channel) and another signal on Input B >(Stop channel). 73 & a great weekend! --

Re: [time-nuts] nubie querie

2010-03-05 Thread Raj
The variability will depend on friction between particles and the last particle's physical slide down the glass! At 05-03-10, you wrote: >Hi > >Even defining when the sand timer is "done" is not a real simple thing. >Waiting for that very last particle to drop may not be the best approach. > >B

Re: [time-nuts] Are the days of buying a crystal numbered?

2010-02-22 Thread Raj
si571 yet? > >www.silabs.com/Support%20Documents/TechnicalDocs/ ><http://www.silabs.com/Support%20Documents/TechnicalDocs/Si570.pdf> >Si570.pdf > >Regards > > >Gerald > >VK3GJM -- Raj, VU2ZAP Bangalore, India. ___ time-nuts m

Re: [time-nuts] GPSDO antenna

2010-02-20 Thread Raj
Thanks Björn, Right now the TBolt monitor AMU column shows between 36-46.. At 20-02-10, you wrote: >Hi Raj, > >First look for a good antenna site. A high gain antenna LNA will let you >run cheaper/longer runs of coax to get you to that good location. A very >high gain and a ver

[time-nuts] GPSDO antenna

2010-02-19 Thread Raj
What advantage would one have using a higher gain antenna with a TBolt ? Is it worth going in for a better antenna ? Cheers -- Raj, VU2ZAP Bangalore, India. ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to

[time-nuts] Vibration effects on FE5680 - Loose screws

2010-02-18 Thread Raj
screws on the lamp and found similar loose screws? Regards -- Raj, VU2ZAP Bangalore, India. ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions

Re: [time-nuts] FE5680 Frequency adjustment voltage range

2010-02-16 Thread Raj
Angus informed that the two buttons are for shifting the freq. up or down, after one single "click" the adjustment range is around the center. >Suspect thats adjusting the c field. Would not hurt especially if the unit >was used/surplus. >Try 4000. > >On Mon, Feb 15, 201

Re: [time-nuts] FE5680 Frequency adjustment voltage range

2010-02-15 Thread Raj
7;s going on with your unit. > >I would not worry a lot about the trim range until the unit has been on power >for at least a month. > >Bob > >On Feb 15, 2010, at 12:44 AM, Raj wrote: > >> >>In my FE5680, I find that the trimpot for frequency adjust at o

Re: [time-nuts] FE5680 Frequency adjustment voltage range

2010-02-15 Thread Raj
about. >Suspect thats adjusting the c field. Would not hurt especially if the unit >was used/surplus. >Try 4000. > >On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 12:44 AM, Raj wrote: > >> >>In my FE5680, I find that the trimpot for frequency adjust at one >> end 4.4V. The uppe

[time-nuts] FE5680 Frequency adjustment voltage range

2010-02-14 Thread Raj
as a solution. Any experiences? Regards -- Raj, VU2ZAP Bangalore, India. ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.

Re: [time-nuts] Vibrations (FE5680)

2010-02-14 Thread Raj
(Ithink) next to it. One addl. note: The only thing that people must remember is to unbolt the "L" mount clamp which bolted through the central divider, to remove the top small board. Otherwise they will detatch the 3 pin temp. sensor. At 13-02-10, you wrote: >Hi Raj, > >&g

Re: [time-nuts] Vibrations

2010-02-12 Thread Raj
ector. The 10Mhz output seems to have been added by the vendor, I see a crude hole drilled and burrs still intact and a SMA fixed there. I wonder how the original unit had an output if there was no connector! At 13-02-10, you wrote: >Raj, > >Raj wrote: >>Hi Stan, >>I w

Re: [time-nuts] TBolt self survey

2010-02-11 Thread Raj
Thanks for all the info Arnold. I will study all these links ASAP. I had a Garmin 12A (many years ago) that gave the actual height close to the survey value of 928M ASL. I wonder if those calculated the real values.. >Raj, > >don't trust the height asl from (older) maps. The

Re: [time-nuts] Vibrations

2010-02-11 Thread Raj
did add a reverse polarity protection by soldering a 2A diode between the center pin of the regulator and the +15 pin. I wish I can find a schematic and what else I can do with this gizmo! 73 Raj vu2zap At 11-02-10, you wrote: >Hello Raj, > >I integrated a Symmetricom model X72 Rb in

[time-nuts] Vibrations

2010-02-11 Thread Raj
something be loose I wonder ? Any experiences? Cheers -- Raj, VU2ZAP Bangalore, India. ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.

Re: [time-nuts] TBolt self survey

2010-02-10 Thread Raj
Ignatio and Charles, Thanks. Makes sense to me now. I am interested only in the 10MHz frequency generated and I suppose that it may not be affected by slight mismatch. Raj >Raj, >Use the GPS reading, at least it has to be consistent with itself... > >Ignacio At 11-02-10, you

Re: [time-nuts] TBolt self survey

2010-02-10 Thread Raj
My GPS reading is about 850 +- 1 The "official" height ASL = 920 This calculator gives me ~936 So what should I use ? Thanks Raj At 10-02-10, you wrote: >Try to find your correct height here: >http://sps.unavco.org/geoid/ > >If you put in your correct coordinates wit

Re: [time-nuts] TBolt self survey

2010-02-10 Thread Raj
and I am at the same height.. must check with the survey dept. down the road!! 73 Raj vu2zap At 10-02-10, you wrote: >Hello Raj, > >using the trimble T'boltMON software: > >Start with a "factory reset" in the control menu > >follow previous guidance of ena

Re: [time-nuts] TBolt self survey

2010-02-09 Thread Raj
Thanks Stan, I did that but I can't where to "start the survey" in TBolt. In lady heather there is a key for it. At 09-02-10, you wrote: >Hello Raj, > >that location is probably where the coordinates were last saved. or there >abouts >Or those are the defaul

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