Re: [time-nuts] Questions about Austron 5000 Loran C receiver
A couple of guys have expressed interest in this unit, so I think it is spoken for. Hopefully the adoptive home will post up about their experience with this after they get it running. -Andy -- ___ Andy Lokken ___ 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] Questions about Austron 5000 Loran C receiver
Hi Paul: It was your reports of the Great Lakes chain that got me interested in this. I live in St. Paul, Minnesota, so I am hopeful of hearing it here. I have a couple other LF receivers with which to try to hear Loran C, so I still have options. Obviously, before I invest much in this, I want to see that the feds have a long term interest in maintaining Loran again, and especially the GL chain. -Andy On Sat, Mar 3, 2012 at 10:28 AM, paul swed paulsw...@gmail.com wrote: That is indeed interesting because the only rcvr I knew that needed a pdp 8 was the older actual station monitoring units. I would strongly believe if you know what the 5000 wants these days its very reasonable to emulate the control system. That said in the US the only GRI I could monitor was the great lakes chain 89700. It was on and off the air as you might expect for a test. Regards Paul WB8TSL -- ___ Andy Lokken ___ 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] Questions about Austron 5000 Loran C receiver
Greetings: I think this is my first post to this reflector. I have been a subscriber for some time now. Thanks to everyone for sharing their knowledge. Recently, a member of this list gave me an Austron 5000 Loran C receiver. With the recent news about Loran C, I am interested to try to use this device. But I have some questions: Is it possible to use this receiver without the PDP-8 computer that it was generally paired with? If so, how is it done? Does anyone know where a manual for this receiver can be found? I appreciate any help. Thanks Andy K0AJL -- ___ Andy Lokken ___ 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] Questions about Austron 5000 Loran C receiver
Hi again: Thanks for all of the replies so far. I took a few photos of the unit for Mr. Kimberely. They are a front view, a rear view and one of the label on the side. Not the greatest shots, but you can view them here: https://plus.google.com/photos/110810019489830210559/albums/5715752440279697361?authkey=CM2uhYmH7PnfmgE As you'll see, interfacing it to something doesn't appear to be simple. However, I'll look into the emulator links. I appreciate them. I do not have the full set- only the receiver part. Every online image I have found looks like it's sitting on the PDP-8 -Andy -- ___ Andy Lokken ___ 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] Questions about Austron 5000 Loran C receiver
Thanks to all who replied. I think I'm in over my head with this one. There are far easier ways for me to try to receive Loran C, and I have no shortage of projects. So... Forgive me if this is not allowed on this reflector... Free to a good home (after shipping): One Austron 5000 Loran C receiver. Untested. Decent physical condx. See earlier post from me for a link to photos. If interested, please contact me off list. -Andy -- ___ Andy Lokken ___ 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] Questions about Austron 5000 Loran C receiver
Bill: No need to apologize. This has all been a positive experience for me. Had I not taken that receiver, I might not have learned everything I have learned about Loran C in the last several weeks. And the other equipment you gave me is in use and works great, by the way. This list is a great resource. Maybe the '5000 finds a new home... or maybe I part it out It's still all a plus on this end. Best regards, Andy On Sat, Mar 3, 2012 at 10:32 PM, Bill Hawkins b...@iaxs.net wrote: Andy, I'm truly sorry this didn't go anywhere, in spite of Forster's attempt to hijack the thread. You got more replies from heavy hitters than I ever did. (Excuse me, Magnus, if you do not consider yourself as a heavy hitter.) What you have is a device that has a CRT display and Nixie displays, an antenna connection, and several 50 pin connectors. A creative bit banger could make a marvelous display from this unit. Truly creative bit bangers are hard to find these days. Have I challenged anybody here? Andy is one of the good guys. Bill Hawkins -Original Message- From: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On Behalf Of Andy Lokken Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2012 10:09 PM To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Questions about Austron 5000 Loran C receiver Thanks to all who replied. I think I'm in over my head with this one. There are far easier ways for me to try to receive Loran C, and I have no shortage of projects. So... Forgive me if this is not allowed on this reflector... Free to a good home (after shipping): One Austron 5000 Loran C receiver. Untested. Decent physical condx. See earlier post from me for a link to photos. If interested, please contact me off list. -Andy ___ 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. -- ___ Andy Lokken ___ 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.
