Re: [time-nuts] Truetime GPS-DC-416 specs ?
Hi Paul, Wasn't thinking of getting it - just curious about is all. I have multiple Thunderbolts and rubidium's here, so not short of a standard or two :) The KS-24361 is tempting though, just not sure I can justify it - way to many other projects to complete! cheers Tim -- VK2XAX :: QF56if23 :: BMARC :: WIA :: AMSATVK ___ 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] Truetime GPS-DC-416 specs ?
Tim I am sure its a fantastic ebay deal. NOT. Lots O money for silly realities. Like junk. That said I have recovered some of the older GPS things like Odetics and Austrons including home brewing missing down converters. The Austrons one heck of a box actually. But all of the things I have picked up are sub $20 from flea markets. The Austron as an example was actually for the case. Ops that sort of never happened. Its a totally different story when someone wants $600. Thats serious cash for a bag of questions. If you need a real source you can not beat the Lucent KS-24361 talked about here. At $ 200 with shipping its a heck of a more modern unit and it just works. I loved the $75 and was in the process of ordering a second when I realized they went to $150. Darn to slow. Not as much fun as tinkering, but not at $600. Best regards Paul WB8TSL On Fri, Nov 28, 2014 at 11:28 PM, Tim wrote: > Thanks guys, > > It was just a matter of curiosity, there's one locally for sale on ebay > and I hadn't seen one before :) > > cheers > > Tim > > -- > VK2XAX :: QF56if23 :: BMARC :: WIA :: AMSATVK > > ___ > 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 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] Truetime GPS-DC-416 specs ?
Thanks guys, It was just a matter of curiosity, there's one locally for sale on ebay and I hadn't seen one before :) cheers Tim -- VK2XAX :: QF56if23 :: BMARC :: WIA :: AMSATVK ___ 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] Truetime GPS-DC-416 specs ?
Hi One quick thing to check (I have never seen one of these): Some of the early boxes used downconverters at the antenna end rather than just a preamp at the antenna. On a few boxes the giveaway was two coax ports headed to the downconverter. On most everything was multiplexed on one cable. If you need a downconverter and it did not come with the box, they are pretty tough to find. I have several boxes sitting around lacking downconverters to make them work. Another thing it might have is an odd preamp voltage to the antenna. That’s a lot easier to get around than the downconverter. A DC block and bias tee will do the trick. Just don’t plug a 5V antenna into it before you check to see if it’s got something like 12V on the coax ... Bob > On Nov 28, 2014, at 8:31 AM, paul swed wrote: > > Tim > I have nothing. > But if it seems operational given the time frame it was built you may run > into the gud ole rollover issue. This can usually be gotten around by > setting the date and time to a 1024 week from whatever the GPS week is > today. > There are calculators online. > But I suspect if it powers up the real trick is how do you even tell it to > do that. > Pretty sure it would be an rs232 interface and 9600 8n1. But thats aguess > from other truetime products. > Good luck. > Paul > WB8TSL > > On Thu, Nov 27, 2014 at 10:44 PM, Tim wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> Googling around I cant find much info on the Truetime GPS-DC-416 >> >> Does anyone have information or specification on that particular model ? >> >> thanks >> >> Tim >> >> -- >> VK2XAX :: QF56if23 :: BMARC :: WIA :: AMSATVK >> >> ___ >> 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 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 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] Truetime GPS-DC-416 specs ?
Tim I have nothing. But if it seems operational given the time frame it was built you may run into the gud ole rollover issue. This can usually be gotten around by setting the date and time to a 1024 week from whatever the GPS week is today. There are calculators online. But I suspect if it powers up the real trick is how do you even tell it to do that. Pretty sure it would be an rs232 interface and 9600 8n1. But thats aguess from other truetime products. Good luck. Paul WB8TSL On Thu, Nov 27, 2014 at 10:44 PM, Tim wrote: > Hi all, > > Googling around I cant find much info on the Truetime GPS-DC-416 > > Does anyone have information or specification on that particular model ? > > thanks > > Tim > > -- > VK2XAX :: QF56if23 :: BMARC :: WIA :: AMSATVK > > ___ > 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 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] Truetime GPS-DC-416 specs ?
Hi all, Googling around I cant find much info on the Truetime GPS-DC-416 Does anyone have information or specification on that particular model ? thanks Tim -- VK2XAX :: QF56if23 :: BMARC :: WIA :: AMSATVK ___ 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.
