Re: [time-nuts] Re Danjon Astrolabe

2006-09-27 Thread Hal Murray
I wonder if it is possible to use radio astronomy. You'd have to find an object that doesn't require a very large antenna to acquire its signal. I understand that optical tracking of a star crossing a hair is more precise than the peak of a radio signal, but perhaps modern signal

Re: [time-nuts] Centroid pulse timing

2006-09-27 Thread Dr Bruce Griffiths
Hal Murray wrote: Another way of determining the the arrival time of a pulse with high resolution is to use centroid timing techniques. The input pulse is converted to a short pulse using a delay line timed monostable then the resultant pulse is low pass filtered by a discrete component RLC

Re: [time-nuts] Historical HP quartz oscillator manuals available

2006-09-27 Thread Richard \(Rick\) Karlquist
I talked to the Agilent Library, and they said that if I donate these manuals, they will be stored but not scanned at this time. I thought I would ask here if there is any interest in any of these manuals. Perhaps I can scan a few myself if there is sufficient interest. Rick Karlquist N6RK

Re: [time-nuts] Historical HP quartz oscillator manuals available

2006-09-27 Thread Marco
At 16.41 27/09/2006, you wrote: I talked to the Agilent Library, and they said that if I donate these manuals, they will be stored but not scanned at this time. I thought I would ask here if there is any interest in any of these manuals. Perhaps I can scan a few myself if there is sufficient

Re: [time-nuts] Re Danjon Astrolabe

2006-09-27 Thread Glenn
Brooke Clarke wrote: I'm interested in automatically measuring the earth's period by looking close to straight up with a fixed telescope. This sounds like an interesting project. I've been looking for something to do with the Meade 4455D telescope I just got. (D=114m F=910, f/8) Doing a

Re: [time-nuts] Historical HP quartz oscillator manuals available

2006-09-27 Thread Chuck Harris
Especially when you consider that HP at one time had manuals for everything they made... Then they stored them and lost them. -Chuck Harris Lester Veenstra M0YCM wrote: Stored but not scanned does not help the objective Time for plan B? Lester B Veenstra M0YCM K1YCM K1YCM/6Y5 Mail

Re: [time-nuts] Re Danjon Astrolabe

2006-09-27 Thread Dr Bruce Griffiths
Glenn wrote: Brooke Clarke wrote: I'm interested in automatically measuring the earth's period by looking close to straight up with a fixed telescope. This sounds like an interesting project. I've been looking for something to do with the Meade 4455D telescope I just got.

Re: [time-nuts] Re Danjon Astrolabe

2006-09-27 Thread Dr Bruce Griffiths
Glenn wrote: Brooke Clarke wrote: I'm interested in automatically measuring the earth's period by looking close to straight up with a fixed telescope. This sounds like an interesting project. I've been looking for something to do with the Meade 4455D telescope I just got.

[time-nuts] Silicon delay line tempco

2006-09-27 Thread Dr Bruce Griffiths
Data Delay Devices quote 1-2% typical variation in delay for their all silicon delay lines over the -40 to + 85C operating temperature range. These devices have built in temperature compensation. They claim a residual tempco of 200ppm/K Maxim/Dallas don't specify this parameter for their

[time-nuts] Passive delay line tempco

2006-09-27 Thread Dr Bruce Griffiths
Passive delay line has a much lower tempco than active delay lines. Typical tempco is 100ppm/K. Just add you own active devices and line termination. Bruce ___ time-nuts mailing list time-nuts@febo.com