Re: [time-nuts] RS XSRM Rubidium

2011-01-12 Thread paul swed
Did you use a large heat gun or the smaller ones for heat shrink. I might guess the smaller one Thanks On Tue, Jan 11, 2011 at 2:29 PM, Magnus Danielson mag...@rubidium.dyndns.org wrote: Paul, On 11/01/11 19:57, paul swed wrote: Crazier question could it be baked in an oven or must you be

Re: [time-nuts] PLL chip? (was 10 MHz Oscillator comparison part II)

2011-01-12 Thread Bob Camp
Hi What are you trying to do? There are many people out there making PLL chips with various features. National and Analog are the two most commonly used for most RF applications. Bob -Original Message- From: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On Behalf Of

Re: [time-nuts] 10 MHz Oscillator comparison part II

2011-01-12 Thread Bob Camp
Hi If you have a random frequency like 7.352 MHz that neither divides or multiplies to 10 MHz harmonic or sub harmonic, you can indeed mix the signal to 10 MHz. If you do so, you will need to filter the outputs, since the mixing spurs will mess up the input to the multiplier. If the generator

Re: [time-nuts] RS XSRM Rubidium

2011-01-12 Thread Magnus Danielson
On 12/01/11 18:41, paul swed wrote: Did you use a large heat gun or the smaller ones for heat shrink. I might guess the smaller one I have a smaller one so that was what I used and it was more than sufficient. I will get a large one too, but with some propper effect control. Cheers, Magnus

Re: [time-nuts] RS XSRM Rubidium

2011-01-12 Thread Bruce Griffiths
Magnus Danielson wrote: On 12/01/11 18:41, paul swed wrote: Did you use a large heat gun or the smaller ones for heat shrink. I might guess the smaller one I have a smaller one so that was what I used and it was more than sufficient. I will get a large one too, but with some propper effect

Re: [time-nuts] Sensitivity to g in atomic clocks

2011-01-12 Thread Rob Kimberley
I've got some data that FEI released on g sensitivity enhancements in their OCXOs. I'll dig it out. Rob Kimberley -Original Message- From: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On Behalf Of John Ackermann N8UR Sent: 11 January 2011 6:58 PM To: Tom Van Baak;

Re: [time-nuts] CS reservoir depletion

2011-01-12 Thread Robert Vassar
Scott, Just being a high vacuum nut may not be enough. Most vacuum devices have getters engineered into them. These are usually reactive coatings applied to the cavity wall that react with or absorb trace gasses to maintain the vacuum. They are made of evaporated thin-films of

Re: [time-nuts] 10 MHz Oscillator comparison part II

2011-01-12 Thread Magnus Danielson
On 12/01/11 19:24, Bob Camp wrote: Hi If you have a random frequency like 7.352 MHz that neither divides or multiplies to 10 MHz harmonic or sub harmonic, you can indeed mix the signal to 10 MHz. If you do so, you will need to filter the outputs, since the mixing spurs will mess up the input

Re: [time-nuts] CS reservoir depletion

2011-01-12 Thread Richard (Rick) Karlquist
This is a popular FAQ that Cs engineers hear. The correct answer (at least for HP/Agilent CBTs) is that there is plenty of Cs in the tube, and they don't fail because they ran out of Cs. Something else will always wear out first. Regarding the general idea of rebuilding CBT's: a used CBT is

Re: [time-nuts] CS reservoir depletion

2011-01-12 Thread Tom Van Baak
Now that we are discussing how to restore Rb lamps. Has anyone given any thought to refilling or refluxing the Cs in depleted Cs tubes? Oh yes, after I ran into my first dead Cs and found the price of a replacement tube, you bet I wondered if they could be refilled. I mean, the same hp also

Re: [time-nuts] My Garmin 18x, Ver 3.50, currently 1 second slow to UTC

2011-01-12 Thread David J Taylor
This agrees with what Kasper Pedersen wrote earlier: 3.10 starts transmitting 350ms .. 480ms after PPS 3.30 starts transmitting 920ms .. 1220ms (!) after PPS 3.50 starts transmitting 700ms .. 1220ms (!) after PPS Folks, With some help from Hal Murray who knows more of NTP than I do, we have