[time-nuts] Agilent 53230A Counter

2012-03-11 Thread Frank Stellmach
Hello, Does anybody know details about the time interpolator in the 53230A? I did not find service manuals online containing the 'Theory of Operation'. The 5370 interpolator obviously was well-respected for its high linearity and low jitter, based upon the dual-vernier digital interpolator,

Re: [time-nuts] Agilent 53230A Counter

2012-03-11 Thread Magnus Danielson
On 03/11/2012 09:09 AM, Frank Stellmach wrote: Hello, Does anybody know details about the time interpolator in the 53230A? I did not find service manuals online containing the 'Theory of Operation'. The 5370 interpolator obviously was well-respected for its high linearity and low jitter, based

Re: [time-nuts] Agilent 53230A Counter

2012-03-11 Thread Rick Karlquist
Frank Stellmach wrote: The 5370 interpolator obviously was well-respected for its high linearity and low jitter, based upon the dual-vernier digital interpolator, but other T.I. counters containing analogous capacitor-integrators often suffer from non-linearities and higher jitter. The

Re: [time-nuts] Agilent 53230A Counter

2012-03-11 Thread Said Jackson
10811 ocxos are still made for Agilent today, they are used in instruments such as the 5052B. I have seen the assembly line a little while ago. Today's variants are supposed to have better phase noise. Not sure about stability, I would expect them to be equal or better. Good designs don't go

Re: [time-nuts] Agilent 53230A Counter

2012-03-11 Thread Magnus Danielson
On 03/11/2012 06:20 PM, Said Jackson wrote: 10811 ocxos are still made for Agilent today, they are used in instruments such as the 5052B. I have seen the assembly line a little while ago. Today's variants are supposed to have better phase noise. Not sure about stability, I would expect them

[time-nuts] Three HP oldies

2012-03-11 Thread Pete Lancashire
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[time-nuts] found surfing the Agilent sites

2012-03-11 Thread Pete Lancashire
hopefully not a repeat post http://metrologyforum.tm.agilent.com/bio-cutler.shtml ___ 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] WWVB phase modulation format?

2012-03-11 Thread John Seamons
On Mar 9, 2012, at 4:28 PM, Peter Monta wrote: Interesting that WWVB is running a phase-modulation test---thanks for the links. Is the signal format known? A quick search shows nothing specific, just we're testing. Could someone record a few minutes of the broadband signal so that those

Re: [time-nuts] Agilent 53230A Counter

2012-03-11 Thread Said Jackson
Not sure, maybe through Agilent. Not through the factory, I tried.. Bye, Said Sent From iPhone On Mar 11, 2012, at 10:33, Magnus Danielson mag...@rubidium.dyndns.org wrote: On 03/11/2012 06:20 PM, Said Jackson wrote: 10811 ocxos are still made for Agilent today, they are used in instruments

Re: [time-nuts] LORAN C in New Jersey??

2012-03-11 Thread Bill Riches
Again - test transmissions are from the USCG site at Wildwood Crest, NJ. That was the old USCG engineering station which has been dismantled and the only thing left is the 600+ foot tower and loran transmitter that was used for engineering tests and as a back up if needed. I am 7 miles from the

Re: [time-nuts] DIY GPS-DO

2012-03-11 Thread Chris Albertson
On Sat, Mar 10, 2012 at 5:07 AM, Filip Ozimek me_su...@o2.pl wrote: could you recommend me a good project of GPS-DO? I've got a GPS module with 1PPS output and a 20 MHz VCXO. As I understand to do a phaselock to 1 PPS signal one must build some kind of digital PLL. But I'm not sure how to

Re: [time-nuts] LORAN C in New Jersey??

2012-03-11 Thread paul swed
nice a cs ref in the backyard On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 7:43 PM, Bill Riches bill.ric...@verizon.netwrote: Again - test transmissions are from the USCG site at Wildwood Crest, NJ. That was the old USCG engineering station which has been dismantled and the only thing left is the 600+ foot tower

[time-nuts] Austron 1201A

2012-03-11 Thread Joseph Gray
Is an Austron 1201A of any use? I may be able to get one. What is a rational price? How difficult is it to get an analog output, so I don't have to use the chart recorder? I didn't see any output connectors on it. Any chance of documentation? Googling found nothing. Joe Gray W5JG

Re: [time-nuts] WWVB phase modulation format?

2012-03-11 Thread John Seamons
On Mar 11, 2012, at 12:53 PM, John Seamons wrote: I took a look at this. Pictures and video here: http://jks.com I believe what they were doing is applying a simple 180 deg phase shift to the carrier (BPSK) during certain one second timecode intervals. Whether there was anything fancier

Re: [time-nuts] HP5370

2012-03-11 Thread Sam Reaves
Hello Norm, Do you still have the HP5370 for sale? Thanks, Sam W3OHM ___ 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] Symetricom CSAC

2012-03-11 Thread Sam Reaves
Hello, Does anyone have any experience with the Symetricom Chip Scale Atomic Clock? Seems interesting. http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110118005182/en/Symmetricom-Announces-General-Availability-Industry%E2%80%99s-Commercially-Available-Chip Sam

Re: [time-nuts] WWVB phase modulation format?

2012-03-11 Thread Peter Monta
I believe what they were doing is applying a simple 180 deg phase shift to the carrier (BPSK) during certain one second timecode intervals. I suppose this will help coherent receivers somewhat, but I was expecting something DCF77-like. A pity. Thanks for posting your data. You certainly

Re: [time-nuts] WWVB phase modulation format?

2012-03-11 Thread Peter Monta
... or I suppose we could ask. I did ask, using the contact email on the NIST page (John Lowe). I'll forward any replies to the list. Perhaps we could encourage a more ambitious DCF77-like scheme, if that's really not in the current plans for WWVB. Especially given the recent demise of