Re: [time-nuts] Thunderbolt cabling questions

2012-06-11 Thread Bob Camp
Hi I was concerned about the appearance before I did the first one. After putting several up, they all look pretty good. The mast portion looks straight from the ground and it's actually smaller than any conventional mast. The black paint does indeed help out a little in hiding the tee it's

Re: [time-nuts] Thunderbolt cabling questions

2012-06-11 Thread Chris Wilson
10/06/2012 22:26 My Thunderbolt, PSU and antenna should arrive this week. I would like to put out it outside my shack, which is an upstairs room in a bungalow. Outside of the plasterboard walls of my room is a big empty roof space. Can I put the TB in there, with it's PSU and feed the

Re: [time-nuts] Thunderbolt cabling questions

2012-06-11 Thread Chris Albertson
On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 3:28 AM, Bob Camp li...@rtty.us wrote: Hi I was concerned about the appearance before I did the first one. After putting several up, they all look pretty good. The mast portion looks straight from the ground and it's actually smaller than any conventional mast. The

Re: [time-nuts] Thunderbolt cabling questions

2012-06-11 Thread Bob Camp
Hi Assuming you are in the northern hemisphere ... You want a good view of the southern sky. You don't need to see due north +/- about 45 degrees unless you are closer to the north pole than I suspect you are. There are some minor benefits to being well above ground, but once you get a good sky

[time-nuts] JPL open house

2012-06-11 Thread steve heidmann
Great time was had by all. GRAIL exhibit fantastic. It is amazing what you can do if you know what time it is ! ___ 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

Re: [time-nuts] HP 5335 parts

2012-06-11 Thread Rix Seacord
Chris Give kn5u in Texas a shout. I purchased a 5335a from him that was well refurbished. Go to http://myworld.ebay.com/kn5u Definitely would do business with him again. 73 Ewing (Rix) Seacord K2AVP/4/499 eseac...@verizon.net 845-628-0892 Home 914-262-9186 Cell 914-233-3886 Skype Notebook

[time-nuts] Strange E3610A PSU - Old revision

2012-06-11 Thread cfo
I just bought a E3610A PSU on ebay , as defective. Main problem right now is ... This seems to be an older revision And has other comp values , than the Schematic on the net CompItem - Org Value - Inserted value - ---

Re: [time-nuts] Thunderbolt cabling questions

2012-06-11 Thread EWKehren
In a message dated 6/11/2012 11:52:00 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, albertson.ch...@gmail.com writes: On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 3:28 AM, Bob Camp li...@rtty.us wrote: Hi I was concerned about the appearance before I did the first one. After putting several up, they all look pretty good.

Re: [time-nuts] Thunderbolt cabling questions

2012-06-11 Thread EWKehren
I know I repeat my self. I have done so far four sewer vents using a 4 way PVC splitter, sanding the side stubs down and glue a white GPS antenna flush on the top. 4 way so air comes in or out on the sidesRun the coax down the inside of the pipe, fish it out at the best location, seal the

[time-nuts] Humor break

2012-06-11 Thread Bill Hawkins
Celia Rivenbark of Wilmington, NC, wrote a piece about an accident on a Florida highway, headline Driving and shaving just don't mix. In it she remarked that the woman who caused the accident appears to have a face that would stop a clock and raise hell with small watches. What I love about life

Re: [time-nuts] Humor break

2012-06-11 Thread Azelio Boriani
Think that we are always saying that clocks are very sensitive: just rotating them can affect their fractional frequency... On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 11:14 PM, Bill Hawkins b...@iaxs.net wrote: Celia Rivenbark of Wilmington, NC, wrote a piece about an accident on a Florida highway, headline

Re: [time-nuts] Humor break

2012-06-11 Thread Jean-Louis Oneto
It seems that ROHS is involved: (tin) whiskers ? On 11/06/2012 21:14, Bill Hawkins wrote: Celia Rivenbark of Wilmington, NC, wrote a piece about an accident on a Florida highway, headline Driving and shaving just don't mix. In it she remarked that the woman who caused the accident appears to

Re: [time-nuts] Humor break

2012-06-11 Thread Peter Gottlieb
Do we have to worry about this in our Rb standards? How could we compensate for the effects? On 06/11/12, Bill Hawkinsb...@iaxs.net wrote: Celia Rivenbark of Wilmington, NC, wrote a piece about an accident on a Florida highway, headline Driving and shaving just don't mix. In

Re: [time-nuts] HP 5335 parts

2012-06-11 Thread Scott Haller
I have to agree with K2AVP. I purchased a 5335a from KN5U this spring and it is a work of art. I'm very glad to have it on my bench. 73s, Scott K2CK On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 2:38 PM, Rix Seacord eseac...@verizon.net wrote: Chris Give kn5u in Texas a shout. I purchased a 5335a from him that

Re: [time-nuts] Humor break

2012-06-11 Thread Graham / KE9H
On 6/11/2012 4:14 PM, Bill Hawkins wrote: Celia Rivenbark of Wilmington, NC, wrote a piece about an accident on a Florida highway, headline Driving and shaving just don't mix. In it she remarked that the woman who caused the accident appears to have a face that would stop a clock and raise hell

Re: [time-nuts] Humor break

2012-06-11 Thread d . seiter
Obviously, it's not a REACH to say that SIN was probably involved here... :-) Ok, I'll go away now... -Dave - Original Message - From: Jean-Louis Oneto jean-louis.on...@obs-azur.fr To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Monday,

[time-nuts] Trimble/Nortel NTGS50AA GPSDO not start

2012-06-11 Thread EB4APL
Hi, I received one of those boards from the usual Chinese supplier. I tried to power it up according to the specs but the DC/DC converter doesn't start. Tracing the power path, I find that after protective diodes and fuses, the -48 V line is interrupted by a power MOSFET and the question is:

Re: [time-nuts] Trimble/Nortel NTGS50AA GPSDO not start

2012-06-11 Thread EB4APL
I'm sorry but disregard my last. I don't know what was happening before but it is running. Now to connect LH and start the fun Regards, Ignacio, EB4APL On 12/06/2012 2:01, EB4APL wrote: Hi, I received one of those boards from the usual Chinese supplier. I tried to power it up according

Re: [time-nuts] Trimble/Nortel NTGS50AA GPSDO not start

2012-06-11 Thread Tom Knox
Check the converter specs, some offer a optional on/off pin when powered. The apply clean power directly to the the converter input. Thomas Knox Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2012 02:01:04 +0200 From: eb4...@cembreros.jazztel.es To: time-nuts@febo.com Subject: [time-nuts] Trimble/Nortel NTGS50AA

Re: [time-nuts] Humor break

2012-06-11 Thread Peter Gottlieb
As opposed to COS? I think you're going off on a TAN. On 6/11/2012 7:54 PM, d.sei...@comcast.net wrote: Obviously, it's not a REACH to say that SIN was probably involved here... :-) Ok, I'll go away now... -Dave - Original Message - From: Jean-Louis

Re: [time-nuts] Strange E3610A PSU - Old revision

2012-06-11 Thread Tom Knox
They actually changed from thru hole to surface mount on a number of HP/Agilent power supplies strangely with no change in model or even rev on a few models, so it could be a prototype but most likely is just a early rev so do not sweat the different part values. The good news is the repair

Re: [time-nuts] Humor break

2012-06-11 Thread Jean-Louis Oneto
With a T-Bird and a Lightning Bolt, we're almost on-subject here... Jean-Louis On 12/06/2012 00:46, Peter Gottlieb wrote: As opposed to COS? I think you're going off on a TAN. On 6/11/2012 7:54 PM, d.sei...@comcast.net wrote: Obviously, it's not a REACH to say that SIN was probably

Re: [time-nuts] Humor break

2012-06-11 Thread Jim Hickstein
In it she remarked that the woman who caused the accident appears to have a face that would stop a clock and raise hell with small watches. One of my Dave Barry books contains a short segment about someone having BO to the point where it _interferes with radio transmissions_. [my emphasis]

[time-nuts] Datum/Exactime 9390-6000

2012-06-11 Thread Ziggy
I've recently acquired one of these, primarily to use as an alternative to (and for comparison with) my Thunderbolt. This was a DC model that was inoperative when I received it and at $225 (price from the OEM) to replace the failed DC-DC converter, I installed an AC supply. So far, so good. The

Re: [time-nuts] Thunderbolt cabling questions

2012-06-11 Thread Hal Murray
albertson.ch...@gmail.com said: But you know what? If you simply place an automotive puck type GPS antenna on your roof you have to do the same thing. It must be grounded the same way, same lightening protection and so on. So in the end you may as well put up a professional looking and