Re: [time-nuts] Loran

2013-11-17 Thread bill.riches
Still on at 1300z Sunday Bill Riches Cape May -Original Message- From: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On Behalf Of Brian Lloyd Sent: Saturday, November 16, 2013 8:23 PM To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Loran

[time-nuts] national nc2001 atomic clock on eBay

2013-11-17 Thread jmfranke
http://www.ebay.com/itm/national-nc2001-atomic-clock-/181261183205?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0hash=item2a340228e5#ht_41wt_1071 John WA4WDL ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to

Re: [time-nuts] Loran

2013-11-17 Thread Brian Lloyd
On Sun, Nov 17, 2013 at 7:23 AM, bill.riches bill.ric...@verizon.netwrote: Still on at 1300z Sunday I am wondering if I am actually seeing the eLORAN station at all. The frequency of what I am seeing is 100,005.63 Hz. I can't imagine they would be that far off frequency. -- Brian Lloyd,

Re: [time-nuts] national nc2001 atomic clock on eBay

2013-11-17 Thread Tom Van Baak
John WA4WDL Thanks, John. There are a couple of these still around. I think that particular specimen was sitting in a remote Minnesota cabin for many years. I have more photos of it somewhere if anyone is interested. I passed on it due to its weight and condition. /tvb

Re: [time-nuts] Mains frequency (Tom Van Baak)

2013-11-17 Thread Bob Stewart
John says: However I would most humbly point out that the cost of software is not zero if the time-nutter places any value on his or her time. Might I point out that the needs and goals of the hobbyist and the professional are often at odds?  The professional needs a solution.  The hobbyist

Re: [time-nuts] Mains frequency (Tom Van Baak)

2013-11-17 Thread Bill Dailey
Agree. Luckily, I am good at what I do for a living. If this type stuff was my job I suspect I would either be out of work or paid very poorly. Electronics and time are very taxing on my brain.. which is why I play with them. I specifically avoided these things as a career path because they

Re: [time-nuts] Mains frequency (Tom Van Baak)

2013-11-17 Thread johncroos
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Re: [time-nuts] Loran

2013-11-17 Thread bill.riches
Maybe not - with your rx on 100 khz you should be able to hear pulses 10 khz up or down from 100 khz. Wildwood is on now at 1730 z. TX may be quite a stretch from NJ if Wildwood is not running full power. RNAV claims to be able to cover usa with one transmitter from central usa and for sure

Re: [time-nuts] Mains frequency

2013-11-17 Thread Bill Hawkins
You can get some idea of industrial productivity if you can estimate and remove non-industrial loads, perhaps by comparing weekends to work weeks. The dip during working hours and the rise at 4-5 AM are proportional to the total power used, for the same generating capacity. The business of

[time-nuts] What ALL of you Time Nuts really wants for Christmas!

2013-11-17 Thread Bob Burchett EE
I just couldn't stand it any longer; so I bought myself a long-awaited prize that no true Time Nut can possibly be without..the original Stonehenge Pocket Watch. This is truly the best thing I ever got to show my illiterate friends (type-casts most all of them so I can feel superior.you know

[time-nuts] Femtosecond Systems Phase Nosie Stuff

2013-11-17 Thread Adrian
Hi, I'm searching for any information (manuals, catalogs, product information) about the Femtosecond Systems phase noise measurement stuff. Their systems are mentioned in some papers, but I couldn't find any other information. I'm especially looking for the FSSM100 to FSS1000E interface. I

Re: [time-nuts] national nc2001 atomic clock on eBay

2013-11-17 Thread paul swed
Yes please On Sun, Nov 17, 2013 at 10:48 AM, Tom Van Baak t...@leapsecond.com wrote: John WA4WDL Thanks, John. There are a couple of these still around. I think that particular specimen was sitting in a remote Minnesota cabin for many years. I have more photos of it somewhere if anyone

Re: [time-nuts] national nc2001 atomic clock on eBay

2013-11-17 Thread Dr. David Kirkby
On 17 November 2013 15:48, Tom Van Baak t...@leapsecond.com wrote: I passed on it due to its weight and condition. /tvb I wonder if that is really worth more than its scrap value? Dave ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To

Re: [time-nuts] national nc2001 atomic clock on eBay

2013-11-17 Thread Bob Camp
Hi Without a working tube (or a way to rebuild a tube) it’s simply a pretty piece of history. That particular one would take a bit of TLC simply to get it to the pretty stage. Bob On Nov 17, 2013, at 3:08 PM, Dr. David Kirkby drkir...@gmail.com wrote: On 17 November 2013 15:48, Tom Van Baak

Re: [time-nuts] national nc2001 atomic clock on eBay

2013-11-17 Thread Don Latham
Ridiculous price for the condition. I do have kin in mnpls who could pick it up, but... Don -- “The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it.” -George Bernard Shaw Dr. Don Latham AJ7LL Six Mile Systems LLC 17850 Six Mile Road POB 134 Huson, MT,

Re: [time-nuts] national nc2001 atomic clock on eBay

2013-11-17 Thread Dr. David Kirkby
On 17 November 2013 20:19, Don Latham d...@montana.com wrote: Ridiculous price for the condition. I do have kin in mnpls who could pick it up, but... Don It may well be incomplete too. It is quite possible someone has raided it for parts. Dave ___

Re: [time-nuts] Femtosecond Systems Phase Nosie Stuff

2013-11-17 Thread Tom Van Baak
Hi, I'm searching for any information (manuals, catalogs, product information) about the Femtosecond Systems phase noise measurement stuff. Their systems are mentioned in some papers, but I couldn't find any other information. Adrian, It closed many years ago. The founder is still

Re: [time-nuts] Femtosecond Systems Phase Nosie Stuff

2013-11-17 Thread Tom Knox
I have the FSS1000E manual, and I recently purchased a new scanner. I may not have the time to scan the entire manual but could easily find time to send any info on the noise source interface and send it to you. That said Tom's option may be better, and the founder of FSS may have all the

Re: [time-nuts] What ALL of you Time Nuts really wants for Christmas!

2013-11-17 Thread Don Lewis
I didn't think Stonehenge told 'time' ala a sundial. Its' purpose was to herald the seasons' change, etc, I thought. -Don -Original Message- From: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On Behalf Of Bob Burchett EE Sent: Sunday, November 17, 2013 11:18 AM

Re: [time-nuts] What ALL of you Time Nuts really wants for Christmas!

2013-11-17 Thread Jim Lux
On 11/17/13 2:38 PM, Don Lewis wrote: I didn't think Stonehenge told 'time' ala a sundial. Its' purpose was to herald the seasons' change, etc, I thought. Ah, so you think this is more of a calendar-nut item than a time-nut.. What about a iPhone App? Orient the device using the built in

Re: [time-nuts] What ALL of you Time Nuts really wants for Christmas!

2013-11-17 Thread Magnus Danielson
On 11/17/2013 11:46 PM, Jim Lux wrote: On 11/17/13 2:38 PM, Don Lewis wrote: I didn't think Stonehenge told 'time' ala a sundial. Its' purpose was to herald the seasons' change, etc, I thought. Ah, so you think this is more of a calendar-nut item than a time-nut.. What about a iPhone

[time-nuts] systron donner 6153 corpse picking

2013-11-17 Thread Chris Howard
I have a Systron Donner 6153 counter which has burnt out diodes on the fast channel. The display board has a big edge connector which looks like it accesses all of the nixie and power lines. I am going to disassemble to make a nixie clock. I may saw the display board in half in order to trim it

Re: [time-nuts] national nc2001 atomic clock on eBay

2013-11-17 Thread John C. Westmoreland, P.E.
I do like the name Atomichron NC 2001 - pretty cool name for something made in 1954. I agree - before I would buy it I would have to see some shots of the innards. I think the seller did himself a misservice by not putting it in a more orderly location before posting that picture. Regards,

Re: [time-nuts] national nc2001 atomic clock on eBay

2013-11-17 Thread paul swed
Clearly the CS is pretty neat and would be curious whats inside. Hacked off cables missing boards etc. $2500 is one heck of a lot of money for what appears to be scrap metal. So here is the deal of the day, for $2900 you can buy my HP5065a RB and it actually works. For that money I will throw in

Re: [time-nuts] Loran

2013-11-17 Thread paul swed
LFPhoenix is on at 0314 and been doing very well. Bill from the graphs in the ppt and the single transmitter site you should not be able to hear it in TX. I do not believe they are running all that much power. Regards Paul. On Sun, Nov 17, 2013 at 12:40 PM, bill.riches

Re: [time-nuts] What ALL of you Time Nuts really wants for Christmas!

2013-11-17 Thread David J Taylor
I'm considering a spectrum analyser with my pension lump sum cash: http://www.rigolna.com/products/spectrum-analyzers/dsa800/dsa815/ and perhaps an iPad Air: http://www.apple.com/uk/ipad-air/ More frequency than time, sorry! David -- SatSignal Software - Quality software written to your