Re: [time-nuts] GPSDO disciplining algorithms

2015-04-13 Thread Charles Steinmetz
Alan wrote: I'm interested in GPSDO disciplining algorithms - presumably the good ones are really well thought out stochastic control algorithms. There are two regimes a GPSDO must deal with -- normal operation, and holdover. There is not a whole lot of mystery about normal, locked operation

Re: [time-nuts] 10811 Alternatives

2015-04-13 Thread Bob Camp
Hi I guess it comes down to what you expect from each level of the process. Each of us may expect something different. Toss in language barriers and things can get even more confused. Watching the commercials on TV can easily lead you to expectations that may not be met :) - These bas

Re: [time-nuts] Ultra High Stability Time Base Options for 53132A

2015-04-13 Thread John Ackermann N8UR
Among my group of ham project-building friends, the motto is "There is no problem so big or complicated that it cannot be over-engineered." > On Apr 13, 2015, at 5:03 PM, Richard (Rick) Karlquist > wrote: > > > >> On 4/13/2015 12:14 PM, Magnus Danielson wrote: >> >> Oh yes. Some people say

Re: [time-nuts] Ultra High Stability Time Base Options for 53132A

2015-04-13 Thread Richard (Rick) Karlquist
On 4/13/2015 12:14 PM, Magnus Danielson wrote: Oh yes. Some people say that you should not overcomplex things. My experience is that oversimplifying them can cause a long stretch of complex problems and complex workarounds making the total solution more expensive in development, customer relat

Re: [time-nuts] Ultra High Stability Time Base Options for 53132A

2015-04-13 Thread Attila Kinali
On Mon, 13 Apr 2015 01:16:08 -0400 Charles Steinmetz wrote: > >The faster the comparator, the greater its analog bandwidth. > >Thus there is more total noise to cause jitter. The DC to > >daylight comparator is the opposite of the John Dick (JPL) > >paper on zero crossing detectors in PTTI aroun

Re: [time-nuts] KS-24361 Power Module Repair

2015-04-13 Thread Chuck Harris
No, I meant exactly what I said. When you are removing epoxy potting compound, put it in an oven set to 140C, and let it cook until up to temperature. The potting epoxy will become about as soft as pencil eraser rubber. You can then pick at it, and get pretty big chunks to come off. When the e

Re: [time-nuts] 10811 Alternatives

2015-04-13 Thread Charles Steinmetz
Bob wrote: I've always found that building in performance / reliability is a lot cheaper than testing it in... And if you are a surplus dealer, letting the customer test it for you is a lot cheaper than testing it yourself One of the defective MV89s I received ("guaranteed 100% tested a

Re: [time-nuts] Ultra High Stability Time Base Options for 53132A

2015-04-13 Thread Magnus Danielson
Rick, On 04/13/2015 01:48 AM, Richard (Rick) Karlquist wrote: On 4/12/2015 2:22 PM, Magnus Danielson wrote: Hi, The buffer transistors has not AC-bypass of the emitter resistance, so that the DC current becomes large and thus contributes flicker noise. The comparator at the bottom isn't doi

Re: [time-nuts] Distribution Amps

2015-04-13 Thread Frank Schneider
Agreed, no comparison of course. However, I just needed the signal for my signal generator, a frequency counter and a clock. So I have one output to spare. Besides, I don't have to worry about my pacemaker Frank -Original Message- From: time-nuts [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com]

Re: [time-nuts] GPSDO disciplining algorithms

2015-04-13 Thread Attila Kinali
On Mon, 13 Apr 2015 13:03:36 + Alan Ambrose wrote: > I'm interested in GPSDO disciplining algorithms - presumably the good ones > are really well thought out stochastic control algorithms. > > Is it possible to point me to the seminal references / papers / datasheets > that describe typica

Re: [time-nuts] GPSDO disciplining algorithms

2015-04-13 Thread Bob Camp
Hi That paper is addressing the task of keeping the cesium standards in the GPS satellites on frequency. With the exception of a couple Ham designs, most GPSDO’s are done commercial. The algorithms used are mostly proprietary. That’s not to say that they don’t use common control approaches (PID,

Re: [time-nuts] Ultra High Stability Time Base Options for 53132A

2015-04-13 Thread Richard (Rick) Karlquist
On 4/13/2015 3:11 AM, John Miles wrote: A comparator with less open-loop gain was what they needed. Somebody at HP really liked ECL line receivers, though. Those were very noisy at HF, but this had little or nothing to do with their bandwidth (see my other post.) To square up a 10 MHz sig

Re: [time-nuts] GPSDO disciplining algorithms

2015-04-13 Thread Tim Shoppa
See especially Appendix A here: http://www.jackson-labs.com/assets/uploads/main/HP_AppNote.pdf The HP goal was specifically to meet telco 48-hour holdover specs. Others here have had vastly different concepts of holdover length (sometimes just seconds!) Tim N3QE On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 9:03 AM,

Re: [time-nuts] GPSDO disciplining algorithms

2015-04-13 Thread Alan Ambrose
Hi all, I'm interested in GPSDO disciplining algorithms - presumably the good ones are really well thought out stochastic control algorithms. Is it possible to point me to the seminal references / papers / datasheets that describe typical algorithms and the advantages and disadvantages of the v

Re: [time-nuts] [Bulk] Re: Ultra High Stability Time Base Options for 53132A

2015-04-13 Thread J. L. Trantham
Fuzzy page 13 is the 53132-60011, with the extra components not found on the 53132-60016, which is on page 45 and much clearer. It is an LM361M and is on both boards. Now that I have the 53132-60011 board, I plan to start with page 45 and 're-draw' a clear page 13. Joe -Original Message

Re: [time-nuts] 10811 Alternatives

2015-04-13 Thread Bob Camp
Hi I probably should not rule out the MV89’s going through an exceptionally brutal salvage process. I’m sure there are a range of outfits doing this stuff and that some take more care than others. We may just have a lot of 10,000 MV-89’s that got nuked and now are forever floating around the w

Re: [time-nuts] Ultra High Stability Time Base Options for 53132A

2015-04-13 Thread John Miles
> Squaring up a 10811 with a comparator is a perfect example of this > principle. Non-time-nuts always seem to gravitate to this design. > > Of course you're right, any comparator will add jitter to a 10811. > The faster they are, the more jitter they add. A comparator with less open-loop gain w

Re: [time-nuts] Ultra High Stability Time Base Options for 53132A

2015-04-13 Thread John Miles
>The faster the comparator, the greater its analog bandwidth. >Thus there is more total noise to cause jitter. The DC to >daylight comparator is the opposite of the John Dick (JPL) >paper on zero crossing detectors in PTTI around 1990. John >teaches that you use the MINIMUM bandwidth amplifier t

Re: [time-nuts] Ultra High Stability Time Base Options for 53132A

2015-04-13 Thread Charles Steinmetz
Rick wrote: The faster the comparator, the greater its analog bandwidth. Thus there is more total noise to cause jitter. The DC to daylight comparator is the opposite of the John Dick (JPL) paper on zero crossing detectors in PTTI around 1990. John teaches that you use the MINIMUM bandwidth am