Re: [time-nuts] Source for DC-blocking 50-ohm terminators? (Spectracom 8140)

2018-06-04 Thread paul swed
Julien Thanks for the link I downloaded the manual and it all makes sense now. Yes just lift the inductors to clear the DC. Its is actually for line powered amplifiers as someone mentioned. You would of thought there would be a power jumper per BNC. Good luck. Paul wb8tsl On Mon, Jun 4, 2018 at

Re: [time-nuts] Source for DC-blocking 50-ohm terminators? (Spectracom 8140)

2018-06-04 Thread Taka Kamiya via time-nuts
I had the same issue looking for a DC blocking 50ohm terminator.  They simply do not exist.  So I just made one.  Took a BNC male connector with a chassis mount flange.  50ohm and 0.015 microfarad capacitor in series.  (because that's what I had on my desk at the time)  The frequency is low

Re: [time-nuts] Source for DC-blocking 50-ohm terminators? (Spectracom 8140)

2018-06-04 Thread Bob kb8tq
Hi Without the taps, the Spectracom system really does not do much for you at all. There is no isolation / no buffering / no nice multiple output frequency stuff. Much cheaper and easier to just use a simple 10 MHz amp if that is all you want to do. Since you have significant voltage on the

Re: [time-nuts] Source for DC-blocking 50-ohm terminators? (Spectracom 8140)

2018-06-04 Thread Dave M
Julien, I have a Spectracom 8140 also, and have the same problem. I found a couple of the 10 MHz Line Taps on Ebay at reasonable price, however, I would like to eliminate them. The +12C at the 10MHz outputs is the power for the line taps, which are meant to drive long distribution lines in a

Re: [time-nuts] Source for DC-blocking 50-ohm terminators? (Spectracom 8140)

2018-06-04 Thread paul swed
Yes I would say you have to build it. The only reason make such a requirement is if the amplifier is not using a split power supply. But instead is a single supply with the output at 50% of the supply voltage. It could be very reasonable if what I suggest is true to open the amp and install the

[time-nuts] a newbie question: where can I purchase 794.7 nm VCSEL for building CPT rubidium clock?

2018-06-04 Thread mimitech mimitech
Hi, list member I'm planning to build a CPT (coherent-population-trapping) rubidium clock as my next hobby project. The main purpose is to learn the principles behind CPT rubidium clock, and hopefully got similar or better performance than commercial miniature rubidium clock such as FE-5680A. To

Re: [time-nuts] Source for DC-blocking 50-ohm terminators? (Spectracom 8140)

2018-06-04 Thread Julien Goodwin
Making my own that fits in either the mini Pomona boxes (which has BNCs)[1] or the nice really tiny Crystek SMA housings[2] with a BNC to SMA looks like it's probably the sensible option. 1: https://www.pomonaelectronics.com/products/boxes/boxes-with-connectors 2:

Re: [time-nuts] Source for DC-blocking 50-ohm terminators? (Spectracom 8140)

2018-06-04 Thread Bob kb8tq
Hi DC blocked 50 ohm terminations are indeed a bit odd. One answer is to simply use the 75 ohm version and move on. The gotcha there is that they may / may not have a block that works well at 10 MHz ( = the cap is to small ). The one thing *not* to do is to run the device with no termination

[time-nuts] Raw phase data of super-5065

2018-06-04 Thread Attila Kinali
Hoi zäme! Would one (preferably multiple) of the owners of a super-5065 be so kind and share the raw phase data of an super-5065 against a stable reference with me? The longer the data trace, the better. Thanks in advance! Attila Kinali -- It is upon moral qualities