Re: [time-nuts] Thunderbolt cabling questions

2012-06-12 Thread Rix Seacord
hope your insurance is paid up. My gps antennas are about 25 above ground just above my roof line. The mast is grounded to 2 ground rods and the coax fed through gas tube lightning protects. No problems even with hits several hundred yards away. Ewing (Rix) Seacord K2AVP/4/499 eseac...@verizon.net

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

Re: [time-nuts] Chinese Scopes

2012-04-17 Thread Rix Seacord
! Thanks Ewing (Rix) Seacord K2AVP/4/499 eseac...@verizon.net 845-628-0892 Home 914-262-9186 Cell 914-233-3886 Skype Notebook On 4/17/2012 10:43 AM, J. Forster wrote: Sometime, just for fun, I'd like to get a Tek sales 'engineer' in to demo his latest, hideously expensive, digital toy

Re: [time-nuts] 5370B Manual - Searchable?

2012-04-07 Thread Rix Seacord
Ed Is that a function of the pdf file or the reader? I've been using Foxit Phantom that will even search multiple pdf files in the same folder. Good luck in your quest. Ewing (Rix) Seacord K2AVP/4/499 eseac...@verizon.net 845-628-0892 Home 914-262-9186 Cell 914-233-3886 Skype Notebook On 4

Re: [time-nuts] 5370B Manual - Searchable?

2012-04-07 Thread Rix Seacord
Ed Thank you for the education. I didn't give it much thought the pdf file could consist of a bunch of scanned pages. Funny I can come up with some old ball trouble shooting of boat anchors but not on this modern stuff. Gotta look into this some more. Ewing (Rix) Seacord K2AVP/4/499 eseac

Re: [time-nuts] Chinese credit card fraud

2012-03-16 Thread Rix Seacord
Luckily, I use PayPal for most of my online purchases. In the rare event I use my credit card, Citibank supplies a program call called virtual account numbers. It creates for you a one time only credit card number. This guarantees no one can grab your number and use it. From what I've seen its

Re: [time-nuts] how good an oscillator do you need for a GPS simulator

2011-12-17 Thread Rix Seacord
On 12/17/2011 11:10 AM, Jim Lux wrote: On 12/17/11 6:58 AM, Azelio Boriani wrote: Correct: I was thinking how to simulate an only bird. The RACAL GPS101 is a single channel simulator and maybe made that way. Then it is possible to place a number of 1 channel simulators at a distance... I

[time-nuts] Thunderbolt error?

2011-10-16 Thread Rix Seacord
Hi gang I'm getting an error message of vco near rail or vco at rail. Is this saying my thunderbolt is dying or can this be fixed? -Rix Seacord ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin

Re: [time-nuts] Thunderbolt error?

2011-10-16 Thread Rix Seacord
are using LadyHeather, Post or send me a screen shot using W S Cr Maybe just that the min or max Dac values are not set to - + 5V, or something else easily fixed. ws [time-nuts] Thunderbolt error? Rix Seacord eseacord at verizon.net Hi gang I'm getting an error message of vco

Re: [time-nuts] Thunderbolt error?

2011-10-16 Thread Rix Seacord
Warren When I had the temp set at a higher gain and the offset to center the trace, it would basically flat line then suddenly be all over the place. Are the chips available anyplace? I do have a bit of experience of soldering. Thanks again. Ewing (Rix) Seacord K2AVP Putnam County RACES Radio

Re: [time-nuts] Should be an interesting Discovery if LightSquared sue..

2011-10-06 Thread Rix Seacord
to repair or upgrade. If the small planes I flew are any example it wasn't unusual to fly behind a panel that was 10 to 20 years old. Nuff said Ewing (Rix) Seacord K2AVP I hear and I forget I see and I remember I do and I understand On 10/6/2011 12:12 PM, Peter Gottlieb wrote: Fine. Court

Re: [time-nuts] LPRO Rubidium schematics

2011-06-01 Thread Rix Seacord
Warren Just how did you set up the tbolt to use the lpro as an external oscillator? I have both and would like to do the same. Thanks Rix Seacord K2AVP eseac...@verizon.net 845-628-0892 Home 914-262-9186 Cell On 6/1/2011 11:48 AM, WarrenS wrote: LPRO time nuts, Is there a complete set

Re: [time-nuts] pulling oscillators

2011-03-05 Thread Rix Seacord
Don If you search the web, someone used inductive coupling to the inductor in the oscillator ckt of a 706. I don't recall if it had the high precision osc in it. they were using the rig for satellite work. good luck Rix Seacord K2AVP eseac...@verizon.net 845-628-0892 914-262-9186 On 3/5

[time-nuts] Sure Electronics GPS

2011-01-16 Thread Rix Seacord
. -- Rix Seacord K2AVP eseac...@verizon.net 845-628-0892 914-262-9186 ___ 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] Sure Electronics GPS

2011-01-16 Thread Rix Seacord
on. Rix Seacord K2AVP eseac...@verizon.net 845-628-0892 914-262-9186 On 1/16/2011 6:02 PM, Richard W. Solomon wrote: Got a link ? A search on Sure Electronics comes up empty. 73, Dick, W1KSZ -Original Message- From: Rix Seacordeseac...@verizon.net Sent: Jan 16, 2011 3:35 PM

Re: [time-nuts] Lady Heather Wish-list

2010-12-04 Thread Rix Seacord
Charles I'm not sure it was the source but there is a lady heather charactor on the Los Vegas CSI tv series. Toodles Rix Seacord K2AVP eseac...@verizon.net 845-628-0892 914-262-9186 On 12/4/2010 5:16 PM, Charles P. Steinmetz wrote: *I'm still trying to learn who Lady Heather

Re: [time-nuts] Cheap GPS with USB, RS232, BLuetooth and PPS :)

2010-11-30 Thread Rix Seacord
Like others I am awaiting the receipt of this unit. I have just read the schematic and noticed the power connector is reverse wired from the norm. This may be a trap if its true. Somebody wanna check this out and post a note??? Rix Seacord K2AVP eseac...@verizon.net 845-628-0892 914-262-9186

Re: [time-nuts] Cheap GPS with USB, RS232, BLuetooth and PPS :)

2010-11-30 Thread Rix Seacord
a coaxial type power connector. The sleeve going to the positive side of the supply instead of ground. The connector is J2 in the http://www.sureelectronics.net/pdfs/GP-GS009_Ver1.0_EN.pdf users guide. Rix Seacord K2AVP eseac...@verizon.net 845-628-0892 914-262-9186 On 11/30/2010 5:10 PM, Tim Tuck

Re: [time-nuts] 1Mhz to 1 PPS

2007-11-27 Thread Rix Seacord
Jeff If you do a web search for frequency divider or standard, there are several good home brew type projects that are relatively simple and straight forward. Below are some of the sites I have visited. The first 2 explain more on the tech end and the last is a public domain schematic of a