Re: [time-nuts] S200 PS

2017-10-04 Thread Lists via time-nuts
I should have said, I’m based in the UK, so pointers to US suppliers aren’t much help, but thanks for taking the time to reply. I’ve replaced the opto-coupler, it was an 817 device, got a couple off ebay brand new for pennies, still not working though :-( I’ve also ordered a new MOS FET which

Re: [time-nuts] Symmetricom S200 PSU

2017-10-01 Thread Lists via time-nuts
> > The average SMPSU usually doesn't deviate wildly from the application notes > of the switching controller so if there's no specific schematic that might be > a lifeline. > > > > On 18 Sep 2017 20:08, "Lists via time-nuts" <time-nuts@febo.com &

[time-nuts] Symmetricom S200 PSU

2017-09-18 Thread Lists via time-nuts
Hello Fellow Time Nuts, Does anyone know where I can get either a circuit diagram or a replacement PSU for a symmetricon S200 NTP server? I’ve fixed the original one twice before by replacing all the electrolytic caps, this time it’s popped something more critical and refuses to come back to

Re: [time-nuts] Symmetricom experts?

2015-09-30 Thread Lists
Thanks to all who replied. Turns out it was the cap in the PSU (3,300uF 10v). I replaced it with a 3,300uF 16v and all seems well. It was a bit strange because I had already checked the PSU with a multimeter and all rails read fine. It wasn’t until I put a ‘scope on the supply rails out of

[time-nuts] Wenzel oscillator - L1 value?

2014-04-23 Thread lists
Hi, I'm currently playing around with crystal oscillators (specifically a homebrew OCXO) and came across the Wenzel low-distortion crystal oscillator: http://www.wenzel.com/pdffiles1/pdfs/xtalosc.pdf This uses an inductor (L1) to trim the crystal frequency, with the note that a varactor/varicap

[time-nuts] Blank email test message

2013-06-18 Thread lists
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Re: [time-nuts] raspberry pi, adafruit gps ntp

2013-06-17 Thread lists
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Re: [time-nuts] Beaglebone NTP server

2013-06-16 Thread lists
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Re: [time-nuts] Cheap 1588 cards Was: Re: Net4501

2013-06-07 Thread lists
Well you sent me on a search. I know virtually zip about ptp, but this page lists a few ethernet cards that allow time stamping. Is this the same as having a 1588 card? https://github.com/richardcochran/linuxptp-as/blob/master/README.org -Original Message- From: Doug Calvert dfc-l

[time-nuts] E-loran article

2013-05-30 Thread lists
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Re: [time-nuts] RPi NTP was Net4501's cheap...

2013-05-25 Thread lists
Flightradar24 is using beagle bones in their ADS-B/mode-s system and will be incorporating MLAT soon. I suspect they work well in timing applications. That said, the Allwinner they sell on Sparkfun will probably be my next SBC. Though not listed on the wiki, they have opensuse running on it.

Re: [time-nuts] Good (cheap) PIC chip choice for project?

2013-05-25 Thread lists
If you go arm cortex and linux, you will need to make your code a service. You will want it to start up by itself and if for some reason it crashes, you will want it to restart itself. The buzzword is harden and the techniques vary depending on the distribution. You should check the

Re: [time-nuts] Net4501's cheap...

2013-05-24 Thread lists
My solution is not to use the R Pi. An extra $20 gets you any number of superior arm SBCs. Go cortex-A7 type cpu. The Beagleboard XM I'm using has a bug in the built-in usb hub (patchable), but it has no issues with hot plugging. The R Pi is designed to be cheap, but you spend a lot of time

Re: [time-nuts] time transfer over USB

2013-05-20 Thread lists
I suspect the idea is to use a port where no other devices, that is internal, are on the hub. Like you, I never saw a usb port not on a hub. -Original Message- From: Jim Lux jim...@earthlink.net Sender: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com Date: Mon, 20 May 2013 06:14:12 To: time-nuts@febo.com

Re: [time-nuts] Can I get 1 millisecond accuracy with a USB GPS-18

2013-05-13 Thread lists
Note that MAX232 type chips add jitter. The charge pumps make substrate noise and that leaks into the receivers/transmitters. I like that addafruit solution. Note the beagle XM has a bug in the USB that RCNelson fixed. I have managed to get it in opensuse, but can't say for sure yet if it is

[time-nuts] Imagery position accuracy

2013-05-05 Thread lists
Bing birdseye tech uses Pictometry. They have a few papers on their position accuracy. Perhaps conflicting papers. One shows the RMS error of 0.6ft. Another shows a 95% confidence level at 2.8ft. This is on 4 inch resolution imagery. In any event, if your city uses the service, you possibly

Re: [time-nuts] Imagery position accuracy

2013-05-05 Thread lists
Eh, I just recalled the original question a day or so ago and was curious if any of the imagery services had statistics on their position accuracy. It was an interesting question. This is the server with the marker data. http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/ds_radius.prl --Original

Re: [time-nuts] GPS position survey

2013-05-05 Thread lists
Isn't the other half of the question how useful the information is to the OS? That is how is the time integrated with the application using it. Even if the RTCs had perfect sync, would two apps attempting to read the clock get the same time value in a multitasking system? I've been looking for

Re: [time-nuts] Precise positions for GPSDOs

2013-05-02 Thread lists
Actually, wouldn't you need a satellite visible mark to use google earth? Not every marker can be seen on google earth. Then often these markers are in places you can't use safely, such as in the middle of a road. Note that google earth does orthorectification on the imagery. If you knew

Re: [time-nuts] Measuring Phase diference between different GPSDO

2013-05-02 Thread lists
Meditating on this a bit, I assume in a strict sense, you can only consider GPSDOs phase locked if they are disciplined from the same GPS. Or is this being pedantic? ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to

Re: [time-nuts] Time nut newbie

2013-04-30 Thread lists
A bit OT, but back in the day there was what amounted to an X-prize for a real accurate chronometer for navigation. Make that way back in the day. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Harrison Somehow I suspect everyone knows this story. ;-) -Original Message- From: Tim

Re: [time-nuts] Radio with GPSDO

2013-04-24 Thread lists
In a world of digital comms with very capable competition, AOR has been looking for a reason to exist. They have turned to high end gear. For some time now, their radios were DDS and capable of running from an external 10MHz. I suspect they are used in a rack of gear to direction find. The

Re: [time-nuts] S743 Marketplace Fariness Act

2013-04-23 Thread lists
There are limitations for low volume sellers. Ebay could easily write a program to compute sales tax. My problem with the seller collecting tax is do they really send it off to the tax authority. Technically, there is no sales tax on used items, at least in most states. Certain high value

[time-nuts] Radio with GPSDO

2013-04-23 Thread lists
http://www.aorusa.com/receivers/ar2300.html Just a FYI. ___ 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] OT: eBay Contact Congress

2013-04-22 Thread lists
I didn't get the email, but I generally use www.ip2location.com to track addresses. Look for demo at the top of the page. A long story, but this is my Moroccan hacker. 41.143.64.233 A long story, but I was hacked for Morroco. -Original Message- From: Christopher Quarksnow

Re: [time-nuts] antennas was Re: Common-View GPS Network

2013-04-17 Thread lists
But the pan is just a ground plane. It isn't a reflector based on the type of antennas I saw in the photograph. Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile -Original Message- From: Chris Albertson albertson.ch...@gmail.com Sender: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2013 12:18:00 To:

Re: [time-nuts] GPS antenna??

2013-04-08 Thread lists
Aren't GPS birds all over the sky. South facing is for the Clarke belt. -Original Message- From: Bob Camp li...@rtty.us Sender: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2013 15:28:14 To: 'Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement'time-nuts@febo.com Reply-To: Discussion of

Re: [time-nuts] Photodiodes for high frequency OPLL

2013-04-01 Thread lists
This thread has already drifted a bit, but as an aside, the sky UV filters sold for photography are a joke. (Easily verified with UV diodes and any material that reacts to UV.) The Andover 400nm long pass actually DOES filter UV. A 400nm is nearly cast free. A 420nm does have a bit of a cast,

Re: [time-nuts] Photodiodes for high frequency OPLL

2013-03-30 Thread lists
You lose me at damping per decade? Is damping the right word? Do you mean high frequency rolloff? Most texts on photodiodes go into bootstrapping them to reduce the effect of capacitance. But if you design fully differential amplifier circuits, they have the same effect as bootstrapping.

Re: [time-nuts] Photodiodes for high frequency OPLL

2013-03-30 Thread lists
I forgot to mention if you use the bootstrap technique, you can keep a negative bias on the photodiode, which improves bandwidth by reducing capacitance. That is, you drive the AC signal across the diode to zero, but not the DC bias. If you use the fully differential amplifer, then the bias

Re: [time-nuts] Photodiodes for high frequency OPLL

2013-03-30 Thread lists
The circuit is something like the instrumentation amplifier. The description starts on page 207 with a schematic on page 208. I can scan it later, but the circuit is easy to describe. Think of two op amps in the classic current multiplication (I to V) circuit, that is positive input to ground

Re: [time-nuts] Photodiodes for high frequency OPLL

2013-03-30 Thread lists
If I can rephrase that it it, the diode needs to see the difference signal of the mixer? -Original Message- From: Bruce Griffiths bruce.griffi...@xtra.co.nz Sender: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com Date: Sun, 31 Mar 2013 11:43:48 To: Discussion of precise time and frequency

Re: [time-nuts] Photodiodes for high frequency OPLL

2013-03-30 Thread lists
OK, so if you just need to detect the mixer difference, the band limiting of the photodiode is a feature. ;-) -Original Message- From: Bruce Griffiths bruce.griffi...@xtra.co.nz Date: Sun, 31 Mar 2013 12:28:59 To: li...@lazygranch.com; Discussion of precise time and frequency

Re: [time-nuts] Releasing sources (was Re: Brooks Shera)

2013-03-28 Thread lists
You can simply set up a phpbb forum. Most questions cam be answered by users of the software, who in turn can write a better FAQ because they DIDN'T write the program. This sounds counter intuitive, but you need outsiders to do documentation. What is obvious to the designer is not obvious to

Re: [time-nuts] Win XP and NIST time

2013-03-27 Thread lists
SDR isn't as taxing as you think. I'm running 4 of those rtlsdr type dongles on an A8-cortex. Granted under linux, but this is a single core Arm. The multimedia versions of linux don't get much press these days since the kernel itself now is rather low latency. But if you google linux

Re: [time-nuts] Win XP and NIST time

2013-03-27 Thread lists
The timing/logging of events can benefit from precise time, even if the processing of such data is not real time. MLAT/TDOA for example. But I believe stock trading uses precise timing in order to queue orders. On my list of sdr hacks is a radio interferometer. Precise event timing there would

Re: [time-nuts] Win XP and NIST time

2013-03-26 Thread lists
I think using satellite Dave's plot routines is the way to tweak NTP. If you update too often, you can see the disturbance. This isn't a scientific solution, but a practical one. ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to

Re: [time-nuts] About metastability

2013-03-25 Thread lists
Epic fail: Not fancy SPICE simulations. Note there are many situations where you force the result (if you call hysteresis a biased scheme) simply because to do otherwise is a more serious problem. -Original Message- From: Azelio Boriani azelio.bori...@screen.it Sender:

Re: [time-nuts] Metastability (was Brooks Shera)

2013-03-25 Thread lists
There is an AMD patent where they actually drive the input pin to make it decide rather than hang. I have no first hand knowledge with the design (well other than knowing the designer) since I couldn't use the scheme in my own designs. -Original Message- From: Bob Camp li...@rtty.us

Re: [time-nuts] Win XP and NIST time

2013-03-24 Thread lists
MS has/had a program to verify if your hardware would run win7. It has been too many years for me to recall the name. But if you are running really old hardware, it makes sense at some point just to dump it if you run it 24 and 7, if only for the cost of electricity (well depending where you

Re: [time-nuts] Brooks Shera

2013-03-24 Thread lists
Just send me the link relative to archive.org of where the code should be found. -Original Message- From: Chris Albertson albertson.ch...@gmail.com Sender: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2013 11:31:50 To: step...@tompsett.net; Discussion of precise time and frequency

Re: [time-nuts] Brooks Shera

2013-03-24 Thread lists
Uh WTF. I am preserving his legacy. -Original Message- From: WB6BNQ wb6...@cox.net Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2013 16:38:06 To: li...@lazygranch.com; Discussion of precise time and frequency measurementtime-nuts@febo.com Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Brooks Shera Really ? Well  

Re: [time-nuts] Brooks Shera

2013-03-23 Thread lists
I know someone at archive.org. I can probably get the website patched if someone can supply the missing files. I never built Brooks most accurate clock, but of course wanted to so. When I found some NOS symetricoms and got them going, the plug and play experience was kind of a let down.

Re: [time-nuts] Don't use cheap cables -- a cautionary tale (Bob Camp)

2013-03-06 Thread lists
At what frequency do these problems appear? And how bad it bad? -Original Message- From: David Kirkby david.kir...@onetel.net Sender: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com Date: Tue, 5 Mar 2013 18:16:54 To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurementtime-nuts@febo.com Reply-To:

Re: [time-nuts] Don't use cheap cables -- a cautionary tale

2013-03-03 Thread lists
I use Ponoma cables that have the strain relief. However, I don't know about the cable construction itself. ___ 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] webcam app to watch for and time stamp changes

2013-03-02 Thread lists
My fob only outputs a code on demand, that is after I push the button. Any of the motion detection programs that use webcams would detect the change in display, but with a multiplexed display, I'm not sure how well. -Original Message- From: Jim Lux jim...@earthlink.net Sender:

Re: [time-nuts] webcam app to watch for and time stamp changes

2013-03-02 Thread lists
If you think about it, there would have to be some time correction if only because these fobs can't be all that accurate in maintaining time. That is, they would be no better than a watch. I'm not so keen on wearing out the internal battery since these things are now $30 instead of $5 when

Re: [time-nuts] lightweight webserver for, e.g., NTP widget

2013-02-12 Thread lists
I think those SBCs have insufficient RAM (128M on the biggest board.) . 512M seems to be OK (which is where most community boards are at). The Panda ES is double that. Now those SBC have sata ports, so swap space isn't quite as detrimental as on SBCs that use the SDHC for swap. Still, I

Re: [time-nuts] NTGS50AA Power supply

2013-02-09 Thread lists
Are the two diodes really back to back? I have use two in parallel to enhance the time the diodes will conducting. Due to current hogging, the diodes will effectively turn on one at a time. -Original Message- From: EB4APL eb4...@cembreros.jazztel.es Sender: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com

Re: [time-nuts] NTGS50AA Power supply

2013-02-09 Thread lists
OK. I have the circuit now. Normally you would want to limit the reverse condition to one diode drop. At two silicon diodes, the chips themselves would start to turn on. Odd, but I assume the designers had a reason. -Original Message- From: EB4APL eb4...@cembreros.jazztel.es

Re: [time-nuts] Low noise power supplies?

2013-02-01 Thread lists
Ok, but open loop as I described? I bicmos design, there are two common junk buffers. The junkiest (sp?) is going up a PNP and down a NPN. No feedback. You live with the vbe mismatch. Next up the food chain is the long tail pair (diff amp) with emitter follower. With one gain stage, it is

Re: [time-nuts] Low noise power supplies?

2013-02-01 Thread lists
Well the Tek current probe that goes in the power supply wasn't low cost. They also had a nice bench supply that went in the box. But a lot of the instruments weren't so fancy. -Original Message- From: Max Robinson m...@maxsmusicplace.com Sender: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com Date: Fri, 1

Re: [time-nuts] OT, looking for a good science forum

2013-01-26 Thread lists
If the intent is surface mount work, get an old BL Stereozoom 3. I'd suggest getting one with any attached illuminator, even a broken one, since the fitting to hold the illuminator is about $30. Later model stereozooms had plastic parts in the focus mechanism. If you need more magnification,

Re: [time-nuts] OT, looking for a good science forum

2013-01-26 Thread lists
Eh, I'd spend the extra $200 and get a BL unless you don't expect to use it much. At around $300, you would get a Stereozoom 3, heavy table and long arm. The Stereozoom dates back to the days they built magnetic RAM. It is designed for all day use. The working distance is kind of important if

Re: [time-nuts] Lady Heather survey accuracy

2013-01-24 Thread lists
If you go onto alt.sci.satellite-nav, there are many technical threads about why averaging GPS position readings has its limitations. It isn't like averaging an electronic measurrment where you are filtering random noise. Or maybe it is like an electronic measurement where you have to deal with

Re: [time-nuts] Better gps antennas than a Symmetricom 58532A

2013-01-23 Thread lists
For a single frequency use like GPS, the impedance should be close to the target. It is true for scanners and such, 50 ohms is quite nominal. (This notion of DC to daylight and maintaining 50 ohms is fantasy. ) But for a GPS, you know exactly the application. The loading could effect the

Re: [time-nuts] Better gps antennas than a Symmetricom 58532A

2013-01-23 Thread lists
I doubt the impedance would be designed so nobody gets a right match. Anyway, the geometric mean, which is how you would do such a compromise is 61.24 ohms. -Original Message- From: Jim Lux jim...@earthlink.net Sender: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2013 20:50:00 To:

Re: [time-nuts] Raspberry Pi Competition...

2013-01-21 Thread lists
It is hard to say which Arm is best for time nuts. The Cortex-A8 is what the Beagleboard XM uses. That CPU has neon, which is Arm's version of MMX. That is, not fully kosher floating point, but fast parallel processing good enough for DSP. The Raspberry Pie uses a fancier GPU and a simpler CPU

Re: [time-nuts] Better gps antennas than a Symmetricom 58532A

2013-01-21 Thread lists
There was a thread on RF absorbing material a few months ago to get rid of reflections.. That might be a way to spend spme money. I'd like to see before and after results. -Original Message- From: Chris Albertson albertson.ch...@gmail.com Sender: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com Date: Mon, 21

Re: [time-nuts] Better gps antennas than a Symmetricom 58532A

2013-01-21 Thread lists
It is possible that the noise figure of the preamp is better than that of the gps. This is especially true if the GPS predates SiGe parts being common place. I never ran any heliax, but isn't the idea also that it will last longer than coax. -Original Message- From: Chris Albertson

Re: [time-nuts] YIG oscillators

2013-01-04 Thread lists
If you need that mixer for a LNBF, I believe that is close to the international C-band. Google around for a Norsat that ends in I. They use it in India. -Original Message- From: Lizeth Norman normanliz...@gmail.com Sender: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2013 14:12:55 To:

Re: [time-nuts] noisy varactor diodes

2012-12-19 Thread lists
Paralleling devices reduces noise. Why do you think otherwise? Noise will be reduced by the square root of the number of devices you parallel. -Original Message- From: cdel...@juno.com Sender: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2012 14:43:02 To: time-nuts@febo.com Reply-To:

Re: [time-nuts] noisy varactor diodes

2012-12-19 Thread lists
But putting the diodes in series should increase the noise. They are noncorrelated, so I would say increase the noise in a RMS fashion. HP has made at least one radio with switched varactors in the prefilter. They made a SIGINT rack for I presume three letter agencies, though it was in the

Re: [time-nuts] Cell timing error

2012-12-15 Thread lists
I can assure you the GSM shacks have GPS timing in them. I can dig up the photos if you want. -Original Message- From: Joseph Orsak jor...@nc.rr.com Sender: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2012 18:24:20 To: Discussion of precise time and frequency

Re: [time-nuts] Fw: Cell timing error

2012-12-15 Thread lists
Yeah, the TruePosition website is quite interesting. It seems they do a bit more than 911 service. ;-) Feel free to change the #3 in the file name to whatever for more shots of the interior. -Original Message- From: Dennis Ferguson dennis.c.fergu...@gmail.com Sender:

Re: [time-nuts] Comparing PPS from 2 GPS units

2012-12-13 Thread lists
They make frequency difference meters. I never used one, but it seems to me a frequency difference meter would just use the two input signals to toggle up and down respectively on a counter, then display the result over a fixed period. Would this do what you want? --Original Message--

Re: [time-nuts] B-1B bomber time reference

2012-12-13 Thread lists
They routinely redact stuff in the awards. Usually the names of the individuals that picked the vendor. It is a silly game since you can and do FOIA much of the redacted information if you lost the bid. Some of the crypto comm schemes need time of day to work. Usually the pilot will say give

Re: [time-nuts] 31bit ADC, 1000 samples per second

2012-12-10 Thread lists
It is 31 bits with no missing codes. Usually missing codes is of concern in feedback systems, but I don't see the use in a geophone. Perhaps they will average the digital signal further to reduce the noise, hence the noisy bits. ___ time-nuts

Re: [time-nuts] 31bit ADC, 1000 samples per second

2012-12-10 Thread lists
Regarding feedback loops, I had a brain fart. I mean monotonic and no missing codes, not no missing codes in general. I think it was Fluke or Analog that had a small booklet on understanding data converter specifications. ___ time-nuts mailing

Re: [time-nuts] Switching oscillators

2012-12-09 Thread lists
You would probably want to see when the external oscillator frequency is close to the internal oscillator. I suppose than could be done with a mixer and glue circuitry. I don't think this is cheap though. -Original Message- From: Joseph Gray jg...@zianet.com Sender:

Re: [time-nuts] Switching oscillators

2012-12-09 Thread lists
I don't know if this makes things easier or not, but the act of sampling itself is like a mixer. If you sample one clock with the other, it would produce a beat frequency. Sampling here just means a strobing a D flip flop. The output will be low frequency, so the error could be measured with a

Re: [time-nuts] UK: GPS Jamming Notices

2012-12-03 Thread lists
Relative to the last notice, a CW jammer would be at a single frequency, so it seems odd they specify a band. Perhaps a CW anywhere in that band. I talked to the USAF about their jamming, and they use white noise over the band. A certain COTS Marconi (IIRC) signal generator produces the band

Re: [time-nuts] Time security musing - attacking the clock itself

2012-12-03 Thread lists
Or you just hack the SCADA. Far nastier. ___ 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] Time security musing - attacking the clock itself

2012-12-03 Thread lists
I have one of those key fobs. Does the code somehow inform the power the be about the drift in the built in clock? Or is the time element of the code so sloppy that the drift is acceptable? -Original Message- From: Jim Lux jim...@earthlink.net Sender: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com Date:

Re: [time-nuts] GPS antenna in attic?

2012-11-26 Thread lists
If you were going to add a pipe for coax purpose, wouldn't you want something like the electrical service inlet? They have a bit of a hook on the top to reduce water penetration. ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to

Re: [time-nuts] Warning if buying from directly from Agilent via eBay with Paypal.

2012-11-16 Thread lists
I'm just amazed Aligent doesn't take credit cards directly. Paypal is for small time players. ___ 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

Re: [time-nuts] Is it sensible to update every few seconds from NTP server?

2012-11-07 Thread lists
Based on a sample of one (my NTP), I can hold the clock frequency to 0.1PPM. Seems to me you could compute the adjustment requirements from such a number. -Original Message- From: Chris Albertson albertson.ch...@gmail.com Sender: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2012

Re: [time-nuts] For my whole life timezones have been weird

2012-11-03 Thread lists
Microsoft also does updates regarding the day daylight savings time changes, similar to that Apple message. I suspect I'm not following this thread correctly. What I got from the orignal thread is Microsoft will thunk the RTC during the switchover. I'm going to make it a point to insure NTP is

Re: [time-nuts] Sulzer 5A 5P PSU/battery question

2012-11-02 Thread lists
It has been my experience with nicad and NiMH, the higher the cell capacity, the shorter the battery life. Not for cycles, but in terms of years. I designed a charger chip for bridging applications. Bridging batteries are used to maintain a system while you swap battery packs. The batteries

Re: [time-nuts] Timing performance of servers

2012-10-25 Thread lists
The GPS seeing the horizon isn't required. Those satellites are filtered out by software. The timing GPSs are designed to be less sensitive to the horizon. -Original Message- From: Chris Albertson albertson.ch...@gmail.com Sender: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2012

Re: [time-nuts] Timing performance of servers

2012-10-25 Thread lists
The 20 degree cutoff is what I recall the starloc uses as a default. Now I don't know how important it is to filter those out by the response pattern of the antenna versus by software. -Original Message- From: Rob Kimberley robkimber...@btinternet.com Sender:

Re: [time-nuts] Timing performance of servers

2012-10-24 Thread lists
Just a FYI here, using Dave's logging program, I found large errors in NTP when the antivirus did its thing. I don't know if it was due to CPU activity interfering with NTP or the cabinet heating up when the antivirus was running. -Original Message- From: David J Taylor

Re: [time-nuts] documentation for beginners

2012-10-21 Thread lists
A bit OT, no way OT, but I found Bev as useful as tits on a boar hog. Planeplotter was trying doing illegal memory acesses and Bev wouldn't provide a copy of the program with debugging enabled. Worse yet, after paying for the program, my credit card got hacked all over France. Planeplotter

Re: [time-nuts] Up And Running

2012-09-28 Thread lists
Looks good, but I would have gone for a different GPS antenna. The timing antennas are weather proof. I have a Marine grade GPS antenna, also weather proof, but the timing antennas are probably a little better since they have less response to GPS birds on the horizon. -Original

Re: [time-nuts] usb gps devices

2012-09-26 Thread lists
If they have FCC ID numbers, you may be able to find photographs of the inside of the devices, which in turn could reveal the chipset if the photo was clear, then with the chipset you could determine if a 1 second pulse is available. Years ago I got a GPS board from Asin or something like that.

Re: [time-nuts] 100 watt higher LED power supply...

2012-09-18 Thread lists
You really want to drive the LEDs with switcher designs typical in battery chargers, basically hysteretic current output. Prior to LIon batteries (which are voltage sensitive), the old nicad/NiMH chargers used the hysteretic scheme. If you want a simpler switcher, you can take the garden

Re: [time-nuts] Hi Power LED Light power supply...

2012-09-18 Thread lists
If you take your garden variety boost converter and place a resistor as the load, the current in the inductor is regulated. (Current is vreference over this resistor value.) All these dedicated LED drive chips do is reduce the voltage across the resistor to improve efficiency. In addition, they

Re: [time-nuts] GPSDO control loops and correcting quantization error

2012-09-15 Thread lists
The PWM DAC should have perfect differential linearity, which I believe is all that matters in this application. (That and no missing codes.) Not so when you try to combine two DACs to make one higher resolution DAC. -Original Message- From: Tom Harris celephi...@gmail.com Sender:

Re: [time-nuts] Be aware of test equipment seller orzel-enterprises oneBay

2012-09-11 Thread lists
Fedex ground is awful. Fedex air is fine. I go out of my way not to use Fedex ground. Fedex ground is mostly remnants of RPS. Air and ground operate like two different companies, at least in attitude. I have no idea if there is a firewall between them. -Original Message- From:

Re: [time-nuts] Be aware of test equipment seller orzel-enterprises oneBay

2012-09-11 Thread lists
Ebay fees don't reflect shipping cost, so the seller makes more money by inflating the shipping price, even if it reduces the final sales price. ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to

Re: [time-nuts] Be aware of test equipment seller orzel-enterprises oneBay

2012-09-10 Thread lists
Items can swim through peanuts. You can put the peanuts in bags so the items in the box don't reach the outside. -Original Message- From: Tom Miller tmil...@skylinenet.net Sender: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2012 19:18:15 To: Discussion of precise time and frequency

Re: [time-nuts] RE; New Wrist watch

2012-09-09 Thread lists
I have a Junghans. I can't say it is easy on the batteries. Otherwise they work. I regret not getting the glows in the dark version. ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to

Re: [time-nuts] HP10514B Mixer Terminations

2012-09-09 Thread lists
What am I missing here? Vce = Vbe, so the diode connected transistor isn't saturated. -Original Message- From: Bob Camp li...@rtty.us Sender: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com Date: Sun, 9 Sep 2012 19:16:22 To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurementtime-nuts@febo.com Reply-To:

Re: [time-nuts] ublox chip sets - what GPS device should I buy?

2012-09-01 Thread lists
I think 50% is the employee discount, at least back in the day. I worked at a company that was one of the early users of Silvaco. The founder, Ivan Pesic, bought all the gear for his start up at employee discount, then started a company competing with HP TECAP. He got the network analyzer, the

Re: [time-nuts] 60 Hz line quirks, anybody recognize this stuff?

2012-09-01 Thread lists
I think monitoring a signal generator was the best idea presented. You always need a baseline (sanity) test in any experiment. ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to

Re: [time-nuts] ublox chip sets - what GPS device should I buy?

2012-08-31 Thread lists
Some of those Microsoft hockey pucks used SIRF III chipset. I would check ebay for that kind of USB GPS. Streets and Trips, well specifically using a notebook for a display, has long been out of favor. So I'm assuming here ST didn't use NEMA interface format. -Original Message- From:

Re: [time-nuts] ublox chip sets - what GPS device should I buy?

2012-08-31 Thread lists
These mapping programs tend to fall back to NEMA, but also have proprietary formats. (Certainly true of Garmin and Delorme.) Now I wonder if by specifying a ST USB GPS they want whatever proprietary format MS used. That is, it would have made more sense that if they wanted NEMA, they would

Re: [time-nuts] Modern motherboard with RS232 port

2012-08-19 Thread lists
Power factor. -Original Message- From: Tom Knox act...@hotmail.com Sender: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2012 13:19:20 To: Time-Nutstime-nuts@febo.com Reply-To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement time-nuts@febo.com Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Modern

Re: [time-nuts] Modern motherboard with RS232 port

2012-08-19 Thread lists
If you live near a Fry's, get a basic Kill-A-Watt. About $20. Often less on sale. You don't need the fancy version that computes cost versus time of day, etc. -Original Message- From: Ed Palmer ed_pal...@sasktel.net Sender: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2012 12:35:51 To:

Re: [time-nuts] L1 GPS timing signal(s) into local time on computer(s)

2012-08-18 Thread lists
If you are using a desktop, I'd suggest putting in a serial card. The Netmos chip based cards work on windows and linux, though your should do an internet search on the particular card before you buy. I have the prolific based converter. It didn't work with my Starloc. (The netmos worked fine

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