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2013-06-05 Thread Mark C. Stephens
2013 6:24 AM To: time-nuts@febo.com Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Cheap 9.8Mhz Sa.22c's Glutton for punishment, aren't you Mark! :) There's probably no way to get to 10 MHz. I have two of these that I picked up just to play with. Another purchaser contacted Symmetricom and actually got some

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2013-06-05 Thread Charles P. Steinmetz
I think I have a acquaintance in USA that can maybe help but the shipping is going to kill me to death.. More so than buying a bunch of never-ending projects? One question -- it seemed that you had gotten to a place where the (one of the?) 9390(s) seemed to be more or less working, but the

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2013-06-05 Thread David McGaw
-Original Message- From: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On Behalf Of Ed Palmer Sent: Monday, 3 June 2013 6:24 AM To: time-nuts@febo.com Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Cheap 9.8Mhz Sa.22c's Glutton for punishment, aren't you Mark! :) There's probably no way

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2013-06-05 Thread Charles P. Steinmetz
David wrote: I hadn't thought about the uA739 for a while. It was one of the original low-noise amps - we used to use it for phono preamps. If you could live with the anemic output drive, they were great opamps for the time. I preferred the 749, which had an open-collector output (no 5k

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2013-06-03 Thread Paul
On Mon, Jun 3, 2013 at 1:40 AM, David McGaw wrote: They do NOT include the PPS disciplining function. Do you think this is a hardware limitation or because they're running the 6.01 code rather than 6.05 hence no g or y commands? I presume there's no hope of getting the 6.05 code which is

Re: [time-nuts] Cheap 9.8Mhz Sa.22c's

2013-06-03 Thread Paul
On Mon, Jun 3, 2013 at 12:40 PM, David McGaw wrote: I have attached the control register map for those who have these units. DOH! I have an X72 manual -- I thought that section looked familiar but I don't know if I would have tried it even so. Thanks. -- Paul

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2013-06-03 Thread Angus
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[time-nuts] Cheap 9.8Mhz Sa.22c's

2013-06-03 Thread Skip Withrow
There is a crystal in the sa.22 that will determin what output frequencies are available for output. On the 9.8MHz and 10MHz versions it is 6X the nominal output frequency (58.x MHz vs 60MHz). The sa.22 can be programmed to output xtal freq/2N for n up 2^16 (IIRC, it's in the manual). Thus, you

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2013-06-02 Thread Mark C. Stephens
These are 9.8304Mhz, is possible to move them to 10Mhz? http://www.ebay.com/itm/Symmetricom-SA-22c-9-8304MHz-Precision-Rubidium-Oscillator-5V-and-15V-NICE-/261223397404 -marki Kind Regards, Mark Stephens Mark Clemens Stephens | Customer service engineer | Non-Stop Computer Ltd * +61 2 9011

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2013-06-02 Thread Magnus Danielson
On 06/02/2013 07:52 PM, Mark C. Stephens wrote: These are 9.8304Mhz, is possible to move them to 10Mhz? http://www.ebay.com/itm/Symmetricom-SA-22c-9-8304MHz-Precision-Rubidium-Oscillator-5V-and-15V-NICE-/261223397404 I looked at it, and no. They change the core oscillator, and then you can

Re: [time-nuts] Cheap 9.8Mhz Sa.22c's

2013-06-02 Thread Bob Camp
Hi My understanding is that the SA-22's have a dedicated oscillator in them related to the output frequency. You might be able to switch to 2X or 1/2 the frequency, but not to 10 MHz. Best guess is that you yank the oscillator and re-shoot firmware to make the change. Good luck finding

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2013-06-02 Thread Robert Atkinson
To: time-nuts@febo.com time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Sunday, 2 June 2013, 18:52 Subject: [time-nuts] Cheap 9.8Mhz Sa.22c's These are 9.8304Mhz, is possible to move them to 10Mhz? http://www.ebay.com/itm/Symmetricom-SA-22c-9-8304MHz-Precision-Rubidium-Oscillator-5V-and-15V-NICE-/261223397404 -marki Kind

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2013-06-02 Thread Robert Atkinson
are coved by the standard unit. Robert G8RPI. From: Magnus Danielson mag...@rubidium.dyndns.org To: time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Sunday, 2 June 2013, 19:06 Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Cheap 9.8Mhz Sa.22c's On 06/02/2013 07:52 PM, Mark C. Stephens wrote

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2013-06-02 Thread Brian Alsop
. From: Magnus Danielson mag...@rubidium.dyndns.org To: time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Sunday, 2 June 2013, 19:06 Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Cheap 9.8Mhz Sa.22c's On 06/02/2013 07:52 PM, Mark C. Stephens wrote: These are 9.8304Mhz, is possible to move them to 10Mhz? http://www.ebay.com/itm

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2013-06-02 Thread Bob Camp
://www.rdrelectronics.com/skip/feb/SA22c.pdf The seller doen't ship to the UK, fancy forwarding one for me? Robert G8RPI. From: Mark C. Stephens ma...@non-stop.com.au To: time-nuts@febo.com time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Sunday, 2 June 2013, 18:52 Subject: [time-nuts] Cheap

Re: [time-nuts] Cheap 9.8Mhz Sa.22c's

2013-06-02 Thread Chris Albertson
What are you planning to do with the 10MHz signal. In some cases you can simply use 9.8304MHz. For example my plan to drive a DDS chip. Nominally the DDS wants 125MHz but iif I put in some odd-ball thing like 119.6MHZ all that means is I have to change the binary word I load into the DDS chip.

Re: [time-nuts] Cheap 9.8Mhz Sa.22c's

2013-06-02 Thread Don Latham
The manual at least hints that you will get 1 pps out no matter which MHz signal is generated, although I find the presence of 1 pps out and 1 pps in signals a bit confusing... Doon Chris Albertson What are you planning to do with the 10MHz signal. In some cases you can simply use

Re: [time-nuts] Cheap 9.8Mhz Sa.22c's

2013-06-02 Thread WB6BNQ
Hello Mark and crowd, I own one of these and I can guarantee that it CANNOT be moved without changing the crystal, tweaking a micro-minature coil value, and changing the firmware. And NO !, the company would NOT send out the firmware needed. However, if you wanted to spend between $500 and

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2013-06-02 Thread Jim Lux
On 6/2/13 12:52 PM, WB6BNQ wrote: Hello Mark and crowd, I own one of these and I can guarantee that it CANNOT be moved without changing the crystal, tweaking a micro-minature coil value, and changing the firmware. And NO !, the company would NOT send out the firmware needed. However, if you

Re: [time-nuts] Cheap 9.8Mhz Sa.22c's

2013-06-02 Thread Bob Camp
Hi 9.3804 MHz = (2^15*3) * 100 Hz 10 MHz = 2^5 * 5^5 * 100 Hz With a normal integer PLL, your highest lock frequency would be 2^5* 100 Hz = 3200 Hz. Bob On Jun 2, 2013, at 3:52 PM, WB6BNQ wb6...@cox.net wrote: Hello Mark and crowd, I own one of these and I can guarantee that it CANNOT

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2013-06-02 Thread Bob Camp
Hi 1 pps in = signal it locks to if it has that option. 1 pps out = integer divide of the main output frequency If you change the main output frequency, you change the 1 pps by the same fractional amount. Bob On Jun 2, 2013, at 3:20 PM, Don Latham d...@montana.com wrote: The manual at

Re: [time-nuts] Cheap 9.8Mhz Sa.22c's

2013-06-02 Thread Magnus Danielson
On 06/02/2013 10:05 PM, Bob Camp wrote: Hi 9.3804 MHz = (2^15*3) * 100 Hz 10 MHz = 2^5 * 5^5 * 100 Hz With a normal integer PLL, your highest lock frequency would be 2^5* 100 Hz = 3200 Hz. Doable, but you better care about details, and going for a PI-loop is the way to go. For lower

Re: [time-nuts] Cheap 9.8Mhz Sa.22c's

2013-06-02 Thread Bob Camp
Hi On Jun 2, 2013, at 4:05 PM, Jim Lux jim...@earthlink.net wrote: On 6/2/13 12:52 PM, WB6BNQ wrote: Hello Mark and crowd, I own one of these and I can guarantee that it CANNOT be moved without changing the crystal, tweaking a micro-minature coil value, and changing the firmware. And

Re: [time-nuts] Cheap 9.8Mhz Sa.22c's

2013-06-02 Thread Bob Camp
Hi On Jun 2, 2013, at 4:10 PM, Magnus Danielson mag...@rubidium.dyndns.org wrote: On 06/02/2013 10:05 PM, Bob Camp wrote: Hi 9.3804 MHz = (2^15*3) * 100 Hz 10 MHz = 2^5 * 5^5 * 100 Hz With a normal integer PLL, your highest lock frequency would be 2^5* 100 Hz = 3200 Hz. Doable,

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2013-06-02 Thread Scott Newell
At 02:20 PM 6/2/2013, Don Latham wrote: The manual at least hints that you will get 1 pps out no matter which MHz signal is generated, although I find the presence of 1 pps out and 1 pps in signals a bit confusing... It appears to have a TIC and logic for disciplining the pps out to a GPS

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2013-06-02 Thread Ed Palmer
Glutton for punishment, aren't you Mark! :) There's probably no way to get to 10 MHz. I have two of these that I picked up just to play with. Another purchaser contacted Symmetricom and actually got some information out of them. The oscillator in these runs at 58.9824 MHz. The default

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2013-06-02 Thread Bob Camp
Hi Far cheaper to spend the $120 on the GPSDO that does the 9.8304 to 10 MHz conversion than to send the Rb back to the factory. Bob On Jun 2, 2013, at 4:24 PM, Ed Palmer ed_pal...@sasktel.net wrote: Glutton for punishment, aren't you Mark! :) There's probably no way to get to 10 MHz. I

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2013-06-02 Thread Andy Bardagjy
Bob, are you referring to a particular GPSDO (for $120)? Which is it? Can you provide a link? Andy Bardagjy bardagjy.com On Sun, Jun 2, 2013 at 4:30 PM, Bob Camp li...@rtty.us wrote: Hi Far cheaper to spend the $120 on the GPSDO that does the 9.8304 to 10 MHz conversion than to send the Rb

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2013-06-02 Thread Magnus Danielson
On 06/02/2013 10:14 PM, Bob Camp wrote: Hi On Jun 2, 2013, at 4:10 PM, Magnus Danielsonmag...@rubidium.dyndns.org wrote: On 06/02/2013 10:05 PM, Bob Camp wrote: Hi 9.3804 MHz = (2^15*3) * 100 Hz 10 MHz = 2^5 * 5^5 * 100 Hz With a normal integer PLL, your highest lock frequency would be

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2013-06-02 Thread Chris Albertson
If you start with your 9.830400MHz Rb and then divide that by 300 you get 32768Hz. 32768Hz is what is used in watches and clocks and PC mainboards for time of day clocks. So the maybe the best use of the Rb is to make a really good wall clock. Use it to replace a cheap watch timing crystal.

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2013-06-02 Thread Tom Miller
- Original Message - From: Chris Albertson albertson.ch...@gmail.com To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Sunday, June 02, 2013 3:16 PM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Cheap 9.8Mhz Sa.22c's What are you planning to do with the 10MHz signal

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2013-06-02 Thread Brian Alsop
Will it run on watch batteries? On 6/2/2013 22:03, Chris Albertson wrote: If you start with your 9.830400MHz Rb and then divide that by 300 you get 32768Hz. 32768Hz is what is used in watches and clocks and PC mainboards for time of day clocks. So the maybe the best use of the Rb is to make

Re: [time-nuts] Cheap 9.8Mhz Sa.22c's

2013-06-02 Thread Bob Camp
Hi The GPSDO is the one I mentioned earlier. Here's a completed listing: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Symmetricom-Nortel-NTBW50AA-12-Ch-GPS-Timing-Module-10MHz-GPSDO-Furuno-GT-8031F-/300909808907?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0hash=item460f9f4d0b They come up from time to time. It's not one of mine. I've

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2013-06-02 Thread Bob Camp
Hi Sure it will. How many / how long …. Bob On Jun 2, 2013, at 6:18 PM, Brian Alsop als...@nc.rr.com wrote: Will it run on watch batteries? On 6/2/2013 22:03, Chris Albertson wrote: If you start with your 9.830400MHz Rb and then divide that by 300 you get 32768Hz. 32768Hz is what is

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2013-06-02 Thread Chris Albertson
On Sun, Jun 2, 2013 at 3:18 PM, Brian Alsop als...@nc.rr.com wrote: Will it run on watch batteries? Yes. The key was your use of the plural batteries. But seriously those 32K crystals are used in many places. -- Chris Albertson Redondo Beach, California

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2013-06-02 Thread David McGaw
albertson.ch...@gmail.com To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Sunday, June 02, 2013 3:16 PM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Cheap 9.8Mhz Sa.22c's What are you planning to do with the 10MHz signal. In some cases you can simply use 9.8304MHz. For example my plan