Re: [time-nuts] Galvanic decoupling of GPS antenna

2010-06-18 Thread Robert Benward
like a connection to your boiler, then BX is acceptable. Bob - Original Message - From: "jimlux" To: "Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement" Sent: Friday, June 18, 2010 1:46 PM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Galvanic decoupling of GPS antenna Rober

Re: [time-nuts] Galvanic decoupling of GPS antenna

2010-06-18 Thread jimlux
Robert Benward wrote: Rated for 1400V from CENTER conductor to shield, not shield to the outside. If you choose to use RG-58 with 250V on the shield then you will need to put the entire cable inside conduit. It is not acceptable to have any type of exposed mounting. Bob Yeah... I've been

Re: [time-nuts] Galvanic decoupling of GPS antenna

2010-06-18 Thread Robert Benward
: "jimlux" To: "Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement" Sent: Friday, June 18, 2010 10:23 AM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Galvanic decoupling of GPS antenna Robert Benward wrote: I don't think the shield is rated for +/-250V, and I'm not sure I would want to

Re: [time-nuts] Galvanic decoupling of GPS antenna

2010-06-18 Thread Bob Camp
Behalf Of Christian Vogel Sent: Friday, June 18, 2010 8:30 AM To: Yuri Ostry Cc: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Galvanic decoupling of GPS antenna Hi Yuri, > I'm trying to put gps (for a coarse timing sync and RTC > auto-setting) to a small

Re: [time-nuts] Galvanic decoupling of GPS antenna

2010-06-18 Thread jimlux
Robert Benward wrote: I don't think the shield is rated for +/-250V, and I'm not sure I would want to handle RG-58 with 250V on the shield.If you do this, use triax cable and ground the outter shield, and make sure the breaker can interrupt the fault current (if the fault currrent is in the

Re: [time-nuts] Galvanic decoupling of GPS antenna

2010-06-18 Thread Robert Benward
s, or even tens of Amps then this would not be a good idea). Bob - Original Message - From: "Christian Vogel" To: "Yuri Ostry" Cc: "Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement" Sent: Friday, June 18, 2010 8:30 AM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Galva

Re: [time-nuts] Galvanic decoupling of GPS antenna

2010-06-18 Thread Christian Vogel
Hi Yuri, I'm trying to put gps (for a coarse timing sync and RTC auto-setting) to a small controller that must be completely galvanically decoupled from outside world. Antenna power must be supplied from separate power source (ground potential of isolated part of circuit can slowly float up to +

Re: [time-nuts] Galvanic decoupling of GPS antenna

2010-06-18 Thread jimlux
Robert Benward wrote: Yuri, Another suggestion would be to look for a low power GPS; I can't image with all the GPSs out there in all those cell phones, that they all take 40mA or more. If you find one that does have low power, then locate it at the antenna and then you won't need an active a

Re: [time-nuts] Galvanic decoupling of GPS antenna

2010-06-17 Thread Robert Benward
232 - bluetooth converter and get the controller side of the bluetooth closer to the antenna side. Here is a link to a provider www.usglobalsat.com Bob - Original Message - From: "Yuri Ostry" To: Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2010 8:34 PM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Galvanic

Re: [time-nuts] Galvanic decoupling of GPS antenna

2010-06-16 Thread Adrian
So you're having something like that in mind? http://www.polytron.de/Produkte/G07.pdf 4...2400 MHz / 1000V Yuri Ostry schrieb: Hello, Thursday, June 17, 2010, 2:44:43, Didier Juges wrote: D> It is not clear to me why the antenna should be isolated from the D> receiver, I would prefer to keep

Re: [time-nuts] Galvanic decoupling of GPS antenna

2010-06-16 Thread Yuri Ostry
Hello, Thursday, June 17, 2010, 2:44:43, Didier Juges wrote: D> It is not clear to me why the antenna should be isolated from the D> receiver, I would prefer to keep the antenna and receiver on the D> same return, and isolate that assembly from the rest of the world. D> It is much easier to prov

Re: [time-nuts] Galvanic decoupling of GPS antenna

2010-06-16 Thread Didier Juges
resolve the issue of power to the antenna. Didier Sent from my BlackBerry Wireless thingy while I do other things... -Original Message- From: Yuri Ostry Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2010 01:09:34 To: Subject: [time-nuts] Galvanic decoupling of GPS antenna Hello, I&#

Re: [time-nuts] Galvanic decoupling of GPS antenna

2010-06-16 Thread Robert Benward
cross are probably not rated for isolation purposes, especially at +/-250V Bob - Original Message - From: "Yuri Ostry" To: Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2010 5:09 PM Subject: [time-nuts] Galvanic decoupling of GPS antenna Hello, I'm trying to put gps (for a coarse timi

Re: [time-nuts] Galvanic decoupling of GPS antenna

2010-06-16 Thread GandalfG8
In a message dated 16/06/2010 22:11:28 GMT Daylight Time, y...@ostry.ru writes: I'm trying to put gps (for a coarse timing sync and RTC auto-setting) to a small controller that must be completely galvanically decoupled from outside world. Antenna power must be supplied from separate power s

Re: [time-nuts] Galvanic decoupling of GPS antenna

2010-06-16 Thread Bob Camp
...@febo.com] On Behalf Of Yuri Ostry Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2010 5:10 PM To: time-nuts@febo.com Subject: [time-nuts] Galvanic decoupling of GPS antenna Hello, I'm trying to put gps (for a coarse timing sync and RTC auto-setting) to a small controller that must be completely galvanically deco

Re: [time-nuts] Galvanic decoupling of GPS antenna

2010-06-16 Thread bg
Hi Yuri, > Hello, > > I'm trying to put gps (for a coarse timing sync and RTC > auto-setting) to a small controller that must be completely > galvanically decoupled from outside world. Antenna power must be > supplied from separate power source (ground potential of isolated part > of circuit can

[time-nuts] Galvanic decoupling of GPS antenna

2010-06-16 Thread Yuri Ostry
Hello, I'm trying to put gps (for a coarse timing sync and RTC auto-setting) to a small controller that must be completely galvanically decoupled from outside world. Antenna power must be supplied from separate power source (ground potential of isolated part of circuit can slowly float up to +/- 2