Re: [time-nuts] Star Box

2013-08-19 Thread Björn
Hi Bob Joe, The CMC Allstar was a high quality 12 channel L1 receiver. There was even an option for the DGPS version to have an onboard OCXO. Joe, does your have that or the ordinary Rakon TCXO? Shure the Allstar is not a high sensitivity receiver so do not try indoor navigation with this

Re: [time-nuts] Star Box

2013-08-19 Thread Joseph Gray
It has the normal Rakon TXCO. Joe Gray W5JG On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 12:45 AM, Björn b...@lysator.liu.se wrote: Hi Bob Joe, The CMC Allstar was a high quality 12 channel L1 receiver. There was even an option for the DGPS version to have an onboard OCXO. Joe, does your have that or the

Re: [time-nuts] Star Box

2013-08-18 Thread Magnus Danielson
Joe, On 08/18/2013 06:40 AM, Joseph Gray wrote: Magnus, Thanks for the comments. I did find the manual online. I will have to read through it when I get a chance. From the past comments in the archives, I was hoping to hear about anyone's experience using this in a GPSDO and whether it

Re: [time-nuts] Star Box

2013-08-18 Thread Bob Camp
Hi Pretty much everything made from silicon goes through 3-4 year cycles. Anything that's 10 years old is a couple of cycles behind. It's probably not going to work as well as an LEA-6T or even a LEA-5T. It might be competitive with a 4T or a 3T. Bob On Aug 15, 2013, at 10:47 PM, Joseph

Re: [time-nuts] Star Box

2013-08-17 Thread Magnus Danielson
Hi Joe, On 08/16/2013 04:47 AM, Joseph Gray wrote: I just picked up a Star Box for $10. It has an Allstar DGPS board inside. I saw several mentions of similar boards in the archives and I have found some documentation on the net. Has anyone actually used one of these in a GPSDO? Does it work

Re: [time-nuts] Star Box

2013-08-17 Thread Joseph Gray
Magnus, Thanks for the comments. I did find the manual online. I will have to read through it when I get a chance. From the past comments in the archives, I was hoping to hear about anyone's experience using this in a GPSDO and whether it would be better than other brands. I have set it aside

[time-nuts] Star Box

2013-08-15 Thread Joseph Gray
I just picked up a Star Box for $10. It has an Allstar DGPS board inside. I saw several mentions of similar boards in the archives and I have found some documentation on the net. Has anyone actually used one of these in a GPSDO? Does it work any better than the usual Motorola, Rockwell, or other