Re: [time-nuts] Synchronizing to WWV

2009-12-22 Thread Neville Michie
Hi none of these nist references will download to me in Australia, is it some sort of national security issue? cheers, Neville Michie On 21/12/2009, at 11:01 PM, Hal Murray wrote: t...@leapsecond.com said: Your ears are correct; the 100 Hz code began in 1960. See:

Re: [time-nuts] Synchronizing to WWV

2009-12-22 Thread Bruce Griffiths
Neville Michie wrote: Hi none of these nist references will download to me in Australia, is it some sort of national security issue? cheers, Neville Michie They download fine across the ditch. Probably a problem with your ISP. Bruce On 21/12/2009, at 11:01 PM, Hal Murray wrote:

Re: [time-nuts] Synchronizing to WWV

2009-12-22 Thread Rob Kimberley
Download OK in UK. Rob Kimberley -Original Message- From: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On Behalf Of Neville Michie Sent: 22 December 2009 09:14 To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Synchronizing to WWV Hi

Re: [time-nuts] Synchronizing to WWV

2009-12-22 Thread Rex Moncur
Hi Neville They work OK to Tasmania so we must have the required clearance, hi Rex VK7MO Hi none of these nist references will download to me in Australia, is it some sort of national security issue? cheers, Neville Michie ___ time-nuts mailing

Re: [time-nuts] Synchronizing to WWV

2009-12-22 Thread Hal Murray
rvas...@rob-vassar.com said: The problem with the working configuration was that the DSP code consumed virtually all the old SuperSPARC-II CPU's capacity. In Intel x86 terms, these were roughly equivalent to a pre-MMX Pentium 90, so a modern system should fare much better. ntpd on a 1GHz

Re: [time-nuts] Synchronizing to WWV

2009-12-21 Thread Hal Murray
paulsw...@gmail.com said: Boy I think wwv has been doing that for 30 years+. I remember trying to decode it with discreet chips ages ago. It was a mess due to propagation and noise. I have seen programs that will indeed decode it using the sound blaster you have to luv the SB cards. It

Re: [time-nuts] Synchronizing to WWV

2009-12-21 Thread Hal Murray
t...@leapsecond.com said: Your ears are correct; the 100 Hz code began in 1960. See: http://tf.boulder.nist.gov/general/pdf/1670.pdf http://tf.boulder.nist.gov/general/pdf/1681.pdf http://tf.nist.gov/stations/wwvhistory.htm http://tf.boulder.nist.gov/general/pdf/1731.pdf Fun reading.

Re: [time-nuts] Synchronizing to WWV

2009-12-21 Thread Robert Vassar
On Dec 21, 2009, at 3:55 AM, Hal Murray wrote: It doesn't take anything fancy. ntpd has a couple of drivers that use the standard audio stuff on a PC. 8K samples per second, alaw. The IRIG driver works pretty well. I haven't tried the one for WWV. I had WWV audio driver working in

Re: [time-nuts] Synchronizing to WWV

2009-12-20 Thread Hal Murray
jus...@fuzzythinking.com said: I think the Heathkit clock was more sophisticated. It read the 100hz data code and automatically set the hour, minute, seconds, and date. ... When did WWV start sending the data on 100 Hz? I was playing with a WWV simulator the other day, and was surprised to

Re: [time-nuts] Synchronizing to WWV

2009-12-20 Thread Tom Van Baak
When did WWV start sending the data on 100 Hz? I was playing with a WWV simulator the other day, and was surprised to hear it. I remember listening to WWV when I was a kid. That was back in the '50s. I don't remember hearing the 100 Hz blips. Of course, I could have been using gear that

Re: [time-nuts] Synchronizing to WWV

2009-12-20 Thread paul swed
Boy I think wwv has been doing that for 30 years+. I remember trying to decode it with discreet chips ages ago. It was a mess due to propagation and noise. I have seen programs that will indeed decode it using the sound blaster you have to luv the SB cards. On Sun, Dec 20, 2009 at 7:34 AM, Tom

Re: [time-nuts] Synchronizing to WWV

2009-12-19 Thread jmfranke
I agree. I have several Z3801A units for GPS timing and a rubidium standard, but I still like to use a simple scope triggered from the 1PPS output of a test oscillator to monitor the ticks from CHU on 7.850 MHz. I also use a circular sweep oscilloscope sweeping at 100 Hz, derived from a

Re: [time-nuts] Synchronizing to WWV

2009-12-19 Thread Justin Pinnix
Hi Don, I think the Heathkit clock was more sophisticated. It read the 100hz data code and automatically set the hour, minute, seconds, and date. It did all of this using an on-board microprocessor. I've never owned one, so I'm basing my information on the blurb here:

Re: [time-nuts] Synchronizing to WWV

2009-12-18 Thread Don Latham
Is this the basis document for the Heathkit Most Accurate Clock??? Don - Original Message - From: Justin Pinnix jus...@fuzzythinking.com To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Friday, December 18, 2009 9:40 PM Subject: [time-nuts]

Re: [time-nuts] Synchronizing to WWV

2009-12-18 Thread Brian Kirby
We'll, if you need millisecond accuracy its OK. But if you running real clocks - rubidium or cesium, WWV is just not good enough. If you look around, you can pick up a OEM GPS receiver board for under $40. You can also find cheap patch antennas for $9/10 - at TAPR. Put the receiver in a