Re: [time-nuts] Thunderbolt

2011-02-24 Thread Hal Murray
Sorry if I missed this before, but is there a utility that will allow me control my PC's time from my Thunderbolt GPS-DO? The standard/reference NTP package (ntpd) has a driver that supports Trimble Palisade and Thunderbolt. For questions like that, it helps if you mention what OS you are

Re: [time-nuts] Earthquake meets time ball

2011-02-24 Thread Steve Rooke
Shame that the rest of Lyttleton is wrecked! And I survived this one too, just about, almost had a desktop PC hit me in the head but I had the presence of mind to knock it away with my hands. It's pretty grim here but time still goes on. All the best everyone, Steve in Quakechurch On

Re: [time-nuts] OT: NZ Christchurch member

2011-02-24 Thread Steve Rooke
I heard he was still shaking :) Cheers, Steve On 24/02/2011, Raj vu2...@gmail.com wrote: Anyone hear from Time-Nut Steve Rooke from Christchurch ? Cheers -- Raj, VU2ZAP Bangalore, India. ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To

Re: [time-nuts] Earthquake meets time ball

2011-02-24 Thread Poul-Henning Kamp
In message AANLkTi=6V+Gwa_o-Z9YXkar5TKzPvGoQc9tLTkOOQ=y...@mail.gmail.com, Stev e Rooke writes: Keep smiling Steve, and let us know if we can do anything for you. -- Poul-Henning Kamp | UNIX since Zilog Zeus 3.20 p...@freebsd.org | TCP/IP since RFC 956 FreeBSD committer |

Re: [time-nuts] Earthquake meets time ball

2011-02-24 Thread Steve Rooke
Many thanks, I appreciate your kind thoughts. If your any good at fixing power, water, sewerage and can get the ADSL up on my newly re-connected phone line, as dial-up is really boring, I'd welcome that with open arms. I do have a petrol generator now but getting it was a real bun-fight and I was

Re: [time-nuts] SR-620 cal

2011-02-24 Thread Jürg Kögel
Use the following adjustment sequence: 1. Set the Cal jumper to Cal Enable 2. Connect the reference to Ext Ref (rear) and Input A 3. Switch the counter to Ext Ref 4. Set the CalByte 50 for the best display (this is a very fine adjustement) 5. Switch the counter to Int Ref 6. Set the CalByte 4 for

Re: [time-nuts] Earthquake meets time ball

2011-02-24 Thread EWKehren
Steve Living in South Florida and have had two Hurricane eyes actually going over my house I feel with you. Only difference, we have a warning and if so choose, can get out of the way. Bert Kehren Miami In a message dated 2/24/2011 5:12:52 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, sar10...@gmail.com

Re: [time-nuts] Earthquake meets time ball

2011-02-24 Thread Dave Brown
Damn quakes - yet again - I am faced with having to repair the pendulum on my No. 36 clock. And I had only got it running again for a couple of weeks after fixing the damage from the September quake! Not all bad I guess- at least the rack mounted gear keeps going as long as the batteries hold

[time-nuts] Fw: your 'quake

2011-02-24 Thread Alan Melia
Hi All I though you might like to hear our member Steve Rooke is a survivor in Christchurch. This just received from him. Alan G3NYK - Original Message - From: Steve Rooke sar10...@gmail.com To: Alan Melia alan.me...@btinternet.com Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2011 6:55 AM Subject: Re:

Re: [time-nuts] Earthquake meets time ball

2011-02-24 Thread Rob Kimberley
Glad to hear you are safe Steve - Time Nuts wouldn't quite be the same without you! Good luck down there mate. Rob -Original Message- From: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On Behalf Of Steve Rooke Sent: 24 February 2011 10:13 AM To: Discussion of precise

[time-nuts] HP 3586A/B/C entirely referenced to 10MHz: A solution

2011-02-24 Thread Bert, VE2ZAZ
Hi Everyone, Some recent tests I have made on my HP 3586B Selective Level Meter have confirmed that the detected audio drifts a lot as a function of ambient temperature. A day/night change of 1.5 degree Celcius was clearly visible on Spectrum Lab samples. I could actually find out how many

Re: [time-nuts] Looking for info about first true radio controlled clock

2011-02-24 Thread Harry
IRIG stands for InterRange Instrument Group which set the standards for the Atlantic Missile range, Pacific Missile Range and White Sands. I beleive that White Sands was the generator of most of the specs. I started working at the Cape in 1959 working on the Atlas. This was the days when most

Re: [time-nuts] HP 3586A/B/C entirely referenced to 10MHz: A solution

2011-02-24 Thread WB6BNQ
Hi Bert, I am wondering if you would not do better using a DDS. Specifically, I am thinking of the Analog Devices 9913 which has the ability to fractionally modify the accumulator. I hadn't really put much thought in it, perhaps a regular DDS would work as well. BillWB6BNQ Bert, VE2ZAZ

Re: [time-nuts] OT: NZ Christchurch member

2011-02-24 Thread WB6BNQ
Steve, Isn't Bruce Griffiths in your area ? I am wondering how he is doing ? BillWB6BNQ ___ 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] HP 3586A/B/C entirely referenced to 10MHz: A solution

2011-02-24 Thread paul swed
Bill you beat me to the punch. I completely agree that a DDS would allow both frequencies with very very small offsets. Granted its more complicated and costly. But then it would be locked. I have 5 3586s all running so am always interested in possible updates and was aware of the bfo. Regards

[time-nuts] To Bert from Burt...

2011-02-24 Thread Burt I. Weiner
Bert, I run my 3586B from an external GPS controlled reference. There's no practical relationship for the product detector L.O. that would be easy or likely worth the effort. Here's a link to my FMT Methodology that describes what I've done. If you're interested in the I.F. pickoff point

[time-nuts] NZ Quake

2011-02-24 Thread gsteinba52
Certainly glad to hear Steve is okay. Is Bruce located anywhere near the damage? Jerry ___ 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] NZ Quake

2011-02-24 Thread Bob Camp
Hi I believe Bruce is in Hamilton, different island altogether. It would not surprise me to find he (and most of the rest of the country) are engaged in one part or the other of the recovery effort. Bob On Feb 24, 2011, at 5:53 PM, gsteinb...@aol.com wrote: Certainly glad to hear Steve is

Re: [time-nuts] To Bert from Burt...

2011-02-24 Thread shalimr9
Burt, I am interested by that mod also. Thanks in advance, Didier KO4BB Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -Original Message- From: Burt I. Weiner b...@att.net Sender: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2011 13:12:25 To: time-nuts@febo.com Reply-To: Discussion of

Re: [time-nuts] OT: NZ Christchurch member

2011-02-24 Thread Magnus Danielson
On 24/02/11 10:38, Steve Rooke wrote: I heard he was still shaking :) Did he get any amazing waveforms out of mother earths shaker-table? PS. Happy to hear you are alright and still has a sense of humor intact. Cheers, Magnus Cheers, Steve On 24/02/2011, Rajvu2...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: [time-nuts] OT: NZ Christchurch member

2011-02-24 Thread Bob Bownes
What is the conversion factor for Richter to dBm? :) Bob As a guy with degrees in geology and EE. I really should know this...:) On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 8:11 PM, Magnus Danielson mag...@rubidium.dyndns.org wrote: On 24/02/11 10:38, Steve Rooke wrote: I heard he was still shaking :) Did he

Re: [time-nuts] OT: NZ Christchurch member

2011-02-24 Thread jimlux
On 2/24/11 5:23 PM, Bob Bownes wrote: What is the conversion factor for Richter to dBm? :) Bob As a guy with degrees in geology and EE. I really should know this...:) Especially since both are log scales.. The problem is that Richter is log magnitude displacement on a particular kind of

[time-nuts] OT: FS. SETI Radio Astronomy Ground Station

2011-02-24 Thread J. Forster
From another list, -John = Original Message Subject: Re: For Sale Ground station. From:Rachel Tortolini dr.rtortol...@gmail.com Date:Thu, February 24, 2011 8:07 pm

Re: [time-nuts] NZ Quake

2011-02-24 Thread Bruce Griffiths
Hamilton (in the North Island) is around 680km or thereabouts north of Christchurch (in the South Island). Didn't feel a thing, although I knew about it within a few minutes.. Bruce Bob Camp wrote: Hi I believe Bruce is in Hamilton, different island altogether. It would not surprise me to

Re: [time-nuts] PN sequence generation using GPS

2011-02-24 Thread Hal Murray
jim...@earthlink.net said: yes.. back in the day, people had proposed various time of day sync strategies, but they all seemed require more complexity and mass than it was worth. ... I'm embarrassed that I didn't see this sooner... If you use something like time-of-day to synchronize the PN