Re: [time-nuts] Warped back to 1993

2013-08-14 Thread David Malone
On Sun, Aug 11, 2013 at 03:12:00PM +0200, Magnus Danielson wrote: I'm sure that the NTP drivers can be hacked to make necessary adjustments without too much code. I seem to have been caught by the same time warp (or a similar one) on a GPS unit that I've been using with our NTP server since

Re: [time-nuts] Warped back to 1993

2013-08-14 Thread mc235960
Le 14 août 2013 à 09:44, David Malone a écrit : On Sun, Aug 11, 2013 at 03:12:00PM +0200, Magnus Danielson wrote: I'm sure that the NTP drivers can be hacked to make necessary adjustments without too much code. I seem to have been caught by the same time warp (or a similar one) on a GPS

Re: [time-nuts] Warped back to 1993

2013-08-14 Thread Mark C. Stephens
David, Well Done, your patch has breathed life into some refclocks I thought had reached the end of the road. --marki -Original Message- From: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On Behalf Of David Malone Sent: Wednesday, 14 August 2013 5:44 PM To: Magnus

Re: [time-nuts] Warped back to 1993

2013-08-14 Thread Bob Camp
Hi Commercial system: 1) GPS is giving wrong time, NTP is still running (as a slave) 2) GPS is broke 3) Manufacturer says they won't fix / patch the obsolete GPS 4) Buy new GPS on company credit card Whole process likely takes less than an hour. Bob On Aug 14, 2013, at 3:58 AM, mc235960

[time-nuts] ThunderBolt Display

2013-08-14 Thread Adam Maurer
Hi all Due to ongoing requests, I am producing another batch of ThunderBolt Displays. With 80 units already produced and shipped worldwide, this will be the third and last batch. For more information of this device, please refer to: http://vk4ghz.com/thunderbolt-display/ The concept and

[time-nuts] WWVB rcvr/comparator

2013-08-14 Thread Robert Roehrig
Paul said: As a reference comparison wwvb is quite poor compared to loran c or GPS approx 3 decades worse. But it sure is interesting to watch. Its a shame paper recorders aren't anymore. I loved to pull a strip over a day or 2 and look. Now I use a Dig-i-tal recorder works very well makes great

Re: [time-nuts] ThunderBolt Display

2013-08-14 Thread Russ Ramirez
Yeah, after trying to (reliably) get the time out of the pertinent TSIP message using an Arduino UNO, I can understand your statement Adam about the Arduino approach. It kinda works, but it felt like I was fighting the implementation of the controller card and that I should cut-over to my own

Re: [time-nuts] ThunderBolt Display

2013-08-14 Thread Chris Albertson
What was the problem you found. Other then a new to you platform? I'm trying to understand why reading serial data would be hard. An advantage of the Adruino is that you don't need to make a PCB. Even if you want to do something like add a graphical display or and SD card for logging they just

[time-nuts] frequency electronics fe-2129b oscillator

2013-08-14 Thread cdelect
Anyone have a pinout and power supply requirements for a frequency electronics fe-2129b 5 Mhz oscillator??? Thanks, Corby ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts

Re: [time-nuts] Warped back to 1993

2013-08-14 Thread Magnus Danielson
On 08/14/2013 12:25 PM, Bob Camp wrote: Hi Commercial system: 1) GPS is giving wrong time, NTP is still running (as a slave) 2) GPS is broke 3) Manufacturer says they won't fix / patch the obsolete GPS 4) Buy new GPS on company credit card Whole process likely takes less than an hour. So

[time-nuts] Mounting quartz crystals with epoxy: help needed

2013-08-14 Thread Richard (Rick) Karlquist
I'm looking for information about mounting (packaging) quartz crystals with conductive epoxy such as: 1. Recommended type of epoxy. 2. Curing time and temperature. 3. Surface preparation of the gold. 4. Experts/consultants in this area you could recommend. (Note: this refers to mounting

Re: [time-nuts] WWVB rcvr/comparator

2013-08-14 Thread paul swed
Yes indeed tick tick tick. But its funny if something happens and the pen jumps you can tell its worth going over for a look. SIDs and such. The digital ones make no noise. On Wed, Aug 14, 2013 at 12:55 PM, Robert Roehrig k9...@yahoo.com wrote: Paul said: As a reference comparison wwvb is

Re: [time-nuts] WWVB rcvr/comparator

2013-08-14 Thread Magnus Danielson
Paul, On 08/15/2013 03:45 AM, paul swed wrote: Yes indeed tick tick tick. But its funny if something happens and the pen jumps you can tell its worth going over for a look. SIDs and such. The digital ones make no noise. They made software that simulates the loudness of shouting on the trade

Re: [time-nuts] Warped back to 1993

2013-08-14 Thread Magnus Danielson
Mark and David, On 08/14/2013 12:24 PM, Mark C. Stephens wrote: David, Well Done, your patch has breathed life into some refclocks I thought had reached the end of the road. It should be noted that they way GPS works, most if not all GPS receivers will process the data properly including leap