[time-nuts] What Price Precision?

2008-09-13 Thread Tom Clifton
For those who are ARRL members, they now have archives of QST on-line. I stumbled across a two part series in the Sept and Oct 1952 QST ehtitled: What Price Precision? The economics of Frequency Standards By George X.M. Collier W0EG The article highlights Crystal Charactgeristics,Hammarlund

Re: [time-nuts] Thunderbolt Monitor (Didier Juges)

2008-09-13 Thread David Medin
When I get my Tbolt, I was planning to program a PIC18F6722-based board I have already designed and produced, into the role of passthru/monitor to indicate lock. What other features would everyone want to see on a Tbolt monitor board relative to features/displays? What kit price range

[time-nuts] What outdoor antenna for Tbolt?

2008-09-13 Thread David Medin
What outdoor bullet antenna are people using for their Tbolts (manufacturer and model number), where did you find it, and how much did you pay for it? I'm looking at several eBay antennas and the like crossing my fingers that the bias voltage and current will work, but I'd rather

Re: [time-nuts] What outdoor antenna for Tbolt?

2008-09-13 Thread d . seiter
I'm not sure about the manufacturer of mine, the label just has a serial number, made in usa, and part number 25045-10. It came with my tbolt when I got it from ebay a few years ago. The whole set including the ps and a bunch of coax was $199 (buy it now) -Dave -- Original

Re: [time-nuts] VNG sound files

2008-09-13 Thread Max Robinson
Didier has kindly given me some web space to hold these files. For those that emailed me and others who are interested, please visit: http://www.ko4bb.com/cgi-bin/manuals.pl?dir=5)_GPS_Timing/VNG_Time_Station Snip. I finally got around to listening to these. It sets me to wondering how

Re: [time-nuts] Thunderbolt Monitor (Didier Juges)

2008-09-13 Thread WB6BNQ
Hi Dave, Personally I question the value of such an item. As hobbyist we all start immediately planning such a project just because that is our nature. The Tbolt monitor program provided by Trimble, while lacking in some regards, is adequate for determining the functional

Re: [time-nuts] Thunderbolt Monitor CLARIFICATION

2008-09-13 Thread WB6BNQ
To clarify item 3 Item 3 came across unclear after reading it again. What was meant was a third channel to compare either of the two mentioned House Standards to a third device without interrupting the two primary control channels referred to in item 1. BillWB6BNQ

Re: [time-nuts] Thunderbolt Monitor (Didier Juges)

2008-09-13 Thread Bruce Griffiths
WB6BNQ wrote: Hi Dave, Personally I question the value of such an item. As hobbyist we all start immediately planning such a project just because that is our nature. The Tbolt monitor program provided by Trimble, while lacking in some regards, is adequate for determining the