Re: [time-nuts] Trimble P/N 28367-00 Antenna Info

2015-07-17 Thread Gregory Beat
Very old GPS antenna (1997), from the Trimble SVeeSix receiver era. SO, it requires +5 VDC for power (pre-amp). ftp://ftp.trimble.com/pub/sct/embedded/bin/Manuals/Cm3/cm3_510_man.pdf Look at the SVeeSix manual (1997) and you will note, on page 1-5, that this magnetic mount antenna was packaged in

Re: [time-nuts] ULA launch of GPS IIF-10

2015-07-16 Thread Gregory Beat
After this launch -- the U.S. will decommission (retire) one the remaining II-A (Rockwell/Collins) GPS satellites launched in 1990s. According to my reference -- only 3 of those II-A birds are still active or in backup status. I would expect those 3 birds to be decommissioned by 2017. g. beat

Re: [time-nuts] PCI-E Serial Card For Windows NTP?

2015-06-25 Thread Gregory Beat
For Serial ports and Personal Computers (PCI or PCIe), work with LAVA Link in Toronto, Ontario Canada. http://lavalink.com The Chinese cheap add-on card is a mine field of bad designs or implementations. You will find that out (first hand) once you push the serial speed beyond 9600 baud,

Re: [time-nuts] MTI-240-0530-D

2015-06-10 Thread Gregory Beat
Sorry, this sheet has the last page with pin-outs. http://www.ko4bb.com/manuals/50.158.136.69/MTI-240-0530-D.pdf greg On Jun 10, 2015, at 11:55 AM, Gregory Beat w...@icloud.com wrote: Did someone ask about the MTI-240-0530-D Oscillator Specification? AT crystal cut, found on this spec sheet

Re: [time-nuts] FTS 8400

2015-05-26 Thread Gregory Beat
Ole - These became obsolete in 1999. Actually led to development of TAC-2 board (TAPR) in 1996. Tom Clark, K3IO could tell you about the FTS 8400 usage with the VLBI large dish array in 1980s and 1990s. Scroll down the TAC32Plus software notes for discussion on Trimble FTS 8400.

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