Re: [time-nuts] What is it ??

2010-02-15 Thread Stanley Reynolds
Do you have a description ? Picture? Connector and cables attached to this item ? It may be similar to another brand ? Is it possible to dissemble the item and check inside. Stanley Just picked up a GPS Adapter made by Enhanced Messaging Systems no luck on the web on this item.. Can

Re: [time-nuts] Fw: Low noise voltage regulators

2010-02-25 Thread Stanley Reynolds
and frequency measurement time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Thu, February 25, 2010 1:15:11 PM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Fw: Low noise voltage regulators Stanley Reynolds wrote:   Sorry, the page you requested was not found - Forwarded Message From: Stanley Reynolds stanley_reyno...@yahoo.com

[time-nuts] Fw: Low noise voltage regulators

2010-02-25 Thread Stanley Reynolds
- Forwarded Message From: Stanley Reynolds stanley_reyno...@yahoo.com To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Thu, February 25, 2010 1:00:58 PM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Low noise voltage regulators From the :  2-11. A single source of +20

Re: [time-nuts] Achieving maximum performance when driving 5370A/B inputs

2010-02-27 Thread Stanley Reynolds
I have a bnc type connector with two pins inside the shield on a FTS cesium standard labeled DS1 must be a phone industry jack. Stanley - Original Message From: Bob Camp li...@rtty.us To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Sat, February 27,

Re: [time-nuts] Achieving maximum performance when driving 5370A/B inputs

2010-02-27 Thread Stanley Reynolds
found a picture of the Twin BNC here: http://drawings.amphenolrf.com/pdf/172.pdf ___ 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 there.

Re: [time-nuts] Rock, gas, and air

2010-02-28 Thread Stanley Reynolds
A while back we had a thread about Paris and a network of air synced clocks ? Stanley - Original Message From: Bruce Griffiths bruce.griffi...@xtra.co.nz To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Sun, February 28, 2010 7:41:20 PM Subject: Re:

Re: [time-nuts] Missing GPS satellites

2010-03-25 Thread Stanley Reynolds
News story a few days back that in parts of Afghanistan wireless which has 99% vs 1% wired phones would go out every nite, on orders of the Taleban, to prevent civilians from reporting activity to Coalition forces. Think the wireless networks would last a little longer than a few hours without

Re: [time-nuts] Missing GPS satellites

2010-03-25 Thread Stanley Reynolds
Link to new story: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503543_162-20001083-503543.html http://online.wsj.com/article/SB20001424052748704117304575137541465235972.html Stanley ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to

Re: [time-nuts] Making a HP 10811 better

2010-03-27 Thread Stanley Reynolds
Is the source of the vibration important ? I'm thinking that any vibration that is not on the same axis as gravity. Walking across the lab vs a fan that is out of balance close by. Would a suspended mass mounting help with vibration isolation and damping with rubber pads and springs or would

Re: [time-nuts] OT Question - Surplus Places

2010-03-31 Thread Stanley Reynolds
I'm in Birmingham and even the thrift stores here list their stuff on ebay, could give you a list of closed places, was one in Decatur ... You can find places using ebay and see if they will let you come by for a look, no joy for time-nuts stuff but for other stuff this has worked for me. UAB

Re: [time-nuts] Surplus Places...

2010-04-01 Thread Stanley Reynolds
Learned my lesson You can read the terms at : https://www.govliquidation.com/terms.html , but they don't list all the terms and leave out they way it works, and amount of time/paper work required to keep them happy. They may refund for the return expenses only if you can get a manager to

Re: [time-nuts] Thunderbolt Group Buy, part 3 - Thunderbolt quits

2010-04-14 Thread Stanley Reynolds
Do anyone have a troubleshooting suggestion? Cold solder joint on RS232 connector. Stanley ___ 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] oscillator choice question

2010-05-02 Thread Stanley Reynolds
Does anyone use mechanical adjustment with a servo, gear train and microcontroller? Might be useful as a tool to calibrate standards without electronic fine adjustment but would think it would ware out the capacitor if used to make continuous adjustments. Wonder if they make adjustment tools

[time-nuts] GPS antenna distribution from a DTV multi switch

2010-05-08 Thread Stanley Reynolds
Have been using a sat passive splitter and most of my cables are using F connectors so I'm thinking of modifying a DTV multi switch to provide 5 volts instead of 13 volts on the LNB/antenna port. Antenna is a Trimble bullet II 5 volt antenna. The switch is active and I would ignore the 22Khz

Re: [time-nuts] GPS antenna distribution from a DTV multi switch

2010-05-08 Thread Stanley Reynolds
 I've opened it up and it ( a eagle aspen DTV4X8 ) has two lm317's maybe for 18 and 13 volts as well as a ua78m06 for the amps and volt/22Khz switches. Pictures here : www.n4iqt.com/dtv4x8 Stanley ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To

Re: [time-nuts] GPS antenna distribution from a DTV multi switch

2010-05-08 Thread Stanley Reynolds
Yes, not using most of it.   Has a 22khz tone and voltage level detector for all 8 outputs I don't need, but my cost with power brick was $10, ebay has them under $20 now. Stanley - Original Message From: Bob Camp li...@rtty.us To: Discussion of precise time and frequency

Re: [time-nuts] GPS antenna distribution from a DTV multi switch

2010-05-09 Thread Stanley Reynolds
It works picture www.n4iqt.com/dtv4x8/5vreg-mod.JPG The feed for 13v to the antenna was a ferite bead with 3 turns, it was attached to the board with orange hot glue. It connected to the 13v input to the ua78m06, for the mod I added a 7805 from the 18v lm317 to the bead rf choke. Stanley

Re: [time-nuts] GPS antenna distribution from a DTV multi switch

2010-05-10 Thread Stanley Reynolds
certified hot glue (from Lowes) and not the common garden variety kind (from Home Depot). Bob On May 9, 2010, at 11:05 PM, Stanley Reynolds wrote: It works picture www.n4iqt.com/dtv4x8/5vreg-mod.JPG The feed for 13v to the antenna was a ferite bead with 3 turns, it was attached to the board

Re: [time-nuts] time-nuts Digest, Vol 70, Issue 31

2010-05-12 Thread Stanley Reynolds
That would not explain the lessing of the effect as the clocks are moved  father from each other or arranged as sides of a triangle. Maybe gravity between the pendulums or more likely vibrations. http://www.scholarpedia.org/article/Synchronization http://www.siam.org/pdf/news/481.pdf

Re: [time-nuts] time-nuts Digest, Vol 70, Issue 31

2010-05-13 Thread Stanley Reynolds
:-)) My thought was that even an uncoupled set might move closer together if all subject to the same external impulse? Alan - Original Message - From: Stanley Reynolds stanley_reyno...@yahoo.com To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Thursday, May 13

Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject)

2010-05-23 Thread Stanley Reynolds
- Original Message From: Jeff Hook jeffh...@comcast.net To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Sun, May 23, 2010 12:42:45 PM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject) Bob My 3805 cables look like this DB9      DB25 2     

Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject)

2010-05-23 Thread Stanley Reynolds
- Original Message From: Robert Benward rbenw...@verizon.net To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Sun, May 23, 2010 4:38:43 PM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject) Jeff, Generally for a given DTE, there is a swap

Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject)

2010-05-23 Thread Stanley Reynolds
ramblings.Bob- Original Message - From: jimlux jim...@earthlink.net To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2010 8:58 PM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject) Stanley Reynolds wrote: snip Dec

Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject)

2010-05-24 Thread Stanley Reynolds
Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject) Hi Long ago I decided to go with the terms straight and null modem for the cables I use. NM and ST are easy to mark and hard to confuse. Bob On May 23, 2010, at 8:58 PM, jimlux wrote: Stanley Reynolds wrote: snip Dec

Re: [time-nuts] IRIG B

2010-05-25 Thread Stanley Reynolds
Example of IRIG-B generator and decoder implemented in LabVIEW FPGA: http://zone.ni.com/devzone/cda/epd/p/id/3396 Stanley ___ 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] Mu Metal

2010-05-28 Thread Stanley Reynolds
- Original Message From: ewkeh...@aol.com ewkeh...@aol.com To: time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Fri, May 28, 2010 6:21:02 AM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Mu Metal Who is Electr. Goldmine. How do I contact them.  Bert  Kehren snip http://www.goldmine-elec.com/ Phone Numbers: Toll-Free Sales:

Re: [time-nuts] Mu Metal

2010-05-28 Thread Stanley Reynolds
http://www.goldmine-elec-products.com/prodinfo.asp?number=G16600A ___ 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 there.

Re: [time-nuts] preferred GPS

2010-06-02 Thread Stanley Reynolds
CW25-TIM http://www.navsync.com/docs/CW25_TIM.pdf Stanley   - Original Message From: Bob Bownes bow...@gmail.com Sent: Wed, June 2, 2010 11:54:56 AM Subject: [time-nuts] preferred GPS So, do folks have a preferred GPS module to discipline clocks? Clearly some are better than others.

Re: [time-nuts] A philosophy of science view on the tight pll discussion

2010-06-05 Thread Stanley Reynolds
I have no problem with strong points of view, in some ways it increases my enthusiasm for the topic. The medium of email does have it's limits, but why censor or ignore the discussion if it includes these indications of a strong belief in ones view ?  We have many dry papers to read please

Re: [time-nuts] Tbolts

2010-06-05 Thread Stanley Reynolds
Important to add the shipping I saw the $199 but it had $100 for shipping, total $299 One unit I saw had a connector to plug the unit into a card rack, without the card rack it was not clear how much modification would be needed to run it stand alone. Stanley - Original Message

Re: [time-nuts] Odd FTS 4060 Behavior

2010-06-12 Thread Stanley Reynolds
Adrian  Pure speculation from a shade tree time-nut: As my tube became weaker the unit became heat sensitive and would stay locked if I keep the room cooler. It also did better on battery power vs the internal supply. I attributed this to signal to noise level changing as the the tube aged.

Re: [time-nuts] Odd FTS 4060 Behavior

2010-06-14 Thread Stanley Reynolds
Pictures of 1000b dissembled here: http://www.n4iqt.com/fts1000b/pictures/ Believe it is similar. Stanley - Original Message From: Adrian rfn...@arcor.de To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Mon, June 14, 2010 6:17:30 AM Subject: Re:

Re: [time-nuts] Is quartz crystal aging really a logarithmic curve?

2010-06-24 Thread Stanley Reynolds
check this paper: http://www.mti-milliren.com/MTIPapers/Ext_Aging_Perf_Results.pdf stanley - Original Message From: Bob Camp li...@rtty.us To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Thu, June 24, 2010 10:26:42 PM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Is

[time-nuts] FE-405 DOCXO info request

2010-06-26 Thread Stanley Reynolds
I have a FEI Communications FE-405B DOCXO looking for info. Sales flyer and pictures of the unit here: www.n4iqt.com/fei-fe405b  The Sales flyer listed the 405A and I have the 405B don't know the difference. A manual that shows the digital error correction via the i/o port would be great, even

Re: [time-nuts] yet another GPSDO design, or so

2010-06-27 Thread Stanley Reynolds
I have been thinking about a faster counter also but the Shera board was depending on the jitter in the 24 Mhz clock to average out the +- count. The faster clock would reduce the need for this but without the right amount of jitter we lose the benefit of this average. Stanley -

Re: [time-nuts] yet another GPSDO design, or so

2010-06-27 Thread Stanley Reynolds
Yes I see your need for a reduced range with smaller steps. But I was looking for smaller steps to improve the tracking accuracy without a loss of the benefit of averaging. From the QST article:  Interestingly, it is desirable to have the frequency of U7 drift slightly rather than being

Re: [time-nuts] yet another GPSDO design, or so

2010-06-27 Thread Stanley Reynolds
Without knowing your 100Mhz clock would it not need less jitter to average out +- one count at 100Mhz vs one count at 24Mhz? The GPS error has improved with better hardware/software in the receivers as well as turning off SA. So I'm not so sure the GPS error will wash out the counter's error.

Re: [time-nuts] yet another GPSDO design, or so

2010-06-27 Thread Stanley Reynolds
Jitter may not be the correct word. I also don't know how accurate or repeatable the averaging effect is as described in the article.  But I do believe the amount of drift is important for this to work as stated before. Independent is required, if locked then this is the extreme case of no

Re: [time-nuts] yet another GPSDO design, or so

2010-06-27 Thread Stanley Reynolds
of drift as well as it's magnitude would need to be correct. Accuracy is not important here just the precision, as the number is not important just the rate of change of the number indicates error. I need to think more about this Stanley   - Original Message From: Stanley Reynolds

Re: [time-nuts] PICTIC II

2010-06-27 Thread Stanley Reynolds
done www.n4iqt.com/picticii/circuit.jpg www.n4iqt.com/picticii/PICTICII.bmp both above as pdf www.n4iqt.com/picticii/circuit-pcb.pdf Stanley - Original Message From: Joseph Gray jg...@zianet.com To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Sun,

Re: [time-nuts] PICTIC II

2010-06-28 Thread Stanley Reynolds
Sorry, my mistake, updated the pdf. Stanley - Original Message From: Magnus Danielson mag...@rubidium.dyndns.org To: time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Mon, June 28, 2010 2:57:34 AM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] PICTIC II On 06/28/2010 01:46 AM, Stanley Reynolds wrote: done www.n4iqt.com

Re: [time-nuts] FE-405 DOCXO info request

2010-06-28 Thread Stanley Reynolds
Thanks, looking into it now, maybe they left the door unlocked. Stanley - Original Message From: Magnus Danielson mag...@rubidium.dyndns.org To: time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Mon, June 28, 2010 3:33:12 PM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] FE-405 DOCXO info request On 06/27/2010 12:31 AM, Stanley

Re: [time-nuts] FE-405 DOCXO info request

2010-06-28 Thread Stanley Reynolds
...@rubidium.dyndns.org To: time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Mon, June 28, 2010 5:01:35 PM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] FE-405 DOCXO info request On 06/28/2010 11:25 PM, Stanley Reynolds wrote: Thanks, looking into it now, maybe they left the door unlocked. You will not know until you try the handle. You would need to take

Re: [time-nuts] yet another GPSDO design, or so

2010-06-29 Thread Stanley Reynolds
If we lower the size of each step to over lap more would this lower the error ?  Software would adjust both converters at the cross over point so neither would change it's full range at this point. Two 12 bit converters would form one 18 or 20 bit converter. I guess taken to the extreme we

Re: [time-nuts] PICTIC II

2010-07-01 Thread Stanley Reynolds
Pictic, looking forward to playing with the Pictic II! Best regards, Jeroen Richard H McCorkle wrote: Time-Nuts, The PICTIC WIKI page has been updated to include a PDF of the schematic and board layout as requested. Richard On 06/28/2010 01:46 AM, Stanley Reynolds wrote: done

Re: [time-nuts] PICTIC II

2010-07-01 Thread Stanley Reynolds
The price would be at my cost and actual shipping, no packaging or processing charges added by me. Not sure of price till I have the number of boards but hope as a group we will get a better price. This would also allow us to order just 1 if that is the need. I can take paypal but that has

[time-nuts] PICTIC II PCB group buy

2010-07-01 Thread Stanley Reynolds
Am 01.07.2010 16:44, schrieb Stanley Reynolds: OK, email me off list the number of boards and address so I can calculate postage and I will order them. The price would be at my cost and actual shipping, no packaging or processing charges added by me. Not sure of price till I have the number

[time-nuts] Pictic II PCB group buy board cost $8

2010-07-01 Thread Stanley Reynolds
I expect the board cost to be $8 each + shipping. Will email everyone I receive a request from in a few days and then post here for any lost emails / last call. Stanley ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to

[time-nuts] Pic programing for the PICTIC II

2010-07-02 Thread Stanley Reynolds
I see some $20 programmers on the auction site. Goggle turns up many designs with the warning that your PC serial port needs 11 to 12 volts. Did see a design that used a external power supply. A zif socket maybe over kill if you are only using it once. Any volunteers to supply

Re: [time-nuts] Pic programing for the PICTIC II

2010-07-02 Thread Stanley Reynolds
- Original Message From: paul swed paulsw...@gmail.com To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Fri, July 2, 2010 10:27:26 AM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Pic programing for the PICTIC II Whats your board count so far?? 23 people my guess is

Re: [time-nuts] Pic programing for the PICTIC II

2010-07-02 Thread Stanley Reynolds
] Pic programing for the PICTIC II I'm not too excited about all of the individualshipping, but if you can tell me how many you want, I could buy them, program them, and ship them to you to be distributed with the boards. -Chuck Harris Stanley Reynolds wrote: I see some  $20 programmers

[time-nuts] PICTIC II PCB order placed

2010-07-02 Thread Stanley Reynolds
for payment till I receive the boards unless you are unsure how long it will take for me to receive it. Stanley Reynolds 225 Alpine Street Birmingham, AL 35210 USA If your software will only work with Irondale and not Birmingham this is OK Stanley Reynolds 225 Alpine Street Irondale, AL 35210

Re: [time-nuts] PICTIC II PCB order placed

2010-07-02 Thread Stanley Reynolds
of the thread, what is it for ? I may want on the wagon too !! 73, Dick, W1KSZ -Original Message- From: Stanley Reynolds stanley_reyno...@yahoo.com Sent: Jul 2, 2010 9:46 AM To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement time-nuts@febo.com Subject: [time-nuts] PICTIC II PCB order placed

[time-nuts] Pictic II mods

2010-07-02 Thread Stanley Reynolds
Looking at Richard's code in PICTICII.ASM :    bsf TXSTA,BRGH    ;set USART hi speed mode    movlw D'51' ;set async rate at 9600 baud (51. for 8 MHz int, BRGH=1)    movwf SPBRG Then '25' would be 19,200 baud and '12' would be 38,400 baud Need to test this

Re: [time-nuts] Pictic II mods

2010-07-02 Thread Stanley Reynolds
-nuts] Pictic II mods Hi I believe he's using the internal clock on the PIC. It's not super accurate, so running a lot of data can be an issue. Bob -Original Message- From: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On Behalf Of Stanley Reynolds Sent: Friday, July 02

Re: [time-nuts] Pic programing for the PICTIC II

2010-07-02 Thread Stanley Reynolds
-Original Message- From: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On Behalf Of Stanley Reynolds Sent: Friday, July 02, 2010 10:37 AM To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Pic programing for the PICTIC II - Original Message

Re: [time-nuts] PICTIC II PCB order placed

2010-07-03 Thread Stanley Reynolds
No problem, I expect to have the boards 7/21, I will have plenty. Stanley - Original Message From: Robert Berg bo...@pobox.com To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Sat, July 3, 2010 9:26:49 AM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] PICTIC II PCB order

Re: [time-nuts] PICTIC II PCB group buy

2010-07-03 Thread Stanley Reynolds
No problem, I expect to have the boards 7/21, I will have plenty. Stanley - Original Message From: Randall Prentice randall.prent...@pscconsulting.com To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Fri, July 2, 2010 11:21:46 PM Subject:

Re: [time-nuts] PICTIC II PCB group buy

2010-07-03 Thread Stanley Reynolds
No problem, I expect to have the boards 7/21, I will have plenty. Stanley - Original Message From: Al Digit l_di...@yahoo.com To: time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Fri, July 2, 2010 11:10:03 PM Subject: [time-nuts] PICTIC II PCB group buy Add me to the list. Thanks      

[time-nuts] Preprogramed PICTIC Chips

2010-07-03 Thread Stanley Reynolds
Starting this thread as a place for people wanting chips and people who can supply them to meet. Sorry I can not do the chips and also have time for my projects. Stanley ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to

Re: [time-nuts] PICTIC II PCB order placed

2010-07-03 Thread Stanley Reynolds
order placed Hello Stanley, I wrote already twice offline, but it looks like it doesn't arrive. So I ask this way, if it is not too late, can I order as well 2 ea.? Who can provide the programmed pics (best in Europe for Germany)? Many thanks, Arnold Am 03.07.2010 18:27, schrieb Stanley

Re: [time-nuts] PICTIC II PCB order placed

2010-07-04 Thread Stanley Reynolds
, Bernard, F1EHX. - Original Message - From: Stanley Reynolds stanley_reyno...@yahoo.com To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Friday, July 02, 2010 6:46 PM Subject: [time-nuts] PICTIC II PCB order placed Oops, I didn't know this was on the list

Re: [time-nuts] DS-1 from 10MHz

2010-07-04 Thread Stanley Reynolds
I have a board that does this, I could send you. See Pictures here: www.n4iqt.com/fts4040/ds1   www.n4iqt.com/fts4040/ds1/FTSds1001.JPG www.n4iqt.com/fts4040/ds1/FTSds1002.JPG www.n4iqt.com/fts4040/ds1/FTSds1003.JPG Stanley - Original Message From: J.D. Schoedel

Re: [time-nuts] PICTIC II Programmed 16f688 chips

2010-07-04 Thread Stanley Reynolds
That is the correct chip. Stanley - Original Message From: Robert Darlington rdarling...@gmail.com To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Sun, July 4, 2010 7:05:36 PM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] PICTIC II Programmed 16f688 chips How many chips

Re: [time-nuts] PICTIC II Programmed 16f688 chips

2010-07-07 Thread Stanley Reynolds
Google pic programming mac os turns up many links. http://www.mactech.com/articles/mactech/Vol.20/20.02/PICMicrocontroller/index.html http://www.1710.co.uk/cms/pics-on-mac Stanley - Original Message From: Thomas A. Frank ka2...@cox.net To: Discussion of precise time and frequency

Re: [time-nuts] PICTIC II Parts at Mouser

2010-07-09 Thread Stanley Reynolds
I was thinking of using a 74F175 not as fast uses more power but I have it. Stanley snip 7) The 74AC175 is un-obtanium in a PDIP package the project shows a 74ACT SOIC version, you'll have to kludge it on to the board Logic levels on the clock may impact accuracy (but probably won't). snip

Re: [time-nuts] Loran-C POSAID2 Software

2010-07-09 Thread Stanley Reynolds
dos program here : http://www.loran.org/gptotd.zip info here : http://www.loran.org/Coordinates.htm Stanley - Original Message From: J. Forster j...@quik.com To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Fri, July 9, 2010 5:14:59 PM Subject: Re:

Re: [time-nuts] PICTIC II Parts - SOIC to PDIP Adaptor

2010-07-09 Thread Stanley Reynolds
The ebay item will fit the .3 inch spacing of the pcb. Looks like the futurlec is .6 inch spacing like many of the other ebay items. Stanley - Original Message From: Joseph Gray jg...@zianet.com To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Fri,

Re: [time-nuts] PICTIC II Parts - SOIC to PDIP Adaptor

2010-07-09 Thread Stanley Reynolds
From ad : 0.700 accross: Not DIP socket insertable for solderless breadboarding custom pcb only Stanley - Original Message From: Joseph Gray jg...@zianet.com To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Fri, July 9, 2010 10:53:25 PM Subject: Re:

Re: [time-nuts] PICTIC II Parts - SOIC to PDIP Adaptor

2010-07-09 Thread Stanley Reynolds
No, the ebay item 180460919851 looks correct, data sheet for 74ac175 has the same pin out for all packages. Attached a picture pin 1 to pin 1 no crossed pins. Stanley - Original Message From: Hal Murray hmur...@megapathdsl.net To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement

[time-nuts] PICTIC Backend

2010-07-10 Thread Stanley Reynolds
A terminal emulator like PuTTY is a good starting point to talk to PICTIC. But I was thinking of a GUI that would appear like a virtual instrument. Buttons instead of the @ commands, display of various settings and data. My language of choice is Basic looking at Just Basic now. Wonder if

Re: [time-nuts] Rubidium oscillator controlled clock

2010-07-11 Thread Stanley Reynolds
Very Nice, but way too neat, tell me you cleaned up for the pictures. Stanley - Original Message From: ulm...@vaxman.de ulm...@vaxman.de To: TIME-NUTS@febo.com Sent: Sun, July 11, 2010 2:40:01 PM Subject: [time-nuts] Rubidium oscillator controlled clock Dear list members - a couple

Re: [time-nuts] 74AC175PC availability

2010-07-12 Thread Stanley Reynolds
I found them yesterday, and they show my order shipped today, let you know when I receive it. Stanley - Original Message From: Peter Vince pvi...@theiet.org To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Mon, July 12, 2010 2:30:14 PM Subject:

Re: [time-nuts] 74AC175PC availability

2010-07-12 Thread Stanley Reynolds
A order with BIGeSTOCK.com did not work out last week, I think some of these people don't stock but re-list others stock. In this case they came back with a price 5 times what they said when I ordered. Stanley - Original Message From: Stanley Reynolds stanley_reyno...@yahoo.com

[time-nuts] 74AC logic differences between manufactures

2010-07-13 Thread Stanley Reynolds
Learning about the differences between families now know why a 74F is not a substitute for 74AC. But remembering something I read in Brooks Shera, W5OJM GPSDO notes Take care about which 4046 chips you use for U1 and U3. The Phillips 74HCT4046 chips (formerly sold by Radio Shack) are fine. So

Re: [time-nuts] PIC-TIC boards

2010-07-13 Thread Stanley Reynolds
Claude, No problem you are on the list, the 74AC175PC is correct chip, not 74ACT175PC. Stanley - Original Message From: Claude Houde va2...@aei.ca To: time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Tue, July 13, 2010 8:15:25 PM Subject: [time-nuts] PIC-TIC boards Hello ! I know I'm a bit late, but is it

Re: [time-nuts] Did my Tbolt die ?

2010-07-18 Thread Stanley Reynolds
Adam, Cold solder joints on the connector or chip would be my first guess after the power supply was checked. Stanley - Original Message From: Adam Feigin a...@iis.ee.ethz.ch To: time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Sun, July 18, 2010 3:53:36 AM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Did my Tbolt die ?

Re: [time-nuts] surface mount (was PICTIC II Parts from Mouser)

2010-07-20 Thread Stanley Reynolds
Bob, Thank you for the video Now all we need is a robot and software to filter the jitter from my hands. Maybe a little less expensive than the da Vinci robot. http://www.davincisurgery.com/ Stanley   - Original Message From: Bob Bownes bow...@gmail.com To: Discussion of precise time

[time-nuts] Pictic II boards are here !

2010-07-20 Thread Stanley Reynolds
Paypal to stanley_reyno...@yahoo.com  . Yes I still have extra boards. Stanley ___ 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 there.

Re: [time-nuts] Pictic II boards are here !

2010-07-20 Thread Stanley Reynolds
Picture of board here: www.n4iqt.com/stanley_reynolds/picticii/Picticboard001.JPG - Original Message From: Stanley Reynolds stanley_reyno...@yahoo.com To: time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Tue, July 20, 2010 5:08:22 PM Subject: [time-nuts] Pictic II boards are here ! Paypal to stanley_reyno

Re: [time-nuts] Pictic II boards are here !

2010-07-20 Thread Stanley Reynolds
Corrected link to picture: www.n4iqt.com/picticii/Picticboard001.JPG   - Original Message From: Stanley Reynolds stanley_reyno...@yahoo.com To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Tue, July 20, 2010 5:26:44 PM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Pictic

Re: [time-nuts] Pictic II boards are here !

2010-07-21 Thread Stanley Reynolds
bags for onward despatch.     TTFN,           Peter Vince  (England) On 20 July 2010 23:08, Stanley Reynolds stanley_reyno...@yahoo.com wrote: Paypal to stanley_reyno...@yahoo.com  . Yes I still have extra boards. Stanley ___ time-nuts mailing list

[time-nuts] Please send your paypal for PicTic II PCBs

2010-07-22 Thread Stanley Reynolds
Just tried to invoice the ones not paid yet but paypal doesn't allow enough time for me to complete the invoice and thinks it is OK to dump my work up to that point, note to self sell ebay stock short and use money to hire someone to do paperwork. The people in the EU / UK I wanted to ship at

Re: [time-nuts] Basic question regarding comparing two frequencies

2010-07-25 Thread Stanley Reynolds
My attempt to understand your diagram, not sure about how the quadrature hybrid is connected. Stanley - Original Message From: J. Forster j...@quik.com To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Sun, July 25, 2010 10:29:23 AM Subject: Re:

Re: [time-nuts] Basic question regarding comparing two frequencies

2010-07-25 Thread Stanley Reynolds
Corrected Drawing.attachment: Jfoster.jpg___ 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 there.

[time-nuts] Minor correction in Pictic II parts list

2010-07-26 Thread Stanley Reynolds
R25 a 10 K resistor only used with the TTL computer interface option, not used with the RS232 chip, is listed twice as 1% or 5% either will work but you don't need both. Stanley ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to

[time-nuts] Pictic assembled pictures

2010-07-27 Thread Stanley Reynolds
Here: www.n4iqt.com/picticii/assembled I think it would be possible to use the side adjust square trimmers but not the rectangular ones as they are too big and the holes would be too far apart to mount them close to the board. The top adjust would be the first choice because they would be

Re: [time-nuts] Updated Shera controller

2010-07-28 Thread Stanley Reynolds
Full circle back to the software, the number of units sold, the cost per hour and time to complete project would determine the software cost. Would not surprise me if the software would be the biggest expense till you break the 1000 unit mark unless the cost per hour was very low. As a

Re: [time-nuts] Updated Shera controller

2010-07-29 Thread Stanley Reynolds
- Original Message From: Hal Murray hmur...@megapathdsl.net To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Thu, July 29, 2010 12:48:55 AM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Updated Shera controller stanley_reyno...@yahoo.com said: Full circle back to the

Re: [time-nuts] Please send your paypal for PicTic II PCBs

2010-07-29 Thread Stanley Reynolds
To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2010 8:11:46 AM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Please send your paypal for PicTic II PCBs Op 22 jul 2010, om 16:37 heeft Stanley Reynolds het volgende geschreven: Just tried to invoice the ones

Re: [time-nuts] 74AC175PC

2010-08-01 Thread Stanley Reynolds
I have had good luck with Quest they are showing stock.  www.questcomp.com They do have a $25 min. Stanley - Original Message From: Bob Camp li...@rtty.us To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Sun, August 1, 2010 4:20:44 PM Subject: Re:

Re: [time-nuts] 74AC175PC

2010-08-02 Thread Stanley Reynolds
for your time and efforts.  I know what they are in quantities of 50.  I'll pay $2 each.  That should make it worth while...  with fees, etc... I'll send you $25 for 10 of them. Will you do this? 73 Brice KA8MAV - Original Message - From: Stanley Reynolds stanley_reyno...@yahoo.com

[time-nuts] Remove Pictic boards from envelopes

2010-08-06 Thread Stanley Reynolds
Please remove Pictic boards from envelopes when you receive them. Received a report that the tinning on the bottom of the board was discolored perhaps due to some contamination in the envelope. Will wrap boards in plastic wrap in the future. Stanley Let me see first it was : Melamine in pet

Re: [time-nuts] Remove Pictic boards from envelopes

2010-08-06 Thread Stanley Reynolds
The boards were PB free so the finish is a flat silver . My thinking is the envelopes are acidic and any moisture would cause a reaction. The boards were shipped to me vacuum sealed in plastic 25 boards per pack. They were not brown or discolored when I put them in the envelopes so what ever

Re: [time-nuts] Remove Pictic boards from envelopes

2010-08-10 Thread Stanley Reynolds
From: Alan Melia alan.me...@btinternet.com To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Tue, August 10, 2010 6:01:59 AM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Remove Pictic boards from envelopes  Could there maybe be a thin flux

Re: [time-nuts] No Comment

2010-08-10 Thread Stanley Reynolds
Stanley time would have 10 seconds per minute, 10 minutes per hour, 10 hours per day ...  No need for leap seconds if we remove all connections to celestial movements. To avoid any politics's in picking a starting point now would be zero and the past measured as negative time.

Re: [time-nuts] What's the latest correct PICTIC II Mouser project?- Heathkid

2010-08-14 Thread Stanley Reynolds
From: Bob Camp li...@rtty.us To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Sat, August 14, 2010 7:05:35 AM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] What's the latest correct PICTIC II Mouser project?- Heathkid Hi This isn't my design

Re: [time-nuts] What's the latest correct PICTIC II Mouserproject?- Heathkid

2010-08-14 Thread Stanley Reynolds
temperature of the PICTIC II? Thanks. 73 Brice KA8MAV - Original Message - From: Stanley Reynolds stanley_reyno...@yahoo.com To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Saturday, August 14, 2010 10:43 AM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] What's the latest correct

[time-nuts] Fw: What's the latest correct PICTIC II Mouserproject?- Heathkid

2010-08-14 Thread Stanley Reynolds
Duplicate message without in-line picture. - Forwarded Message From: Stanley Reynolds stanley_reyno...@yahoo.com To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Sat, August 14, 2010 11:41:36 AM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] What's the latest correct PICTIC

[time-nuts] lost posts

2010-08-14 Thread Stanley Reynolds
My last two posts made it to the Archives at febo.com and I guess other members mail boxes, but not my in box or spam folder. Just wonder why as this doesn't seem to happen with time-nuts posts by others ? Is this a yahoo mail problem ? Stanley ___

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