Re: [time-nuts] GPS unit for car navigation -OT ??

2006-10-23 Thread Bill Hawkins
Check out http://www.deluoelectronics.com/customer/home.php The stuff is designed to work with a laptop via USB or Bluetooth, under $100. I tried it several years ago and found it OK, but I seldom get lost. Regards, Bill Hawkins -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL

[time-nuts] Halloween

2006-10-28 Thread Bill Hawkins
pation, come on up to the lab, let's see what's on the slab ... and so on. Pardon me if it only has a little bit to do with precision time, but it's that time of year. Regards, Bill Hawkins -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.1.408 / Virus Database

Re: [time-nuts] Programmable delay 1 ns - 1 msec for sale

2006-10-29 Thread Bill Hawkins
Please see their home page. W.J. Ford closed for business on Oct First. There is a link to an auction outfit. Bill Hawkins -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Poul-Henning Kamp Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2006 12:50 PM To: time-nuts@febo.com

Re: [time-nuts] TrueTime TF-3 WWV Receiver

2006-11-02 Thread Bill Hawkins
I have one of those, too. No manual, of course. Some TT GOES receivers, still in original boxes, had the plastic bag slit and the manual removed, without removing the receiver. Bill Hawkins -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Majdi S

Re: [time-nuts] Re Certified Time Nut Certificate

2006-11-04 Thread Bill Janssen
interesting. Anyone want to make them up? Doug What! My wavemeters don't count as a frequecy standard? Bill K7NOM ___ time-nuts mailing list time-nuts@febo.com https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts

Re: [time-nuts] HP 8642a Fan Fixed

2006-11-04 Thread Bill Janssen
(probably). Bill K7NOM ___ time-nuts mailing list time-nuts@febo.com https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts

Re: [time-nuts] Re Certified Time Nut Certificate

2006-11-04 Thread Bill Hawkins
If your 117A, listening to WWVB, draws straight lines then something is wrong with it. You should see a change between day and night. Ah, unless you live near Fort Collins, CO. Bill Hawkins -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of tom Sent

Re: [time-nuts] Re Certified Time Nut Certificate, hp 117A, WWVB

2006-11-04 Thread Bill Hawkins
Tom, tf.nist.gov doesn't seem to exist. Bill Hawkins -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom Van Baak Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2006 7:21 PM To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Re Certified

Re: [time-nuts] Re Certified Time Nut Certificate

2006-11-04 Thread Bill Hawkins
Ah, yes, I have one of those FAA tuning fork standards . Never occurred to me to mount it in a three dimensional gimbal in order to discipline it to GPS. Might wear out the mechanism, though, as it attempts to track the ever-shifting GPS reception. Regards, Bill Hawkins (My wife thinks I'm

Re: [time-nuts] Earth: An Oscillator and Frequency Standard

2006-11-05 Thread Bill Hawkins
in angles, for instance. A clear field of view, for another. Regards, Bill Hawkins -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brooke Clarke Sent: Sunday, November 05, 2006 1:29 PM To: Tom Van Baak; Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement

Re: [time-nuts] Blackout in Europe and power line frequency jump

2006-11-06 Thread Bill Hawkins
Wow. There are some sophisticated tools to measure power line frequency, indeed. Many thanks for the report. Curious about what would cause that kind of massive overload. Seems like several generating plants just dropped off the grid. Regards, Bill Hawkins -Original Message- From

Re: [time-nuts] Frequency processing scheme of HP5065 vapourrubidium standard

2006-11-06 Thread Bill Hawkins
Normand Martel VE2UM wrote, With Cesium, high end techniologies like fountains or beans can be used Yes, I know it's a typo and I mean no harm to Normand, but it gives new meaning to the term bean counter. (Normally, a bean counter is an accountant.) Regards, Bill Hawkins

Re: [time-nuts] FMT

2006-11-16 Thread Bill Tracey
Heard it in Round Rock, TX (EM10) - was considerably weaker than W1AW. Bill (kd5tfd) At 11:47 PM 11/16/2006, you wrote: Did anyone hear the west coast station? I and another station here in Tucson did not. Henry ___ time-nuts mailing list time

[time-nuts] Clash of the Time Lords

2006-11-17 Thread Bill Hawkins
subscribe to Harper's, for as long as I can remember (at 68, that is not necessarily very long). Rob Seaman is quoted extensively. Poul-Henning Kamp is not. Perhaps she had no budget for overseas interviews. Regards, Bill Hawkins ___ time-nuts mailing

[time-nuts] Goemagnetic storm

2006-12-14 Thread Bill Hawkins
Yesterday, a coronal mass ejection from the sun was aimed right at the Earth. There are lots of HF propagation effects. Geosynch satellites could experience failures. The major storm will end on the 16th. Anybody notice anything in the time domain? Bill Hawkins

Re: [time-nuts] A Bunch Of Lucent RFTG-m-RB units on eBay This Morning!

2006-12-20 Thread Bill Hawkins
Has anyone got one of these (part number KS24019 L105A) up and running? Is a manual available? Bill Hawkins -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jason Rabel Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2006 10:58 AM To: 'Discussion of precise time

Re: [time-nuts] RFTG-m-XO disassembly photos

2006-12-26 Thread Bill Hawkins
John, Many thanks for posting the photos. Now I know that there are no card edge connectors and no need to find a card rack. The connectors are not all that difficult to trace. The arrow pointing to +24 is a help. What's all this about 15 MHz out? Bill Hawkins -Original Message- From

Re: [time-nuts] Ovenaire 10 Mhz oscillator looking for info

2006-12-26 Thread Bill Hawkins
of plywood, with maybe 50 connectors. They were tested for continuity and isolation by a test instrument made by DITMCO. The acronym was for the Drive-In Theater Manufacturing Company. Happy Holidays, as the dark days settle upon the Northern hemisphere. Bill Hawkins

[time-nuts] Vig Tutorial on Quartz Crystal Oscillator technology

2006-12-29 Thread Bill Powell
%208.5.2.0.ppt Regards, Bill ___ time-nuts mailing list time-nuts@febo.com https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts

Re: [time-nuts] HP 5345A

2006-12-29 Thread Bill Hawkins
the ability of the crystal to age well? Happy New Year, all. At least, may it start out with a sustainable level of happiness. But if it doesn't, may you have some good fortune before the Odometer of Time clicks off another year, and we get to start over. Regards, Bill Hawkins (Sorry to introduce

[time-nuts] LORAN time and date ?

2006-12-30 Thread Bill Janssen
I notice that the LORAN station at Middletown is now transmitting nine pulses instead of eight. Has anyone done anything with the data encoded in the ninth pulse? The ninth pulse seems to position modulated. I built my own, bare bones, receiver and I would like to decode the info. Bill K7NOM

Re: [time-nuts] New pics of RFTG-m-Rb, and some comparison details

2006-12-30 Thread Bill Hawkins
the oscillator is locked. Both of their 10 MHz IN SMA connectors still had plastic caps. I bought these units, and two of their RB cousins, hoping to get rid of the HP Z3801 units and the CS standard. They add $30 monthly to the electric bill. Now it seems that I was seriously misled, but that's

Re: [time-nuts] New pics of RFTG-m-Rb, and some comparison details

2006-12-30 Thread Bill Hawkins
Arrgh! Make that TWO 12.5 volt batteries. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bill Hawkins Sent: Sunday, December 31, 2006 1:15 AM To: 'Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement' Subject: Re: [time-nuts] New pics of RFTG-m-Rb

Re: [time-nuts] New pics of RFTG-m-Rb, and some comparison details

2006-12-31 Thread Bill Hawkins
So, if we have two sources of 15 MHz in a CDMA minicell, each with its own SMA connector, what module receives those two sources and decides which one to use? Why use XO and Rb when either could be made redundant for extended reliability? (not the British sense of made redundant) Bill Hawkins

[time-nuts] Some Lucent RFTG-m-RB data

2007-01-09 Thread Bill Hawkins
as the Z3801? Bill Hawkins ___ time-nuts mailing list time-nuts@febo.com https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts

[time-nuts] Lucent RFTG-m-RB data query

2007-01-10 Thread Bill Hawkins
If I did the math right, a 360 phase rotation will take 2000 seconds. This means the LPRO is about 5x10E-11 off from GPS, no? What is the protocol for the data at J6? Can it be the same as the Z3801? Bill Hawkins ___ time-nuts mailing list time-nuts

[time-nuts] International time meridian

2007-01-14 Thread Bill Hawkins
with a plumb bob. Satellites need to be aligned with the physical center of the Earth, for some reason. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Meridian and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Atomic_Time Regards, Bill Hawkins ___ time-nuts mailing list

Re: [time-nuts] US considers shutting down Loran

2007-01-19 Thread Bill Hawkins
Well, now that China has shot down one of its old satellites at 500 miles, the GPS navigation system is vulnerable. Invulnerability is only temporary. Bill Hawkins -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rob Kimberley Sent: Friday, January 19

Re: [time-nuts] Where to get handles and feet for HP 5334B

2007-01-25 Thread Bill Janssen
. Bill K7NOM ___ time-nuts mailing list time-nuts@febo.com https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts

Re: [time-nuts] Odd request

2007-01-25 Thread Bill Beam
, cheap (elegant) physicists solution, not a fancy electrical engineers solution. Bill Beam, NL7F Bill Beam NL7F -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.17.4/643 - Release Date: 1/21/2007 5:12 PM

Re: [time-nuts] Odd request

2007-01-25 Thread Bill Janssen
of hands for every application. You would have to hack the electric part but I think that is do-able. Bill K7NOM ___ time-nuts mailing list time-nuts@febo.com https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts

Re: [time-nuts] Administrivia: Trimming Quoted Messages

2007-01-29 Thread Bill Hawkins
reason not to get carried away. Bill Hawkins -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Ackermann N8UR Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2007 6:58 PM To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement Subject: [time-nuts] Administrivia: Trimming

Re: [time-nuts] 75Z vs 50Z for GPS receivers

2007-01-29 Thread Bill Hawkins
? By dimensional analysis, G must be conductance, so we have Ohms^2 under the root, and the answer is in Ohms. So, what is R the resistance of, and what has conductance G? Bill Hawkins ___ time-nuts mailing list time-nuts@febo.com https://www.febo.com/cgi

Re: [time-nuts] Stepping up the output of an OCXO

2007-02-01 Thread Bill Hawkins
Have you investigated the concept of an attenuator, to use before the RF gain block? Bill Hawkins -Original Message- Stephan Sandenbergh wrote, The easiest, of course, would be if there exists some integrated solution. I browsed through the list of RF gain blocks on the Mini-Circuits

Re: [time-nuts] Lucent CDMA Reference Question

2007-02-01 Thread Bill Hawkins
Have we settled the question of whether or not the RB can be dominated (no, that's not it) disciplined by an external 1 PPS or 10 MHz signal? If it can, I'd load up on Rb units and discipline them with a modern GPS receiver - or maybe replace the OXCO in Z3801s. Bill Hawkins Z3801s do dissipate

Re: [time-nuts] FEI-565A part

2007-02-05 Thread Bill Hawkins
Google found a 27M4B1 SGS 93 2250 at electrospec.com. Sadly, electrospec has no specs, just an RFQ form. Bill Hawkins -Original Message- [EMAIL PROTECTED] asked, So to the question, has any one ever come across a device marking of 27M4Bl or possibly a bad i(I) not an L(l

Re: [time-nuts] Looking for INFO - Datum 9100-6065 Time Code Generator

2007-02-05 Thread Bill Hawkins
. That proved to be a bridge too far. Didn't get around to selling them as clocks, either. You need an accurate oscillator and immortal power, for starters. Simpler ways exist now. Bill Hawkins ___ time-nuts mailing list time-nuts@febo.com https

Re: [time-nuts] FTS-1050A battery pack?

2007-02-10 Thread Bill Janssen
-- number and type of cell, and physical arrangement -- so I can try to reconstruct it? Thanks! John I have a 1250 and it uses D Lead Acid cells in a long narrow box. I would expect that yours uses D cells also, but I don't know Cheers Bill K7NOM

Re: [time-nuts] Austron Crystal Clock

2007-02-11 Thread Bill Hawkins
) number for it, you can try public access to LOGSA Electronic TMs. The R-390 list on QTH has used this as a resource for a long time. Not all of it is public, though. Bill Hawkins ___ time-nuts mailing list time-nuts@febo.com https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin

Re: [time-nuts] Estate sales

2007-02-12 Thread Bill Janssen
?) Broadcast station frequency monitor. It has a rather large oven which I suppose contains a crystal. I think that item has a Gates logo on the front. Anyone want that or should I just leave it in the scrap. Bill K7NOM the term 'technical antiques' isn't widely spread in the mass market. try to take

[time-nuts] Any PC software to gen. IRIG B

2007-02-28 Thread Bill Janssen
. Thanks Bill K7NOM . ___ time-nuts mailing list time-nuts@febo.com https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts

Re: [time-nuts] Setting Osc Frequencies

2007-03-03 Thread Bill Janssen
a circuit board? I log my results with a A-D converter and my Basic program Bill K7NOM ___ time-nuts mailing list time-nuts@febo.com https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts

[time-nuts] Is there a DST Update for older MS Windows machines?

2007-03-07 Thread Bill Hawkins
Timely friends, Microsoft does not have support for Windows 98 SE for the DST change. That is the OS for my machine that talks to the HP Z3801 receivers. Is there a remedy that does not involve installing XP Home? or Unix? Bill Hawkins ___ time

Re: [time-nuts] Is there a DST Update for older MS Windows machines?

2007-03-07 Thread Bill Hawkins
Perfect! Many thanks, Jason. Bill Hawkins -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jason Rabel Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2007 1:08 PM To: 'Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement' Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Is there a DST Update

Re: [time-nuts] Is there a DST Update for older MS Windows machines?

2007-03-07 Thread Bill Hawkins
Thanks, Rex It looks like the IntelliAdmin site patch fixes the whole TZ table, while MS tzedit fixes one zone at a time. That looks like a good site for many other admin problems. Bill Hawkins -Original Message- Rex said: In a discussion on another forum, someone posted this link

[time-nuts] FA another Z3801A

2007-03-12 Thread Bill Janssen
I just put a Z3801A on Ebay. This is a Z3801A without an antenna or power supply It is a clean unit and powers up and locks on to the satellites The computer port has options set to RS232. The item no. is 190092049523 Thanks Bill K7NOM ___ time

Re: [time-nuts] Question for the cesium nuts.

2007-03-17 Thread Bill Hawkins
Follow the money. Every piece of DRMO equipment sold is a piece of equipment that wasn't bought commercially. With companies being merged and acquired, wealth concentrates to where buying congresscritters doesn't show on the bottom line. IMHO. Bill Hawkins -Original Message- From

Re: [time-nuts] DataChron 3070 Question

2007-03-18 Thread Bill Hawkins
I've seen units that do the switch electronically. If there's energy at the external input, the internal source is switched off. Bill Hawkins -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mitchell Janoff Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2007 3:51 PM To: time

Re: [time-nuts] Hello

2007-03-20 Thread Bill Hawkins
. Especially since I live 100 meters from a low-speed freight railroad track. Pity, really. Too soon old, too late smart. Hope I haven't depressed you. Best regards, Bill Hawkins P.S. Visited Melbourne and Sydney, crossing the bridge on foot, in the mid 80's. Went to Healsville in a 60 MPH wind

Re: [time-nuts] Hello

2007-03-21 Thread Bill Janssen
/tvb http://www.LeapSecond.com There was a series of articles in The Home Shop Machinist starting in the September/October 2000 issue that described construction of a Free Pendulum clock I think I can find all of the articles if some one wants them Bill K7NOM (not really nutty about time

[time-nuts] HP 5370A Frequency counter Problem(s)

2007-03-21 Thread Bill Janssen
or 4 digits are erratic. I am starting to do as much alignment as I can but am wondering if this is a known problem and if a cure is known. Anyway I think I paid too much for this box of problems but will continue to try to repair. Any suggestions (on repair only) is appreciated Bill K7NOM

Re: [time-nuts] HP 5370A Frequency counter Problem(s)

2007-03-22 Thread Bill Janssen
the ROMs are seated. I did re-seat them anyway. Thanks for the comments and now back to work :-) Bill K7NOM John Miles wrote: It's normal for those last few digits to bounce around when measuring frequency. The shorter the gate time, the less-consistent the LSDs will be. How do the tolerances

Re: [time-nuts] HP 5370A Frequency counter Problem(s)

2007-03-22 Thread Bill Janssen
of the display. Mine is totaly GONE. The instrument should work fine without it but it would be nice to have it. I will probably make something someday. Bill K7NOM Then I polish the face with rubbing compound or touch up areas with paint and coat with a urethane semi-gloss clear. I can restore

Re: [time-nuts] FW: Need HP-113AR info to replace missing part.

2007-03-23 Thread Bill Hawkins
have bearings that scream at 1 KC. I put mine in a box lined with fiberglass insulation to kill the noise. Bearings can be replaced. While you're in there, look for leaking wet tantalum capacitors. The residue is usually white. All that aside, it's a mechanical marvel worth restoring. Bill Hawkins

Re: [time-nuts] FW: Need HP-113AR info to replace missing part.

2007-03-24 Thread Bill Hawkins
Chuck, There is no spare time left in my days. I respond to offers better than hints. Have you checked the HP Archive? ... hint... hint Bill Hawkins -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chuck Harris Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 11:06 PM

[time-nuts] need power trans. for HP3325

2007-03-25 Thread Bill Janssen
up a couple of transformers, external to the case, to provide power. It will look ugly but should work. Thanks Bill K7NOM ___ time-nuts mailing list time-nuts@febo.com https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts

Re: [time-nuts] need power trans. for HP3325

2007-03-25 Thread Bill Janssen
reduced heat dissipation. I am thinking about doing that with the 5370, considering how hot the rear heat sink runs. Didier KO4BB I have already looked at the space available and I think that is do--able. Bill K7NOM Bill Janssen wrote: In addition to my HP 5370, I am also working

Re: [time-nuts] More 60 Hz data/graphs

2011-07-03 Thread Bill Hawkins
change today) to increase power on demand - in fuel and stress on the equipment. With any luck, my next message will be about the frequency control problem. Bill Hawkins -Original Message- From: Hal Murray Sent: Sunday, July 03, 2011 11:15 PM I've moved the 60 Hz stuff from http

Re: [time-nuts] No more 60Hz! TEC Elimination - control

2011-07-03 Thread Bill Hawkins
of change limit (can't be, 3000 people would have thought of that.) We welcome your comments with Enthusiasm. The references below are important. Bill Hawkins -Original Message- On Fri, Jun 24, 2011 at 7:02 PM, Bob Kupiec bobkup...@comcast.net wrote: AP: Power grid change may disrupt clocks

[time-nuts] Broadband synthesizer

2011-07-12 Thread Bill Dailey
Looking for recommendations for a broadband synthesizer with external reference connection, at least 1mhz to 1ghz with micro to millihertz resolution. Oh yeah under $1000 or so. I found a real nice one from holzworth but it is about $5k which is a bit rich for me. I have seen. Various hp

[time-nuts] Broadband synthesizer

2011-07-12 Thread Bill Dailey
Ok, I have a dds receiver locked to a gpsdo, the radio can only be tuned in 1 hz increments but should be dead on. I can feed the passband into speclab via VAC and measure a carrier OTA. No problem there...can get decent resolution but there is some uncertainty with regard to the dds

Re: [time-nuts] MIT RADIATION LABORATORY SERIES 1940-1945 (28 VOLS) on eBay

2011-07-12 Thread Bill Hawkins
, only that the passage of time alters men's passions. Bill Hawkins -Original Message- From: Mike Feher Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2011 9:21 PM A guy is offering a complete set item # 320727122967 on eBay. I already have one complete set and lots of duplicates, otherwise I would jump

[time-nuts] Broadband synthesizer

2011-07-13 Thread Bill Dailey
Thanks for the input. I think i am asking for too much in one package (looking toward future projects). How about 1.8Mhz to 15Mhz To meet the needs of the primary project (fmt). I would prefer to not have to also use a counter. Thanks, Doc KX0O Sent from my iPad

Re: [time-nuts] Weird TEC data

2011-08-04 Thread Bill Hawkins
when the steep drops in difference occur? Is anyone else running a similar experiment? Bill Hawkins -Original Message- From: Poul-Henning Kamp Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 1:13 AM The jumps in the difference looks a lot like transformer phase-lag in the grid, but the real test

Re: [time-nuts] LightSquared squabble raises questions about political games

2011-08-16 Thread Bill Hawkins
Guys, Yes, the games are political. No, politics is not the subject of this list. I've stopped being curious about things I can't fix. Bill Hawkins ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi

Re: [time-nuts] UTC and the speed of light?

2011-08-30 Thread Bill Hawkins
periodically meet under the clock tower to set their watches, and reckon the distances to their homes by the time offset. Bill Hawkins, who recently read Neal Stephenson's Quicksilver. ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go

Re: [time-nuts] Buzzing 5061B

2011-09-03 Thread Bill Hawkins
and see if the buzzing stops. This is what I'd do, and I've never lost a 5061B yet - but then, I've never owned one. Did have a 5065 and some other Caesium standard, both with high initial heater currents. Bill Hawkins -Original Message- From: Erno Peres Sent: Saturday, September 03

Re: [time-nuts] AF General says White House pressured him tochangeLightSquared testimony

2011-09-15 Thread Bill Hawkins
What is a story about a pot calling a kettle black doing on this list? ___ 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] temperature control

2011-09-17 Thread Bill Harris
Bert: Something to be said about no moving parts.Bill-w7kxb From: ewkeh...@aol.com Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2011 21:22:30 -0400 To: time-nuts@febo.com Subject: [time-nuts] temperature control Recent comments on dewier flasks bring me back to test I conducted last year using a nice flask that

Re: [time-nuts] Fast than light neutrino

2011-09-23 Thread Bill Dailey
Quoted There are three quantities involved here, and most of the coverage and quite a lot of physicists overlook that: 1. Speed of neutrinos 2. Speed of photons 3. Constant 'c' From relativity. Until now the assumption have been that 2 = 3, but this is only

[time-nuts] Fast than light neutrino

2011-09-23 Thread Bill Dailey
The article is actually pretty fascinating regarding how it was all done. Light can't go through rock (very far), neither can most other particles (some farther than others). Neutrinos can pass through earth and the sun unimpeded. It is neat apparently they set up a fiber optic link to test

Re: [time-nuts] Lucent RFTG-m-XO GPSDO

2011-10-09 Thread Bill Hawkins
to have 24 volt receivers with software like GPSCon that can do SNTP. RS422 is no problem. Please let me know if you find drawings and software. Copies are worth more than postage to me. Bill Hawkins -Original Message- From: k4...@aol.com Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2011 1:41 PM I will look

[time-nuts] NTP guru

2011-10-17 Thread Bill Dailey
for ntpd and reads 0s offset). I presume I have to get a soekris unit, descipline it and use freebsd and ntpns. Input? -- Doc Bill Dailey KXØO

[time-nuts] FatPPS

2011-10-17 Thread Bill Dailey
Anyone know where to get one? -- Doc Bill Dailey KXØO

[time-nuts] NTP guru

2011-10-17 Thread Bill Dailey
0.01034 0.000148 4 -- Doc Bill Dailey KXØO

Re: [time-nuts] NTP guru

2011-10-17 Thread Bill Dailey
what i mean is... why would it jump from 0 ns to 1000 ns and back? On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 8:04 PM, Bill Dailey docdai...@gmail.com wrote: thanks, what am i seeing here? 55852 3520.152 -0.01000 -29.727 0.01083 0.000168 4 55852 3536.152 0.0 -29.727 0.01068 0.000158 4

Re: [time-nuts] Sneaky Errors

2011-10-19 Thread Bill Hawkins
set up a time interval counter to show the phase between the two outputs. The Racal-Dana 1992 does that at 10 MHz. Out of curiosity, what would be the consequences of a steadily increasing phase error? Would it offend your sense of perfection or would it have real consequences? Bill Hawkins

Re: [time-nuts] Sneaky Errors

2011-10-19 Thread Bill Hawkins
problem. Perfection demands many oscillators with a voting system. Long winter nights could be spent solving these problems. I'm too old for that stuff. (I also post the most recent ideas first, so as not to reread old ideas.) Bill Hawkins -Original Message- From: David VanHorn Sent

Re: [time-nuts] SLIP vs Ethernet for NTP

2011-10-23 Thread Bill Hawkins
Fascinating thread. Poul-Henning Kamp mentions contact prell. Google can't find it. Even quoted, I get shampoo and people with that name. I understand well contact bounce and contact dwell, but what is the meaning of prell? Bill Hawkins -Original Message- From: Poul-Henning Kamp Sent

Re: [time-nuts] HP5370B - Err 02, but way off topic

2011-10-26 Thread Bill Hawkins
human empathy. Those who have it can deal with the fact that no two people are alike. Those who don't would rule the rest of us without understanding the differences. That's evolution in action. Bill Hawkins -Original Message- From: Bob Smither Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2011 11:32 PM Bob

Re: [time-nuts] Power grid experiment may drive Americas clocks cuckoo ?

2011-11-16 Thread Bill Hawkins
, and they are designed to fail to protect themselves. Last I knew, the test had been cancelled. Bill Hawkins -Original Message- From: Craig S McCartney Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2011 8:49 PM Yet another challenge to proper time-keeping. I think that I will re-calibrate the sundial in my yard

[time-nuts] The GPS velocity of light versus neutrinos

2011-11-21 Thread Bill Hawkins
for the answer. Bill Hawkins b...@iaxs.net (already on all the spam lists) ___ 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] Using Thyme for Stuffed Mushrooms

2011-11-24 Thread Bill Hawkins
the product with a suitable wine. This is really a great use of your thyme. Oh, wait - this isn't the thyme-nuts list. Never mind. Bill Hawkins The above was intended to entertain. Please don't be offended. ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts

Re: [time-nuts] Line Voltage frequency Interface morphed to batteries

2011-11-28 Thread Bill Hawkins
their name to a bill that compromised children's safety, in any way real or imagined. Lawyers are responsible for the death of common sense in the USA. Trial lawyers, that is. Now, a 9 volt battery has a few centimeters between terminals, if that. It is commonly accepted that electrocution needs

Re: [time-nuts] Line Voltage frequency Interface morphed to batteries

2011-11-28 Thread Bill Hawkins
Hey, John, got any idea of the DC to DC converter that charged that capacitor? What voltage did it put out? Or the time it took to charge it? Guarantee that you won't light a flash tube with 1.5 VDC. Move on. Bill Hawkins -Original Message- From: J. Forster Sent: Monday, November 28

Re: [time-nuts] Line Voltage frequency Interface morphed to batteries

2011-11-29 Thread Bill Hawkins
I should have been more direct. What does a charged flash capacitor have to do with safety concerns for low voltage batteries touching the tongue? You can have the last word. It's time I moved on. Bill Hawkins -Original Message- From: J. Forster Sent: Monday, November 28, 2011 10:28

Re: [time-nuts] looking for data on time code display

2011-12-11 Thread Bill Hawkins
didn't find them intimidating at all. The gift shop would sell me a jacket with NSA logos, but I didn't know where I would wear it. There is a certain cachet to having a box that was used by top secret agents to decode radio intercepts. Bill Hawkins P.S. I'd recommend doing some signal tracing from

Re: [time-nuts] gravity controlled pendulumn clock?

2011-12-12 Thread Bill Beam
as r^+1 for rR and as r^-2 for rR. (This is a freshman undergraduate Physics problem.) Bill Cheers, Magnus ___ 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] gravity controlled pendulumn clock?

2011-12-12 Thread Bill Hawkins
? Sliding the one ton mass is left as an exercise for the reader, as is installing it in the basement. Yours in search of more perfect knowledge outside my field, Bill Hawkins ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https

[time-nuts] Labview and searching archive

2011-12-15 Thread Bill Dailey
if there is a secret handshake. Also, periodically I would liek to search the archives but havent yet figured out how to do it... can anyone help with that? -- Doc Bill Dailey KXØO ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go

Re: [time-nuts] The GPS navigation is the weakest point,

2011-12-15 Thread Bill Hawkins
crave conflict. Best wishes to all as the solemnity of the solstice approaches. The solstice, at least, is about real planetary time. Have at it, while you can. Bill Hawkins -Original Message- From: J. Forster Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2011 3:10 PM To: time-nuts@febo.com; vintage

Re: [time-nuts] Solstice Puzzle

2011-12-17 Thread Bill Hawkins
with 1 PPS and you can clock the simultaneous change of the digits. Although, there is a certain charm to watching the change propagate at some low serial message baud rate. Head or tail deletion is a pretty good idea, too. Bill Hawkins -Original Message- From: Jim Lux Sent: Saturday

Re: [time-nuts] Adding adjustment pot to 5680

2011-12-22 Thread Bill Riches
on this unit that have been on this list. 73, Bill Riches, Wa2dvu Cape May, NJ -Original Message- From: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On Behalf Of saidj...@aol.com Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2011 1:39 PM To: time-nuts@febo.com Subject: Re: [time-nuts

Re: [time-nuts] FE 5680a Schematic etc.

2011-12-29 Thread Bill riches
look on this list about a week ago. i wrote up how I did it. very easy. my unit is holding at a few parts to the -11. sorry i do not have file on ipad. bill wa2dvu Sent from my iPad On Dec 29, 2011, at 6:42 AM, Azelio Boriani azelio.bori...@screen.it wrote: Someone here has pointed out

Re: [time-nuts] FE 5680a 3pay 36.89 includes shipping. Finally ordered one

2012-01-04 Thread Bill Riches
Noticed that one of my 5680 units was a bit unstable at times. Reglued the crystal back on to the board and it it happy! 73, Bill, WA2DVU Cape May, NJ ons there. ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https

Re: [time-nuts] FE-5680A performance

2012-01-04 Thread Bill Riches
Hi Said, Excellent plots - what program/ how are you producing the plots? 73, Bill, WA2DVU Cape May, NJ -Original Message- From: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On Behalf Of saidj...@aol.com Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2012 4:18 PM To: time-nuts@febo.com

Re: [time-nuts] FE-5680A performance

2012-01-04 Thread Bill Riches
Ah ha!! I was hoping that it was a simple excel procedure!! Nice piece of gear. Regards Bill -Original Message- From: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On Behalf Of Said Jackson Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2012 7:45 PM To: Discussion of precise time

Re: [time-nuts] Power supply for 'Bay FE-5680A?

2012-01-06 Thread Bill Riches
in our lab. For a hundred bucks you have a RB standard. Spend the bucks!! 73, Bill, WA2DVU Cape May, NJ ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow

Re: [time-nuts] Question re neutrinos and GPS

2012-01-08 Thread Bill Hawkins
beyond the capability of quartz at the required error of one microsecond during the many hours that it will take to transport Q between CERN and LNGS. Plenty of time for cracks to propagate or chips fall off. Why do you say we can ignore such effects? Thanks for any enlightenment. Bill Hawkins

Re: [time-nuts] Spoofing..

2012-01-11 Thread Bill Hawkins
If you follow the link to get an offline PDF, you get the whole magazine in 32 MB. The result is interesting, but some of us would be better off downloading at night. This is the wrong list to start a discussion of your blinding Internet connection speed. Bill Hawkins -Original Message

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