[time-nuts] FW: Instrument BASIC

Hi Magnus My memory is a bit faded on this, but the Instrument Basic on the 894xx is pretty useful, and I'd recommend making use of it. Instrument Basic is a subset of "Rocky Mountain Basic" which was a very useful programming language, especially for instrument control. "Back in the day", I

[time-nuts] Spectrum Analyzer for sale

Hi all. My Agilent E4402B spectrum analyzer is for sale. I bought it new when I retired from Agilent in 2003 for use mostly for software development (it was my demo unit). As you can see from the description, it has quite a few options, including the support for the 89600 VSA software. (I have

Re: [time-nuts] OT: Basics of voltage calibration?

That reminds me of a prank we pulled off in a measurements class in college many years ago. Of course we were working with galvanometers and standard cells, and the usual warnings. We had some cloth insulated hook up wire, so we pulled the wire out and put part of it back in the insulation so that

[time-nuts] FW: [Accutrons] clock

Here's an interesting item that one of the guys on the Accutron group posted. A great Geek item, especially for time nuts. Daun From: accutr...@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, February 20, 2009 7:16 AM To: Accutrons Group Subject: [Accutrons] clock Good

Re: [time-nuts] Sound cards

Spoil sport! Daun -Original Message- From: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On Behalf Of John Ackermann N8UR Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2009 4:51 PM To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Sound cards Lux, James P

Re: [time-nuts] Manuals

Hi Dick You might try Dave at Artek Media http://www.artekmedia.com/ (or email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]). He's active on the [EMAIL PROTECTED] list. I know he has literally *tons* of HP manuals, because he picked them up from my barn where I've been storing them since saving them from the dumpster

Re: [time-nuts] Manuals

Moore Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2008 9:32 PM To: time-nuts@febo.com Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Manuals On Dec 9, 2008, at 6:20 PM, Daun wrote: -- Message: 5 Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2008 20:43:10 -0500 From: Daun Yeagley [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Manuals

Re: [time-nuts] Sound and time

Now *that* sounds like a lot of fun! Many years ago I was in Beaverton, OR (yeah, TEK land), and there was this disco called Earthquake Ethel's. I guess they had a pretty fancy sound system the feature every evening at around 9 pm (don't remember the real time)... they had an earthquake. I

Re: [time-nuts] Help with HP 8640B generator

Actually, amazing that it might seem, even high level managers (like a division manager) at Agilent only have cubicles. (usually they are a bit larger and fancier than the regulars, but finding a real office is extremely rare. Daun -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[time-nuts] FW: IIMorrow GPS units non-functional since Sunday

Looks like a little OOPS here! Daun Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 4:43 PM Subject: FW: IIMorrow GPS units non-functional since Sunday Oops Sent: Tue 8/19/2008 4:10 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: IIMorrow GPS units non-functional since Sunday So

Re: [time-nuts] FW: IIMorrow GPS units non-functional since Sunday

To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement Subject: Re: [time-nuts] FW: IIMorrow GPS units non-functional since Sunday I'm fascinated by the 320 nm flight. 320 billionths of a metre is quite short distance to use a plane. I would have walked. Jim 2008/8/20 Daun Yeagley [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [time-nuts] Anti-Static conductive foam warning

Hi Nigel I've seen this happen in some other circumstances too, and one of the worst ones was for VNA Cal kits. It really makes a mess, and it's pretty hard to clean up. I'm wondering if anyone else who's seen this problem has some advice on a good way to restore the items. It does seem that

Re: [time-nuts] PCB for frequency dividers

I get the following error: File not available. [S1431927605504483a.pdf]. Daun -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bruce Griffiths Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2008 5:56 PM To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement Subject: Re:

Re: [time-nuts] TAPR now open for Thunderbolt orders

Hi Richard John is on vacation for a few more days, but my understanding is that they sold out pretty much that first day. (there was a HUGE response!) I suspect that's why the account info doesn't work now. Daun N8ASB -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL

Re: [time-nuts] OT: Anyone programmed HP 59306A relay actuator (orother old device)?

- From: Dr. David Kirkby [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2008 10:13 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement Subject: Re: [time-nuts] OT: Anyone programmed HP 59306A relay actuator (orother old device)? Daun Yeagley wrote: Hi David

Re: [time-nuts] Administrivia: Please don't use the Spam buttonto unsubscr...

Unfortunately, you guys are missing John's point! What happens in the scenario that John describes is that AOL will blacklist his server. If that happens, *any* AOL recipient's mail will be rejected by AOL and you will NEVER receive the time-nuts mail (if you have an AOL address!). So that is a

Re: [time-nuts] Efratom FRS-C Service Manual.

I have a copy of it on my web page: http://www.yeagley.net/Time-Nuts/ Daun -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lin Scott Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2008 8:49 PM To: time-nuts@febo.com Subject: [time-nuts] Efratom FRS-C Service Manual. Does

Re: [time-nuts] HP 3048A system software

Hi Brooke That's partially true, but not completely. I know of some programs where they actually scrambled or deleted the symbol table, so that all variable names and labels became unreadable. There are also CSUBS, which are compiled subroutines. The only way to find out what happened there is

Re: [time-nuts] M12+/M12M manual

I wouldn't mind finding a copy either. Any chance someone can post it? Daun -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Javier Sent: Saturday, December 22, 2007 3:28 PM To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement Subject: Re:

Re: [time-nuts] time-nuts Digest, Vol 41, Issue 57

Sounds like you need to move! Daun -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ronald Held Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2007 1:17 PM To: time-nuts@febo.com Subject: Re: [time-nuts] time-nuts Digest, Vol 41, Issue 57 i thought of tha balcony option.

Re: [time-nuts] John Vig elected President of IEEE

There's a nice PDF program called PDF Creator (freeware!) that you install like a printer. It will create a PDF of anything you print to it. Get it at: http://www.pdfforge.org/products/pdfcreator Daun -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom

Re: [time-nuts] John Vig elected President of IEEE

Chuck: HOW TRUE your last sentence!!! I've had to fight many battles with presentations used in training classes that were written using whatever font. Then when you try to present using a machine that doesn't have that particular font installed, you get a HUGE mess! We've even tried going to

Re: [time-nuts] John Vig elected President of IEEE

Dec 2007 17:04:15 -0500, Daun Yeagley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Chuck: HOW TRUE your last sentence!!! I've had to fight many battles with presentations used in training classes that were written using whatever font. Then when you try to present using a machine that doesn't have that particular

Re: [time-nuts] Super stable BVA Quartz resonators... BVA??

Same for me with both browsers. Daun -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Didier Juges Sent: Friday, December 07, 2007 9:02 PM To: 'Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement' Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Super stable BVA Quartz

Re: [time-nuts] Watches

-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Neon John Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2007 4:05 AM To: time-nuts@febo.com Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Watches On Mon, 3 Dec 2007 20:06:01 -0500, Daun Yeagley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've wanted to experiment

Re: [time-nuts] Watches

won't do the work necessary to make the fraud possible. -Chuck Harris Neon John wrote: On Mon, 3 Dec 2007 20:06:01 -0500, Daun Yeagley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've wanted to experiment with that, but I need to come up with another Accutron, as I don't want to ruin the Spaceview that I got

Re: [time-nuts] Watches - the china connection

If you were to look on the Accutron list at Yahoo, you would see plenty of evidence that Bulova has turned it's back on the Accutron (the real one.. not the quartz cheapies) Also, some possible good news is that Citizen (Japan) just bought Bulova. What makes this even more interesting is that at

Re: [time-nuts] Watches

Hi Chuck Have you ever attempted, or know someone who has rewound or repaired the coils? There was a guy on the Yahoo Accutron list that was experimenting with it, but I don't know the final outcome. Seems that wire is thinner than most normally available wire. Seems that the usual way to deal

Re: [time-nuts] Watches

Hi Didier I agree with Chuck. I keep my Accutron on a nightstand beside my bed, and even with my bad ear, I can hear it humming away! The one year life for a battery is about right too. Mercury cells were what they were designed to run on, and since those are no longer available, silver oxide

Re: [time-nuts] Chronometer contest sponsored by IEEE Spectrum

Yes, they have a trimmer (at least all of mine do). Most backs can be opened by either prying, screws, or threaded ring. It's very helpful to have good lighting and some magnifiers. If you've done any surface mount work, this would be a piece of cake. Daun -Original Message- From:

Re: [time-nuts] Watches

Hi Tim Actually, the Accutrons aren't that expensive to repair. Typical costs are around $100, to maybe $200 if it is in bad shape. I still have the Accutron Spaceview (the one where you can see the movement) that my wife bought me on our first Christmas in 1967. I had it put back in like new

Re: [time-nuts] HP 8924C's on ebay

There is a lot of commonality between the various 892x test sets. When I get some time, I'll ping my buddy that was sales manager for the line at (HP)Agilent Spokane division. I know we've talked some about it in the past, but don't remember enough details to make any binding comments! Daun

Re: [time-nuts] OT: Prologix GPIB and HP3478A...The Answer!

Well, I have a 3478A, but unfortunately not a Prologix. If I get my hands on one I could add a data point. Personally, I think there is a fault in that particular 3478's driver chips. Daun -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chuck Harris

Re: [time-nuts] OT: Prologix GPIB and HP3478A...The Plot thickens!!

like I have a bad Prologix adapter. Oh Abdul?? -Chuck Harris Daun Yeagley wrote: Well, I have a 3478A, but unfortunately not a Prologix. If I get my hands on one I could add a data point. Personally, I think there is a fault in that particular 3478's driver chips. Daun

Re: [time-nuts] LORAN-C antenna

); SAEximRunCond expanded to false Errors-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] RETRY Didier, that ought to be just about in your back yard!! I did some consulting for one of the Dothan TV stations last year (what's amazing is that the transmitter is actually in Florida!). Anyway, on my way there from a military

Re: [time-nuts] HP Journal 10811 article

); SAEximRunCond expanded to false Errors-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] RETRY I tried it too, and found that page 20 gives an error (as soon as I scroll to it). All the other pages seem fine though. Daun N8ASB -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of

Re: [time-nuts] WG: EZGPIB other software

); SAEximRunCond expanded to false Errors-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] RETRY For me, all the messages were either scrambled or blank. I never did figure out what Ulrich had to say! Daun -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Arnold Tibus Sent:

Re: [time-nuts] Scope Clock

); SAEximRunCond expanded to false Errors-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] RETRY Hi Didier I have a low cost DSO, the HP 54600 Jedi, and it has an X-Y mode (as well as a Roll mode which emulates a strip chart recorder at very low time/div settings). Now how well it would work in this application would be

Re: [time-nuts] The first time nut?

No, that is correct. The Accutron has a predictable position error, gaining or loosing a couple of seconds a day depending on whether the tines of the fork are pointing up or down. (gravity effects!). They are calibrated depending on whether it is worn on the inside or outside of the wrist, or

[time-nuts] HP glass 1 MHz crystal

I took some pictures of my 1 MHz HP glass crystal. You can see them here: http://www.yeagley.net/Time-Nuts/ Daun ___ time-nuts mailing list time-nuts@febo.com https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts

Re: [time-nuts] NTP Synchronised Nixie Tube Clock

Ah, but I saw some glass semiconductor diodes in there! Look about half way down the page. Could they be 1N914's? (I don't do German) Daun -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Maggie Leber Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2007 12:02 PM To:

Re: [time-nuts] NTP Synchronised Nixie Tube Clock

I have an interesting 1MHz crystal that I got a number of years ago when I was at the HP Santa Clara Division (Hertz Castle is what they called the place). It is an HP P/N 5080-0031 1MHz crystal, gold plated, and in a glass vacuum tube. I'll have to take a picture of it and post it... It's

Re: [time-nuts] Z3815A - what? -who? -where?

I was thinking that myself, but this connector has four rows, and the VME only has three. (There's also P1 and P2). VXI is similar to VME. Having just worked on a project with VME cards, I know that those connectors are quite expensive. These are similar but unique, so I can't imagine the cost

Re: [time-nuts] HP59309A HP-IB Digital Clock Operating andServiceManual

In the FWIW department, I now have an old Ricoh BW scanner that can handle up to 11x17, and can generate PDF's. I've been using it for doing oversize schematic pages from manuals. Daun -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Norman J McSweyn

Re: [time-nuts] OT: Audiophoolery

I had passed a couple of these posts on to one of my buddies at Motorola, since we and a few others have by chance been having a parallel discussion of such topics. Check out his message. OK, This is as crazy as it gets. I have seen the high end power cables before and consider this the

Re: [time-nuts] audiophoolery

That one did it. There has been some talk about Klipschorns during this thread, and I must confess that I'd like to have a pair. Not only for the way they sound, etc., but I have an interesting special connection.. Turns out that I bought a Beech Bonanza in 1976 (which I still have!). As I was

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

A couple of years ago my wife dropped her digital camera in a parking lot at a wedding we were attending. The camera would turn on, but it complained that there was no memory card. When we got back home, I opened it up to find that a surface mount dual transistor that controls power to the

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

That reminds me of a tester I got to see while I was working on a project for Motorola at one of their ALT (accelerated life test) labs. This was for testing durability of cell phones. The tester basically was a pendulum that was about three feet high. At the base, you placed the PUT (phone under

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

A number of vector network analyzers have a time domain function in them. They use an inverse Fourier transform to get the display. This is VERY useful in a high RF environment. A number of years ago we had a problem on a receiver site for the DARA (Dayton) two meter repeater, and it was located

Re: [time-nuts] 10811 warmup (Jason Rabel)

Hi Jason I might have something for you on this. All this talk about the 10811's forced me to get off my duff and get working on two 10811's that I have and have been sitting on my shelf for several years (like well before I retired from Agilent in '03). One is a 10811-60102, and the oven heater

Re: [time-nuts] OT: RoHS crap

Part of the law of unintended consequences! Sometimes it's better to leave things alone. Daun -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chuck Harris Sent: Monday, January 15, 2007 2:24 PM To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement

Re: [time-nuts] Motorola Oncore GPS Interface Board

I would be interested in one if the cost is reasonable. Daun -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, November 24, 2006 10:25 PM To: time-nuts@febo.com Subject: [time-nuts] Motorola Oncore GPS Interface Board I

Re: [time-nuts] ARRL 2006 Frequency Measuring Test

I'm planning on it again this year. Daun N8ASB -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Henry Knoepfle Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2006 12:22 AM To: time-nuts@febo.com Subject: [time-nuts] ARRL 2006 Frequency Measuring Test The November QST has

Re: [time-nuts] HP8568B firware eproms anyone ?

I would tend to agree on the copyright concerns. I'm retired from HP/Agilent, and happen to know the guys that do the support on them, so I just forwarded these messages to one of them. Perhaps we can get a solid OK, or at least one with such strings attached! Daun N8ASB -Original

Re: [time-nuts] Time syncing question

Which reminds me.. I think Sprint in my area needs a little work on their snychronization. On my way between work and home I go through a spot where it tries to hand off and it drops the call every time. It is repeatable to about 100 yards, and it's NOT because of lack of signal strength. I'm

Re: [time-nuts] Time syncing question

CDMA phones have their clocks set by the system, as they require more precise synchronization of not only the data stream bit timing, but also the synchronization of the psuedo random key streams. These are used for syncing up the Walsh codes as well as security encryption key functions. Daun

Re: [time-nuts] Time syncing question

Good explanation! Daun N8ASB -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David I. Emery Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006 12:01 AM To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Time syncing question On Wed, Aug 30,

Re: [time-nuts] HP-5245L Parts

You just missed the biggie the Dayton Hamvention (this past weekend!). That's a real gold mine for hard to find stuff. Daun -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Allan W. Bart, Jr. Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2006 4:19 PM To: Discussion of

Re: [time-nuts] HP-5245L Parts

Hello Group, BTW, I am still seeking a Tracor 599K manual, does anyone have one? On the hp 5245L, I have the plugins to measure between dc and 18GHZ and you would have found plenty at the dayton hamfest, ask your ham friends for a list of local and regional events. Allan Bart You just

Re: [time-nuts] FW: IEEE 1588

Is that license fee to HP or to Agilent? Daun -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Poul-Henning Kamp Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 1:14 AM To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement Subject: Re: [time-nuts] FW: IEEE 1588 In

[time-nuts] FW: GPIB Controller

/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=549 Documentation is at http://www.prologix.biz/gpibusb.html. Costs $125. Thanks for your interest. Regards, Abdul _ From: Daun Yeagley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, April 30, 2006 8:08 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: GPIB

Re: [time-nuts] Fan for old HP synthesizer (was RE: time-nutsDigest, Vol 21, Issue 20)

I'd say that the biggest concern after physical size and Voltage requirements is that it has an adequate CFM rating. That's THE most important. Daun -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Poul-Henning Kamp Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 3:43 PM

Re: [time-nuts] Three subjects.

Speaking of Accutrons, I still have the one I got for Christmas, 1967 (first Christmas present after getting married a couple of months before). I still have mine, but it needs at least a good cleaning and perhaps repair. I'm wondering if anybody knows a decent place to have one of these worked

Re: [time-nuts] Three subjects.

I know there are some specialists servicing them, but I don't know the names. There is a new Accutron forum on www.watchuseek.com, you might ask there. Speaking of Accutrons, I still have the one I got for Christmas, 1967 (first Christmas present after getting married a couple of months

RE: [time-nuts] Re: Accuracy of a sound card

Agilent also now has a USB to GPIB converter. Of course it's several hundred dollars also, and uses the Agilent I/O libraries. Not sure, but I think that it only supports Windoze. I'll check with some of my buddies that survived to see it that's the case. Daun -Original Message- From:

RE: [time-nuts] Programming of 5370B

Hi David You have hit on the exact reason the 5370 has a binary transfer mode. This mode essentially transfers the bits directly from the counter hardware to the bus. Remember this counter was designed and built quite a few years ago, and the processor in it is rudimentary at best by today's

RE: [time-nuts] Programming of 5370B

Indeed the *major* problem is doing all that processing. I'm sure there are more bytes involved using ASCII as well (I don't recall the numbers for each format), but that part is lost in the added processing time. Daun -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: [time-nuts] 10811 serial numbers

I think the numbering scheme was changed a few years ago. The 2850 tells us it was built in 1988 (28 years after 1960). I think this portion has been dropped, perhaps when the spin-off from HP happened. I lost track of that in my last few years there. The A (in both cases) signifies that it was

RE: [time-nuts] National Instruments GPIB board drivers for Solaris.

And then just network them.. Daun -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Poul-Henning Kamp Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2005 2:11 AM To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement Subject: Re: [time-nuts] National Instruments GPIB board

RE: [time-nuts] Difference between HP 5370A and 5370B

Hi Jim I'm wondering that if we were to find an example of a known good unit as well as a bad one, that we could look at the EPROMS to determine any defenses and then clone the good ones. That would be one way to save David if he gets a bad one. Daun -Original Message- From: [EMAIL

RE: [time-nuts] Difference between HP 5370A and 5370B

Gee, now you've got me wondering. I remember we used the TI chip for some things and Motorola for some others, but don't remember who the other was. Wasn't the Phi chip the HP version? I also remember that the HP 9825 was the standard by which all other 488 devices were compared. If it worked

RE: [time-nuts] Re: Thanks All was connections for HP 10811A ?

Hi Alberto The right-click method works if you are reading in a browser (I just tried it using SquirrelMail). However, I couldn't do that using LookOut (OutLook). Fortunately, Rex's method also works, so there are at least two ways to circumvent the problem. Daun -Original Message- From: