[time-nuts] Dead tree material: Ships, Clocks, and Stars: The Quest for

2016-04-27 Thread Gordon Batey
Greetings Time Nuts, I read the message below and made a trip to my closest OLLIE's store in Harrisonburg, VA. I found the book with the assistance of the book area manager and purchased it. They now have 5 left in Harrisonburg. If you are interested in the book and have an OLLIE'S nearby it

[time-nuts] FW: : HP 5360A History(Terminet answerback board)

2016-04-14 Thread Gordon Batey
Subject: : [time-nuts] HP 5360A History(Terminet answerback board) Good evening Tom and TN, I was a manufacturing engineer and set up the initial assembly line for the Terminet board area in 1969 in Waynesboro Virginia. I remember those being very different boards. Learned about and trained

[time-nuts] RG 6 U couplings

2015-12-06 Thread Gordon Batey
Date: Sat, 5 Dec 2015 15:28:29 -0500 From: ewkeh...@aol.com To: time-nuts@febo.com Subject: [time-nuts] RG 6 U couplings Message-ID: <1b190f.7a5b4c94.4394a...@aol.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" At my new home the GPS antenna location has turned in to a challenge. May have to

[time-nuts] Leap Second June 30, 2015 Video

2015-07-02 Thread Gordon Batey
Greetings to all timekeepers, Using a Trimble Thunderbolt and Lady Heather I created a short video of the recent leap second event and put it on UTUBE which documents this event. I viewed ...58..59..60..00..01.. You can watch it here:

[time-nuts] FW: Leap Second June 30, 2015 Video

2015-07-02 Thread Gordon Batey
Greetings to all timekeepers, Using a Trimble Thunderbolt and Lady Heather I created a short video of the recent leap second event and put it on UTUBE which documents this event. I viewed ...58..59..60..00..01.. You can watch it here:

[time-nuts] FYI HP 53131A counter

2015-03-05 Thread Gordon Batey
Greetings to the time nuts, I recently purchased this counter from Ebay. I don't have any connection with the seller. It looks brand new. It is the only HP item that I now have that is in current production. Ebay Item: 271777486308 Keep the time, Gordon WA4FJC

[time-nuts] Help identifying a display board

2014-10-08 Thread Gordon Batey
Dan That might possibly be Leeds Northrup??? 73 Gordon WA4FJC ___ 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] NIST Radio Station WWV now on 25 MHz

2014-04-10 Thread Gordon Batey
For what it is worth a friend sent me this link. WWV is now testing on 25 MHZ. http://www.nist.gov/pml/div688/grp40/wwv.cfm? 73 Gordon WA4FJC ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to

[time-nuts] HP 5335A counters

2014-03-01 Thread Gordon Batey
Greetings to all time nuts. I have several HP 5335A counters and am really impressed by them. One has an error code (4.6) displayed on startup and I have not got that sorted out yet. FWIW: Last Saturday I noticed that the Ebay seller testgearnation had 3 HP 5335A counters for sale (CONUS only)

Re: [time-nuts] GPS locked 60Hz?

2013-07-27 Thread Gordon Batey
Greetings, Actually it requires TWO light bulbs in series (or one bulb with a twice the voltage rating). They usually use TWO standard bulbs in series for EACH phase line. This gives an immediate indication that the phase rotation is correct. I have actually seen it done about 12 years ago to

Re: [time-nuts] time-nuts Digest, Vol 105, Issue 79

2013-04-23 Thread Gordon Batey
Perrier, Can you advise where one might obtain a copy of the Bill Feldman users guide for the HP 3586B SLV? I have one of these units and need all of the help I can get. Is it available as a PDF anywhere? Good luck with the move. Gordon WA4FJC Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2013 17:30:20 -0700 (PDT)

Re: [time-nuts] Connectors

2013-04-11 Thread Gordon Batey
Greetings, I have used the longitudinal compression F connectors for some time now with several GPS units and RG-6 cable. They certainly appear to be waterproof and quite sturdy. Not inexpensive but very serviceable. I found a kit with the installation tool and connectors and separate

Re: [time-nuts] Better gps antennas than a Symmetricom

2013-01-22 Thread Gordon Batey
FWIW I have been using RG-6 for several years now. LOWES building supply in the US has longitudially crimped waterproof F style connectors that work well with this cable. They have the installation tool as well. 73 Gordon WA4FJC ___ time-nuts

[time-nuts] Service Manual needed

2012-08-20 Thread Gordon Batey
Greetings, I have acquired a HP 3810A Total Station surveying instrument that is need of some TLC. I have looked in many places for a service manual for this unit. If you know of the location of one please send an email to me at: gpba...@wildblue.net. Thanks in advance, Gordon WA4FJC

Re: [time-nuts] HP 117/10509a

2012-07-05 Thread Gordon Batey
Ron, I would certainly be interested in any conversion scheme that you come up with. I have 2 117's and hope to get them operational sooner rather than later. -:) Gordon WA4FJC Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2012 00:14:32 -0700 From: Ron Ward

[time-nuts] Antique Rb Standard - Thanks, Pictures, Parts

2012-04-28 Thread Gordon Batey
Greetings to the time keepers, We used to use those connectors way back in the dark ages in GE Numerical Controlled machine tool controls to connect daughter boards to the mother board as I recall. It is a bifurcated (?) connector and We called them ELCO connectors. Check

Re: [time-nuts] David Partridge's frequency divider board custom

2011-06-17 Thread Gordon Batey
Good evening Bob, That is a nice chassis. I have a large box set aside for the David Partridge board. Thanks for the info on the BCD switch. I found a power supply at Marlin P Jones (www.mpja.com) that is very small and appears to fit the bill. Part number 17635-PS at a very reasonable

Re: [time-nuts] HP-5335A Fail Code

2011-03-27 Thread Gordon Batey
Message-ID: 4d8f261c.7090...@rubidium.dyndns.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Gordon, On 03/15/2011 12:52 AM, Gordon Batey wrote: Greetings to the Time Nuts List I have a HP-5335A counter that has worked well for me for several years. Now when turning it on I get

[time-nuts] RE Parts Selection

2011-03-26 Thread Gordon Batey
Greetings, Done it in the before - no Done it in the home lab / last 2 years - no Set up to do it in the home lab - sort of Yes Would I buy one - yes. Would actually do it in a reasonable amount of time Yes a week or so 73 Gordon WA4FJC ___

Re: [time-nuts] Commercial Assembly - Poll

2011-03-26 Thread Gordon Batey
Buy. The David Partridge divider board was that way and appears to be high quality. 73 Gordon WA4FJC ___ 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

[time-nuts] HP-5335A Fail Code

2011-03-14 Thread Gordon Batey
Greetings to the Time Nuts List I have a HP-5335A counter that has worked well for me for several years. Now when turning it on I get a Fail 4.6 readout on the display. The manual indicates that a 4.6 fail code indicates MRD Counter problem in Reg-E or T I found in the manual that you

Re: [time-nuts] Partridge Divider Board

2011-02-28 Thread Gordon Batey
Greetings to the TimeKeepers, I appreciate the comments on the Partridge Divider board. I am also seeking an enclosure and your comments have some interest for me. I would also be interested in any comments regarding a source of input and output connectors for this project. The board is

Re: [time-nuts] HP 654A Manual

2011-02-06 Thread Gordon Batey
Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2011 19:14:07 -0600 From: Dave M dgmin...@mediacombb.net Subject: Re: [time-nuts] HP 654A Manual To: time-nuts@febo.com Message-ID: F5FA4565B87547A893E7D4EAC1AA1F83@D77M7BF1 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=iso-8859-1; reply-type=original From: Gordon

[time-nuts] HP 654A Manual

2011-02-05 Thread Gordon Batey
Greetings TimeNuts Does anyone know where I can find a manual for a HP 654A Distortion Analyzer. Thanks for any help. Gordon WA4FJC ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to

Re: [time-nuts] Question about SoundCard stability?

2010-10-13 Thread Gordon Batey
Greetings, I may be missing something here but when you receive a signal in the AM mode the audio is derived from the transmitted carrier. Even if your local osc moves around the audio is generated from the difference between the transmitted carrier and the audio sidebands. I have found it

[time-nuts] HP 5335A Option 40 and WANTED

2010-08-06 Thread Gordon Batey
Greetings, Thanks to all that responded regarding the Option 40. I guess that now I will have to look for a GBIB card and cable. So many projects, so little time. I could use a display cover for the digital display on the 5335A if anyone has a parts unit with one available. Gordon GPBATEY

[time-nuts] HP 5335A Option 040

2010-07-28 Thread Gordon Batey
Greetings to the timekeepers. I have enjoyed many of the comments on this list over the past few years. I have a HP 5335A counter with Option 040. I have found info on options 10, 20 and 30. Can anyone on the list provide any info on option 040? Thanks in advance. Gordon

[time-nuts] TB question

2009-09-11 Thread Gordon Batey
likely in a perfectly logical location in one or both of these programs but I cannot seem to find it. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks in advance, Gordon Batey wa4...@arrl.net or gpba...@compuserve.com ___ time-nuts mailing list

Re: [time-nuts] Broken Ovenaire OSC 85-50

2009-05-24 Thread Gordon Batey
I had an earlier model 20 mhx ovenaire osc that had very low output. I opened it up with a scalpel and found the TTL chip had failed and was only letting a small amount of the osc signal thru. I was able to use an external TTl (74LS20 I think) to restore it. As I recall I was unable to readily

[time-nuts] HP 117A

2009-05-11 Thread Gordon Batey
Greetings to all of the timekeepers on the list. I have been enjoying the discussions here for some time. I am attempting to get an HP-117A VLF Comparator operational. I had to change an electrolytic cap in the active antenna and now have a strong signal into the receiver. I have a problem