Re: [time-nuts] FE-5680A

2011-12-13 Thread Robin Kimberley
Just bought two for US99.98 (UK ~£66) with free shipping. Good deal. Will be interesting to see how they perform. Also interesting to know what FEI are currently quoting for new units. Last time I got a quote from them (5 years+) I was quoted over UK£1K each in single qty. Rob Kimberley

Re: [time-nuts] Anyone know anything about the Oscilloquartz GPSCU II-B ?

2011-12-09 Thread Robin Kimberley
Can you let us have a picture? Rob Kimberley -Original Message- From: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On Behalf Of Peter Bell Sent: 09 December 2011 13:55 To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement Subject: [time-nuts] Anyone know anything

Re: [time-nuts] George Daniels, master watchmaker, dies

2011-11-30 Thread Robin Kimberley
I had the pleasure of listening to him talk at a British Horological Institute (BHI) meeting a few years back. A great watchmaker. Rob Kimberley -Original Message- From: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On Behalf Of Prologix Sent: 30 November 2011 20:56

Re: [time-nuts] Thunderbolt Monitoring for Pocket PC

2011-11-26 Thread Robin Kimberley
I was going to ask a similar question as I have a Fujitsu Siemens LOOX 420 pocket PC. Wouldn't probably make more than £10 on EBay, so it's worth more to me to do something like this with it. Rob Kimberley -Original Message- From: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com

Re: [time-nuts] Differences / Jitter Between Frequency Standard Sources

2011-11-24 Thread Robin Kimberley
Any frequency counter will have an given accuracy +/- the LSD (least significant digit), so alternating between 10.000 and 9.999 looks perfectly normal to me. Rob Kimberley -Original Message- From: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On Behalf Of

Re: [time-nuts] FS Quantity 5 Takeda Riken TR5821 Frequency Counters

2011-11-23 Thread Robin Kimberley
Nigel, Have you ever identified a source for the faulty switches? I've emailed ACAL, who represent Toyo and will wait to see what they have to say. I've stripped down one unit - the one with all the biro marks as a trial run. Have removed a couple of switches which appear to have no spring in

[time-nuts] Faster-than-light neutrino result queried

2011-11-22 Thread Robin Kimberley
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-15830844 Rob Kimberley ___ 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] Those pesky Neutrinos again...

2011-11-20 Thread Robin Kimberley
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-15791236 Thoughts anyone? Rob Kimberley ___ 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] iPhone keeping better time?

2011-11-17 Thread Robin Kimberley
I'm currently using a Samsung Galaxy S II, which I'm very impressed with. Have just found an NTP client on the Android Market which seems to work OK. Will investigate further. Rob Kimberley -Original Message- From: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On Behalf

Re: [time-nuts] FS Quantity 5 Takeda Riken TR5821 Frequency Counters

2011-11-16 Thread Robin Kimberley
Hi Nigel, I'm very interested. At £50 for the lot, it sounds a good deal. Let me know ASAP. Rob -Original Message- From: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On Behalf Of gandal...@aol.com Sent: 16 November 2011 01:02 To: time-nuts@febo.com Subject: [time-nuts]

[time-nuts] NOVELTY CLOCK

2011-11-12 Thread Robin Kimberley
http://lovedbdb.com/nudemenClock/index2.html I found this one rather amusing. Click on the clock anywhere to change from analogue to digital. Rob Kimberley ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to

Re: [time-nuts] AVO GPS-6500

2011-11-09 Thread Robin Kimberley
Have you got the original EBay link? I found one via Google which shows AVO Multi-Amp Biddle Megger GPS-6500 9390-6500. If this is the one, then it's a model 9390-6500 made by Datum. Rob Kimberley -Original Message- From: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On

Re: [time-nuts] Raven Industries GPS in-line L1 Amplifier

2011-11-07 Thread Robin Kimberley
What's the problem in sending to the UK. I've used their products in the past. Rob Kimberley -Original Message- From: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On Behalf Of David J Taylor Sent: 07 November 2011 07:43 To: Discussion of precise time and frequency

Re: [time-nuts] Monitoring the Rapco 1804M - how antenna changes affect the unit

2011-11-02 Thread Robin Kimberley
The ET6000 used Trimble Bullet antennae when I was selling them in the UK. I seem to remember about 35db of gain in that antenna. Rob Kimberley -Original Message- From: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On Behalf Of Joe Leikhim Sent: 02 November 2011 18:52

Re: [time-nuts] Epoch rollover ?

2011-10-23 Thread Robin Kimberley
Bruce, I'm wondering whether there may be a glitch in the firmware supplied on that unit. The fact that it worked fine up until the other day, and then reverted its date seems rather odd. I don't believe it's anything to do with cross correlation as has been suggested. Unfortunately Odetics is

Re: [time-nuts] 2

2011-10-04 Thread Robin Kimberley
It's easy to hijack someone's email address. Had it done to me a couple of times. Tip: don't put your email address on your personal web site. Rob K -Original Message- From: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On Behalf Of Alan Melia Sent: 04 October 2011

[time-nuts] JAVAD GNSS Announces Partnership with LightSquared

2011-09-28 Thread Robin Kimberley
Just spotted this one… http://www.gpsworld.com/professional-oem/survey/news/javad-gnss-announces-partnership-with-lightsquared-12096?utm_source=GPS