Re: [time-nuts] Antennas for Symettricom 2500 Time Source

2018-06-09 Thread Dan Rae
of Belden 9104 coax terminated with a BNC.  Plus the hardware and stub mast to fix it to a vent pipe or similar.  I don't know what system this antenna was designed for but the 5-12V spec is interesting. Dan - ac6ao ___ time-nuts mailing list -

Re: [time-nuts] nuts about position

2018-06-06 Thread Dan Kemppainen
I would be quite interested in the results of this test from something like a Ublox 6T or 8 unit. Please keep us posted. Dan On 6/5/2018 2:35 PM, time-nuts-requ...@febo.com wrote: The next thing I want to try is a receiver self-survey vs the post processed results... I may be able

Re: [time-nuts] FS -hp- 5370 "Time Nuts Processor" board + +

2018-05-25 Thread Dan Rae
Board is spoken for, thanks, Dan ___ 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] FS -hp- 5370 "Time Nuts Processor" board + +

2018-05-25 Thread Dan Rae
scrap dealers. Dan ___ 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] time-nuts Digest, Vol 166, Issue 44

2018-05-21 Thread Dan Kemppainen
it stuck out really well in the graph. A software check in the GPSDO looks for this and fixes it. Seemed like it happened about once a week to once a month type timeframe. Have you noticed this in your hardware? Dan On 5/21/2018 3:21 PM, time-nuts-requ...@febo.com wrote: Message: 10 Date: Mon, 21

Re: [time-nuts] Motorola GPS Antenna?

2018-05-21 Thread Dan Rae
dB?), like the one I have up on my roof.  There should be a part number under the rubber gasket if you want to ask the seller to have a look. Dan ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailma

[time-nuts] Datametrics SP-100 Time Code Generator

2018-05-11 Thread Dan Veeneman
references to its use in a timing distribution system but haven't found service information that would allow component level repair. Does anyone have, or know of a source for, technical information on this unit? Thanks! Cheers, Dan --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast

Re: [time-nuts] Racal 9475 Rubidium

2018-05-03 Thread Dan Rae
needed, as I just discovered, since 2001. Dan ___ 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] Racal 9475 Rubidium

2018-05-03 Thread Dan Rae
of big Astron supplies under my bench.  I had some in my "junk box" that even had the mounting holes in the correct places.   If anyone needs it I can take photographs of the back of my 9475 with the heatsink fitted. Dan ___ time-nuts ma

Re: [time-nuts] Racal 9475 Rubidium

2018-05-01 Thread Dan Rae
attention.  I did fix mine some ten or more years ago and since then it has worked when needed.   I wouldn't worry about the lamp yet before checking the rest of it. Dan ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https

Re: [time-nuts] nuts about position

2018-04-25 Thread Dan Kemppainen
to drill down close to 0.3m level of accuracy. We did want to repeat the tests with timing mode receivers set to average for 48 hours, but haven't got around to it yet. Dan On 4/25/2018 12:00 PM, time-nuts-requ...@febo.com wrote: Message: 6 Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2018 07:56:14 -0700 From: &quo

Re: [time-nuts] Introduction & GPSDO Question

2018-04-19 Thread Dan Rae
a precise survey so the Rx knows where it is and so can achieve the maximum accuracy in 2D position hold mode. http://www.ke5fx.com/heather/readme.htm will get you the program and pdf manual. Dan ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To u

[time-nuts] Ref Voltage for GPSDO?

2018-04-19 Thread Dan Rae
) and no sign of slowing down after several weeks. Can someone recommend a simple and stable source of around 7 Volts so I can use the (well aged and very stable) 8663? Thanks, Dan ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go

Re: [time-nuts] Any guesses as to how Citizen is claiming ±1 second/year with using this AT-cut 8.4MHz XTAL?

2018-04-11 Thread Dan Rae
coefficient at room temperatures that had minimal variation at around this frequency.   Way better than the 32+ kHz crystals used now. The clock died in the end but I still have the crystal somewhere :^) Dan ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts

Re: [time-nuts] Cheap jitter measurements

2018-04-10 Thread Dan Kemppainen
to prove useful. The performance counter is, but getting the PPS code to read the counter is still a software problem. If you guys want to take this offline and chat about it further, I'd be happy to discuss this without using up bandwidth here. Thanks, Dan On 4/10/2018 4:01 PM, time-nuts

Re: [time-nuts] Cheap jitter measurements

2018-04-10 Thread Dan Kemppainen
to compare the high resolution uncorrected counter to NTP and the external PPS? Agreed, not trivial. But maybe fun anyway! Dan On 4/10/2018 11:03 AM, time-nuts-requ...@febo.com wrote: NTP already looks at incoming pulses and reports what it thinks is going on with them. The desire here

Re: [time-nuts] Cheap jitter measurements

2018-04-10 Thread Dan Kemppainen
with this (assuming they're triggering an interrupt), and learn something neat. Some of this is subject to change with windows versions: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dn553408(v=vs.85).aspx Dan On 4/10/2018 8:01 AM, time-nuts-requ...@febo.com wrote: kb...@n1k.org

Re: [time-nuts] Environmental sensor recommendations.

2018-04-05 Thread Dan Kemppainen
, holding the temp constant) for cost. Dan On 4/5/2018 12:00 PM, time-nuts-requ...@febo.com wrote: Message: 11 Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2018 09:44:48 -0500 From: John Green<wpxs...@gmail.com> To:time-nuts@febo.com Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Environmental sensor recommendations. Mess

Re: [time-nuts] Tracor 527 CRT

2018-04-04 Thread Dan Rae
On 4/4/2018 2:28 PM, ew via time-nuts wrote: Lat year some one from the UK asked me about a 1 inch CRT for the Tracor 527. I sent David Partridge one at the time, so he is now happy. Dan ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe

Re: [time-nuts] Identify RFTGM-II-XO Part

2018-01-10 Thread Dan Kemppainen
and frequency of operation. It appears there is a mini circuits part close by, possibly tied into this amp. Can you tell what part of the circuit this board covers? GPS signal, etc? Dan On 1/10/2018 1:26 AM, time-nuts-requ...@febo.com wrote: Message: 3 Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2018 23:33:33 -0600

[time-nuts] A Lady H mystery

2017-12-19 Thread Dan Rae
.   LH performs fine for all the other units here as it always has and the Trimble Monitor program works on this one. I'd really appreciate someone telling me gently what stupid thing I'm doing or not doing :^) Thanks, Dan - ac6ao ___ time-nuts

[time-nuts] UltrAtomic clock.

2017-11-05 Thread Dan Kemppainen
change? Dan -- Sent from my phone. ___ 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] R XSRM Rubidium Standard

2017-09-12 Thread Dan Rae
ar or worse state when I got that, now comes to life when needed. Cheers, Dan ___ 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] Bad TBolt Crashing LH?

2017-08-30 Thread Dan Kemppainen
handy, USB on one end with 3.3V or 5.0V serial on the other. No dongles... FYI, Mouser and Digikey are also sources: https://www.digikey.com/products/en/cable-assemblies/smart-cables/468?k=FTDI http://www.mouser.com/Wire-Cable/Cable-Assemblies/_/N-bkre6?Keyword=FTDI=True -Dan On 8/30/2017

Re: [time-nuts] GPS Antenna on Tower.

2017-06-19 Thread Dan Kemppainen
be missing above. Obviously, really expensive silly things won't be done on my site for a few GPSDO's, but it would be good to know what the issues are. Thanks, Dan On 6/16/2017 6:29 PM, time-nuts-requ...@febo.com wrote: Hi Will there be an effect? Yes. Are roughly 99% of all GPSDO’s run

[time-nuts] GPS Antenna on Tower.

2017-06-16 Thread Dan Kemppainen
ority Wire and Cable" RG-6/U. Did some measurements last night. It measures as 85 Ohm, with a velocity factor of ~.86. It looks pretty lossy, but it should still work. Any ideas and comments welcome! Thanks, Dan ___ time-nuts mailing list --

Re: [time-nuts] poor-man's oven

2017-06-04 Thread Dan Rae
ion, a DDS clock for an HF transceiver, the result was well worthwhile. Dan - ac6ao Crystek Test.doc Description: MS-Word document ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo

[time-nuts] Looking for NovAtel GPStation-6

2017-05-17 Thread Dan Veeneman
e from NovAtel if they might have any remaining units. Any leads for this specific receiver would be appreciated. Thanks, Dan ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and

Re: [time-nuts] Fwd: HP10811 Oscillator Thermal Fuse

2017-05-10 Thread Dan Rae
the higher temperature Panasonic fuse fitted and I sleep well at night... Dan ___ 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] HP 3048A Phase Noise System needs a new home

2017-05-04 Thread Dan Rae
On 5/1/2017 4:14 PM, Dan Rae wrote: Basic system comprising: 3561A Analyzer 11848A Interface 11729C Carrier Noise Test Set with all extras to 18GHz Basic system is spoken for. Thanks to all and to tvb for being there. Dan ___ time-nuts mailing

[time-nuts] HP 3048A Phase Noise System needs a new home

2017-05-01 Thread Dan Rae
: DIRECT PLEASE! Dan ac6ao ___ 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] TAPR Oncore M12+ kit

2017-04-06 Thread Dan Rae
may be able to fix, but I'm not certain obviously :^) Dan - ac6ao ___ 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] Conversion of Stanford PRS10 to RS-232 Communication

2017-04-03 Thread Dan Rae
anything more than there are jumpers inside that can be changed. Page 20 of the manual has the details... Dan ___ 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] Antique precision timing device without, > electronics

2017-03-17 Thread Dan Kemppainen
This is all cool stuff, and neat to read about. What's the best (Most stable, most accurate, best adev, etc.) tuning fork oscillator made? What the lowest frequency tuning fork oscillator ever built? Was 1Hz ever achieved commercially? Fun stuff for Friday! Dan On 3/17/2017 12:00 PM

Re: [time-nuts] Bye-Bye Crystals

2017-03-15 Thread Dan Kemppainen
compared to not in an oven? Or, are there other things that outweigh the gains by temp controlling the whole thing. Yeah, this is a pretty open question, but I don't really have a feel for how good an oscillator needs to be before an oven starts to improve things... Dan On 3/15/2017 12:00

Re: [time-nuts] HP5065A Rubidium questions: some progress

2017-02-20 Thread Dan Rae
. Corby: it this the 12 ohm resistor you mentioned? Scott, there's no way that oscillator can deliver the power needed to excite the lamp with that high an R3. Something like the specified 10 Ohms is needed. Dan ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts

Re: [time-nuts] Vintage Frequency Measurement

2017-02-12 Thread Dan Rae
To put BC-221 things in perspective, the 1 Mc/s reference crystal was adjusted, according to the manual, to within 5 c/s... Things have come a ways since! Dan ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https

Re: [time-nuts] Vintage Frequency Measurement

2017-02-12 Thread Dan Rae
those worked. I just wish I could find the one hidden in my garage :^) Dan ___ 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] Autodesk Eagle -- maybe they're listening

2017-01-25 Thread Dan Kemppainen
a quick note. Autodesk really needs to hear how we all feel. Thanks! Dan On 1/24/2017 2:06 AM, time-nuts-requ...@febo.com wrote: Message: 3 Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2017 17:24:52 -0600 From: "Graham / KE9H" <ke9h.gra...@gmail.com> To: Discussion of precise time and frequ

Re: [time-nuts] Temperature (environmental) sensors

2017-01-04 Thread Dan Kemppainen
laying around? They really look like a neat little unit. Thanks to all for the heads up on these ones! Dan On 1/4/2017 12:00 PM, time-nuts-requ...@febo.com wrote: Message: 7 Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2017 09:53:24 - From: "David J Taylor" <david-tay...@blueyonder.co.uk>

Re: [time-nuts] Why is holdover LED on HP 58503A not lit, when GPS lock is unlit too?

2016-12-18 Thread Dan Rae
On 12/18/2016 9:34 AM, Dr. David Kirkby (Kirkby Microwave Ltd) wrote: *12 -- ---MODE Survey: 0% complete If it's still showing that after being on for five hours, maybe it needs to be explicitly told to

Re: [time-nuts] Switching regulator replacement for 7805

2016-12-05 Thread Dan Kemppainen
nd radiate at their own frequency. This is not necessarily related to the switching frequency. That said, it may be an interesting test to run anyway! Dan ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailma

Re: [time-nuts] Switching regulator replacement for 7805

2016-12-05 Thread Dan Kemppainen
current mode. Usually this is bad for noise generation. It would be interesting to see what a scope trace of the switched leg of the inductor looks like in both cases. Dan ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https

Re: [time-nuts] hp 5065A

2016-10-29 Thread Dan Rae
caps that will need to be checked and replaced where necessary. Having said that mine came back to life after being in dusty storage for about ten years and all it needed was a good clean... Dan ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com

Re: [time-nuts] Opening an Isotemp OCXO

2016-10-28 Thread Dan Rae
regulator that failed putting the full supply voltage on the IC? Dan ___ 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] Temperature/Humidity

2016-10-27 Thread Dan Zorbini
Simple, build your room (8 x 12), use a water sealing paint paint, install a split mini cooling unit at approx.8,000 BTU, set temperature below oven temperature of the equipment.Carefully choose AC size (not to big). Door at far end of room. ___

Re: [time-nuts] 1PPS to 32.768 khz

2016-10-19 Thread Dan Kemppainen
Hi, = If you want to go Tom's picDIV route, and are lazy like me, this is one of several boards available. https://oshpark.com/shared_projects/kXG6K5Xu You'll get several copies of the bard board for under $10. Few minutes stuffing it, and you'll have a working device... Dan Hi Lee

Re: [time-nuts] TNS-BUF High Isolation, Low Noise Buffer Amp Available

2016-10-05 Thread Dan Rae
For those of us who aren't scared of surface mount stuff, and maybe even prefer it, will there be any bare boards available? Dan - ac6ao ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman

Re: [time-nuts] Thunderbolt spurs on 10MHz output at 100Hz and 200Hz from signal.

2016-09-21 Thread Dan Rae
the FET is hard to find now. Dan ___ 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] Thunderbolt spurs on 10MHz output at 100Hz and 200Hz from signal.

2016-09-21 Thread Dan Rae
shows dotted may not be real. The modern system John Miles designed can no doubt do better and in about one hundredth of the volume, but is a little more expensive :^) Dan ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go

Re: [time-nuts] Normal operating specs of a Morion MV89?

2016-09-20 Thread Dan Rae
, not a problem I felt capable of or interested in tracking down. In my sample of two from China via eBay, one was good the other not. Dan ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time

Re: [time-nuts] Thunderbolt spurs on 10MHz output at 100Hz and 200Hz from signal.

2016-09-18 Thread Dan Rae
... I attach, if I can get it to work, a plot of three different Tbolts on my 3048A system. Dan ___ 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] time-nuts Digest, Vol 146, Issue 13

2016-09-06 Thread Dan Kemppainen
chambers. They work great if you need to hold temp long to stabilize everything before a measurement. Very nice units for the price. I'm sure you know this, but watch your temp gradients in the chamber. Dan As we all know, step #1 in making a clock is NOT to build a thermometer:-) I

Re: [time-nuts] Q/noise of Earth as an oscillator

2016-07-27 Thread Dan Kemppainen
our atomic clocks to IT every 6 to 12 months... ...now I'll be thinking of this all night... ...I think Tom is just toying with us now... Dan ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin

Re: [time-nuts] 5061B Service Manual, Page 8-57 (BEAM I, if LOW)

2016-07-16 Thread Dan Rae
to work with it tomorrow and scan Fig 8-30. It's too hard to abstract what you need, and will have to be in segments anyway. Dan ac6ao ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo

Re: [time-nuts] There is a Tracor 527E on ebay

2016-07-15 Thread Dan Rae
display, a new tube fitted in this case) that I rarely use and I would be open to offers. As to the eBay one shown with a UK power plug, I'm pretty certain that the power transformer in these can be wired or switched for 110 / 220 V but my manual eludes me.

Re: [time-nuts] Visiting Greenwich

2016-07-04 Thread Dan Rae
Dave, it's been a few years since I was there but the Harrison clocks are not in the main part of the museum but in the Observatory which is a bit to the South and East if I remember right. Both are well worth a look, but the Harrisons are magic of course. Dan

[time-nuts] frequency generation algorithm.

2016-06-28 Thread Dan Kemppainen
, search terms, code examples are all welcome! Thanks! Dan ___ 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] How to properly characterize 32kHz oscillators manually and with a microcontroller?

2016-06-27 Thread Dan Rae
they only claim to be a fairly accurate clock. I doubt that any of the fancy schemes being proposed for measurement will improve the basic accuracy much. Dan ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com

Re: [time-nuts] OT stuffing boards: was GPS interface/prototyping

2016-06-24 Thread Dan Kemppainen
, part sizes, solder type, solder age, stencil design, board finish, and SMT pad design all add up. Tweaks in the oven and stencil can be required to make it work. It's the tweaking it that can get expensive fast... Dan ___ time-nuts mailing list

Re: [time-nuts] HF frequency counting receiver

2016-06-20 Thread Dan Rae
in the day. Most more "modern" FMT approaches have been using sound cards, but I've no experience of these. Whatever method is used once you have any ionospheric reflections then you will start to see phase shifts which will be what limits your accuracy.

[time-nuts] ADCs for phase noise measurement

2016-06-13 Thread Dan Kemppainen
FT245BM. I wouldn't expect that to be able to transfer data at the full rate from the ADC to the PC. So you'll be limited to the buffer size on board (memory or FPGA buffer) for snapshots of data. That may not matter for what you'd be doing... Dan On 6/12/2016 12:00 PM, time-nuts-requ

Re: [time-nuts] Goodie for British Timenuts!!!

2016-06-07 Thread Dan Rae
On 6/7/2016 10:38 AM, cdel...@juno.com wrote: RACAL MA259 FREQUENCY STANDARD FROM 1965 Looks neat Corby, Internally they're a rebadged Sulzer more or less. There's been one for sale on eBay in the US for years, literally, at the somewhat ridiculous price of over $3,000. item:

Re: [time-nuts] HP 106a oscillator connectors question

2016-06-04 Thread Dan Rae
Corby wrote: Need help identifying the RF connectors on the unit. Corby, I may have some connectors on leads but would have to dig deep in my garage. They were used a lot on some UK made Racal receivers in the sixties... Let me know if you still need them. Dan

[time-nuts] picDIV board.

2016-06-01 Thread dan
/kXG6K5Xu     For those of you who don't know what a PIC DIV is:   http://www.leapsecond.com/pic/picdiv.htm   My guess is it would also work with a picPET and an FTDI cable. http://www.leapsecond.com/pic/picpet.htm   Dan     ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time

Re: [time-nuts] Looking for Z3801 Power Supply Board

2016-05-23 Thread Dan Rae
On 5/23/2016 3:54 PM, Dave M wrote: Dan, If you haven't already found the Z3801A page at http://www.realhamradio.com/GPS_Frequency_Standard.htm, you should read it thoroughly (in your case, especialy the section on the power supply). there is a good pictorial that shows locations of all

[time-nuts] Looking for Z3801 Power Supply Board

2016-05-23 Thread Dan Rae
might enable me to get it going again? I've had the darn thing for fifteen years and miss it :^) Dan ___ 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] GENIUS by Stephen Hawking (PBS TV), with 5071A cesium clocks

2016-05-20 Thread Dan Rae
I have a recording of this on my hard drive, at1.3 Gb it's too big to email but I can share it via Wetransfer if anyone wants it. I would need a recipient's email address to do this. Dan ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com

[time-nuts] High rate, high precision/accuracy time interval, counter methods

2016-05-04 Thread Dan Kemppainen
expensive considering what you get. http://www.acam.de/products/time-to-digital-converters/tdc-gpx/ Do keep us posed if you come up with something that works at 20Mhz or 30Mhz rate. I still have a possible application for something like that. Dan On 5/3/2016 12:00 PM, time-nuts-requ

Re: [time-nuts] RG6 or LMR400 for GPS Antenna (Symmetricom, 58532Aand T-bolt)

2016-04-22 Thread Dan Kemppainen
like almost all oscillators, it will have 1/f flicker noise. It's not unheard of around here to increase shot noise to solve the problem... Dan (I'm done now, I promise!) ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https

Re: [time-nuts] Rpair of an 8662 HP Generator

2016-04-15 Thread Dan Rae
. John for what it's worth both my 8662 and 8663 which are late (1994) revisions have these single 15 µF caps replaced by two parallel 10 µFs among other changes in the power supply area. Maybe worth doing if they can be fitted... Dan ___ time-nuts

[time-nuts] How to run Lady Heather under Windows10

2016-03-19 Thread Dan Kemppainen
ting blame on FTDI for blocking it is unacceptable. Unfortunately, some of us trying to save a few bucks are ripped off by vendors selling this garbage. FTDI chip makes great hardware. Real FTDI hardware and drivers make an amazingly easy to use USB solution. They are extremely reliable. Dan On

Re: [time-nuts] MTI 260-0624-D OCXO

2016-02-20 Thread dan
be reassembled this way also.   My guess is even the cheap inductive cook tops would work for this.   Dan       I have read sometime ago and probably on this list a success stories about opening OCXOs using a hot air gun or even a propane torch, an x-acto knife and a stainless steel shim sheet to avoid

Re: [time-nuts] Trimble Thunderbolt error

2016-02-14 Thread Dan Rae
I saved my LH screen just as the period of seeing no satellites ended with one coming into view at the bottom, and again maybe an hour and a half later. In between LH reported "No Almanac" at some point. Whatever was being done must have been fairly m

Re: [time-nuts] Seeking HP 3561A schematic diagrams

2016-02-12 Thread Dan Rae
the faults [at least the major ones] lie in the basic hardware, so I don't think we need schematics particular to the 3048A if there are differences.) The 3048 system uses a standard (working!) 3561A. There are no differences. I don't think the optional extra memory is required eit

[time-nuts] MicroPulse L1/L2 Surveying Antenna

2016-01-30 Thread Dan Rae
a LH survey at present with it perched temporarily on a wall at the back of my house and it seems healthy at 5V supply. Dan ac6ao ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo

Re: [time-nuts] PRS10 C900 replacement

2016-01-19 Thread Dan Harboe Burer
renovating a Tek 475 'scope. Regards Dan (A newbie from Denmark) -Oprindelig meddelelse- From: davidh Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2016 11:21 PM To: time-nuts@febo.com Subject: [time-nuts] PRS10 C900 replacement Hi All, While still appearing to function normally, my PRS10 started to smell

Re: [time-nuts] Phase Noise Comparisons

2016-01-16 Thread Dan Rae
On 1/16/2016 5:00 PM, KA2WEU--- via time-nuts wrote: Did my plot make it ? Ulrich It did. Very impressive! Dan ___ 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] PPS phase between two GPS units.

2015-12-23 Thread Dan Kemppainen
difference. If this holds solid, in a few days I'll swap splitter ports again. Thanks, Dan ___ 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] PPS phase between two GPS units.

2015-12-21 Thread dan
anyone offer any insight as to why the two units may have a different PPS output timing? It's not really a problem, more of a curiosity and mildly academic exercise.   Thanks, Dan             ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com

Re: [time-nuts] HP 5065A battery pack

2015-11-21 Thread Dan Rae
for moving the thing from one lab to another adjacent rather that flying clock trips or mountain climbing :^) Dan ___ 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] HP 5065A battery pack

2015-11-20 Thread Dan Rae
On 11/20/2015 10:52 AM, cdel...@juno.com wrote: Any one know how many cells went into the HP 5065A battery packs? 21 Corby, in three rows of seven, from my notes when I re-celled mine. Dan ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com

Re: [time-nuts] HP 5065A battery pack

2015-11-20 Thread Dan Rae
the thing up for at least twenty minutes, which I would think is what matters. It would in any case be difficult to fit any more than 21 in the space available. Dan ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https

Re: [time-nuts] 10811 unsoldered fuse

2015-10-20 Thread Dan Rae
some small degree of protection against meltdown due to the thermistor failing open, a good replacement which fits is available for less than $1 from Digikey: EYP-1BF115. This was discussed about a year ago at some length. Dan ___ time-nuts mailing list

Re: [time-nuts] time-nuts Digest, Vol 134, Issue 23

2015-09-23 Thread Dan Kemppainen
, with the oscillator sitting at around 3e-12 per day drift. (The oscillator was on for about 6 months prior to being hooked to the GPSDO...) Dan On 9/23/2015 3:10 AM, time-nuts-requ...@febo.com wrote: Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2015 23:49:25 -0400 From: "Bob Benward"<rbenw...@verizon.net&g

Re: [time-nuts] HP 3048A Alternative to HP3561A?

2015-09-05 Thread Dan Rae
than I had with the hardware, and I still have not managed to generate my own calibration files... John Miles has some excellent pages on his site concerning the 3048A. Dan ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https

Re: [time-nuts] KS-24361 EFC Error

2015-08-12 Thread Dan Rae
that there was way too much to move from one to the other and vice versa, and not all of it easy to identify either. All the ICs with paper labels are similarly marked in both the -0 and -1 units. Much as I like a challenge, this is a few dozen parts too far for me... Dan

Re: [time-nuts] KS-24361 EFC Error

2015-08-11 Thread Dan Rae
the ROMs are the same, at least they have the same part numbers. Dan ___ 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] HP10811 dual oven

2015-08-03 Thread Dan Kemppainen
to dig it up when I get home. Dan On 8/3/2015 12:00 PM, time-nuts-requ...@febo.com wrote: Hi The “external” heater on the Z3801 OCXO is only needed if you are regularly running below -20C in your environment. Other than the alarm signal, there is no harm in letting it simply shut off

Re: [time-nuts] Flashback to 1988 (Austron Catalog)

2015-07-26 Thread Dan Watson
Sure. I uploaded a scan of the catalog parts to KO4BB. It's listed in Recent Uploads awaiting sorting. As for the 2100F manual, is there a scan available online already? Dan On Sun, Jul 26, 2015 at 2:03 AM, Poul-Henning Kamp p...@phk.freebsd.dk wrote: In message

Re: [time-nuts] Any other useful purpose for Austron 2100F or SRS FS700 receivers in US

2015-07-11 Thread Dan Rae
in the UK, at the time shipping wasn't as bad as it is now, so I hope he was reasonably happy. I can't see any real hope of it ever coming back here, although there have been frequent reports of eLoran testing, I'm not sure they ever amounted to anything. Dan - ac6ao

Re: [time-nuts] Reeeely long term HP 5065A drift rate (13 year!)

2015-07-01 Thread Dan Rae
today on a 2465B 'scope shows an absolutely static trace at the highest timebase speed. What measurement method would you recommend, absent a working Caesium standard and a Timepod? I have a 5370B somewhere, but nothing more modern. Dan ___ time

Re: [time-nuts] Help with my ADEV measurement setup

2015-07-01 Thread Dan Watson
hate to constantly be fighting the noise floor of the instrument. I'll treat the data from frequency mode as relative and that should get me what I need. At least until I own a better instrument. Thanks Dan On Tue, Jun 30, 2015 at 10:49 PM, John Miles j...@miles.io wrote: Yep, it will ignore

Re: [time-nuts] Help with my ADEV measurement setup

2015-06-30 Thread Dan Watson
him a screen cap to see what's up. None the less, I manually enter the time units and was able to plot some data. I attached a new screen cap. How does this look? Thanks Dan On Tue, Jun 30, 2015 at 5:36 PM, Bob Camp kb...@n1k.org wrote: Hi Are you using a PPS as the “start” and the 10 MHz

Re: [time-nuts] Help with my ADEV measurement setup

2015-06-30 Thread Dan Watson
detected to set the units automatically. I'd be happy to send you a tim file as well if necessary. Let me know. Thanks Dan On Tue, Jun 30, 2015 at 8:51 PM, John Miles j...@miles.io wrote: Let's see a snapshot of your acquisition dialog, just before you hit 'Start'. (Or send me a .tim file

[time-nuts] Help with my ADEV measurement setup

2015-06-30 Thread Dan Watson
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[time-nuts] Testers needed: Arduino (Thunderbolt) TSIP Library

2015-06-19 Thread Dan Quigley
a handful of code lines to get started. Thus I am looking for a few volunteers with the hardware, time and desire to help test and validate the utility of the library before I release it to the community wild. If you are interested please let me know off-list. Best, Dan Quigley (N7HQ) Note

Re: [time-nuts] Performance of 74LVC series ICs

2015-06-10 Thread Dan Watson
I'll go with that. Dan On Tue, Jun 9, 2015 at 8:52 AM, Dan Kemppainen d...@irtelemetrics.com wrote: Hi Dan, 74LVC1G80. See: http://www.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/sn74lvc1g80.pdf Might be worth looking at. Dan On 6/9/2015 4:24 AM, time-nuts-requ...@febo.com wrote: Let's say I have a 20MHz

Re: [time-nuts] Performance of 74LVC series ICs

2015-06-09 Thread Dan Kemppainen
Hi Dan, 74LVC1G80. See: http://www.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/sn74lvc1g80.pdf Might be worth looking at. Dan On 6/9/2015 4:24 AM, time-nuts-requ...@febo.com wrote: Let's say I have a 20MHz TCXO. I want to square up the output signal and divide by two. Easy, just a buffer or inverter and a flip

Re: [time-nuts] Performance of 74LVC series ICs

2015-06-08 Thread Dan Watson
perspective using three devices instead of two would be easier. However the thing will be battery powered, so I'd like to save the power if possible. Thanks Dan On Mon, Jun 1, 2015 at 6:13 PM, Andy ai.egrps...@gmail.com wrote: The gates on that page http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase

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