Re: [time-nuts] HP 5090B

2010-10-15 Thread Poul-Henning Kamp
In message f352a595feca451ca830d91215c7c...@apollo, David C. Partridge writ es: What is it for? I found nothing searching the archive, and Google didn't help much either. The Agilent site disclaimed all knowledge! One of the internal HP employee magazines (see hp-archive, probably Measure)

Re: [time-nuts] HP 5090B

2010-10-15 Thread Robert Atkinson
david.partri...@perdrix.co.uk wrote: From: David C. Partridge david.partri...@perdrix.co.uk Subject: [time-nuts] HP 5090B To: 'Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement' time-nuts@febo.com Date: Thursday, 14 October, 2010, 20:45 OK, I just got one of these as part of a lot of other test gear

Re: [time-nuts] HP 5090B

2010-10-15 Thread EWKehren
transformers. I decided it was not worth the effort to convert it to 198kHz. In the end I put a OCXO and divider in the case. Robert G8RPI. --- On Thu, 14/10/10, David C. Partridge david.partri...@perdrix.co.uk wrote: From: David C. Partridge david.partri...@perdrix.co.uk Subject: [time-nuts] HP

[time-nuts] HP 5090B

2010-10-14 Thread David C. Partridge
OK, I just got one of these as part of a lot of other test gear. What is it for? I found nothing searching the archive, and Google didn't help much either. The Agilent site disclaimed all knowledge! I suspect it MIGHT be an off air frequency standard as it has 1MHz and 100kHz outputs and an

Re: [time-nuts] HP 5090B

2010-10-14 Thread Brooke Clarke
Hi: Can you confirm the model number and provide a photo? Have Fun, Brooke Clarke http://www.PRC68.com David C. Partridge wrote: OK, I just got one of these as part of a lot of other test gear. What is it for? I found nothing searching the archive, and Google didn't help much either.

[time-nuts] HP 5090B

2010-10-14 Thread Mark Sims
Standard Frequency Receiver.   There was a 5090 and 5091.  This guy lists the manual (and he is in the UK): http://www.divdev.fsnet.co.uk/manmisc.htm ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To

[time-nuts] HP 5090B

2010-10-14 Thread Mark Sims
Make that:  http://www.divdev.fsnet.co.uk/man.htm ___ 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 5090B

2010-10-14 Thread GandalfG8
In a message dated 14/10/2010 20:46:15 GMT Daylight Time, david.partri...@perdrix.co.uk writes: OK, I just got one of these as part of a lot of other test gear. What is it for? I found nothing searching the archive, and Google didn't help much either. The Agilent site disclaimed all

[time-nuts] HP 5090B

2010-10-14 Thread Arthur Dent
The info I’ve included below appears to be from 1969 and sounds like it was the scheme to broadcast standard frequency on the TV channels, or to synchronize the broadcasting stations. I have removed the number references scattered in the text because they refer to a drawing that isn’t

Re: [time-nuts] HP 5090B

2010-10-14 Thread GandalfG8
In a message dated 14/10/2010 22:47:20 GMT Daylight Time, golgarfrinc...@yahoo.com writes: Some commercially available receivers which are suitable for this purpose are the type OFS1 manufactured by Advance Electronics Ltd., the types 5090B and 5091A manufactured by Hewlett-Packard Ltd.

Re: [time-nuts] HP 5090B

2010-10-14 Thread Neville Michie
The HP5090A is a Droitwich receiver to get the 200kHz standard frequency transmission from Droitwich UK. Some buffoon of a bureaucrat moved the transmitter to the much more useful frequency of 198kHz, where it is today. I have one of these receivers and somewhere some circuit manual