Re: [time-nuts] Need info: Spectrum Instruments brand GPSDO

2018-07-28 Thread ed breya
Thanks Thomas, for the link to the TM-4M. It appears the TM-4M is a much newer and fancier unit than these things. There may be some operational and HW similarities, but the ones I have are about twenty years old, and are clearly bigger (large single-board) than the dimensions of the newer type

Re: [time-nuts] Need info: Spectrum Instruments brand GPSDO

2018-07-28 Thread ed breya
I have it temporarily rigged now with both units apparently operational and locked. I changed the antenna pigtail leads on the GPS RX units from TNC to SMA for more convenient HW experiments. I disconnected the DC feed from one and loaded it with a dummy resistor, so only one provides antenna p

Re: [time-nuts] Need info: Spectrum Instruments brand GPSDO

2018-07-27 Thread Thomas S. Knutsen
That looks like a re-packaged Spectrum TM-4M: https://i.imgur.com/VKZtQzr.jpg With the internal lead battery and routing to different front connectors removed, it looks quite alike. If so, they can do either their custum binary protocoll or NMEA. I have been meaning to suggest for Mark Sims that i

[time-nuts] Need info: Spectrum Instruments brand GPSDO

2018-07-27 Thread ed breya
I recently picked up some old cell base station units, and retrieved two of what appear to be this unit, from Spectrum Instruments: http://www.spectruminstruments.net/products/custom2/custom2.html I have asked them if any info is available, but no response yet. If anyone knows anything about t