[time-nuts] Re: Leap indicator set to 1 !

2021-11-27 Thread Steven Sommars
A number of the NTP servers are LeoNTP. The 1.24 firmware release ( https://leontp.com/firmware/) seems to fix the problem. (My local LeoNTP now sets leap=0). There may be a common bug affecting multiple ntp server models. The incorrect leap indicator began 256 weeks + 1 days since the

[time-nuts] Re: Leap indicator set to 1 !

2021-11-27 Thread Andy Talbot
A leap second is due 31 December. I'm sure I've seen reference to a "leap second pending" flag in some reference to time keeping somewhere. Andy www.g4jnt.com On Sat, 27 Nov 2021 at 15:23, Steven Sommars wrote: > FYI. > > At 2021-11-27 00:00:00 UTC many public NTP servers began setting the

[time-nuts] Re: Project Great

2021-11-27 Thread Thomas Valerio
I think that Tom's GREAT adventure is kind of what sealed the deal making me a time-nut or at least a time-nuts lurker, a lot of this stuff is still little over my head, but I keep reading. If anyone is inclined and has the clocks and the kids ( I don't have either ), there is always Mount Evans

[time-nuts] Re: HP 5065A, no 2nd harmonic.

2021-11-27 Thread Bob kb8tq
Hi Roughly speaking the OCXO is 40 Hz or 8 ppm at the max end of the tune range. That’s a lot. If your OCXO is that low, then yes, it is a problem. You either need to repair or replace the OCXO. If you are replacing, the question becomes - do you upgrade to a 10 MHz 10811? That would

[time-nuts] Re: Project Great

2021-11-27 Thread Tom Van Baak
For newcomers to time-nuts, Andy is asking about my DIY gravitational time dilation experiment(s). > What am I missing? It looks like you used the wrong value (or wrong units) for "h". The summit of Mt Rainier is 14411 ft (4400 m), but the highest point on Mt Rainier that is accessible by

[time-nuts] Re: Project Great

2021-11-27 Thread Lux, Jim
On 11/27/21 3:20 PM, Magnus Danielson via time-nuts wrote: Hi, There is an overemphasis on the atom being used, and especially on cesium as that is what is used for SI definition. However, actual implementation means actual physical devices, and the physical devices have a physics package,

[time-nuts] Re: HP 5065A, no 2nd harmonic.

2021-11-27 Thread cdelect
Jared, You have to be within .25Hz so yes I'd say that's most likely your problem! Cheers, Corby ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@lists.febo.com -- To unsubscribe send an email to time-nuts-le...@lists.febo.com To unsubscribe, go to and follow

[time-nuts] Re: Microsemi Phase Noise Measurement Sets

2021-11-27 Thread Bob kb8tq
Hi When I last bought 3120A’s they sold for about $15K. The 53100A was in the same range before it moved over to Microsemi. One would *guess* the price went up. The 5120A is (essentially) obsolete at this point. Microsemi shows it in the “not recommended” category. I believe the last one we

[time-nuts] Re: HP 5065A, no 2nd harmonic.

2021-11-27 Thread Jared Cabot via time-nuts
Hi, The electrical tune (fine control knob) is set to midrange now, at the 250 setting. The mechanical tune (the one in the OCXO itself) is maxed to its limit and I can't raise it further. My 5335A has the OCXO option, so if it is compatible, I might be able to do a swicharoo into the 5065A

[time-nuts] Re: HP 5065A, no 2nd harmonic.

2021-11-27 Thread Jared Cabot via time-nuts
Hi, I have performed the test with the 10Mohm resistor. With an 0.5V P-P signal from the function generator into A7J1, I get 980mV at A7TP2 (Manual says it should be about 0.9V) When I probe the A7 output (Yellow wire) i get a good output as described in the manual too, so it looks like my A7

[time-nuts] Re: Leap indicator set to 1 !

2021-11-27 Thread Steven Sommars
>>The incorrect leap indicator began 256 weeks + 1 days since the previous leap second. The incorrect leap indicator began 256 weeks - 1 day since the previous leap second. Sorry for sign error On Sat, Nov 27, 2021 at 11:38 AM Steven Sommars wrote: > A number of the NTP servers are LeoNTP.

[time-nuts] Re: HP 5065A, no 2nd harmonic.

2021-11-27 Thread paul swed
Jared absolutely thats 40 Hz low. It needs to be about +/-10 Hz or less. Granted the system has a wider range. For the heck of it can you fairly easily inject your 5 MHz gpdso 9about 0 Hz off)into what the OCXO feeds. You only actually need A10j3 marked 1V on the OCXO. You can leave the other 5

[time-nuts] Re: Project Great

2021-11-27 Thread Lux, Jim
On 11/27/21 12:37 PM, Thomas Valerio wrote: I think that Tom's GREAT adventure is kind of what sealed the deal making me a time-nut or at least a time-nuts lurker, a lot of this stuff is still little over my head, but I keep reading. If anyone is inclined and has the clocks and the kids ( I

[time-nuts] Re: HP 5065A, no 2nd harmonic.

2021-11-27 Thread Bob kb8tq
Hi Just to double check. There is an electrical tune (controlled by the multi turn pot) and a mechanical adjust on the OCXO. The “that needs repair” judgement is based on both being adjusted to their “max high” setting *and* you still being ~40 Hz low. I doubt that you have 40Hz of range

[time-nuts] Re: Project Great

2021-11-27 Thread Hal Murray
j...@luxfamily.com said: >> Was just speculating what Ben Nevis at a mere 1340m height might offer > Considering the parking lot is around 200m, carrying the clocks and power to > the top might be moving from a moderate walk to the strenuous category. One > might also want to do this in

[time-nuts] Re: Project Great

2021-11-27 Thread Tom Van Baak
Hi Thomas, Good to hear the experiment was contagious for you. If you have additional questions let me know. Your suggestion about Mount Evans and Pikes Peak are excellent. You will enjoy this 2017 paper: "An Undergraduate Test of Gravitational Time Dilation"

[time-nuts] Re: Project Great

2021-11-27 Thread Hal Murray
j...@luxfamily.com said: > There's a variety of roads that go to ~12,000 ft in Colorado, about ~10,000 > in CA (Tioga Pass isn't closed yet), so you can get about 3x change, but > still you're talking <1E-12. If you want height above a base station, Colorado starts high. Pikes Peak is

[time-nuts] Re: Project Great

2021-11-27 Thread Andy Talbot
No, there's no route to the top of Ben Nevis other than a clamber on a rocky path - I did it once in years gone by. You'd have to be young and Special Forces trained or similar to get a 5071 with power up there! You may be thinking of Mt Snowdon in Wales, that has a rail route to the top. Tom,

[time-nuts] Microsemi Phase Noise Measurement Sets

2021-11-27 Thread Norman Reitz via time-nuts
Hello,while getting closer to my first really phase noise measurement setup with a HP 3048a , I cant stop looking at products from this decade. Does anyone have an idea how much the microsemi products 5120a and 53100a costs? On the datasheets it looked like made for newbees like me: Press one

[time-nuts] Re: HP 5065A, no 2nd harmonic.

2021-11-27 Thread lmcdavid
Corby, what is the easiest way without removing the 10811 from the 5065A that the 10811 is properly controlling at temperature? Is any measurement accessible?I've forgotten if the OCXO freq is low or high if the oven is not at temperature; please explain.LarrySent via the Samsung Galaxy S20

[time-nuts] Leap indicator set to 1 !

2021-11-27 Thread Steven Sommars
FYI. At 2021-11-27 00:00:00 UTC many public NTP servers began setting the leap indicator to 1. This may be gpsd related ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@lists.febo.com -- To unsubscribe send an email to time-nuts-le...@lists.febo.com To

[time-nuts] Re: Project Great

2021-11-27 Thread Bob kb8tq
Hi The CSAC is not a cesium in the conventional sense. It is much closer to a telecom Rb than anything else. There likely are telecom Rb’s that would do a better job. Would they do a good enough job? …. likely not …. Bob > On Nov 27, 2021, at 5:11 PM, Lux, Jim wrote: > > On 11/27/21 12:37

[time-nuts] Re: Project Great

2021-11-27 Thread Magnus Danielson via time-nuts
Hi Jim, Den 2021-11-28 kl. 01:26, skrev Lux, Jim: Not only is the CSAC low power (~ 100 mW) it's physically small, which is attractive for some applications (inside a cubesat, for instance).  It used to be price competitive with a Rb, too ($1000-1500, as I recall) but now they're about $5k. 

[time-nuts] Re: Leap indicator set to 1 !

2021-11-27 Thread David Taylor via time-nuts
On 27/11/2021 15:22, Steven Sommars wrote: FYI. At 2021-11-27 00:00:00 UTC many public NTP servers began setting the leap indicator to 1. This may be gpsd related Yes, I see it on [possibly] one of my ISP's servers: cpc137586-lock4-2-0-cust263.6-1.cable.virginm.net 86.3.245.8 I wrote

[time-nuts] Re: Project Great

2021-11-27 Thread Lux, Jim
On 11/27/21 7:33 AM, Andy Talbot wrote: Just been reading your adventures with 3 Cs clocks, a mountain and 3 kids, but I can't make the estimate of time dilation work out. You measured ~ 23ns and say it agrees with calculation The equation quoted in a related reference, for "low elevations" is

[time-nuts] Re: Leap indicator set to 1 !

2021-11-27 Thread Erik E. Fair
The International Earth Rotation Service (IERS) has declared that there will be NO leap second in December 2021: https://datacenter.iers.org/data/latestVersion/16_BULLETIN_C16.txt https://www.usno.navy.mil/USNO/earth-orientation/leap-second-announcement Erik

[time-nuts] Re: Leap indicator set to 1 !

2021-11-27 Thread Peter Vince
Sorry Andy, the latest IERS Bulletin C ( https://hpiers.obspm.fr/iers/bul/bulc/bulletinc.dat) specifically says that there WON'T be a leap second this new-year. Regards, Peter Vince On Sat, 27 Nov 2021 at 20:19, Andy Talbot wrote: > > A leap second is due 31 December. I'm

[time-nuts] Re: Project Great

2021-11-27 Thread Magnus Danielson via time-nuts
Hi, There is an overemphasis on the atom being used, and especially on cesium as that is what is used for SI definition. However, actual implementation means actual physical devices, and the physical devices have a physics package, for which details will be important to the actual

[time-nuts] Re: Leap indicator set to 1 !

2021-11-27 Thread Darren Freeman
Hi all, this appears to be the explanation for the bogus leap second: https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/leapseconds-expose-bugs-even-when-they-dont-happen/ Have fun, Darren On Sat, 2021-11-27 at 09:22 -0600, Steven Sommars wrote: > FYI. > > At 2021-11-27 00:00:00 UTC many public NTP servers