Re: [time-nuts] LT3042, etc. Re: HP E1938A schematics.

2019-07-08 Thread Glen English VK1XX
RRR . you are right about drop and noise.. For others not familiar with this behaviour, one thing when looking is PSRR etc  on LDOs..take a good look at this value VERSUS dropout / headroom . Most devices are in the toilet when dropout is nigh... In my SDRs I (used) to run 2V around  for 1.8V

Re: [time-nuts] A Research Proposal

2019-07-08 Thread jimlux
On 7/8/19 7:05 PM, Dana Whitlow wrote: I'm surprised that the VF of HV transmission lines is noticeably less than unity, given that the dielectric is just air. Or does the distributed resistance do all the damage? It's all about L and C that creates the delay - propagation constant is

Re: [time-nuts] Advantages of GNSS ???

2019-07-08 Thread Dana Whitlow
One what? I see that it is a Ublox unit, but see no reference to the interesting modern units like the 9 series. Also, I note that the only reference on the board to "ant" is on the lower right corner, while what I suppose to be the actual antenna connector appears to be an SMA near the upper

Re: [time-nuts] A Research Proposal

2019-07-08 Thread Dana Whitlow
I'm surprised that the VF of HV transmission lines is noticeably less than unity, given that the dielectric is just air. Or does the distributed resistance do all the damage? Dana On Mon, Jul 8, 2019 at 8:00 PM jimlux wrote: > On 7/8/19 3:11 PM, Hal Murray wrote: > > > >

Re: [time-nuts] Recommendations for time beginner?

2019-07-08 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
Long winded answer to your question: I'm sort of an "Advanced beginner" time-nut or maybe a bit beyond that. In relation to your question: It really depends on your goals. The following is a high level overview of your options, and is intentionally lacking and/or simplifying some details.

Re: [time-nuts] LT3042, etc. Re: HP E1938A schematics.

2019-07-08 Thread jimlux
On 7/8/19 4:53 PM, Richard (Rick) Karlquist wrote: On 7/8/2019 11:09 AM, jimlux wrote: Not only are they low noise, but they have spectacularly good HF rejection across the regulator up to 10s of MHz. In the 5071A, I wanted high bandwidth PSRR and stumbled across a designer's manual

Re: [time-nuts] LT3042, etc. Re: HP E1938A schematics.

2019-07-08 Thread Richard (Rick) Karlquist
On 7/8/2019 11:09 AM, jimlux wrote: Not only are they low noise, but they have spectacularly good HF rejection across the regulator up to 10s of MHz. In the 5071A, I wanted high bandwidth PSRR and stumbled across a designer's manual (HP internal document) for the MMS Modular

Re: [time-nuts] A Research Proposal

2019-07-08 Thread jimlux
On 7/8/19 3:11 PM, Hal Murray wrote: glenl...@pacificmedia.com.au said: I think  people getting confused with the phase of measured current to the voltage . No, we have been discussion the phase angle between 2 geographically separated locations connected by a power line. Consider the

Re: [time-nuts] Advantages of GNSS ???

2019-07-08 Thread ew via time-nuts
Well now you can see one Bert Kehren In a message dated 7/8/2019 7:02:07 PM Eastern Standard Time, hol...@hotmail.com writes: A big issue with using the sawtooth correction message from a GPS receivers is the issue of just what that sawtooth value is related to and how to apply it to the

Re: [time-nuts] A Research Proposal

2019-07-08 Thread Hal Murray
glenl...@pacificmedia.com.au said: > I think  people getting confused with the phase of measured current to the > voltage . No, we have been discussion the phase angle between 2 geographically separated locations connected by a power line. Consider the simple case of a generator, 100 miles

[time-nuts] Advantages of GNSS ???

2019-07-08 Thread Mark Sims
A big issue with using the sawtooth correction message from a GPS receivers is the issue of just what that sawtooth value is related to and how to apply it to the measured PPS value / phase. I added the ability to Lady Heather to calculate a sawtooth corrected "paper clock" by applying the

Re: [time-nuts] E1938A source code/ firmware

2019-07-08 Thread Glen English VK1XX
OK so I have the NGOCOMM program for the E1938A. I see looking at the DLLs it was written in Borland OWL. Does anyone have the C++ source code, or know what is in it , and also does anyone know exactly what is in the E2PROM? all this for extending the MAINTAINABLE life of these excellent

Re: [time-nuts] It is possible to "recharge" a hydrogen maser?

2019-07-08 Thread Luiz Paulo Damaceno
The model of H Maser is KVARZ: CH1-75A. Thank you for the replies friends! Soon here in the lab we will start to discuss the maintenance. Best regards Luiz Em sáb, 6 de jul de 2019 às 22:01, Jim Palfreyman escreveu: > Hi Luis, > > I have experience with the NASA NR series if that’s what you

Re: [time-nuts] A Research Proposal

2019-07-08 Thread Glen English VK1XX
with regard to phase angle and confusion over load and power flow ... I think  people getting confused with the phase of measured current to the voltage . the voltage phase is fixed, and should be consistent . when you measure the current phase, relatve to the voltage, that tells you about

Re: [time-nuts] Advantages of GNSS ???

2019-07-08 Thread Bob kb8tq
Hi Whatever they are doing to create an output is being done modulo the internal TCXO period. That gets you down to a +/- 4 ns error on either the F9T or the F9P. They can do that however often they like, it’s still a very coarse correction as far as I’m concerned. What matters is how

[time-nuts] Recommendations for time beginner?

2019-07-08 Thread Frank O'Donnell
Hi, I'm extremely new to the topics covered on this list, but am finding reading the message traffic to be highly educational. I have some questions that I'd like to put out, and apologize in advance for them being at a greatly simpler level than most of the discussion here. I came to

Re: [time-nuts] verifying synchronization with PPS

2019-07-08 Thread Hal Murray
s...@eskimo.com said: > My specific question concerns the case that one of the boxes is a computer, > for example, a Linux box with time kept using ntpd or chrony (perhaps also > listening to a PPS signal coming in on a serial port). But I've never seen a > computer with a PPS *output*. There

Re: [time-nuts] verifying synchronization with PPS

2019-07-08 Thread David J Taylor via time-nuts
From: Steve Summit [] My specific question concerns the case that one of the boxes is a computer, for example, a Linux box with time kept using ntpd or chrony (perhaps also listening to a PPS signal coming in on a serial port). But I've never seen a computer with a PPS *output*.

[time-nuts] LT3042, etc. Re: HP E1938A schematics.

2019-07-08 Thread jimlux
On 7/8/19 8:38 AM, Richard (Rick) Karlquist wrote: Regarding the E1938A schematic: Although not references per se, the LT3042/LT3045/LT3045-1 are extremely low noise voltage regulators.  Actually, if there are any time nuts who haven't yet heard of these, the data sheets should be considered

Re: [time-nuts] verifying synchronization with PPS

2019-07-08 Thread Graham / KE9H
Several comments: What level of accuracy do you mean by "synchronized"? Plotting a lightly loaded Linux box, which is extracting time from the network via timesyncd, against a GPS 1PPS signal, I observe typical time excursions within +/- 10 ms, and extreme excursions over a 24 hour period of up

Re: [time-nuts] verifying synchronization with PPS

2019-07-08 Thread Dana Whitlow
Steve, I'm curious: in the absence of a PPS or other electrical output from your "computer", what is the nature of the time "output "? If it's just visual via a display, why not view the light output of the seconds digit with a photocell. Most of the transitions should produce an

Re: [time-nuts] HP E1938A schematics.

2019-07-08 Thread Richard (Rick) Karlquist
Regarding the E1938A schematic: I will try to answer your questions when I have time. Watch this reflector. The story on the voltage reference is: The original part I chose turned out to be too noisy. I selected a different, quieter part for the final design. I don't remember the MPN's of

Re: [time-nuts] A Research Proposal

2019-07-08 Thread Bill Byrom
Andy, it appears to me that the FNET/GridEye system already does what you propose: http://fnetpublic.utk.edu The Angle Contour Map displays the kind of results you desire. But it doesn't know the Western Interconnection at this time. I believe there is a typo at the top of the Angle Contour

[time-nuts] verifying synchronization with PPS

2019-07-08 Thread Steve Summit
This is a different sort of question than what seems to be discussed here usually, and I apologize if it's wholly off-topic, but I'm guessing there are some time nuts here who might be able to give me some pointers. If I have two boxes with clocks that are supposed to be perfectly synchronized,

Re: [time-nuts] Advantages of GNSS ???

2019-07-08 Thread Leo Bodnar
Bob, what are you calling "time correction"? You are now quoting F9T which is not the product original statement related to (F9P.) If you refer to internal Ublox adjustment of instantaneous timepulse train then it is performed at navigation rate - up to 20Hz on F9P. F9P's rate of TP can be set

Re: [time-nuts] A Research Proposal

2019-07-08 Thread Tom Van Baak
> I hope some will accept the technical challenge of gathering data -- which is fairly minimal. Andy, It may have been before you joined time-nuts, but some years ago we compared mains phase/frequency between Albuquerque, NM and Seattle, WA, which in spite of being some 1500 miles apart are

[time-nuts] Data collection sample interval and duration

2019-07-08 Thread Chris Burford
I have been collecting data previously at a one second interval for a duration of 24 hours for my RFS. What are the potential "gotchas", if any, for a .1 second interval for say 6 hours? Will going to a shorter sample interval skew the results I have been seeing previously with the one second

Re: [time-nuts] HP E1938A schematics.

2019-07-08 Thread Rob040 .
Hi Glen, You're welcome. Nothing wrong with the modules, I just like to well-document my hobbyprojects. I'm a bit crazy...  Still some open ends that I would like to understand and update my drawings afterwards (and post the final versions). Maybe one of you guys knows how it's built, or maybe

[time-nuts] A Research Proposal

2019-07-08 Thread Mark Sims
The message that the TrueTime/Symmetricom FTM-III power line monitor card for the XL/XLi receivers contains: A time error (number of accumulated seconds of error based upon the line frequency) The current frequency error from nominal 50/60 Hz The current measured line frequency (0.001 Hz

Re: [time-nuts] A Research Proposal

2019-07-08 Thread Andy Backus
To clarify: My research proposal is for data to be taken within the same interconnection. It does not care about frequency. It does not care about Time Error. It only seeks to characterize the phase differences between the power line signal presented in regions of the distribution system

Re: [time-nuts] A Research Proposal

2019-07-08 Thread Dave ZL3FJ
I have here a pair of instruments that were part of a system used at one time in a power station here in NZ to control the time error in one part of the national grid. It controlled the selected generators and provided a real time display of the time error between a reference standard and

Re: [time-nuts] A Research Proposal

2019-07-08 Thread Bill Hawkins
Since the direction of power flow depends on the phase angle between the synchronous source and load, it seems to me that the difference between the average phase angle in one region and that in another (at the ends of a DC transmission line) will tell you which way power is flowing. I didn't