Re: [time-nuts] Test Equipment

2010-02-01 Thread Pete Lancashire
sounds like you are off to a good start. the 5345A is a great counter other then size and the fan, check the Yahoo Tektronix group for changing all the nasty caps in the 2465, they have a habit of failing and destroying the circuit board. I believe someone even has the parts list of what to replace

[time-nuts] 5370A vs 5370B

2010-03-10 Thread Pete Lancashire
back to the original issue front panel One thing I have had success with is emailing some of the bigger EBay instrument sellers and asking if they have a parts unit. It helps of you are/were a regular customer. I repaired a 3325A that needed some buttons, a bottom panel etc. I asked and was offer

Re: [time-nuts] Frequency divider PCB: Current status on "pre-orders", and pointers to documentation.

2010-03-17 Thread Pete Lancashire
toss one on the pile for me .. -pete Pete Lancashire p...@petelancashire.com On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 11:28 AM, David C. Partridge wrote: > The current situation is that I have almost enough statements of intent to > get to the magic 50 which will allow a price of GBP14.50 per boar

Re: [time-nuts] Low-Cost 6+ GHz Prescaler board for HP/Agilent 53181A/53131A/53132A

2010-03-25 Thread Pete Lancashire
A quick pass and or random thoughts .. > 1- The minimum measurable frequency provide a pass thru path optionally have layout on the board for a relay and its associated driver/interface. > 3- Let's speak about input protection. More ... Are there any negatives to having it optional ? I.E. no pa

[time-nuts] Anritsu MH-4100A xtal osc

2010-03-29 Thread Pete Lancashire
I picked one of these up for $5 this weekend but can find almost nothing about it. Takes 117V A/C and spits out a BNC 10 MHz. The only thing on the front is a STBY / ON switch and two LEDs indicating said switches position. No surprise, nada from Anritsu. Anyone seen/had/have one ? Comments ? Di

Re: [time-nuts] Anritsu MH-4100A xtal osc

2010-03-30 Thread Pete Lancashire
Dave Baxter scribed: ... > Amazing what you find when you google ... specially when you put the model in as 4100 not 4000 ! Thanks for what you found. -pete ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.feb

[time-nuts] Just a heads up HP 5085A on the E

2010-04-15 Thread Pete Lancashire
error in title 390183043415 I just don't have the room for it or a 5061A mate disclaimer: no assoc with seller other then as a customer -pete ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/

Re: [time-nuts] Just a heads up HP 5085A on the E

2010-04-15 Thread Pete Lancashire
Didnt read that far .. bet your right. > error in title > > 390183043415 > > I just don't have the room for it or a 5061A mate > > disclaimer: no assoc with seller other then as a customer > > -pete > ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To

[time-nuts] For your museum only Loran-C monitor

2010-05-24 Thread Pete Lancashire
For the 'real' collectors on the E, Item 360264034791 NO assoc with the seller so who has their own local Loran-C that covers the neighborehood ? -pete ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-

[time-nuts] on the E - Fluke 207-13 want a lot but ..

2010-05-27 Thread Pete Lancashire
it is there in Texas 390201710366 -pete No assoc with the seller ___ 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] On the E - A Spectracom 8164

2010-06-02 Thread Pete Lancashire
For those that have a hole in a rack that needs filling Serial # 8164-0590 Item 120578302389 No assoc with the seller at all. -pete ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/t

Re: [time-nuts] OT - HP 5183A Waveform Recorder - is it worth playing with?

2010-06-02 Thread Pete Lancashire
$17,800 the good days :-) Did the user i/f to the HPIB ever get published ? -pete On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 1:45 PM, Rick Karlquist wrote: > I designed the memory board for that, among other things, and was > the project manager for a while.  It seemed pretty daring to use > DRAM instead of SRAM,

Re: [time-nuts] OT - HP 5183A Waveform Recorder - is it worth playing with?

2010-06-02 Thread Pete Lancashire
pity not a stand alone instrument, I was offered one for free and have seen them on the E for as little as $20. -pete On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 2:25 PM, Rick Karlquist wrote: > Pete Lancashire wrote: >> $17,800 the good days :-) >> >> Did the user i/f to the HPIB ever get pu

Re: [time-nuts] OT - HP 5183A Waveform Recorder - is it worth playing with?

2010-06-03 Thread Pete Lancashire
just a comment on using low cost setups one thing they all dont have is the front end not only the amplifier but programmable attenuator(s). now there would be something neat as a stand alone black box to usb -pete On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 1:01 PM, Jerome Peters wrote: > Just wanted to say "Than

Re: [time-nuts] HP 3458A schematic/service manual request

2010-06-08 Thread Pete Lancashire
another shot is to call/email a few calibration/met outfits. if they have work on a few 58A, they may be able help at least narrow down what is wrong. you will have to use your negotiating skills on what you may have to pay. it has worked for me in the past. -pete On Mon, Jun 7, 2010 at 5:54 PM,

[time-nuts] Odd ball Odetics - cleaning out garage...

2010-07-04 Thread Pete Lancashire
GARAGE CLEANOUT TIME ... I've got about 20-30 of an mid 90's Odetics receivers/clocks that I'd like to know if even worth trading etc. They were designed for and sold to a company that only need the PPS output. The big issue was the antenna/down converter design sucked. Within a few months almos

Re: [time-nuts] Odd ball Odetics - cleaning out garage...

2010-07-04 Thread Pete Lancashire
ulled from service a million years ago. http://petelancashire.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=19826 -pete On Sun, Jul 4, 2010 at 8:31 PM, Pete Lancashire wrote: > GARAGE CLEANOUT TIME ... > > I've got about 20-30 of an mid 90's Odetics receivers/clocks that I'd > like to kno

Re: [time-nuts] Odd ball Odetics - cleaning out garage...

2010-07-04 Thread Pete Lancashire
I just might keep one .. hmmm ... nah got to thin the herd ... nice to know other then interference an antenna is easy. thanks -pete On Sun, Jul 4, 2010 at 10:54 PM, Hal Murray wrote: >> BTW will soon have half dozen Spectracom 8170's I want make go away as well. > > There was a discussion of

Re: [time-nuts] 5061A Problem Child - It Lives!

2010-07-08 Thread Pete Lancashire
cool congrats !! -pete On Tue, Jul 6, 2010 at 9:43 PM, J. L. Trantham wrote: > Just a wrap up on the 5061A that had a Beam I but no 2nd Harmonic > indication. > > I was originally stymied by swaps of modules with another 'functioning unit' > with no help.  I then swapped CS tubes with A4 Harmoni

[time-nuts] might be 5060A extenders on the E

2010-07-15 Thread Pete Lancashire
290454675707 no assoc with the seller -pete ___ 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 5061A on auction 290458191620

2010-07-27 Thread Pete Lancashire
>> with a cal lab for defence department contracts Or maybe they don't have the ability to check for output :-) On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 7:04 AM, swingbyte wrote: >  On 27/07/2010 11:16 PM, paul swed wrote: >> >> it is funny. But maybe those options did turn it into a network analyzer. >> Power

Re: [time-nuts] 74AC175PC

2010-08-02 Thread Pete Lancashire
I would do the same .. -pete On Sun, Aug 1, 2010 at 11:03 PM, Heathkid wrote: > Stanley, > > Would you be willing to do another "group buy"?  I'll send you enough $ for > 10 of them via PayPal before you buy and I know others are already willing > to buy more.  I just can't logistically do a gro

Re: [time-nuts] Garmin 255W GPS units

2010-08-04 Thread Pete Lancashire
fi they are like 265's you can run them in Fleet mode and that can get you positional updates something like once a second. a goal of mine with the 265W I have in the truck once I come across a cheap Linux PC in a can that runs off 12V -pete On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 10:04 PM, jim stephens wrote:

Re: [time-nuts] New Guy, has HP 5061A with DATUM 7105A tube seeks advice

2014-11-06 Thread Pete Lancashire
If after say a week and the current does not go down, there is one more thing you can do before you have a tube that qualifies as a door stop. You replace the internal HV supply with 3,500V @ 5 mA I had to do this on mine. Keep doing it a few minutes at a time, took something like 3 hours. No drop

Re: [time-nuts] There seems to be something missing from this eBay item.

2014-11-06 Thread Pete Lancashire
I've made the seller offers before, usually takes them. IMake an offer of a $100 with a note something like "Cesium Tube is missing, all the value is in the tube, making offer for spare parts" They are surplus guys have no idea what the thing is. They have someone suggesting the T&M vaule based on

Re: [time-nuts] Divide by five

2014-11-08 Thread Pete Lancashire
Potato Semi's world heardquaters http://goo.gl/P7vqMT -pete On Sat, Nov 8, 2014 at 9:36 AM, paul swed wrote: > Heavens never heard of potato semi. Pretty interesting. > Though if you use the soic to dip boards won't that mess up the top end > signalling? > It gets tricky at high speeds > Regar

Re: [time-nuts] Divide by five

2014-11-08 Thread Pete Lancashire
When I first discoverd the parts, that was the brick wall. They pretty much can't drive anything. I was going to look at some line drivers I had for a fast 4 Gbs setup but discovered I could not find them. -pete On Sat, Nov 8, 2014 at 9:50 AM, Gerhard Hoffmann wrote: > Am 08.11.2014 um 18:36 sch

Re: [time-nuts] Anybody have experience with TimeMachines TM1000A GPS Time Server

2014-11-08 Thread Pete Lancashire
Is this who you got it from http://www.css-timemachines.com/ if so, why not contact them ? -pete On Sat, Nov 8, 2014 at 6:52 PM, Rick Thomas wrote: > I just bought a Time Machines TM1000A GPS Time Server from CSS in Lincoln > Nebraska, USA. > > Immediately after I plugged it in and connected

Re: [time-nuts] strange carrier

2014-11-14 Thread Pete Lancashire
Have you contacted your local FCC office ? It has been about 20 years, but the FCC use to be quite proactive when interference tickets were opened -pete On Fri, Nov 14, 2014 at 10:54 AM, Max Robinson wrote: > You may have to rig up a portable or mobile receiver to track it down. > > Regards. >

[time-nuts] KS-24361 "NO GPS"

2014-11-16 Thread Pete Lancashire
Like to confirm It has been said ... >When you apply power, all the LEDs on the front panel will flash. The >"NO GPS" light will continue flashing until you connect a GPS antenna. >Once it sees a satellite, the light will stop flashing and remain on. >The unit will conduct a self-survey for sever

Re: [time-nuts] KS-24361 "NO GPS"

2014-11-16 Thread Pete Lancashire
lit. > > Based on what I’ve seen. I’d suspect the cable between the two units as the > source of (almost) any problem before I’d dig into the rest of the system. > > Bob > >> On Nov 16, 2014, at 3:29 PM, Pete Lancashire wrote: >> >> Like to confirm >>

Re: [time-nuts] Ebay KS-24361 may be gone. I emailed ASI to confirm.

2014-11-17 Thread Pete Lancashire
Why not just ask the seller how many they have left ? -pete On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 11:56 AM, paul swed wrote: > Lost me Dave. > How do you manipulate the buy number? > Also make sure its not just the oscillator, though in yourcase you have > what you need for $75 > Regards > Paul > WB8TSL > > O

Re: [time-nuts] STUPID QUESTION: Lucent KS-24361, HP/Symmetricom Z3809A, Z381...

2014-11-18 Thread Pete Lancashire
The item is (back) on ebay which has pretty good pictures 321560316836 -pete On Tue, Nov 18, 2014 at 12:19 PM, Don Murray via time-nuts wrote: > TNX Peter!! > > I had only seen a picture of REF1, with no GPS connector!! > > 73 > Don > W4WJ > > > In a message dated 11/18/2014 1:07:07 P.M. Centr

Re: [time-nuts] Yet another GPSDO

2014-11-18 Thread Pete Lancashire
The other marking on the unit is BG7TBL do a Google search of images, interesting Wonder who it is ? -pete On Tue, Nov 18, 2014 at 3:34 PM, xaos wrote: > This is the strangest unit I have ever seen. > No documentation. > > Morion OCXO > http://www.morion.com.ru/eng/ > From St. Petersburg :) >

Re: [time-nuts] LTE-Lite and - S14WI 1x4 GPS splitter

2014-11-29 Thread Pete Lancashire
Checking on this and anything you get is a very good idea. - Someone could have opened it up and added/deleted parts, in this case +5V on one of the ports that is suppose to be just a 200 ohm load. - Could have been a factory special with knows what configuration. - and so on On Sat, Nov

Re: [time-nuts] Questionable question about the Lucent RFTGs

2014-12-05 Thread Pete Lancashire
HPs unit cost for 68000s would have been very, very good. Add up all the instruments and laser printers (I think the controllers where parcs ?), then add the 1000's of man hours of software experience you can imagine why a 68K. On Thu, Dec 4, 2014 at 12:03 PM, Doug Ronald wrote: > I have sort of

Re: [time-nuts] HP 5061Cs reference question

2014-12-06 Thread Pete Lancashire
Paul and I have tubes that most would consider dead. Mine is not far behind. I fire it up about 3 to 4 times a year if anything to keep it pumped down. I can still get the correct peak with the internal meter but it is getting harder each time. On Dec 6, 2014 11:16 AM, "paul swed" wrote: > All g

Re: [time-nuts] Did a member of time-nuts buy this?

2014-12-06 Thread Pete Lancashire
$300 of which $50 was shipping. 14 day return but I pay the shipping. So figured would only be out the $50. Seller said would be fipped in a double wall box. So shipping shock was much less of a concern. Also not for work. On Dec 6, 2014 1:52 PM, "Dr. David Kirkby (Kirkby Microwave Ltd)" < drkir

Re: [time-nuts] PRS-45A is alive!

2014-12-08 Thread Pete Lancashire
Love to have known how long it was off, and how much of that 16 minutes was getting the tube degassed. -pete On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 7:11 PM, Bob Stewart wrote: > Well, it's alive, and I even have 10MHz coming from it. It took about 16 > minutes to go to lock. Is that good, or doesn't matter?

Re: [time-nuts] Ventilation of HP 58503A GPS time & frequency reference receiver

2014-12-14 Thread Pete Lancashire
And 'scope probes :-) On Dec 14, 2014 12:59 PM, "Bob Camp" wrote: > Hi > > > > On Dec 14, 2014, at 3:50 PM, Scott McGrath wrote: > > > > Much of the Malaysian Agilent gear uses this style of case with a > wraparound bumper in place of the system II feet and feet are removed when > gear is rack m

Re: [time-nuts] hp 5061b replacement tube

2015-06-13 Thread Pete Lancashire
Define 'needs a tube" Paul Swed and I have 5061's and both are way past what most would consider needing a new tube. Search the archives on what we have done. I power mine up every 4 months and let it run for a few hours to a day. And once or twice a year. Last year mine has run for a couple week

Re: [time-nuts] magnetic electronic components

2015-06-26 Thread Pete Lancashire
>BTW: I really like to work with Würth. I know very few components companies >that go so much out of their way to help a struggling engineer to get his >project done. And they never ask about the volume of your project. You need >help, you get help. In the US if you live in a area that has a local

Re: [time-nuts] CS frequency standard

2015-07-10 Thread Pete Lancashire
Pretty much the same as Paul, I do it every 4 months. I'll soon have a timer to turn the unit on a few hours every 120 days or something like that. On Fri, Jul 10, 2015 at 6:53 AM, paul swed wrote: > As Mark says the tubes have a very finite life. So like him I turn mine on > as needed and e

Re: [time-nuts] how to find low noise transistors (was: Firmware and antenna for Stanford Research FS700)

2015-07-18 Thread Pete Lancashire
I agree with Bob, find a vendor you can trust and make sure you buy from an authorized distributor or if just need two or three parts try to get them as samples.directly from the manufacturer. The reason for this is you may get a fake or reject part and you will never know. Trying to do the measur

Re: [time-nuts] how to find low noise transistors

2015-07-19 Thread Pete Lancashire
Hate to be an echo but be very careful. What you can get on EBay is things like rejects, rebranded junk, used pulls. Reports have been published where even parts that sell for 10 cents were profitable enough to rebrand parts. A case of say 10th spoils of 5,000 each transistors can be had for less t

Re: [time-nuts] Trimble Thunderbolt CPR?

2015-07-28 Thread Pete Lancashire
Are they the same version ? -pete On Tue, Jul 28, 2015 at 12:11 PM, skipp Isaham via time-nuts < time-nuts@febo.com> wrote: > Trimble Thunderbolt CPR? > > An Ebay purchased Trimble Thunderbolt arrived DOA, it has no rs-232 output > and I should also check the 10 MHz output soon. I'd like to have

Re: [time-nuts] Symmetricom / Truetime XL-AK

2015-07-30 Thread Pete Lancashire
Hope there is something in this manual http://www.awa.tohoku.ac.jp/~kazumi/Trigger/xl-ak-manual.pdf On Thu, Jul 30, 2015 at 8:54 AM, jim s wrote: > > I picked up one of these from the usual site, and it is supposed to be in > working condition. I wonder if someone may have a suitable antenna f

Re: [time-nuts] HP10811 dual oven

2015-08-04 Thread Pete Lancashire
Bob/TNuts .. I have a HP / Symmetricom unit that has a dual oven 10811 that was part of a telecom master clock distribution system that was only meant to run in a controlled environment. https://goo.gl/photos/xpfnxRegRyuykLSy5 Just another data point -pete On Sun, Aug 2, 2015 at 3:26 PM, Bob

Re: [time-nuts] HP10811 dual oven

2015-08-04 Thread Pete Lancashire
Charles When I made the offer for the unit, I took the chance that it might be, I saw that the s/n was 3505A02095, the same HP prefix on my other dead dual oven 10811. When I got it, my luck won this time, one of the coax cables is tagged 10 MHz and the other EFC. A bit of background The module

Re: [time-nuts] HP10811 dual oven

2015-08-05 Thread Pete Lancashire
Interesting, mine does not have a HP tag, just a dot-matrix printed label with one line. Hopefully by next spring I'll be set up to where I can do some 'real' checking of the the oscillators I have. Thank you for the enlightenment -pete On Wed, Aug 5, 2015 at 8:13 AM, Charles Steinmetz wrote:

Re: [time-nuts] wtd: WWVB info

2015-08-05 Thread Pete Lancashire
There is someone on ebay selling an analog 'movement' http://www.ebay.com/itm/181283274562 DISCLAIMER: Not associated with the seller On Wed, Aug 5, 2015 at 4:15 AM, Bob Camp wrote: > Hi > > The front end would be “dealers choice”. He who does the > project gets to decide what gets used.

Re: [time-nuts] KS-24361 REF-0 standalone

2015-08-09 Thread Pete Lancashire
100% 2nd the thanks to all. On Aug 9, 2015 12:07 PM, "Bob Camp" wrote: > Hi > > And my thanks to all the others who worked on this project as well !!! > > Bob > > > On Aug 9, 2015, at 11:26 AM, D W wrote: > > > > A quick update for everyone. I have successfully gotten a REF-0 to run > standalone

Re: [time-nuts] "Vanguard Ultra precision Golden Oscillator"

2015-08-23 Thread Pete Lancashire
>From the way the descriptions read, there must be a audiofool in there somewhere On Sun, Aug 23, 2015 at 5:16 AM, Tim Shoppa wrote: > Mainstream TCXO's moved entirely to surface-mount many years ago. > > These "Vanguard" DIP units have to be washed/replated RFE parts. It's a > shame they are so

Re: [time-nuts] Trimble GPSDO board

2015-09-13 Thread Pete Lancashire
Not yet but just showed up Friday https://goo.gl/photos/81fEtun41HVZThBk8 On Sat, Sep 12, 2015 at 8:37 PM, Arthur Dent wrote: > "Did anyone have any luck in talking to this unit?" > > Reread my posts that describe what I did. Mine > works great. > > -Arthur > ___

Re: [time-nuts] General Radio frequency standard question

2015-11-03 Thread Pete Lancashire
There is a GR group on Yahoo but its pretty quiet. I joined when I started restoring one of the GR early synthesizers a 1161A, the a 1115A oscillator (the one where the dewer got destroyed in shipping). I have one of the tuning fork units, it is in very bad condition but cost me $1 at a swap me

Re: [time-nuts] Downsizing dilemma, HP 3335A

2015-11-11 Thread Pete Lancashire
I can understand the downsizing, someday it will happen to me. And where I live there is pretty much zero interest in anything electronic. The two local schools Portland State and Reed both have EE but the students done seem to have any interest in anything physical. they believe everything they ne

Re: [time-nuts] Downsizing dilemma, HP 3335A

2015-11-11 Thread Pete Lancashire
likely an unusual > example of what happens on campuses today. > > Rob > NC0B > > > -Original Message- > From: time-nuts [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On Behalf Of Pete > Lancashire > Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2015 10:01 AM > To: Discussion of prec

[time-nuts] Fwd: UTC Leap Seconds to Continue Until at Least 2023

2015-11-19 Thread Pete Lancashire
-- Forwarded message -- From: Richard B. Langley Date: Thu, Nov 19, 2015 at 7:08 AM Subject: UTC Leap Seconds to Continue Until at Least 2023 To: cansp...@listserv.unb.ca Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) to retain “leap second” New reference time scale to be considered by World

Re: [time-nuts] SMD TADD-1 distribution amplifier - seeking comments and suggestions?

2015-12-18 Thread Pete Lancashire
When I used a Lead acid battery as a low noise and isolated power source I raided the kitchen. Put the batter inside a polyethylene container they type with a 'snap tight' lid. Then found in my junk a nylon barb to threaded fitting and some Tygon tubing to create an external vent. In another junk b

[time-nuts] Anyone know what a Symmetricon Z3838A is ?

2015-12-23 Thread Pete Lancashire
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Re: [time-nuts] Novatel ProPak-V3 GPSDO

2015-12-25 Thread Pete Lancashire
I just looked at current and past sale, do you have an example ? I only see two Propacks 1's that someone has been trying to sell for quite a long time, and one V3 On Fri, Dec 25, 2015 at 3:35 AM, Ole Petter Ronningen wrote: > Hello > > I'm sure many of you have noticed quite a few surplus

[time-nuts] For those that use or thinking of using the Beagle Bone Black

2016-01-02 Thread Pete Lancashire
There is a spin of the board minus HDMI, It is called the BB Green, and is $20 cheaper. -pete ___ 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] Picture of the HP Flying Clock in its seat on TWA

2016-01-08 Thread Pete Lancashire
http://dsx.weather.com//util/image/w/024twc_vintageairtravel_980x551.jpg?v=at&w=980&h=551&api=7db9fe61-7414-47b5-9871-e17d87b8b6a0 source http://www.weather.com/travel/commuter-conditions/news/vintage-air-travel-photos-20130513 ___ time-nuts mailing lis

[time-nuts] Possible 5372A available .. my usual luck

2016-01-11 Thread Pete Lancashire
I've been lucking for a 5372A with option 020 (fast memory i/o). Well two 5372A's showed up on the Eplace and one had option 020,the other didn't I bid and won. They shipped me the one wrong one. The seller has offered to have me ship it back but before I do, is anyone interested ? I paid just o

Re: [time-nuts] 5335a opt 40

2016-01-18 Thread Pete Lancashire
No need to upload on,. Didier has a very nice scan set, low and high res, proms, even sales lit. -pete On Mon, Jan 18, 2016 at 9:09 AM, Lizeth Norman wrote: > Hosting manuals is a non starter. Past history says it's easy to have > an individual steal this sort of thing for fun and profit, or ju

[time-nuts] May have asked before - any one have a dead 5061 Cs tube you don't want ?

2016-01-19 Thread Pete Lancashire
Dead as in out of Cs, but not damaged. -pete ___ 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] Looking for info on a Leica MX 9400R

2016-01-29 Thread Pete Lancashire
http://petelancashire.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=5273 Unit was rebranded as a CMT GPS-L4 (local outfit long closed up) An old web page http://www.cmtinc.com/fieldcmp/gpsbase.html -pete ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscri

[time-nuts] Looking for any information on a Leica MX 9400R

2016-01-30 Thread Pete Lancashire
Found very little. http://petelancashire.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=5273 12 channel receiver and a few other bits of information. 4 RS-232 interfaces all come out of a DC-37 (the same profile as the DB-25 but 37 pins) -pete ___ time-nuts mailing l

Re: [time-nuts] Looking for any information on a Leica MX 9400R

2016-01-30 Thread Pete Lancashire
Made a mistake, the I/F connector is a DB-25. But still 4xRS-232 (maybe?) On Sat, Jan 30, 2016 at 11:16 AM, Pete Lancashire wrote: > Found very little. > > http://petelancashire.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=5273 > > 12 channel receiver and a few other bits of informatio

Re: [time-nuts] Z3801 misbehaving

2016-02-01 Thread Pete Lancashire
I have a long shot. If you really do not think it is not anything to do with not getting a signal into the 3801, antenna, cable, connectors etc. I may have a replacement GPS module but will have to be confirmed by the group. The module is a 8 Channel Motorola Oncore http://petelancashire.com/gal

Re: [time-nuts] Z3801 Update with VP-Oncore 8Ch receiver

2016-02-08 Thread Pete Lancashire
So far it seems one can 'drop in' a 8 channel module and it will as a minimum been seen as a 6 channel. Once I can come up with a reliable and safe way to ship, antistatic and minimal crushability, and a less time consuming way of getting the module out of the old surveying hand held I'll make som

Re: [time-nuts] Inside a CTS 1960017 OCXO

2016-02-28 Thread Pete Lancashire
... I was using an HP lab supply>>> Model ? Age ? My bench has some pretty old HP's even Harrison Lab branded supplies. I have had to re-cap a few of them. In a way it is almost a curse how reliable their supplies were. You always got the V and I you wanted so one never thought about the filterin

Re: [time-nuts] Inside a CTS 1960017 OCXO

2016-02-29 Thread Pete Lancashire
a 'HEATER' light on the front panel. I'll toss in a 3rd company, Kepco. So for me its PDI, Kepco, and a HP. Sounds like I should finish that web page I started of the low noise/ripple models from the three makes. On Sun, Feb 28, 2016 at 7:25 PM, Dave M wrote: > Pete Lancashire

[time-nuts] Can someone ID this GPS board ?

2016-03-02 Thread Pete Lancashire
Another $1 wasted :-) Found a few referneces to it being for automotive use and the GPS module is made by/for JRC. Anyone have a data on the module or the board ? http://petelancashire.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=5606 http://petelancashire.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=5609 -pete _

Re: [time-nuts] Downsizing - Which GPSDO To Keep?

2016-03-04 Thread Pete Lancashire
my vote Thunderbolt known entity, well studied On Thu, Mar 3, 2016 at 4:41 PM, Jerry wrote: > I have been a wannabe Time Nut for several years but work has kept me > chained. I started collecting different GPSDO's over the years thinking I > would play with all of them once I retired. Now as

[time-nuts] At least one semi time-nuts find from recent Ham swap meet - Datum 9150-719

2016-03-08 Thread Pete Lancashire
http://petelancashire.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=5629 FRK is said to be intermittent, but for $25 I took the chance and it even came with the AC power cord ! Anyone have the manual for the 719 variation of the 9150 ? ___ time-nuts mailing list -- ti

[time-nuts] Anyone have an old Ardin catalog ?

2016-03-10 Thread Pete Lancashire
Been going though some stuff from an estate http://petelancashire.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=5698 (click on photo to see full resolution) Only 3 pins so nothing fancy -pete ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to htt

Re: [time-nuts] Rubidium Frequency Standard

2016-03-11 Thread Pete Lancashire
Corby mentioned one very important thing .. what are you going to be using it for ? and I'll ask what is your budget ? That will determine quite a bit. -pete On Fri, Mar 11, 2016 at 11:02 AM, wrote: > Mike, > > Luciano is correct. The HP 5065A beats all the others easily. > > It is not config

[time-nuts] For those of us that did the CPU upgrade for the 5370

2016-03-15 Thread Pete Lancashire
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Re: [time-nuts] Fw: 5065

2016-03-18 Thread Pete Lancashire
Anywhere there is a concentration of HAMs you should be able to find the connector. I found the one for my 5061 at a ham swapmeet and found another for a friend by asking a few hams who were the 'collector' type. On Thu, Mar 17, 2016 at 10:54 AM, paul swed wrote: > Both good answers the old conn

Re: [time-nuts] Unix software to generate nice looking *DEV plots

2016-03-19 Thread Pete Lancashire
Give rrdtool a shot. Many of the open source packages that have time series based plots use it. http://oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool/gallery/index.en.html it is both the data storage, conditioning and graphing all in one On Thu, Mar 17, 2016 at 3:29 AM, Attila Kinali wrote: > Moin, > > I'm looking fo

[time-nuts] Update on Oncores that can be used in Z3801A

2016-03-19 Thread Pete Lancashire
My 'evaluator' (thanks Dave) has seen a mechanical interference issue with the modules with a straight antenna connector. But other then that so far there have not been any issues. As stated before these are pulls from NIB obsolete hand held surveying system. http://petelancashire.com/gallery/ma

[time-nuts] Replacement Motorola 8 channel Oncores will start shipping in two weeks

2016-04-02 Thread Pete Lancashire
Sorry for all the delays, have a lot of things going on I'f you have already notified me make sure I have an address the USPS will send a box to. If someone still want one, I will need to know by Wednesday the 6th. If you can take modules that do not have the right angle antenna connector please

[time-nuts] Replacement Oncore Modules - all gone for now

2016-04-04 Thread Pete Lancashire
The demand has been much more then I expected, and didn't expect almost everyone one to want two. I had no idea there were so many old HP units out there. I do not know if I can fulfil all the requests. Packages will be sent FIFS "First In First Shipped". Again if I do not have an address that t

[time-nuts] Looking for specs/info on a HP/Symmetricom Z3833B

2016-04-10 Thread Pete Lancashire
So far found Zip -pete ___ 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] Looking for specs/info on a HP/Symmetricom Z3833B

2016-04-10 Thread Pete Lancashire
o a TBolt … it might talk to LH … > > > > Fortunately the power connector is labeled. You don’t have to randomly > > guess at the supply > > voltage and current. > > > > Bob > > > > > On Apr 10, 2016, at 11:02 AM, Pete Lancashire > > > wrote:

Re: [time-nuts] HP 5360A History?

2016-04-13 Thread Pete Lancashire
As part of my oldies collection I've ended up with three of them. One works, the other two are nixie and I think it has Beckman/Sperry's but could be LED's. I got the 2nd and 3rd one them when I was offered a keyboard for the cost of a 200/200 mile road trip. It took a bit of work to get the first

Re: [time-nuts] HP 5360A History?

2016-04-13 Thread Pete Lancashire
Tom Add to your list http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/abouthp/histnfacts/publications/measure/pdf/1969_06.pdf On Wed, Apr 13, 2016 at 12:57 PM, Tom Van Baak wrote: > John, > > I agree with Paul, an absolutely amazing instrument. The early models have > nixie display, later ones plasma. 11 digits! In

[time-nuts] OT: A paper on Cs + Zeeman etc.

2016-04-27 Thread Pete Lancashire
Even though nothing to do with time, I found the paper CESIUM OPTICALLY PUMPED MAGNETOMETERS http://www.gserentals.co.uk/gse/pdf/Theory%20Cesium%20Optically%20Pumped%20Magnetometers.pdf to be an interesting read. I can only imagine what HP and Varian engineers went through -pete __

[time-nuts] Pictures of inside of a 5061A Cesium tube ?

2012-12-07 Thread Pete Lancashire
Has anyone posted pictures of what a dissembled 5061A tube looks like ? Just curious -pete ___ 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] 5061A Beam Current question

2012-12-10 Thread Pete Lancashire
I've got a couple questions on a early S/N 5061A I got a few days ago. It took a couple days but the Ion Pump current is now down to "zero" or at least less then one division on the meter. I'm able to get the unit to go into continuous operation mode by following the TURN-ON PROCEDURES but have a

Re: [time-nuts] 5061A Beam Current question

2012-12-11 Thread Pete Lancashire
Thanks This weekend I'll stick a microphone inside a piece of tubing and go "looking". The singing only occurs when the unit is in LOOP OPEN or OPER mode. -pete On Tue, Dec 11, 2012 at 11:26 AM, wrote: > Pete, > > The more likely "singing" offender is the old style A11 oven controller > modul

Re: [time-nuts] Anyone ever put rubidium in an HP 70000 series mainframe?

2012-12-30 Thread Pete Lancashire
On Sun, Dec 30, 2012 at 2:58 AM, David Kirkby wrote: > On 30 December 2012 03:04, ewkehren wrote: >> I do feed a Rb in to all my istruments including my 7 spectrum analser. >> I had two choices 301 or create 100 Mhz. > > I'm not sure what a 301 is, so it means little to me. 70310A http://w

Re: [time-nuts] Interval Timer Recommendation

2013-01-15 Thread Pete Lancashire
A bit late in the thread but I don't see the HP E1740A -pete On 1/14/13, Jonatan Walck wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > On 2013-01-11 02:48, Bob Camp wrote: >> HI >> >> One thing missing from the list was the HP 53181. It's useless as >> a timing device and thus didn

Re: [time-nuts] PTS 3200 remote programming

2013-03-01 Thread Pete Lancashire
One of the PTSs I have had a defective chip in one of the decade units. To confirm I swapped two of them and the problem followed. Same with a analog issue On Mar 1, 2013 10:51 AM, "Iban Cardona" wrote: > Hi, > > I'm traying to use to program the bcd interface of a PTS 3200. > > My truble us tha

[time-nuts] Found at a surplus store

2013-03-04 Thread Pete Lancashire
https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/111617808980322733757/albums/5851716840178315361 $5 each worth the $5 ? -pete ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow t

Re: [time-nuts] Found at a surplus store

2013-03-05 Thread Pete Lancashire
I did not get any, I will see if any are still there and get them, once I do I'll let the list know how many etc. and send what there is out at cost, hopefully will fit in the USPS small flat rate box. -pete On Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 8:52 PM, Pete Lancashire wrote: > https://plus.google

Re: [time-nuts] Found at a surplus store

2013-03-05 Thread Pete Lancashire
m/corp/shared/pdf/SpecSheet_iLm2700_25Oct06.pdf > > > > > On 3/5/2013 9:57 AM, Pete Lancashire wrote: >> I did not get any, I will see if any are still there and get them, >> once I do I'll let the list know how many etc. >> and send what there is out at cost, hopefully will fit i

Re: [time-nuts] Found at a surplus store

2013-03-05 Thread Pete Lancashire
soldered to the board. There is a mix of Cell modules, Motorola, Siemens, Sierra Wireless, or nonthing. Spec Sheet and a manual of sorts https://docs.google.com/folder/d/0B86wM5n5RE3kRW52WGtRT0VLZDQ/edit?usp=sharing $5 each + Shipping Oh .. 1% ASIS -pete On Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 8:52 PM, Pete

Re: [time-nuts] 8566B with Ovenaire 10Mhz oven.

2013-05-29 Thread Pete Lancashire
Marc, Run your question by the Yahoo HP-Agilent group -pete On 5/29/13, Mark C. Stephens wrote: > I have recently obtained the holy grail for me - an 8566B. > They are rare as hens teeth in Australia! > > I have a 8568B as well and my phase noise floor is somewhere way down there > on that mach

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