John,
Thank you for your offer but my PTS-040 has its own front panel controls
so I'm served on this side.
I was asking about the remote interface figuring out it was something
that Bill Fuqua had published for controlling the synthesizer, maybe
from a PC.
About the remote control info, I
In a message dated 09/02/2012 02:08:49 GMT Standard Time, e...@telight.com
writes:
I don't remember which owns which, but some PTS models are under the
Wavetek brand. I have a Wavetek 5135A, which looks and acts just like
the PTS 160
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As far as I can tell, it seems to
Thanks, Nigel, I think your history description is about right - I
vaguely recall seeing the Rockland brand too. I guess PTS is the
current survivor - the PTS D310 seems quite new, and the company
seems to be still in business in their niche.
Ignacio sent me a pinout page for the PTS
Yes, the pinout is the same for all models. If anyone is interested, I have
the manual for the PTS-3200 and can send the interface pinout.
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Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:41:52 -0800
From: ed breya e...@telight.com
To: time-nuts@febo.com
Subject: Re: [time-nuts] PTS synthesizers
On 2/9/2012 8:39 AM, EB4APL wrote:
About the remote control info, I have a sheet entitled
PTS-040-1600_Prog.doc that I downloaded some time ago, but I'm not
able to find from where, maybe it was from your page. I has everything
that is needed for external control.
Best regards,
Ignacio,
Rex,
Nice to know who is the author, and I'm glad to thank you for it. And
your info about the PTS nonsense policy explain why it is so difficult
to find their manuals on line, I tried yesterday to find where were some
manuals that I fortunately had downloaded in the past but without
and can send the interface pinout.
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To: time-nuts@febo.com
Subject: Re: [time-nuts] PTS synthesizers
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I don't have any PTS gear, but the Internet Archive has this old page:
http://web.archive.org/web/20080821140147/http://www.xertech.net/Tech/PTS.html
And a quick Google turned up these links:
http://w8bl.com/page/5
http://www.artisan-scientific.com/info/pts_3200_manual.pdf
I don't expect
Ah so, master Joe, your net-fu is very good. I forgot that my stuff
might be archived. Fabulous resource.
So, while we are at it, here is some more PTS info. There are two
general families of these synthesizers. I may not get this exactly
right, from memory, but it should be close enough for
Hi Bill
Welcome aboard, and good to see you again:-)
Other than the breakdown at the rear of the catalog, and the various
references against individual items, I've never seen another list as such, so
If
you do have other option numbers it might be easier if you could indicate
what they
Start off by downloading their catalog
http://www.programmedtest.com/images/pdf/ptscatalog.pdf
Jump to pages 28, 29 and 30
If you are LUCKY the synth you have or are looking at can be decoded.
For me I'd say 2 out of 3 have characters that are not
in the above or, X-nn options that 'never
I want to take advantage of the topic just to ask if anybody has any
manual or schematics of the PTS 040. I realize that the PTS 160 is
close enough, taking in account the different frequency range, and they
use almost the same modules but it would be nice to have the right manual.
What is
On 2/8/12 3:23 PM, EB4APL wrote:
I want to take advantage of the topic just to ask if anybody has any
manual or schematics of the PTS 040. I realize that the PTS 160 is close
enough, taking in account the different frequency range, and they use
almost the same modules but it would be nice to
Jim,
I already have the info on the remote interface, taken from the PTS 160
doc and other sources, I was asking if he was talking about some
specific gadget.
I also was using at those years some remotely controlled PTS's , did you
know the JPL MK IV receiver exciter? I think it was also a
Jim Lux said the following on 02/08/2012 07:17 PM:
On 2/8/12 3:23 PM, EB4APL wrote:
I want to take advantage of the topic just to ask if anybody has any
manual or schematics of the PTS 040. I realize that the PTS 160 is close
enough, taking in account the different frequency range, and they use
On 2/8/12 4:47 PM, EB4APL wrote:
Jim,
I already have the info on the remote interface, taken from the PTS 160
doc and other sources, I was asking if he was talking about some
specific gadget.
I also was using at those years some remotely controlled PTS's , did you
know the JPL MK IV receiver
You are right, the golden bricks were from the Mark III, we were
supposed to wear white cotton gloves to handle them.
This was a wonderful receiver, the one who put the man in the Moon and
tracked Pioneer X from Jupiter and beyond. I heard that Viterbi himself
was in the design team, probably
I had a web page up with PTS info that I had gathered, corrected (some),
and consolidated for multiple devices in one doc.
I got an email from PTS requesting I remove the documents. I now have a
place holder page recommending people look for HP test equipment rather
than PTS. PTS doesn't
I have a 250 no manual and would REALLY like a copy of the scan. If it
cannot be posted somewhere, could I get a copy mailed to me?
Thanks very much!
Don
Rex
I had a web page up with PTS info that I had gathered, corrected (some),
and consolidated for multiple devices in one doc.
I got an
I forgot to add that I traced out the switch socket on the rear of my
250 unit; each decade socket has four color coded lines that are 4-line
BCD and the corresponding switch is needed. I've forgotten if the common
from the switches goes to ground or to plus. I think that if a IEEE488
bus
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