Dear Time-Nuts, I have been reading the discussion about what is possible and impossible with the ARM evaluation board. The proposed idea(s) to build a versatile receiver which could be used for receiving various time/frequency reference transmitter around the world sounds great!
It is my believe that the time-nuts group is strong, professional and inventive enough to "produce" such a system. I think it will allow a lot of people to do experiments with (V)LF reception of time/frequency signals in a professional way. The HPSDR project (www.HPSDR.org; which is known by a number of people here) has proven that it is possible for an internet community to produce real hardware! I'm willing to provide my help and knowledge if and where possible. Allthough, I have to admit, I'm at this moment rather busy with the HPSDR project (the power supply part called Demeter). Maybe we could even make a collaboartion with the HPSDR project. There are advantages for both communities: * The HPSDR is still looking for a suitable frequency reference for their system, allthough a start has been made for a GPS-reference system (see Gibraltar) * The Time-nuts list could benefit from the knowledge the HPSDR community already has about production of boards and SDR Furthermore, both communities are collaborating with TAPR! The way HPSDR works is as follows: A project leader is "choosen" (usually the person who volunteers) he makes a proposal for the project. All the others are invited to share their comments. This will lead to a program of requirements. Now the real fun starts, the design of the system, while the design is growing all people can contribute their knowledge, experience and even some hands-on work. This wil yield a system which should be near to everyones wishes! I hope we can start a similar (but probably smaller) project like HPSDR. I think it is a great opportunity. The idea is very interesting, it is difficult for us to compete with the big manufacturers of GPS-based references. But in the field of (V)LF frequency and time-standards there is a lot off room for us, to play and experiment! Question is, are we willing to do that? I would say, let's do it together! I'm very curious about your reaction/opinion! 73 Jeroen PE1RGE -- Ing. Jeroen Bastemeijer Delft University of Technology Department of Electrical Engineering Electronic Instrumentation Laboratory Mekelweg 4, Room 13.090 2628 CD Delft The Netherlands Phone: +31.15.27.86542 Fax: +31.15.27.85755 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] GPS: Lat N52.00002 Lon E4.37157 Alt 46.2m _______________________________________________ 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.