Hi My only connection with BRG is finding them on a web search. Other than that, I can't say anything about them.
Bob On Jun 8, 2011, at 11:23 PM, Robert Watzlavick wrote: > I would avoid BRG clocks. I've used them in two different companies now and > they're pretty much junk in my opinion. Both of the clocks I used had IRIG > inputs and they only sort of work. They seem to randomly lose IRIG lock > every few days and will easily get 1/2 second off, even when locked. The > user interface is incomprehensible and takes me 20 minutes to figure out > every time I have to adjust the UTC offset to display local time. Finally > the instruction manuals are too complicated to be useful. It seems like they > just keep tacking on features to firmware written 20 years ago, even with the > new features don't fit the UI model. When IRIG time wouldn't sync up on one > of the units, I took it apart and found the clock to be constructed of a > metal picture frame with the circuit boards loosely laying inside some green > crafting foam and wires running all over the place. Even my electronics > projects when I was a kid looked more professional than these clocks. When I > reassembled it, the IRIG feature mysteriously started working again, sort of. > > The prices look very appealing but trust me, stay away - they just don't work. > > -Bob > > On 06/08/2011 03:46 PM, Bob Camp wrote: >> Hi >> >> Found the GSA price list at: >> http://www.brgprecision.com/pdffiles/brg_gsa_contract.pdf >> Looks like you can get the basic no frills model for about $400 and they go >> up from there. >> >> Bob >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >> Behalf Of Bob Camp >> Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2011 4:35 PM >> To: 'Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement' >> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] locate 6 digit digital clock >> >> Hi >> >> I suspect that something like: >> http://www.brgprecision.com/products/synchronized_clocks/poe6mega.php >> would do the trick. No idea what they cost. >> >> Bob >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >> Behalf Of William H. Fite >> Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2011 4:07 PM >> To: [email protected]; Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement >> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] locate 6 digit digital clock >> >> I think he wants a clock that will actually tell time, rather than one that >> merely blinks *12:00...12:00...12:00...* >> >> [?][?] >> >> >> On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 3:10 PM, J. Forster<[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Why not just buy or scrounge a small microwave oven or VCR? >>> >>> -John >>> >>> ================== >>> >>> >>>> Please add my "me-too" to this discussion. >>>> >>>> I would like to see a clock that simply tells time, reminiscent of the >>>> ones I put together in the 1970s, but with LED displays >>>> large enough to read from across a darkened room. I would prefer 24-hour >>>> format and I want a 6-digit display with seconds. >>>> >>>> For accuracy, I would want an internal TCXO, with the option of using a >>> 10 >>>> MHz or 1 PPS external signal when available, >>>> but I want the clock to automatically switch to the internal timebase if >>>> the external signal is disconnected or lost >>>> >>>> With a PIC I would like to see a switch for PDT/PST, so I don't have to >>>> reset the clock twice a year. I would also like to see >>>> an option for having the clock be self-setting or self-synchronizing by >>>> adding an inexpensive GPS module. >>>> >>>> I don't need date and I don't need DOW or DOY as I already have other >>>> clocks and watches that give me that information. >>>> >>>> It might be useful to have a smaller second line that would show me >>> those, >>>> and show me the time in UTC to keep track of >>>> what time it is back in the "old country" when I want to listen to Radio >>>> Denmark on the Internet, but this would add to the >>>> complexity and the number of solder points. >>>> >>>> And I would like all this to fit in a spare HP 2U half-width rack-mount >>>> case that I have saved for that purpose. This would >>>> be a companion to my Thunderbolt GPSDO which is housed in an identical >>>> case. One option would be to mount the clock >>>> in the same case as the Thunderbird, and have the second line display >>> your >>>> choice of GPS signal. >>>> >>>> -- Flemming Larsen, KB6ADS/OZ6OI >>>> >>>> >>>> ________________________________ >>>> Fra:Brooke Clarke<[email protected]> >>>> Til:Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement >>>> <[email protected]> >>>> Sendt:7:12 onsdag den 8. juni 2011 >>>> Emne:Re: [time-nuts] locate 6 digit digital clock >>>> >>>> By using a PIC you can do much more than just tell time, for example >>>> display the Day of the Week and because the calendar is good back to >>>> 1800 something you can set the clock back that far and know the DOW. >>>> The next step was going to be to install a table of leap seconds so >>>> that you could replay any of those events in history. See: >>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeller%27s_congruence >>>> >>>> Have Fun, >>>> >>>> Brooke Clarke >>>> http://www.PRC68.com<http://www.prc68.com/> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] >>>> To unsubscribe, go to >>>> https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts >>>> and follow the instructions there. >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] >>> To unsubscribe, go to >>> https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts >>> and follow the instructions there. >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] >> To unsubscribe, go to >> https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts >> and follow the instructions there. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] >> To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts >> and follow the instructions there. >> >> > _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
