Well there are far better experts then me. I can only say that an austron 2201 works very well and shouldn't. They were supposed to die in 1998 I believe. Essentially you put the date into it 1024 weeks ago and it does a very nice job of finding satellites, location, and establishing an accurate frequency. So I would guess the tbolts would do the same but I will bet the experts do know. If they do not I can sell you one real cheap. :-) Then stick with the old 2201. Regards Paul WB8TSL
On Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 10:33 PM, Robert Watzlavick <[email protected]>wrote: > Sorry to resurrect an old thread but I also have a question about using > the Thunderbolt in the future. I'm considering using 4 of them in a > multilateration setup to track an amateur rocket with an onboard beacon. > I'm a few years away from the flight so I don't want to invest in hardware > that may not work. It doesn't matter if the date (or even the absolute > time) is wrong as I'll just be measuring the delta time between reception > of the beacon and each unit's 1 PPS output. However, accurate position > data would be required. I would also need the 10 MHz to be usable to drive > the counter measuring the delta time. > > Will the unit still "work" but just put out the wrong date? Or will it > effectively turn into a brick? > > Thanks, > -Bob > > On 10/19/2011 08:06 PM, Thomas S. Knutsen wrote: > >> I do assume this is because of the 1024 week cycle? if so would it be >> possible to tell the GPS what cycle it should be? >> >> Would the 10MHz out still be accurate? >> >> BR. Thomas. >> >> 2011/10/20 Mark Sims<[email protected]>: >> >>> On July 30, 2017 all our Thunderbolts turn into back-dated pumpkins... >>> ______________________________**_________________ >>> time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] >>> To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/** >>> mailman/listinfo/time-nuts<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<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.
