Yes, it would be interesting to run such a GPS receiver: maybe there are numbers of points to follow the signal processing.
On Wed, Oct 3, 2012 at 3:12 PM, paul swed <paulsw...@gmail.com> wrote: > Boy have to say no clue and not a very useful frequency. Would it make a > nice bookend? > Paper weight. Glue a watch to it and you have at least time. ;-) > Regards > Paul > WB8TSL > > On Wed, Oct 3, 2012 at 9:07 AM, ken johnson <bats...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hi, I have a tcxo that I recovered from a very old, suitcase-sized gps > > receiver some years ago. The oscillator is marked "ERC > > Eros-750-MA110", with an output frequency of 5.119155MHz. I have tried > > to think of a use for for it but failed. I played with the numbers but > > could not find anything useful, so I thought I would try the > > collective wisdom of the list to see if anyone could come up with a > > use for such an oddball frequency. > > > > As an aside, it was fascinating to see a gps in discrete components, > > lots of mixers (I recovered no less than 10, MCL ASK1 mixers and there > > are still several left on the boards) on something like 7 or 8 , 200mm > > square, gold-plated plug-in boards on a very nice card frame with > > many, many interconnecting small-diameter coaxes with gold-plated > > connectors. > > > > Pity I wasn't interested in time-nuttery at the time, it probably > > worked before I reduced it to component parts! > > > > Thanks, Ken > > www.vk7krj.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 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 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.
