Recall that the UK chains are being reactivated with eLORAN b/c UK and France don't want to be dependent on a space based system. This at least explains the Austron units which will be useful again shortly
Sent from my iPhone On Jan 16, 2013, at 4:20 PM, Joseph Gray <[email protected]> wrote: > Good info. I'll file it away in case I ever pick up a unit cheap. > > Joe Gray > W5JG > > On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 1:11 PM, Charles P. Steinmetz > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> That's what I did with my 8163. You need to add a Wenzel-style two-PNP >> squarer and use the squarer output to replace the internal 10 MHz VCO output >> (point "BB" on the 8163 schematic). Removing the RF Amplifier PC card made >> plenty of room for the added board. The existing two-PNP squarer on the >> Local input is marginal, so I modified it to conform to the one I added. I >> disabled the VCO and the phase comparator that drives it by removing >> appropriate power supply feeds, and used the 60 kHz antenna connector for >> the 10 MHz reference input. Extremely simple, and it works perfectly. >> >> Best regards, >> >> Charles >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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.
