Bob, Sorry - this may not have come through - my e-mail: [email protected]
On Thu, Aug 16, 2018 at 5:14 PM, John C. Westmoreland, P.E. < [email protected]> wrote: > Bob, > > Can you please send me your personal email address so we can have a brief > discussion off-list? > > Thanks, > John Westmoreland (I'm just nuts, and not only about time! Ha!) > 408-772-6237 > > > On Thu, Aug 16, 2018 at 2:56 PM, Bob Martin <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> I am not a Time-Nut but I did work in the field for Dr. Sam Stein of >> Timing Solutions from the time he founded the company in 1991. Ultimately I >> became one of his three partners and designed the hardware and firmware for >> most of his products. While I chose not to continue with the company when >> it was purchased by Symmetricom, for a few years I continued to work for >> Sam as a contractor on additional products and to support older products. >> >> I just attended Sam's retirement gathering in Boulder,CO and received >> permission to dispose of my many years of collected "stuff" including >> cables, connectors, old prototypes, raw boards for distribution amps etc >> along with lots of parts. While I've been asked not to provide full >> schematics of boards in production, I can provide hints on how they work. >> >> There may also be some working zero-crossing detectors from back when I >> designed the 5110A Time Interval Analyzer as well as isolation amps from as >> far back as the late 90's when we provided the signal distribution system >> used in GPS ground stations around the world. >> >> My wife claims her biggest fear is that I'll keel over someday and >> leave her stuck with all this stuff in the basement so I'd like to >> get rid of it. >> >> Sam's retirement was like the end of an era for me and I haven't >> touched this stuff in years. I'd like it to go to people who can make use >> of it as opposed to depositing it in a landfill. >> >> Ideally there is some Time-Nut in the Boulder, CO area who can take >> this stuff and who would be willing to share it with other time-nuts at no >> charge. >> >> I also have a 5120 Phase Noise Test Set with internal oscillator. >> I acquired a new one in a trade for work when Symmetricom asked me to >> modify the hardware that controlled the transmitters for the Loran upgrade >> to work as the European version that was under consideration at the time. I >> would like to donate this unit to an educational institution that can't >> afford one (but could certainly use it) and would entertain suggestions. >> >> Let me know if there is any interest. >> >> Best, >> >> Bob Martin >> Former Director of Hardware Development >> Timing Solutions, Corp. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] >> To unsubscribe, go to http://lists.febo.com/mailman/ >> listinfo/time-nuts_lists.febo.com >> and follow the instructions there. >> > > _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to http://lists.febo.com/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts_lists.febo.com and follow the instructions there.
