[time-nuts] WWVB sync
I'm hoping it's propagation (I'm up in far northern Maine) but thus far my Casio wristwatch appears to be going through a particularly long stretch of non-syncing. ___ 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] Tube/valve mounted xtals....
as young Nigel said, Marconi (for one) made use of these things. I recall a Marconi HR-22 that had a number of these installed for spot frequency channel reception. Lee ___ 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] RADAR
Hm, I suspect, Rob, much though it might distress national pride, that RADAR a la WWII has probably to qualify as an Anglo American product. The Cousins did, after all, send us those nice klystrons they managed to get up and running. Would've been a bugger to do it without those. Mind you, there was quite a bit done by a number of countries in getting the idea, basic tech and proof of concept going before long before that. Do like those old HOME CHAIN towers you see spotted around here and there, though. Anyone else have anything to add to this? Lee -Original Message- Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2010 21:51:15 - From: "Rob Kimberley" Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Loran? To: "'Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement'" Message-ID: <004801cba090$069dc9d0$13d95d...@timing-consultants.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" I there was me thinking that we invented RADAR.. Rob (in UK) Kimberley -- ___ 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.
Re: [time-nuts] Need help with Motorola OnCore software
Skip, You may find that the Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) that exists within XP and (not to mention NT, 2K and possibly Vista/7) might be buggering things up. It denies direct, hands-on manipulation of the hardware by an application and this is kind of likely to be what's needed by the OnCore code. Try this - http://www.direct-io.com/ - and see if it cures what ails ya! (Hey, Ma! Look at me - I made a post helping someone in Time Nuts!) Lee ___ 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] Radio based time stations
-Original Message- Chuck wrote - _ Date: Tue, 05 Oct 2010 00:16:29 -0400 From: Chuck Harris Subject: Re: [time-nuts] 60 KHz Receiver To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement >snip< And if you are worried about the station being in North America, there are time stations in virtually every corner of the world. _ Sad to say, Chuck, those stations are fading fast. Many nations have dropped out of the business of providing time in that fashion in the last decade or so. Australia was one of the more notable recent losses. I don't believe that the African continent has a single station left. Even CHU was being eyed speculatively by the Canadian powers a while back. Overall, we probably now have a quarter to a third of the SW time stations compared to those that that existed 20 years ago. I suspect that the increasing availability of cheap GPSDO gear to the average Joe had a lot to do with it. Lee ___ 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.
Re: [time-nuts] DCF77 clock with UTC display 5
Giuseppe, I know this might get me hung, drawn and quartered :-) , but is your need really just for a radio synchronized clock that shows UTC for use in the shack? If it is, why not purchase an *analog* DCF77 synchronized clock, set it to local radio time and then just move the hands on the spindle to reflect UTC? That's what I did with my WWV clocks that only handle the US time zones. Worked just fine. Lee ___ 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] Comments on Tbolt deal?
Morning, folks. After much consideration I've decided that I really do need that accurate 1PPS and 10MHz source. Seller "flyingbest" on eBay is offering those Tbolt/PSU/AA packages for a princely $189. Any "gotchas" or reasons to not get one of these? TIA, Lee. ___ 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] 10Mhz source?
Hi, people. I'm in need of an extremely accurate 10MHz signal source (doing some alignment of receiver TXCOs.) Would anyone know of a source I could either visit or borrow in NH/VT? Failing that, what's a reasonable plan for buying one that won't break my piggy bank? I see that there are a fair number of those Trimble GPS clock units showing up on eBay but have no idea of their utility... TIA, Lee ___ 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.
