Re: [time-nuts] WWVB new modulation scheme monograph

2012-11-22 Thread Larry McDavid
Are there any commercial products using this new phase-shift modulation 
scheme?


Larry


On 11/3/2012 4:32 PM, Charles P. Steinmetz wrote:

This has probably already been posted more than once, but if anyone is
still looking for a description of the new WWVB modulation scheme:

http://tf.boulder.nist.gov/general/pdf/2651.pdf  (Sept. 2012)

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Larry McDavid W6FUB
Anaheim, California  (SE of Los Angeles, near Disneyland)

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Re: [time-nuts] WWVB new modulation scheme monograph

2012-11-22 Thread J. Forster
It depends on what you mean:

First off, the phase modulation renders many existing phase tracking
receivers useless. Period.

A few current receivers are immune to the PSK, but they do not 'use' the
PSK modulation, but they just ignore it.

My understanding is, the new modulation was designed using an SBIR grant,
and a proprietary chip designed and tested with taxpayer money. AFAIK
there is no other source, so the company that did the SBIR now has a
monopoly.

-John

===


 Are there any commercial products using this new phase-shift modulation
 scheme?

 Larry


 On 11/3/2012 4:32 PM, Charles P. Steinmetz wrote:
 This has probably already been posted more than once, but if anyone is
 still looking for a description of the new WWVB modulation scheme:

 http://tf.boulder.nist.gov/general/pdf/2651.pdf  (Sept. 2012)
 ...
 --
 Best wishes,

 Larry McDavid W6FUB
 Anaheim, California  (SE of Los Angeles, near Disneyland)

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[time-nuts] WWVB new modulation scheme monograph

2012-11-03 Thread Charles P. Steinmetz
This has probably already been posted more than once, but if anyone 
is still looking for a description of the new WWVB modulation scheme:


http://tf.boulder.nist.gov/general/pdf/2651.pdf  (Sept. 2012)

Best regards,

Charles




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Re: [time-nuts] WWVB New Modulation scheme...

2012-10-27 Thread Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX N2469R


On 10/26/2012 08:26 PM, Peter Gottlieb wrote:
I've used the HP 3586 for measuring AM carrier frequencies as well as 
my Tek 495P (both referenced to Rb) for higher frequencies such as air 
band.


Some carriers are dead nuts on while others are quite far off (at 
least to my mind) although I've never found one outside of its 
required tolerance.


It seems possible to measure pretty accurately with these instruments, 
at least on AM or CW signals, but not sure the best way for FM.  I've 
played with the HP 53310A but haven't set it up for precise 
measurements yet, or really studied what all it is capable of.


Peter


On 10/26/2012 11:10 PM, Orin Eman wrote:
Looks like they _might_ have been 30 _Hz_ out... I had to tune to 
1188.97

to get a 1kHz beat in upper sideband mode a few minutes ago but they are
within 10Hz of where they are supposed to be now - according to my radio
anyway (I just checked the radio against WWV at 5MHz and it was less 
than

10Hz out).

Orin, KJ7HQ.

On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 7:41 PM, Bob Camp li...@rtty.us wrote:


Hi

Not to mention attention from the guy who *should* be 3 channels over …

Bob

On Oct 26, 2012, at 10:31 PM, Peter Gottlieb n...@verizon.net wrote:


It would attract a lot of attention from people not finding it at the

right place on the dial.

On 10/26/2012 10:09 PM, Max Robinson wrote:

The frequency of 1190 indicates an AM station.  I assume you mean 30

Hz.  An error of 30 KHz would attract a lot of attention from Charley.

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analyzer and Gigatronics signal generator.

You might be interested to know KEX 1190 in Portland
is about 30 kHz low.  At least they aren't spewing
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Re: [time-nuts] WWVB New Modulation scheme...

2012-10-26 Thread Max Robinson
The frequency of 1190 indicates an AM station.  I assume you mean 30 Hz.  An 
error of 30 KHz would attract a lot of attention from Charley.


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I have my 3586b slaved to my Thunderbolt along with a
Flex-1500 radio, Racal-Dana counter, Advantest Spectrum
analyzer and Gigatronics signal generator.

You might be interested to know KEX 1190 in Portland
is about 30 kHz low.  At least they aren't spewing
IBOC lately.

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Re: [time-nuts] WWVB New Modulation scheme...

2012-10-26 Thread Peter Gottlieb
It would attract a lot of attention from people not finding it at the right 
place on the dial.


On 10/26/2012 10:09 PM, Max Robinson wrote:
The frequency of 1190 indicates an AM station.  I assume you mean 30 Hz.  An 
error of 30 KHz would attract a lot of attention from Charley.


Regards.

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analyzer and Gigatronics signal generator.

You might be interested to know KEX 1190 in Portland
is about 30 kHz low.  At least they aren't spewing
IBOC lately.

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Re: [time-nuts] WWVB New Modulation scheme...

2012-10-26 Thread Bob Camp
Hi

Not to mention attention from the guy who *should* be 3 channels over …

Bob

On Oct 26, 2012, at 10:31 PM, Peter Gottlieb n...@verizon.net wrote:

 It would attract a lot of attention from people not finding it at the right 
 place on the dial.
 
 On 10/26/2012 10:09 PM, Max Robinson wrote:
 The frequency of 1190 indicates an AM station.  I assume you mean 30 Hz.  An 
 error of 30 KHz would attract a lot of attention from Charley.
 
 Regards.
 
 Max.  K 4 O DS.
 
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 Sent: Friday, October 26, 2012 12:14 AM
 Subject: Re: [time-nuts] WWVB New Modulation scheme...
 
 
 I have my 3586b slaved to my Thunderbolt along with a
 Flex-1500 radio, Racal-Dana counter, Advantest Spectrum
 analyzer and Gigatronics signal generator.
 
 You might be interested to know KEX 1190 in Portland
 is about 30 kHz low.  At least they aren't spewing
 IBOC lately.
 
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Re: [time-nuts] WWVB New Modulation scheme...

2012-10-26 Thread Orin Eman
Looks like they _might_ have been 30 _Hz_ out... I had to tune to 1188.97
to get a 1kHz beat in upper sideband mode a few minutes ago but they are
within 10Hz of where they are supposed to be now - according to my radio
anyway (I just checked the radio against WWV at 5MHz and it was less than
10Hz out).

Orin, KJ7HQ.

On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 7:41 PM, Bob Camp li...@rtty.us wrote:

 Hi

 Not to mention attention from the guy who *should* be 3 channels over …

 Bob

 On Oct 26, 2012, at 10:31 PM, Peter Gottlieb n...@verizon.net wrote:

  It would attract a lot of attention from people not finding it at the
 right place on the dial.
 
  On 10/26/2012 10:09 PM, Max Robinson wrote:
  The frequency of 1190 indicates an AM station.  I assume you mean 30
 Hz.  An error of 30 KHz would attract a lot of attention from Charley.
 
  Regards.
 
  Max.  K 4 O DS.
 
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  To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement 
 time-nuts@febo.com
  Sent: Friday, October 26, 2012 12:14 AM
  Subject: Re: [time-nuts] WWVB New Modulation scheme...
 
 
  I have my 3586b slaved to my Thunderbolt along with a
  Flex-1500 radio, Racal-Dana counter, Advantest Spectrum
  analyzer and Gigatronics signal generator.
 
  You might be interested to know KEX 1190 in Portland
  is about 30 kHz low.  At least they aren't spewing
  IBOC lately.
 
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Re: [time-nuts] WWVB New Modulation scheme...

2012-10-26 Thread Peter Gottlieb
I've used the HP 3586 for measuring AM carrier frequencies as well as my Tek 
495P (both referenced to Rb) for higher frequencies such as air band.


Some carriers are dead nuts on while others are quite far off (at least to my 
mind) although I've never found one outside of its required tolerance.


It seems possible to measure pretty accurately with these instruments, at least 
on AM or CW signals, but not sure the best way for FM.  I've played with the HP 
53310A but haven't set it up for precise measurements yet, or really studied 
what all it is capable of.


Peter


On 10/26/2012 11:10 PM, Orin Eman wrote:

Looks like they _might_ have been 30 _Hz_ out... I had to tune to 1188.97
to get a 1kHz beat in upper sideband mode a few minutes ago but they are
within 10Hz of where they are supposed to be now - according to my radio
anyway (I just checked the radio against WWV at 5MHz and it was less than
10Hz out).

Orin, KJ7HQ.

On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 7:41 PM, Bob Camp li...@rtty.us wrote:


Hi

Not to mention attention from the guy who *should* be 3 channels over …

Bob

On Oct 26, 2012, at 10:31 PM, Peter Gottlieb n...@verizon.net wrote:


It would attract a lot of attention from people not finding it at the

right place on the dial.

On 10/26/2012 10:09 PM, Max Robinson wrote:

The frequency of 1190 indicates an AM station.  I assume you mean 30

Hz.  An error of 30 KHz would attract a lot of attention from Charley.

Regards.

Max.  K 4 O DS.

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Subject: Re: [time-nuts] WWVB New Modulation scheme...



I have my 3586b slaved to my Thunderbolt along with a
Flex-1500 radio, Racal-Dana counter, Advantest Spectrum
analyzer and Gigatronics signal generator.

You might be interested to know KEX 1190 in Portland
is about 30 kHz low.  At least they aren't spewing
IBOC lately.

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[time-nuts] WWVB New Modulation scheme...

2012-10-25 Thread Burt I. Weiner

If I sent these thoughts before, pardon me as I'm suffering from CRS Syndrom.

Part of the normal work I provide is off-air measurements of 
broadcast stations.  Would you believe, they pay me to do 
this!  Anyway, I measure AM carriers, FM carriers, and TV, both 
analog and digital pilots, as well as other stuff.  For FM stations I 
also measure any subcarrier including the RDBS signal at 57 kHz.


My method for measuring is described 
Here:  http://www.k5cm.com/k6OQK%20FMT%20NEW.htm  The methodology 
described here is used for primarily for AM Broadcast signals, but 
can be used for FM subcarriers also.


Some time ago I tried measuring the RDS signal in the broadcast FM 
baseband  With my trusty 3586B looking at the baseband of my FM 
receiver I tried tuning the 3586B SLM to 57 kHz and looked at the 
resultant 15625 Hz I.F. out of the 3586B as described in the above 
article.  It was a useless mess.  Due to the nature of the 57 kHz RDS 
modulation, which is not FM, I just couldn't get a meaningful 
measurement.  Rats!


One day while poking around and looking at the 57 kHz RDS signal, 
rather than using 20 Hz bandwidth, which is really about -3 dB at 6 
Hz, I used the 3.1 kHz bandwidth position.  Lo and behold, I now had 
a very well defined display that looked very similar to the eye 
pattern used for examining digital transmissions.  I was allowing 
both sidebands into the 3586B and was now able to measure down to 
milliHertz resolution with no problem.  All I had to do was adjust my 
3336B (read the above linked article) to get the pattern to stand 
still as either a circle or and X on the scope.


I still need to dig into this a bit farther because the RDS signal 
really does not have a carrier as such.  It has the two sidebands 
depending on the phase shift determined by the data.  However, I do 
know that RDS generators that are GPS referenced give me a stationary 
pattern when I'm tuned to 57000.000 Hz.  The RDBS signal is supposed 
to be locked to the third harmonic of the 19 kHz pilot, which has a 
+/- 2 Hz tolerance.  The truth is that they're not always locked, and 
I know of several stations that do not feed a Pilot reference to the 
RDBS generator.  FM broadcast RDS injection levels are typically 
about 2-5 percent of +/- 75 kHz deviation, but it is not a FM signal 
when you look in the FM baseband.  Anyway, just a thought that maybe 
if you look at the WWVB signal with a wider bandwidth it might be 
interesting.  I really need to take the WWVB loop off of my 
Symetricom 8170 and hook it to my 3586B SLM and see for myself.


For what it's worth,

Burt, K6OQK


Burt I. Weiner Associates
Broadcast Technical Services
Glendale, California  U.S.A.
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Re: [time-nuts] WWVB New Modulation scheme...

2012-10-25 Thread Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX N2469R

I have my 3586b slaved to my Thunderbolt along with a
Flex-1500 radio, Racal-Dana counter, Advantest Spectrum
analyzer and Gigatronics signal generator.

You might be interested to know KEX 1190 in Portland
is about 30 kHz low.  At least they aren't spewing
IBOC lately.

--
Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX N2469R c...@omen.com   www.omen.com
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[time-nuts] WWVB New Modulation Scheme Compatibility

2012-03-14 Thread Sam Reaves
I guess that will mean that my bullet proof Tracor 599J will become a paper
weight. I have a couple of units that were surplussed years ago from the
USNO. Great receivers.

Sam
W3OHM
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