Re: [time-nuts] distribution amplifier

2006-08-25 Thread SAIDJACK
Hi Didier, I tried this with a Maxim video amp, and my 10MHz noise floor went from -155dBc/Hz on the input to about 80-90dBc/Hz on the output of the amp. 80dBc is great for Video (generally arund 50dB SNR), but for timing it's a catastrophe... bye, Said ___

Re: [time-nuts] distribution amplifier

2006-08-25 Thread Mike Feher
Yes it is. I use an Extron ADA 6 300MX, it has 4 inputs and each input has 6 outputs. If you do not care about delay, one output from each can be used to drive the input to the next set of inputs. So, in that configuration you could have 1 input and 21 outputs. That is what I use in my lab to distr

[time-nuts] distribution amplifier

2006-08-25 Thread Didier Juges
It is reasonable to use a standard video distribution amplifier to spread the good 10 MHz from a stable reference generator? It seems those provide moderate (usually adjustable) amplification, isolation of the various outputs (even though they do not have ground isolation) and should be appropr

[time-nuts] ERC OCXO info?

2006-08-25 Thread Rex
A while ago I picked up an OCXO and have been thinking about putting it to use. I'm wondering if anyone has any specifications. I am mainly interested in how good the phase noise numbers might be. The OCXO is 10 MHz. Made by Electronic Research Co. EROS-800-SMI-1 Seems to be 1995 vintage. Runs on

Re: [time-nuts] HP 5071 CLock Operation?

2006-08-25 Thread Tom Van Baak
> Hi Tom: > > I'm making progress on my precision clock and am wondering how the clock > in the HP 5071 is set and in particular how leap seconds are handled? > Also is there some way to move the edge of the output 1 PPS? How close > is the Sync function? > > http://www.pacificsites.com/~brook

Re: [time-nuts] Sawtooth Effect in GPS timing

2006-08-25 Thread Tom Van Baak
> Tom, > What I want to look at is how interference is affecting the GPS timing > rcvrs. I have looking on three different recievers NovAtel, M12 and Leica. You need to quantify "interference"; not just power level but frequency, direction, modulation, duration, spectrum, etc. You may find the cha

Re: [time-nuts] conformal coating removal?

2006-08-25 Thread Chuck Harris
Usually lacquer thinner will take it right off, but it depends on the conformal coating. Nothing will take the urethane variety off. -Chuck Harris Christopher Hoover wrote: > fellow time-nuts, > > there is a hard, clear conformal coating on one of the buffer/divider > boards in my FTS 4050/S24

[time-nuts] conformal coating removal?

2006-08-25 Thread Christopher Hoover
fellow time-nuts, there is a hard, clear conformal coating on one of the buffer/divider boards in my FTS 4050/S24. i wish to make some changes to the board to get back the 10MHz output that was removed with option /S24. to do so, first i need to get this coating off in a few areas. anyone

Re: [time-nuts] M12 product Manual

2006-08-25 Thread Tom Van Baak
See: http://www.synergy-gps.com http://www.synergy-gps.com/content/view/35/60/ http://www.synergy-gps.com/images/stories/guides/m12+userguide.pdf page 48 -- M12+ as a Precision Timing Receiver pages 166,167 -- @@Hn 12 Channel T-RAIM Status Message /tvb - Original Message - From: "Phaysal

Re: [time-nuts] GPS Timing prob

2006-08-25 Thread Norman J McSweyn
Hi, Please include me in the "wants Widget" catagory! Just lit off my m12+t wednesday. Spent the last few days wondering just what the "sawtooth" furor was all about. Figuring out how to parse the delay from the @@HN string and diddling some sort of delay block sounds like fun. Love to lurk!! No

Re: [time-nuts] Sawtooth Effect in GPS timing

2006-08-25 Thread Tom Van Baak
Faisal, The M12 manual, or at least a command reference, should be online at: www.synergy-gps.com. You're looking for one byte in the periodic @@Hn message (these are binary, not ascii like NMEA). The code I use looks like: struct _Hn { byte header[4]; byte pulse_on; byte pulse_gps;

Re: [time-nuts] GPS Timing prob

2006-08-25 Thread Glenn
Tom Clark, K3IO wrote: > For the Time-Nuts folks: Would there be any interest in a PCB "widget" > that would correct the Motorola receiver if we were to make it available? > Definately. -glenn ___ time-nuts mailing list time-nuts@febo.com https://ww