Re: [time-nuts] Coax switch

2007-03-18 Thread Christian Vogel
Hi Richard, DPDT ?? double pole, double throw, which could be drawn like this: -o -o o -(pole 1) -o -o o -(pole 2) ^ | Two throws each. Chris ___ time-nuts mailing list time-nuts@febo.com

Re: [time-nuts] Coax switch

2007-03-18 Thread Didier Juges
Interesting, I only have *one* problem with Earthlink users: absolutely nothing gets through :-) Didier John Miles wrote: Dick: you got my message re: the TDS 544, right? (Apologies for the misuse of bandwidth but I have had a *lot* of trouble emailing Earthlink users lately, and wanted to

Re: [time-nuts] Coax switch

2007-03-18 Thread Richard W. Solomon
That's 6 BNC connectors, the switch has only three. 73, Dick, W1KSZ -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Christian Vogel Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2007 5:35 AM To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Coax

Re: [time-nuts] Coax switch

2007-03-18 Thread Richard W. Solomon
Lately, Earthlink has been treating my jpeg and zip attachments as a virus !! Especially if they are over 1 MB. Big Brother is helping you. 73, Dick, W1KSZ -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Didier Juges Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2007 7:04 AM To:

Re: [time-nuts] Question for the cesium nuts.

2007-03-18 Thread Chuck Harris
Hal Murray wrote: Are there some funny accounting rules screwing things up? Not accounting rules as you meant them, but rather end use rules. It takes someone with a functioning brain to figure out what the different pieces of equipment are, and to make sure that the end use restrictions

Re: [time-nuts] Coax switch

2007-03-18 Thread Didier Juges
The first time I heard of all-pass filters, I said to myself: what's the point? I could say the same about Earthlink's filter (all-reject): what's the point? Didier KO4BB Richard W. Solomon wrote: Lately, Earthlink has been treating my jpeg and zip attachments as a virus !! Especially if

[time-nuts] Austrong 2010B and 2100 configuration question

2007-03-18 Thread John Ackermann N8UR
Can the 2100 LORAN receiver and 2010B disciplined oscillator run in a closed loop configuration with the output from the 2010B feeding the reference input of the 2100, and the corrected 1 MHz output from the 2100 feeding the reference input of the 2010B? It seems like this is either (a) the

Re: [time-nuts] Austrong 2010B and 2100 configuration question

2007-03-18 Thread Chuck Harris
Hi John, I did this with my 2000C and a 2010B, and it worked OK, but I never really liked the results. The 2010B is really a piece of garbage for general lab use. It has way too course of a step size to be useful as a lab standard. I seem to recall that it dithered about the Loran C reference

Re: [time-nuts] Austrong 2010B and 2100 configuration question

2007-03-18 Thread John Ackermann N8UR
Yeah, I've heard that. One of my plans is to use the combo to drive an NTP server (providing both the CPU clock, and the 1pps) and for that the step size shouldn't be a problem. John Chuck Harris said the following on 03/18/2007 11:30 AM: Hi John, I did this with my 2000C and a 2010B,

Re: [time-nuts] Z3801A ??

2007-03-18 Thread Had
Jason, Yes I have the users guide plus all the information I have found on the Web. No where, that I have been able to find, is there any information on the internal status LED's. Had, K7MLR At 11:04 AM 3/17/2007, you wrote: Do you have the Z3801A GPS Receiver User's Guide PDF? If not you

Re: [time-nuts] Coax switch

2007-03-18 Thread Joseph Gray
The grounds are also switched. - Original Message - From: Richard W. Solomon [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2007 6:54 AM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Coax switch That's 6 BNC connectors, the switch has

Re: [time-nuts] Question for the cesium nuts.

2007-03-18 Thread Brooke Clarke
Hi Hal: I got a couple of Austron 2100T Loran-C timing receivers from Government Liquidation (the private contractor that sells most of the U.S. Government's surplus stuff). Some time later someone drove hundreds of miles and stayed at a local motel so he could come to my place and see each

[time-nuts] DataChron 3070 Question

2007-03-18 Thread Mitchell Janoff
I have a DataChron 3070 Time-code Generator that I want to use as a time display and time-code generator. It has an external frequency input, but I can't find any switch that would allow me to turn off the internal oscillator and use an external supplied frequency. It has switches on the front

Re: [time-nuts] Z3801A ??

2007-03-18 Thread Richard H McCorkle
Had, While I have been unsuccessful in finding a description of the Z3801 internal diagnostic LED's the 55300A GPS Telecom PRS Users Guide (http://www.symmetricom.com/media/pdf/manuals/097-55300-01.pdf) has a section in the manual (starting on page 6-28) on the Diagnostic LED's that may prove

Re: [time-nuts] Z3801A ??

2007-03-18 Thread Had
Richard, Thanks, I'll check it out. Had At 02:27 PM 3/18/2007, you wrote: Had, While I have been unsuccessful in finding a description of the Z3801 internal diagnostic LED's the 55300A GPS Telecom PRS Users Guide (http://www.symmetricom.com/media/pdf/manuals/097-55300-01.pdf) has a section in

Re: [time-nuts] DataChron 3070 Question

2007-03-18 Thread Bill Hawkins
I've seen units that do the switch electronically. If there's energy at the external input, the internal source is switched off. Bill Hawkins -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mitchell Janoff Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2007 3:51 PM To:

Re: [time-nuts] Coax switch

2007-03-18 Thread Rex
On Sun, 18 Mar 2007 11:56:44 -0600, Joseph Gray [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The grounds are also switched. Really!? I don't think I have ever seen a coax switch or relay where all the grounds (shields) weren't always connected together. ___ time-nuts

Re: [time-nuts] Coax switch

2007-03-18 Thread Joseph Gray
Unless I suddenly forgot how to use a meter, the grounds are isolated. There is also a visible plastic (teflon?) ring at the base of each coax. - Original Message - From: Rex [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Sunday,

Re: [time-nuts] Question for the cesium nuts.

2007-03-18 Thread SAIDJACK
In a message dated 3/17/2007 07:40:07 Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Reminds me of the extra-ordinary light bulb: http://www.centennialbulb.org/ /tvb This bulb has burned about 3714 Kilowatthours or so of power so far, or 3.7 Megawattshours! That's impressive.

Re: [time-nuts] Question for the cesium nuts.

2007-03-18 Thread SAIDJACK
In a message dated 3/18/2007 06:29:32 Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Yes, that is the general idea. Also medical equipment must not be used by the US medical community in the US, hazardous materials must sold only to companies that are proven capable of safe use and