[time-nuts] low-g OCXO GPSDO

2008-06-05 Thread SAIDJACK
Hi guys, my apologies for the commercial part in the email. Does anyone have information on the typical g-sensitivity of crystals/oscillators? We see about 1 to 2E-09 frequency change when turning typical OCXO's around on their back (a 2g turn-over). We introduced a low-g GPSDO that is

Re: [time-nuts] HP 5334B rackmount ears

2008-06-05 Thread Stanley Reynolds
My HP5334B tabs look like this with a 1 3/4 inch seperation for the case holes and the same for the rack mount. http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn306/stanleyreynolds/hp1.jpg http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn306/stanleyreynolds/hp2.jpg a

Re: [time-nuts] low-g OCXO GPSDO

2008-06-05 Thread Matt Ettus
A normal OCXO would drift significantly when being turned around in any direction. I've actually been wondering about what physical mechanism that causes this. I could understand how it could cause a phase shift, but I can't envision the cause of frequency shift. Does anyone know? Matt

[time-nuts] Fw: HP 5334B rackmount ears

2008-06-05 Thread Stanley Reynolds
My HP5334B tabs look like this with a 1 3/4 inch seperation for the case holes and the same for the rack mount. http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn306/stanleyreynolds/hp1.jpg http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn306/stanleyreynolds/hp2.jpg

Re: [time-nuts] low-g OCXO GPSDO

2008-06-05 Thread Björn Gabrielsson
On Thu, 2008-06-05 at 13:02 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ... I am very interested to see what experience folks have with low-g crystals and OCXO's. Does anyone have experience with using active Crystal compensation for varying g-vectors? How about special crystals, or

Re: [time-nuts] Fw: HP 5334B rackmount ears

2008-06-05 Thread Stanley Reynolds
Correction my counter is a HP5334A not B sorry don't know if they are different. - Original Message From: Stanley Reynolds [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Thursday, June 5, 2008 12:27:15 PM Subject: [time-nuts] Fw: HP 5334B rackmount ears My HP5334B tabs look like this

Re: [time-nuts] low-g OCXO GPSDO

2008-06-05 Thread Rob Kimberley
I've got some presentations on low-g OCXOs technology - I'll dig them out and send you a copy. Gives quite a bit of theory and also techniques for correcting g effects. Rob Kimberley -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Matt Ettus Sent: 05

Re: [time-nuts] low-g OCXO GPSDO

2008-06-05 Thread Rob Kimberley
Said, See my post to Matt. I have some useful info on g correction techniques. Rob Kimberley -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 05 June 2008 18:02 To: time-nuts@febo.com Subject: [time-nuts] low-g OCXO GPSDO Hi

Re: [time-nuts] Fw: HP 5334B rackmount ears

2008-06-05 Thread d . seiter
The ears I have should be the same as the one on the right side in the hp2.jpg, except for the 1 spacing. -Dave -- Original message -- From: Stanley Reynolds [EMAIL PROTECTED] Correction my counter is a HP5334A not B sorry don't know if they are different.

Re: [time-nuts] low-g OCXO GPSDO

2008-06-05 Thread SAIDJACK
Hi Bjoern, thanks for the pointer. Unfortunately they only say FEI propriatary compensation techniques without going into details. I am interested in the details :) I am wondering if we can get down to 1 to 5E-012/g in an inexpensive way without using accelerometers etc. thanks, bye,

[time-nuts] An interesting behavior with my Sulzer 2.5A...

2008-06-05 Thread Chuck Harris
Hi Gang! Being the season of thunderstorms and protracted power outages; As my UPS quit before the power restored, I am reminded of a behavior that I have always found curious: When the power fails on my Sulzer 2.5A, for more than a few minutes, the frequency takes a quick hop lower a few parts

Re: [time-nuts] low-g OCXO GPSDO

2008-06-05 Thread SAIDJACK
Cool! Thanks everyone for your feedback, bye, Said In a message dated 6/5/2008 11:08:07 Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I've got some presentations on low-g OCXOs technology - I'll dig them out and send you a copy. Gives quite a bit of theory and also techniques for

Re: [time-nuts] low-g OCXO GPSDO

2008-06-05 Thread Rob Kimberley
The PDF link listed by Björn below actually supersedes the ones I have on file, so please ignore my previous posts. Rob Kimberley -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Björn Gabrielsson Sent: 05 June 2008 18:38 To: Discussion of precise time

Re: [time-nuts] low-g OCXO GPSDO

2008-06-05 Thread Rob Kimberley
They use accelerometers and were getting better than 2E-12/g in 2004 but I've been a bit out of touch since then Rob K -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 05 June 2008 19:20 To: time-nuts@febo.com Subject: Re:

Re: [time-nuts] low-g OCXO GPSDO

2008-06-05 Thread Magnus Danielson
From: Matt Ettus [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [time-nuts] low-g OCXO GPSDO Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2008 10:25:43 -0700 Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] A normal OCXO would drift significantly when being turned around in any direction. I've actually been wondering about what physical mechanism that

Re: [time-nuts] low-g OCXO GPSDO

2008-06-05 Thread SAIDJACK
Hi Rob, there are unit out there that are not accelerometer compensated, and do extremely well too. But I think these are selected quartz crystals, with quite low yield and thus quite high cost.. We are looking for the holy grail: low cost and complexity, and very high performance.

Re: [time-nuts] low-g OCXO GPSDO

2008-06-05 Thread Björn Gabrielsson
On Thu, 2008-06-05 at 14:58 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We are looking for the holy grail: low cost and complexity, and very high performance. Maybe accelerometers are a must. They are not that expensive anymore. ADXL330 (3 axis +-3g analog) seems to be below $6. bye, Said

Re: [time-nuts] low-g OCXO GPSDO

2008-06-05 Thread John Miles
From: Matt Ettus [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [time-nuts] low-g OCXO GPSDO Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2008 10:25:43 -0700 Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] A normal OCXO would drift significantly when being turned around in any direction. I've actually been wondering about what physical

Re: [time-nuts] low-g OCXO GPSDO

2008-06-05 Thread Poul-Henning Kamp
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], John Miles writes: Anything that deforms the actual crystal will slightly change the acoustical waveequation and thus the frequency. Crystals also deforms due to electrostatics, which have been used by NIST for finegrained phase modulation. I wonder what would

Re: [time-nuts] low-g OCXO GPSDO

2008-06-05 Thread SAIDJACK
Hmm, that's not a bad price at all. bye, Said In a message dated 6/5/2008 12:19:00 Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Maybe accelerometers are a must. They are not that expensive anymore. ADXL330 (3 axis +-3g analog) seems to be below $6. **Get trade

Re: [time-nuts] HP 5334B rackmount ears

2008-06-05 Thread Didier Juges
I have a pair which came from a 5334B and which I would gladly trade for the feet :-) Didier KO4BB -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Scott Mace Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2008 5:48 PM To: Discussion of precise time and frequency

Re: [time-nuts] HP 5334B rackmount ears

2008-06-05 Thread Didier Juges
This is what they look like: http://tonga.globat.com/~ko4bb.com//Test_Equipment/HP_5334B_Rack_Flanges/ The right one has some scuff marks in the paint, but the metal is fine. Didier KO4BB -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Scott Mace

Re: [time-nuts] HP 5334B rackmount ears

2008-06-05 Thread J. L. Trantham
There are two styles of rack ears for the 5334B. One is shown in Didier's picture. The other adds ears to the front panel 'handles' and the two are not interchangeable. Handles are useful for holding probes, etc., but you could take them off and add the ears shown in Didier's pictures. Joe

Re: [time-nuts] USB to Serial Connectors for GPS Modules

2008-06-05 Thread Matthew Smith
Quoth Ulrich Bangert at 2008-06-05 13:58... consider the latency times of ANYTHING on a USB provided virtual serial connection to be in the order of 1 ms. If no serial data is send but only status signals change their state the latency can even be higher. Thanks (and to the others who

Re: [time-nuts] HP 5334B rackmount ears

2008-06-05 Thread Scott Mace
Didier, this is exactly what I need. I'll contact you off-list. Scott Didier Juges wrote: I have a pair which came from a 5334B and which I would gladly trade for the feet :-) Didier KO4BB -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf

Re: [time-nuts] USB to Serial Connectors for GPS Modules

2008-06-05 Thread Jim Lux
At 04:10 PM 6/5/2008, Matthew Smith wrote: Quoth Ulrich Bangert at 2008-06-05 13:58... consider the latency times of ANYTHING on a USB provided virtual serial connection to be in the order of 1 ms. If no serial data is send but only status signals change their state the latency can even be

Re: [time-nuts] PCB design questions

2008-06-05 Thread Bob Paddock
On Monday 02 June 2008 02:19:52 pm David C. Partridge wrote: I'm now thinking ahead to the PCB requirement... http://focus.ti.com/lit/an/scaa082/scaa082.pdf http://www.ti.com/litv/pdf/scaa082 Application Notes Abstract High Speed Layout Guidelines This application report addresses high-speed