Re: [time-nuts] 10Mhz source?

2008-11-18 Thread Eamon Skelton
Lee Reynolds wrote: 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? How accurate does it need to be? An OCXO tuned to zero beat with WWV will easily get

Re: [time-nuts] 10Mhz source?

2008-11-18 Thread wje
I'm in Southern NH. I have GPS and Rubidium 10 Mhz sources, and a 5 Mhz Cesium source. Le me know if you'd like to drop in, I'm near Peterborough. Bill Ezell -- They said 'Windows or better' so I used Linux. Lee Reynolds wrote: Hi, people. I'm in need of an extremely accurate 10MHz

Re: [time-nuts] Rb lamp lifetime...

2008-11-18 Thread Yuri Ostry
Hello, Sunday, November 2, 2008, 6:31:32, WB6BNQ wrote: W Hi Yuri, W Unless you need the longer term stability of an undisciplined Rb source, I think W you would be better served to get one of the “Timenuts group” Trimble Thunderbolt W GPS units to use as a home standard. It is available via

[time-nuts] looking for a swiss time nut

2008-11-18 Thread Sebastian Stolp
hi time nuts, i had contact with juerg from sins here in switzerland 2 years ago or so. juerg? are you still out there? or in german: hallo juerg, bitte melde dich mal! best regards, sebastian ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To

Re: [time-nuts] Why/when did cell towers switch to 15 MHz?

2008-11-18 Thread Mike S
At 04:51 PM 11/16/2008, Hal Murray wrote... So why did cell phone towers switch to 15 MHz? Or is it just Lucent that switched? Ultimately, CDMA base stations need a precise 1.2288 MHz clock, as that is the chip clock rate. A PLL locked to a 10 MHz GPSDO (like the Tribles and HP Z3801s, which

Re: [time-nuts] Why/when did cell towers switch to 15 MHz?

2008-11-18 Thread Lux, James P
On 11/17/08 7:55 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Who said 10Mhz was a standard? If it was all ham radios would have a 10 Mhz input to replace the internal reference. Ham radios (or radio boxes in general) aren't test equipment, and don't have external reference inputs in

Re: [time-nuts] Where to find surplus telecom standards

2008-11-18 Thread Brad Stockdale
Hello all, I'm somewhat new to the list (long time lurker, first time poster). I guess I should introduce myself. My name is Brad. I live in Pennsylvania. Always been interested in electronics of various types (specifically lasers, high voltage, computer interfacing, and PIC uC's). Long

Re: [time-nuts] Rb lamp lifetime...

2008-11-18 Thread WB6BNQ
Yuri Ostry wrote: Hello, Sunday, November 2, 2008, 6:31:32, WB6BNQ wrote: W Hi Yuri, W Unless you need the longer term stability of an undisciplined Rb source, I think W you would be better served to get one of the “Timenuts group” Trimble Thunderbolt W GPS units to use as a home

Re: [time-nuts] Where to find surplus telecom standards

2008-11-18 Thread Brad Stockdale
Hello, Kinda bad form to reply to your own threads right away, but here goes... I just checked on eBay right now and there are some Lucent units up for auction. Of course, I don't have money right this second, but now I know that the lucent units seem to be more prevalant than the HP

Re: [time-nuts] Where to find surplus telecom standards

2008-11-18 Thread Richard W. Solomon
Use the Advanced Search to check Closed Sales. You will be pleasantly surprised. They were a better investment than the Stock Market !! 73, Dick, W1KSZ -Original Message- From: Brad Stockdale [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Nov 18, 2008 11:29 AM To: Discussion of precise time and frequency

Re: [time-nuts] Rb lamp lifetime...

2008-11-18 Thread Bruce Griffiths
WB6BNQ wrote: Yuri Ostry wrote: Hello, Sunday, November 2, 2008, 6:31:32, WB6BNQ wrote: W Hi Yuri, W Unless you need the longer term stability of an undisciplined Rb source, I think W you would be better served to get one of the “Timenuts group” Trimble Thunderbolt W GPS units

Re: [time-nuts] Where to find surplus telecom standards

2008-11-18 Thread Stanley Reynolds
I have purchased a few things from Ebay, but it is seldom you get the best price. You will see some items that don't get a bid or sell at a lower price. Check that sellers feedback and shipping cost for why no one is bidding. That said with buyers needing their money for other things with

Re: [time-nuts] Where to find surplus telecom standards

2008-11-18 Thread Brad Stockdale
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