[time-nuts] LightSquared news

2012-02-14 Thread Charles P. Steinmetz
From today's telcom trade press: The FCC said late today that the International Bureau is proposing to vacate LightSquared, Inc.'s conditional authorization and indefinitely suspend its ancillary terrestrial component (ATC) authority in the wake of the National Telecommunications and Informat

[time-nuts] FE-5680A Schematics (v0.1)

2012-02-14 Thread Elio Corbolante
at the following address: < http://www.rhodiatoce.com/pics/time-nuts/FE-5680A/FE-5680A_schematics_v0.1.pdf > you will find the 0.1 release of the FE-5680A schematics. New additions: - pinout of the unpopulated (24 pin) connector (J9) behind the DB9 - connections between CPU/MAX3232 and the *TWO* s

Re: [time-nuts] FE-5680A partial schematics (digital only)

2012-02-14 Thread Scott Newell
At 09:24 PM 2/12/2012, Elio Corbolante wrote: Being not yet able to dump the FE-5680A firmware, I started to write down the DIGITAL part of the schematics: < http://www.rhodiatoce.com/pics/time-nuts/FE-5680A/FE-5680A_schematics_v0.0.pdf > I hope it can be useful to some of you. (any suggestion is

Re: [time-nuts] FE-5680A firmware dump

2012-02-14 Thread EB4APL
Elio, Let us contribute to the buy. If you can receive money by Paypal it wold be very easy. Best regards, Ignacio, EB4APL El 14/02/2012 13:26, Elio Corbolante escribió: From: Chris Albertson Email some of the sellers in China and offer to buy a returned unit. they must have some On Mon, F

Re: [time-nuts] FE-5680A Question

2012-02-14 Thread Magnus Danielson
On 02/14/2012 12:11 PM, Rex wrote: The Efrotoms (FRS-C. Lpro) find the lock by modulating the microwave frequency with an audio signal (127 Hz if I remember right) which causes the light sense modulated signal to double in frequency when centered on the hyperfine frequency. See the manuals for ni

Re: [time-nuts] FE-5680A Question

2012-02-14 Thread Bob Camp
Hi The interesting part is that the LPRO sweeps *much* slower than the FE. For what ever reason, the FE spends most of it's sweep cycle with the VCXO going nowhere (railed at one end or the other). Bob -Original Message- From: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com

Re: [time-nuts] Recommendation

2012-02-14 Thread Tom Knox
I have also had great dealings with RDR. They are a great company to deal with. Thomas Knox > From: ewkeh...@aol.com > Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 07:28:11 -0500 > To: time-nuts@febo.com > Subject: [time-nuts] Recommendation > > I know this is off subject but I had such a good experience with > r

Re: [time-nuts] FE-5680A's suitability for use as a 10 MHz reference for microwave transverters

2012-02-14 Thread Rob Kimberley
Nice job!! Rob -Original Message- From: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On Behalf Of C. Turner Sent: 13 February 2012 21:03 To: time-nuts@febo.com Subject: Re: [time-nuts] FE-5680A's suitability for use as a 10 MHz reference for microwave transverters Last

[time-nuts] Recommendation

2012-02-14 Thread EWKehren
I know this is off subject but I had such a good experience with rdr-electronics and they list items like Rb’s and GPS receivers. I bid and won a GPS receiver for my FE 5680A, but based on previous questions they noticed I had bid on the wrong one, they informed me and asked which one I wan

Re: [time-nuts] FE-5680A firmware dump

2012-02-14 Thread Elio Corbolante
> > From: Chris Albertson > Email some of the sellers in China and offer to buy a returned unit. > they must have some > On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 5:55 PM, EB4APL > wrote: > > I don't mind sending something like $5 to a "buy group" and we'll have > > enough with a few of us. But if I were Elio I'l

Re: [time-nuts] FE-5680A Question

2012-02-14 Thread Rex
The Efrotoms (FRS-C. Lpro) find the lock by modulating the microwave frequency with an audio signal (127 Hz if I remember right) which causes the light sense modulated signal to double in frequency when centered on the hyperfine frequency. See the manuals for nice description. The 5680A seems t