[time-nuts] Book by William Riley

2012-03-13 Thread Ed Palmer
I see that William Riley ( author of Stable32) has published a book on Rubidium Standards. Has anyone seen a copy? Any reviews? http://www.lulu.com/product/paperback/rubidium-frequency-standard-primer/18171341 I don't have any connection to Mr. Riley or Lulu Marketplace. Can't even afford

Re: [time-nuts] Book by William Riley

2012-03-13 Thread Bob Camp
Hi I'm sure it's a great book. Bob -Original Message- From: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On Behalf Of Ed Palmer Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 2:48 AM To: Time-Nuts Subject: [time-nuts] Book by William Riley I see that William Riley ( author of

Re: [time-nuts] 0MHz distribution...NOT

2012-03-13 Thread Bob Camp
Hi I suspect you are measuring differences in the Q of the output filter on the GPSDO vs the OCXO. Put another way: high Q means high phase shift vs load. Bob -Original Message- From: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On Behalf Of Mark Spencer Sent:

[time-nuts] quartz crystal configuration in small cases

2012-03-13 Thread Attila Kinali
Hi, I have been reading up on quartz crystal oscillators in the past few weeks. Something that i couldn't figure out until now is what kind of configuration the small crystals use. If you read all those documents on quartz, they all show the oscillator core as a round plate, approximately 1.4cm

Re: [time-nuts] quartz crystal configuration in small cases

2012-03-13 Thread ALAN MELIA
Hi Atilla, I dont have book availabe but AT cut is a thickness-shear vibration mode so plate area may not be an issue ?? Just harder to make :-)) Alan --- On Tue, 13/3/12, Attila Kinali att...@kinali.ch wrote: From: Attila Kinali att...@kinali.ch Subject: [time-nuts] quartz crystal

Re: [time-nuts] quartz crystal configuration in small cases

2012-03-13 Thread Robert LaJeunesse
Figure 8 on pageĀ 7 of H-P app note 200-2 (www.leapsecond.com/pdf/an200-2.pdf) gives an idea for how HC-49/U strap-type parts are built, just with a smaller blank than you mention. Not sure what's in SMT parts, but they have used rectangular beam and fork structures for lower frequencies, at

Re: [time-nuts] quartz crystal configuration in small cases

2012-03-13 Thread Brooke Clarke
Hi Attila: What do you mean by small? For example case dimensions and crystal frequency? Have Fun, Brooke Clarke http://www.PRC68.com http://www.end2partygovernment.com/Brooke4Congress.html Attila Kinali wrote: Hi, I have been reading up on quartz crystal oscillators in the past few

Re: [time-nuts] quartz crystal configuration in small cases

2012-03-13 Thread Robert LaJeunesse
See: http://softsolder.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/dsc00211-naked-crystals.jpg From: Attila Kinali att...@kinali.ch To: time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Tue, March 13, 2012 1:26:17 PM Subject: [time-nuts] quartz crystal configuration in small cases Hi, I have been

Re: [time-nuts] quartz crystal configuration in small cases

2012-03-13 Thread Magnus Danielson
On 03/13/2012 06:35 PM, ALAN MELIA wrote: Hi Atilla, I dont have book availabe but AT cut is a thickness-shear vibration mode so plate area may not be an issue ?? Just harder to make :-)) One of the AT cut oscillators I use has a crystal bar rather than a circular plate. Being mass-produced

[time-nuts] New atomic clock

2012-03-13 Thread Joseph Gray
http://www.news.com.au/technology/sci-tech/nucelar-clock-100-times-more-accurate-than-atomic-clock/story-fn5fsgyc-1226297068083#ixzz1osFDYtyb I didn't see a link to a more detailed article. This one tells you almost nothing. Joe Gray W5JG ___

Re: [time-nuts] Book by William Riley

2012-03-13 Thread Eric Garner
Ed, where did you find that? it's not even listed on his (Wm. Riley's) website yet. is there some other treasure trove of time/frequency discussion on the web that I should know about? -Eric On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 9:10 AM, Bob Camp li...@rtty.us wrote: Hi I'm sure it's a great book. Bob

Re: [time-nuts] quartz crystal configuration in small cases

2012-03-13 Thread Attila Kinali
On Tue, 13 Mar 2012 10:51:56 -0700 Brooke Clarke bro...@pacific.net wrote: What do you mean by small? For example case dimensions and crystal frequency? For example, the 2x3mm 8-20MHz crystals that are nowadays more or less standard. Or the 5-20MHz crystals you can get in the small cylinders

Re: [time-nuts] quartz crystal configuration in small cases

2012-03-13 Thread Attila Kinali
On Tue, 13 Mar 2012 10:54:35 -0700 (PDT) Robert LaJeunesse rlajeune...@sbcglobal.net wrote: See: http://softsolder.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/dsc00211-naked-crystals.jpg Ok... so the HC-49/US uses a bar... but it seems to have a different oscillation mode as the electrodes are only at/near the

Re: [time-nuts] New atomic clock

2012-03-13 Thread Attila Kinali
On Tue, 13 Mar 2012 12:37:02 -0600 Joseph Gray jg...@zianet.com wrote: http://www.news.com.au/technology/sci-tech/nucelar-clock-100-times-more-accurate-than-atomic-clock/story-fn5fsgyc-1226297068083#ixzz1osFDYtyb I didn't see a link to a more detailed article. This one tells you almost

[time-nuts] Powering my GPS, Rb, etc

2012-03-13 Thread Pete Lancashire
In starting the layout for my combined T'bolt, LPRO, 10811 box using linear power supplies, I came across this item on the E http://www.ebay.com/itm/130663490699 It uses the LT1764 low noise regulator. The package on the E http://www.audiowind.com/pdf/A-270.pdf LT1764

Re: [time-nuts] Book by William Riley

2012-03-13 Thread Ed Palmer
His web site has a link to lulu.com for the Stable32 manual. While I was there I looked to see what else he had and found the Rubidium book. It's been there since last Oct. I'm surprised that it hasn't been mentioned on this list. Ed On 3/13/2012 12:51 PM, Eric Garner wrote: Ed, where

Re: [time-nuts] quartz crystal configuration in small cases

2012-03-13 Thread ALAN MELIA
hi Magnus the only bar resonators I have actually seen were NT flexural bar. Modern cuts probably include all sorts of resonator modesbut are these AT cuts? Alan --- On Tue, 13/3/12, Magnus Danielson mag...@rubidium.dyndns.org wrote: From: Magnus Danielson mag...@rubidium.dyndns.org

Re: [time-nuts] New atomic clock

2012-03-13 Thread David McQuate
The article was accepted for publication on Feb 22, 2012in Physical Review Letters. The March issue has already been published, so maybe this one will be in the April issue. The title is Single-ion nuclear clock for metrology at the 19th decimal place Authors: C. J. Campbell, A. G.

Re: [time-nuts] quartz crystal configuration in small cases

2012-03-13 Thread Bob Camp
Hi The typical AT low cost crystal is an AT strip. It's rectangular rather than circular. It still resonates across the thickness dimension, just as the circular part does. A modern 32 KHz crystal is set up as a tuning fork. The resonance happens each arm along it's length. Long ago 32 KHz

Re: [time-nuts] quartz crystal configuration in small cases

2012-03-13 Thread Javier Herrero
Hello, AT cut crystals can be manufactured both as a round disk or as a strip resonator, so probably they are AT. For example, these are: http://cfm.citizen.co.jp/english/product/pdf/HC-49_U-S.pdf and http://cfm.citizen.co.jp/english/product/pdf/CSA-310_309.pdf Regards, Javier El

Re: [time-nuts] quartz crystal configuration in small cases

2012-03-13 Thread ALAN MELIA
Hi Bob thanks for that. In replying to Atilla's query I did hope to trigger some responses that would update my knowedge as well. My experience of resonators is some 40 years old. Do you know if the older more massive blanks have a higher Q than these small bar ATs. All the high quality

Re: [time-nuts] New atomic clock

2012-03-13 Thread Michael Costolo
I'll admit to being a bit rusty in my particle physics, but since when do neutrons orbit the nucleus? -Mike- On Mar 13, 2012, at 5:04 PM, David McQuate mcqu...@sonic.net wrote: The article was accepted for publication on Feb 22, 2012inPhysical Review Letters. The March issue has

Re: [time-nuts] quartz crystal configuration in small cases

2012-03-13 Thread Bob Camp
Hi The full answer is always that depends. The simple answer is that you will sacrifice Q as you make the resonator smaller, regardless of it's shape. Bob On Mar 13, 2012, at 5:40 PM, ALAN MELIA alan.me...@btinternet.com wrote: Hi Bob thanks for that. In replying to Atilla's query I did

Re: [time-nuts] New atomic clock

2012-03-13 Thread Joseph Gray
Yes, I caught that, too. I just chalked it up to the average non-technical journalist, considering where this article was published. Joe Gray W5JG On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 5:27 PM, Michael Costolo michael.cost...@gmail.com wrote: I'll admit to being a bit rusty in my particle physics, but since

Re: [time-nuts] New atomic clock

2012-03-13 Thread Joseph Gray
Thanks. I missed that discussion. Sometimes, when messages don't look immediately interesting, or when they stray way off topic, I'm prone to delete without reading :-) At times the list is very quiet and at other times too busy to keep up with. Joe Gray W5JG On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 1:27 PM,

Re: [time-nuts] New atomic clock

2012-03-13 Thread Magnus Danielson
On 03/14/2012 12:27 AM, Michael Costolo wrote: I'll admit to being a bit rusty in my particle physics, but since when do neutrons orbit the nucleus? In the same way as the outer electron orbits the nucleus. It's a quantum state with energy levels. Select it wisely and it can provide a

Re: [time-nuts] New atomic clock

2012-03-13 Thread Michael Costolo
I guess my point was the neutron is a nuclear particle and so the concept of it's orbit seemed, out of place. Hence my confusion. Excitation of neutron energy states might have been more appropriate language? Now where is my copy of Eisberg and Resnick? -Mike- On Mar 13, 2012, at 7:45 PM,

Re: [time-nuts] New atomic clock

2012-03-13 Thread Magnus Danielson
On 03/14/2012 12:53 AM, Michael Costolo wrote: I guess my point was the neutron is a nuclear particle and so the concept of it's orbit seemed, out of place. Hence my confusion. Excitation of neutron energy states might have been more appropriate language? Now where is my copy of Eisberg and

[time-nuts] Austron GPS 2201a ops and serv manual uploaded to KO4BB site

2012-03-13 Thread paul swed
We time nuts now have a set of manuals for the Austron 2201a GPS receiver. Thanks to K4CLE for the ops manual and I had the service manual they have been encoded to pdfs and uploaded to Diddier's site for posting when he gets ready. Diddier upload puts them in root??? The service manual is 600

[time-nuts] Any TBOLT units for sale?

2012-03-13 Thread Sam Reaves
Does anyone have any Trimble Thunderbolt units for sale? Please reply off list. Sam W3OHM ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.

[time-nuts] New to the list

2012-03-13 Thread George Allen
Just a note to let you know that George, K2CM, has joined the list. George K2CM, Vestal, NY ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.

[time-nuts] Any TBOLT units for sale?

2012-03-13 Thread Arthur Dent
Does anyone have any Trimble Thunderbolt units for sale? There are many on the popular auction site, some from stateside sellers from time to time. -Arthur ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to

Re: [time-nuts] New to the list

2012-03-13 Thread Bill Hawkins
Hi, George Is there anything that distinguishes you from the thousand others on this list? What is there about time that interests you? That makes you a nut? Do you lean towards theory or the soldering iron? Is bit twiddling your interest? Assuming that you have followed human nature and

Re: [time-nuts] Austron GPS 2201a ops and serv manual uploaded to KO4BB site

2012-03-13 Thread bg
Paul, Thanks to Doug above I am trying two methods to use a Novatel starview receiver that also puts out a 35.42 Mhz IF. The methods have to do with A small typo: Starview is the evaluation software used to run the legacy CMC (Canadian Marconi) line of receivers - Allstar, Superstar and