[time-nuts] UT+ receivers are all spoken for

2015-04-29 Thread Bob Stewart
My internet has been down all day, and now that it's back up, I see a bunch of requests for receivers.  They're all spoken for now, and in fact maybe a bit over-subscribed.  I'll contact each of you individually who responded offline. Bob ___ time-nuts

Re: [time-nuts] ADEV with very short Tau

2015-04-29 Thread Charles Steinmetz
Claude wrote: I know how to measure ADEV with frequency method (using a 53131A counter) or time difference method (using 1 PPS of a GPSDO for example) but I would like to measure ADEV in the sub-second domain (from 0.1s to 1s for example). Do I need a Time Interval Analyzer, if so, an HP 5371

[time-nuts] Important parameters for a GPS/GNSS antenna

2015-04-29 Thread Attila Kinali
Moin, I recently discovered openEMS[1], which is, very simply put, a fancy antenna simulator. I played a little with it and thought about trying to optimize an GPS patch antenna design for timing use. But I had to discover that I actually do not know what to optimze for. There are many paramters

Re: [time-nuts] ADEV with very short Tau

2015-04-29 Thread WarrenS via time-nuts
Claude >what is the simplest method to measure sub second ADEV? The answer depends on many unstated things. Among them is your definition of simple, the Frequency of the DUT, the noise floor, your budget and your available time.. After budget and frequency, the next most important thing is the

Re: [time-nuts] More recent information on BG7TBL GPSDO?

2015-04-29 Thread John Laur
Bob, Understood regarding NTP; I just thought if it had to be monitored anyway it could pull double duty. I guess that is not so important. It appears they are selling well enough to keep up with or otherwise deplete their supply of surplus OCXOs, so there is probably little motivation to fix pro

Re: [time-nuts] ADEV with very short Tau

2015-04-29 Thread Bob Camp
Hi The cheap / simple approach for ADEV is a single or dual mixer setup. Mix the signal(s) down to an audio frequency and measure those. Mix down frequencies like 10 KHz will let you measure some pretty short Tau’s. If you want a purchased single box solution, then something like a TimePod will

[time-nuts] ADEV with very short Tau

2015-04-29 Thread claude . ff
Hello I know how to measure ADEV with frequency method (using a 53131A counter) or time difference method (using 1 PPS of a GPSDO for example) but I would like to measure ADEV in the sub-second domain (from 0.1s to 1s for example). Do I need a Time Interval Analyzer, if so, an HP 5371A is ok fo

Re: [time-nuts] Getting Better All the Time: JILA Strontium Atomic Clock Sets New Records

2015-04-29 Thread Attila Kinali
On Mon, 27 Apr 2015 14:49:37 -0400 d0ct0r wrote: > > "In another advance at the far frontiers of timekeeping by National > Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) researchers, the latest > modification of a record-setting strontium atomic clock has achieved > precision and stability leve

[time-nuts] Question about UT1 and the IERS Reference Meridian

2015-04-29 Thread mflawson2
Okay, I've tried to research this for a few days, and seem to be running into conflicting data. Some articles say that UT1 is based on the IERS Reference Meridian (IRM). Other articles say that UT1 is based on mean solar time at the Prime Meridian (Greenwich). It can't be both! Which one is