[time-nuts] Weird Stuff WareHouse shutting down

Geez.  The Agilent IEEE-1588 units I mentioned a month or two ago were the last things I bought there. > There is one crazy place down in northern LA. Some what hard to get to but > my god the stuff. Overwhelming. They dicker also. Nothing like a tough > bargain was there 3 years ago. I happen

Re: [time-nuts] Looking for IEEE-488 codes and formats for Datum 9700AT Programmable Time System

Hi Actually the manual is moot on any sort of remote control. The RS-232 section refers you to an insert in the back of the manual. I’d guess that the 488 stuff was done the same way. Nasty question: Are you sure you have the 488 option installed? It would not be the first piece of gear

Re: [time-nuts] Help improving impedance measurement by having a better clock

Hi I’m not at all sure that the clocks will really get into the measurements. The PLL does have jitter, but it has zero frequency error. One way to get around the whole issue is to use an outboard device with its own clock. 400 KHz is a bit high for the integrated audio ADC / DAC parts.

[time-nuts] Looking for IEEE-488 codes and formats for Datum 9700AT Programmable Time System

Hi:   I am looking for the IEEE-488 codes and formats for a Datum 9700AT Programmable Time System.  The 9700AT is a 1U time generator and translator with slots in the back that can accept option cards with various functionalities such as -488 and RS-232 interfaces, GPIO, and tape searches.  

[time-nuts] Help improving impedance measurement by having a better clock

I´m a long time time-nuts lurker (I posted here just a dozen times). I make a few impedance measurement systems for material analysis (i´m a single man shop doing custom hardware for clients). Usually they´re based around a STM32F4 / F7 microprocessor: DAC generates sine signal (1-400KHz), ADCs

[time-nuts] Meinberg (Rode & Schwartz), ED170MP GPS Receiver

Does anyone have any information for the Meinberg (Rode & Schwartz), ED170MP GPS Receiver? Thanks ___ 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

[time-nuts] Datum/Exactime ET6000/9390-6000 Firmware

I’m resurrecting a 9390-6000 with TCXO and am trying to get the proper firmware installed. I have the files from KO4BB and have programmed all of them into different chips. The DT101 file which is for TCXO, is apparently corrupt. The unit will not boot. The DT102 and DT103 files will boot, but

Re: [time-nuts] Weird Stuff Warehouse shutting down

HSC (Halted) was there in February. Then again, so was WeirdStuff, so anything is possible. Jeremy On Sat, Apr 7, 2018 at 4:01 PM Gary E. Miller wrote: > Yo Richard! > > On Sat, 7 Apr 2018 14:17:42 -0700 > "Richard (Rick) Karlquist" wrote: > > > On

Re: [time-nuts] TS2100 OCXO Conversion: Command exploration

Philip Jackson kirjoitti: It's been a while since I last played with a TS2100 given the roll over issue, but IIRC the "lock" LED is an indication that you have more than a specified number of satellites (four sounds familiar) with a signal reading above a certain threshold. I don't think it

Re: [time-nuts] TS2100 OCXO Conversion: Command exploration

Hi! I have TS2100 which I modified from TCXO to OCXO. I have the 'offical' MTI OCXO, which I bought from someone on this board. I have also replaced the GPS unit to the HEOL Design model, which was required to get correct time at all. It's also much more accurate than the original Trimble.

Re: [time-nuts] Weird Stuff Warehouse shutting down

Like most of you I also visited these places and have dragged back and shipped lots of "Weird stuff". Even smaller parts through airport security. The oddest thing was 3/4" cable TV hardline connectors and there was no issue at all. It always made it fun to go on a business trip to the area and

Re: [time-nuts] Weird Stuff Warehouse shutting down

Yo Richard! On Sat, 7 Apr 2018 14:17:42 -0700 "Richard (Rick) Karlquist" wrote: > On 4/7/2018 10:54 AM, Gary E. Miller wrote: > > > > Sad news. Weird Stuff, Haltek, and Halted were integral parts of > > the Silicon Valley ecosystem. > > Are you saying Halted is gone?

Re: [time-nuts] Weird Stuff Warehouse shutting down

Sadness. Fewer and fewer places to buy good "junk." Have not had one in Santa Rosa since HSC closed. .Was just there in February. Shall miss them. Morgan Hill is a bit too far south for my occasional trips to San Jose. Jeremy On Sat, Apr 7, 2018 at 11:02 AM Bob kb8tq wrote: > Hi

Re: [time-nuts] TS2100 OCXO Conversion: Command exploration

Hi Piezo was in Carlisle rather than Carlyle PA. It was absorbed into the Corning / Oak empire almost 20 years ago. Corning / Oak amalgamated with Vectron a bit over ten years ago. Piezo was the original OCXO supplier on the TBolt boards. If it is a TBolt part, just like the later OCXO’s it

Re: [time-nuts] Weird Stuff Warehouse shutting down

On 4/7/2018 10:54 AM, Gary E. Miller wrote: Sad news. Weird Stuff, Haltek, and Halted were integral parts of the Silicon Valley ecosystem. Are you saying Halted is gone? Last I heard, Halted was for sale because the owners are retiring. It could well be the next domino to fall. They

Re: [time-nuts] TS2100 OCXO Conversion: Command exploration

Bruce Thanks for posting your research. Re. the Lock question. It's been a while since I last played with a TS2100 given the roll over issue, but IIRC the "lock" LED is an indication that you have more than a specified number of satellites (four sounds familiar) with a signal reading above a

[time-nuts] TS2100 OCXO Conversion: Command exploration

Fellow Time-Tickers, I'm still experimenting with conversion of the TS2100 from standard TTL oscillator to OCXO. More specifically, the OCXO I'm trying is made by the now-defunct Piezo Crystal Company, Carlyle, PA. It's their model 2900082-47, and from what little I've been able to

[time-nuts] Lady Heather Chart traces with Different Colors

 Can anybody Explain the operation of the chart in Lady Heather especially the colors what they represent.Thank You ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow

Re: [time-nuts] Weird Stuff Warehouse shutting down

Hi Over the years, this has been the fate of a *lot* of surplus / goodie outfits. They have a “deal” on some property and that runs out. Sometimes it’s a sale with the neighborhood improving. Other times it’s the roof needing repairs and nobody sees the need to do them until it is way to late

Re: [time-nuts] Weird Stuff Warehouse shutting down

Bruce! On Fri, 6 Apr 2018 20:24:59 -0700 Bruce Lane wrote: > I'm sorry to report we're losing another surplus place. Weird > Stuff Warehouse, in Sunnyvale, CA, is closing its doors as of Monday, > 9-Apr-18. Sad news. Weird Stuff, Haltek, and Halted were

Re: [time-nuts] Environmental sensor recommendations

Hi Just to be very clear about this issue: Your room temperature “moves” at a rate dimensioned in degrees / hour (like 2 degrees / hour) and the period should be out in the half hour to couple of hours range. Put another way, it’s a 1,800 to > 5,000 second sort of thing. Operating with

Re: [time-nuts] QRZed.... OT: 16 Khz VLF, Rugby, England

Fascinating! Thanks for posting. On Fri, Apr 6, 2018 at 7:19 AM, D. Resor wrote: > I am sure some have seen this, however. > > 16 Khz VLF, Rugby, England > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Unlg2gY2Zrs > > > > > > > > Donald R. Resor Jr. T. W. & T. C. Svc. Co. > >

Re: [time-nuts] Weird Stuff Warehouse shutting down

In message <8bcc9dcc-fa97-b531-d658-2051c094c...@bluefeathertech.com>, Bruce Lane writes: > Heh... So much for Google's favorite "Don't Be Evil" motto I wonder what happens when the googlers realize that they could have had WeirdStuff on their campus...? -- Poul-Henning

[time-nuts] Weird Stuff Warehouse shutting down

Fellow techies, I'm sorry to report we're losing another surplus place. Weird Stuff Warehouse, in Sunnyvale, CA, is closing its doors as of Monday, 9-Apr-18. It seems we have Google to blame. Here's Weird Stuff's final newsletter, verbatim. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-