Re: [time-nuts] GPS USB dongle for time server

2010-11-08 Thread Michael Conlen
On Nov 8, 2010, at 10:58 PM, jimlux wrote: > jim s wrote: >> This is probably the thousandth time this was asked, but I googled and >> didn't get a direct answer. >> I want to do a crude (as in to the second or so) time server inhouse to add >> into a group of high accuracy servers. This is so

Re: [time-nuts] Why .30 cal holes can't be seen at 800 yds...

2010-11-03 Thread Michael Conlen
There's always nitroglycerin. I've heard it reacts well to vibration. -- Mike On Nov 3, 2010, at 5:55 PM, William H. Fite wrote: > Nitrogen triiodide is safer, cheaper, and you can make it yourself. Put on > the target wet, hang it while still wet, let it dry... > > > > > On Wed, Nov 3, 20

Re: [time-nuts] Time of death-Again

2010-10-27 Thread Michael Conlen
Remember though, they were flying low to stay under radar and evade the enemy while going for their secondary target because they couldn't reach the first. They dropped from a pretty low target, and probably didn't care since as far as they could tell the world wasn't going to be worth living in if

Re: [time-nuts] Does GPS time reception work everywhere all ofthetime?

2010-09-01 Thread Michael Conlen
issue to another. > > Bob > > -Original Message- > From: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On > Behalf Of Michael Conlen > Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 9:46 AM > To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement > Subject: Re: [time

Re: [time-nuts] Does GPS time reception work everywhere all of thetime?

2010-08-31 Thread Michael Conlen
If it has one it has no choice but to accept that the one server has the right time, if it has two it has no way to tell which is most likely to be closest to correct. If it has three or more it can make value judgements. -- Mike On Aug 31, 2010, at 9:12 AM, Bob Camp wrote: > Hi > > On the o

Re: [time-nuts] Does GPS time reception work everywhere all of thetime?

2010-08-31 Thread Michael Conlen
If it has one it has no choice but to accept that the one server has the right time, if it has two it has no way to tell which is most likely to be closest to correct. If it has three or more it can make value judgements. -- Mike On Aug 31, 2010, at 9:12 AM, Bob Camp wrote: > Hi > > On the o

Re: [time-nuts] Handy iPhone app

2010-07-16 Thread Michael Conlen
In Tampa bay AT&T is about 17 seconds off -- Mike On Jul 16, 2010, at 1:00, Peter Monta wrote: > Oz-in-DFW writes: > >>> ... There is no way AT&T would be 12.4 seconds off ... >>> >> >> I used to work in the cell infra business. While it's less true today, >> there are still a number of ope

Re: [time-nuts] Lightning strikes vs GPS antennas

2010-07-04 Thread Michael Conlen
Michael, I'm in Lutz, which can't be too far from you judging by the map. The solution I'm going with is a lightning arrestor from Tessco. It's essentially a N-type connector on each end with a piece in the middle which will dump any spikes to a ground cable. I'll screw the ground cable to the me

[time-nuts] Efratom MFS-286

2010-07-03 Thread Michael Conlen
I have an Efratom MFS-286 with an MGPS controller. I'm wondering if anyone has documents on this particular model or might know the best way to get the time & PPS from the unit to a NTP server. The serial port doesn't seem to respond to anything. I have a PPS and TC output on BNC output that I coul