Re: [time-nuts] Time-nut going England!

2017-04-27 Thread Mike Millen
On Wed, Apr 26, 2017 at 8:05 AM, Attila Kinali wrote: Hi I'll be in the UK for three weeks and will have a "free" week between 13th and 20th of May. I will most probably be around the London area and maybe spend a day or two in Southampton. If you can travel to Cambridge ( a short train t

Re: [time-nuts] Vintage Frequency Measurement

2017-02-16 Thread Mike Millen
It may be that they were all once regarded as Wavemeters, i.e. for measuring wavelength, but there was a distinction that is often dropped... the Absorption Wavemeter, as opposed to the "normal" variety. Much like a video recording almost universally referred to as a "video"... a video what?

Re: [time-nuts] Ublox M8N - have I a XO or TCXO ?

2016-12-22 Thread Mike Millen
On 22/12/2016 16:04, David wrote: On Wed, 21 Dec 2016 19:29:00 +, you wrote: You may be able to identify the initial steady current drawn by the TCXO heater, then the cycling once it's hit the right temp? If there's no change at all in average current as it warms then it may not have a T

Re: [time-nuts] Ublox M8N - have I a XO or TCXO ?

2016-12-22 Thread Mike Millen
Can anyone comment on the following data, and whether they think the oscillator in "my" M8N is a XO or a TCXO ? Can you monitor the current draw from cold (ambient)? You may be able to identify the initial steady current drawn by the TCXO heater, then the cycling once it's hit the righ

Re: [time-nuts] Lady Heather Version 5 is now available

2016-12-11 Thread Mike Millen
Confirmation... setting the "Start In" field to match the "Target" field allows LH to use the heather.cfg in the Target directory, irrespective of where the shortcut is placed. Mike On 12/12/2016 06:44, Mike Millen wrote: On 11/12/2016 23:23, Alberto di Bene wrote: On

Re: [time-nuts] Lady Heather Version 5 is now available

2016-12-11 Thread Mike Millen
On 11/12/2016 23:23, Alberto di Bene wrote: On 12/12/2016 12:00 AM, John Miles wrote: But when Heather's initial working directory isn't in the usual Program Files hierarchy, it tries to load the .cfg file from the same directory as the executable. In my case the ,cfg files was in the same

Re: [time-nuts] Need some wisdom from the cesium beam tube gurus out there

2016-11-10 Thread Mike Millen
Hawkins -Original Message- From: Mike Millen Sent: Friday, November 11, 2016 12:28 AM It would work as well if you used a pair of regular copper wires to connect the meter to the thermocouple... The junctions created by all the new connections will cancel out. _

Re: [time-nuts] Need some wisdom from the cesium beam tube gurus out there

2016-11-10 Thread Mike Millen
It would work as well if you used a pair of regular copper wires to connect the meter to the thermocouple... The junctions created by all the new connections will cancel out. Mike On 10/11/2016 20:53, cdel...@juno.com wrote: Skip, The easiest way to determine the oven resistor values for an

Re: [time-nuts] Possible GPS Interference test

2015-09-30 Thread Mike Millen
Would this sunspot activity have anything to do with it? http://spaceweather.com/ Mike On 30/09/2015 18:18, Tim Shoppa wrote: I went ahead and did the math based on some of your numbers. I was a little unclear on which numbers to use. -2E-10 in frequency over 5 minutes, is -60ns. 60ns is not

Re: [time-nuts] Serial port / Mouse issue (was mentioned in"Thunderbolt Monitor")

2013-01-27 Thread Mike Millen
Hal Murray wrote: step...@tompsett.net said: FTDI devices with their device driver should remember the COM port they have been assigned on an individual system even if they get plugged into a different port/hub, and this greatly reduces reconfiguration effort if you change any USB connections

Re: [time-nuts] Sayrosa 607B Frequency Synthesizer

2012-11-25 Thread Mike Millen
gandal...@aol.com wrote: I haven't seen too many of these in the wild so can I assume this was the unit recently sold on Ebay? It was indeed. If so you got an excellent drive unit at a very good price, even if it isn't working at the moment:-) That's just what I thought. It's beautifully

[time-nuts] Sayrosa 607B Frequency Synthesizer

2012-11-25 Thread Mike Millen
This unit is a part of the UK's Diplomatic Wireless Service's "Piccolo" HF RTTY network. I have acquired one of these & am trying to get it working. It accepts a 10MHz (or 1 or 5) reference & the output can be set to any frequency between 3MHz & 29,999,900Hz, in 100Hz steps. My unit is showing

Re: [time-nuts] Z3801 Replacement GPS Receiver Card

2012-09-18 Thread Mike Millen
Dan Kemppainen wrote: On 9/17/2012 6:03 PM, time-nuts-requ...@febo.com wrote: OK, you can test a VP Oncore GPS receiver alone if you have a mean to translate the TTL serial port to a regular RS232 for the PC. This can be done with a MAX232 chip (or equivalent). Then the pinout (refer to the FY

Re: [time-nuts] 5MHz ocxo- Opening Solder sealed cans

2012-07-29 Thread Mike Millen
Paul Flinders wrote: On 29/07/12 07:21, Mike Millen wrote: Fluxclene is also excellent for removing glue residue left by labels, etc. Yes, I saw your previous message and certainly plan to try it (might try some lighter fluid first). In fact was going to order it from link you posted until I

Re: [time-nuts] 5MHz ocxo- Opening Solder sealed cans

2012-07-28 Thread Mike Millen
Paul Flinders wrote: On 28/07/2012 22:38, John Miles wrote: I can't guarantee anything, but I'd be surprised if Fluxclene didn't do the trick: http://www.electrolube.com/docs/cleaningmain.asp?id=13 Thanks I'll give it a try. Also try some naptha (sold as lighter fluid, or as a product called

Re: [time-nuts] 5MHz ocxo- Opening Solder sealed cans

2012-07-28 Thread Mike Millen
Paul Flinders wrote: On 27/07/12 03:17, Tom Miller wrote: I agree with Ron. Clean the board up real good then do an inspection. Talking of which does anyone have any suggestions as to with what? I've tried IPA, ethanol, acetone and even some of the tiny amount of 1,1,1 trichloroethane I have l

Re: [time-nuts] Supply voltages for the Efratom 105243 10MHz OCXO

2011-03-20 Thread Mike Millen
cond check, measure the current drawn at 20V at startup and then after warmup. The difference tells you how much headroom you've got until the heater runs full on. Ed Mike Millen wrote: Many thanks to both of you. Is it safe to assume that the oven has its own temperature control system? I a

Re: [time-nuts] Supply voltages for the Efratom 105243 10MHz OCXO

2011-03-20 Thread Mike Millen
lity. Bob On Mar 20, 2011, at 4:24 AM, Mike Millen wrote: Many thanks to both of you. Is it safe to assume that the oven has its own temperature control system? I ask, because I'd prefer to run it from approx. 20v instead of 24v. With a controller (& a room-temperature env

Re: [time-nuts] Supply voltages for the Efratom 105243 10MHz OCXO

2011-03-20 Thread Mike Millen
Many thanks to both of you. Is it safe to assume that the oven has its own temperature control system? I ask, because I'd prefer to run it from approx. 20v instead of 24v. With a controller (& a room-temperature environment) I'm hoping that it would still be operating at its design temperatur

[time-nuts] Supply voltages for the Efratom 105243 10MHz OCXO

2011-03-19 Thread Mike Millen
Can anybody confirm the supply voltages for the Efratom 105243 10MHz OCXO, please? Like this: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280558808335 This site indicates +24v for both the oven & the oscillator, but I am suspicious of its accuracy. The pinout given in incorrect, & I'v