Re: [time-nuts] ntp and asymmetric delays

2016-10-11 Thread Thomas Valerio
checking against the net when I have a GPS source is that I want ntp to continue if/when there is no PPS. Is there any way to inform ntp of the asymmetry? Thanks, -- Thomas Valerio Every 20.0s: /usr/sbin/ntpq -n -c pe pe Tue Oct 11 12:37:33 2016 remote refid

Re: [time-nuts] controlling instruments using USB

2016-07-25 Thread Thomas Valerio
Have you looked at alien to convert the rpm to a deb? https://www.google.com/#q=alien+package+conversion > Semi-off-topic.. > > I've got a bunch of Keysight/Agilent/HP instruments with USB interfaces > that I want to control from Python. On Mac and PC, the PyVisa library > works great (eithe

[time-nuts] Dead tree material: Ships, Clocks, and Stars: The Quest for Longitude

2016-04-26 Thread Thomas Valerio
where else. Any interest? Thomas Valerio ___ 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.

Re: [time-nuts] Just When You Thought It Was Safe ....

2015-07-31 Thread Thomas Valerio
7;d buy a James Miller GPSDO before I would buy a KS24361 at $150. It's not nearly the same bang for the buck adev wise as a KS24361, even at $150, but at least I get some serious space savings and I am far more confident that the money is going to an honest seller. -- Thomas Valerio >

Re: [time-nuts] Low cost GPS for model aircraft

2013-08-05 Thread Thomas Valerio
You might want to check out http://diydrones.com/ as well. Thomas Valerio > This chatter about model aircraft GPS got me to wondering if there now > off-the-shelf flight control systems for model planes that will do nav > and/or attitude control? I know there are mini-gyros, but I t

Re: [time-nuts] Radio Shack GPS Module

2013-08-04 Thread Thomas Valerio
e problems, would enclosing it in a shielded enclosure ameliorate those problems? Has anyone on the list done this? Thanks, Thomas Valerio > From: Tim Shoppa > > Very likely the Parallax PMB-648, a SirfStar III. A fair number of local > radio shack stores have Parallax an

Re: [time-nuts] Posting Rules

2013-07-10 Thread Thomas Valerio
. Thomas Valerio >> Charles wrote: Please keep your political comments to yourself and off >> the list (however humorous you might think they are).  This is simply >> not the place for them. >> > Charles, >   > On the two lists we both subscribe to, you alway

Re: [time-nuts] RFX GPSDO - Anybody played with one of these?

2012-10-01 Thread Thomas Valerio
after the snake oil sales people have had a chance to get their spiel out. Thomas Valerio > Offhand I can not think of any reason it could not exist but if you > have to ask for the price, then I suspect it will be too expensive. > > On Sun, 30 Sep 2012 19:40:47 -0700, Skip Withrow &

Re: [time-nuts] Serial to Excel utility.

2011-11-06 Thread Thomas Valerio
NP, http://freecode.com/projects/np might be a good starting point. Nic McLean wrote: Sorry folks for the slightly OT post. Does anybody know of a utility that will import and parse the serial bit stream from a GPS and put values into a couple of cells in an Excel spreadsheet? Regards, Nic