Re: [time-nuts] GPS timing receivers - what now?

2005-07-21 Thread Poul-Henning Kamp
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Tom Van Baak" writes: >For a project I'm doing this summer I've looked at >quite a few old and new GPS OEM recievers. > >One possible alternative, which I've been testing this >week, is a Trimble Resolution-T GPS Timing Receiver. > >Since you asked, the preliminary

Re: [time-nuts] GPS timing receivers - what now?

2005-07-20 Thread John Ackermann N8UR
Jim Miller wrote: > Another (probably crazy) thought came to mind... I wonder if the > GNURadio can be used to demodulate signals at L1 either directly or > through a downconverter/LNB.. We could make a software defined GPS > receiver - a GNUGPS! Twiddling the software could make it support

Re: [time-nuts] GPS timing receivers - what now?

2005-07-20 Thread Tom Van Baak
For a project I'm doing this summer I've looked at quite a few old and new GPS OEM recievers. One possible alternative, which I've been testing this week, is a Trimble Resolution-T GPS Timing Receiver. Since you asked, the preliminary test report is at: http://www.leapsecond.com/pages/res-t/ /t

Re: [time-nuts] GPS timing receivers - what now?

2005-07-20 Thread Poul-Henning Kamp
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Jim Miller writes: > >On Jul 20, 2005, at 3:06 PM, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: > >> The really interesting one would be to get a pci board with the >> "host-assisted" SiRF GPS chip and be able to do our own math on >> the raw measurements :-) > >Another (probably crazy)

Re: [time-nuts] GPS timing receivers - what now?

2005-07-20 Thread Jim Miller
On Jul 20, 2005, at 3:06 PM, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: The really interesting one would be to get a pci board with the "host-assisted" SiRF GPS chip and be able to do our own math on the raw measurements :-) Another (probably crazy) thought came to mind... I wonder if the GNURadio can be use

Re: [time-nuts] GPS timing receivers - what now?

2005-07-20 Thread Jim Miller
On Jul 20, 2005, at 3:06 PM, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: The really interesting one would be to get a pci board with the "host-assisted" SiRF GPS chip and be able to do our own math on the raw measurements :-) That would be neat. ISTR that the Garmin GPS-25 boards could be coerced to give raw d

Re: [time-nuts] GPS timing receivers - what now?

2005-07-20 Thread Poul-Henning Kamp
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Bjorn Gabrielsson writes: >Jim Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> On Jul 20, 2005, at 11:04 AM, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: >>=20 >> > Has anybody tried to contact SiRF ? >>=20 >> I have not, it was my understanding that SiRF is a chipset company, >> not a sensor b

Re: [time-nuts] GPS timing receivers - what now?

2005-07-20 Thread Bjorn Gabrielsson
Jim Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Jul 20, 2005, at 11:04 AM, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: > > > Has anybody tried to contact SiRF ? > > I have not, it was my understanding that SiRF is a chipset company, > not a sensor board mfg; however I could very well be mistaken. They are a _big_ ch

RE: [time-nuts] GPS timing receivers - what now?

2005-07-20 Thread Randy Warner
ly 20, 2005 7:59 AM To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement Subject:[time-nuts] GPS timing receivers - what now? Hi, Now that the future of the Motorola timing receivers is uncertain due to the SiRF sale, does anyone have a favorite replacement receiver for timing? Sy

Re: [time-nuts] GPS timing receivers - what now?

2005-07-20 Thread Jim Miller
On Jul 20, 2005, at 11:04 AM, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: Has anybody tried to contact SiRF ? I have not, it was my understanding that SiRF is a chipset company, not a sensor board mfg; however I could very well be mistaken. Jim ___ time-nuts mai

Re: [time-nuts] GPS timing receivers - what now?

2005-07-20 Thread Poul-Henning Kamp
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Jim Miller writes: >Hi, > >Now that the future of the Motorola timing receivers is uncertain due >to the SiRF sale, does anyone have a favorite replacement receiver >for timing? Synergy quoted me 2-4 weeks on an M12+ and eval board but >did not sound certain th

[time-nuts] GPS timing receivers - what now?

2005-07-20 Thread Jim Miller
Hi, Now that the future of the Motorola timing receivers is uncertain due to the SiRF sale, does anyone have a favorite replacement receiver for timing? Synergy quoted me 2-4 weeks on an M12+ and eval board but did not sound certain that it would even be available at all. Thanks, Jim _