Re: [time-nuts] RFTG-m-XO KS-24019 RS-422 Query

2015-05-01 Thread Luke Mester
Bill, I have the KS-24361 units. This may also work with yours. When I connect a terminal to the J6 1PPS connector I see data similar to yours. This is sending the time. Here is an example from my unit: :000185426EE918A301DB :000185426EE919A301DC :000185426EE91AA301DD :000185426

[time-nuts] RFTG-m-XO KS-24019 RS-422 Query

2015-04-28 Thread Bill Hawkins
Have the subject RFTG unit. Bought an RS-422 to USB converter, found a simple terminal emulator (PuTTY), and scoured KO4BB's site. Discovered that the pins for the otherwise unlabeled "RFTG-m RS-422 INTERFACE" drawing were reversed, and that you don't connect R to R and T to T. The diagnostic softw

[time-nuts] RFTG-m-XO experiences

2007-02-06 Thread Rich and Marcia Putz
Hi All; I'll give my experiences with my RFTG unit. I bought it ($$$) last fall from an ebay seller who moves a lot of time and frequency related items, it won't take much imagination to figure out who I'm speaking of. I believe he is an honest seller, and I've bought from him several times and

[time-nuts] RFTG-m-XO

2007-02-02 Thread Phil Staton
RFTG-m-XO KS-24019 L106B Date of Mfr 9910 Todays setup Antenna is Trimble pn 12960-00 which contains pn 16248-40 believed to have a gain 40dB. This is on a metal plate in the apex of a loft space. Approx 6 to 8 metres UR67 to a LNFA1X4-N distribution box. 1st on box ie suppling antenna power i

Re: [time-nuts] RFTG-m-XO disassembly photos

2006-12-27 Thread Jason Rabel
Very nice pictures! My RFTG-m-RB was waiting by the back door today when I got home. I *just* took it apart, and surprise surprise inside is an Efratom LPRO-101 inside... Not a Freq Elec whatever model, I guess maybe it must be a different revision or something? The boards inside look nearly the

Re: [time-nuts] RFTG-m-XO disassembly photos

2006-12-27 Thread John Ackermann N8UR
Dr Bruce Griffiths said the following on 12/27/2006 04:35 PM: > John Ackermann N8UR wrote: >> The 15MHz out surprised me to. I haven't traced out the circuits but >> from a couple of the components, I am guessing that they do something >> like take the 3rd harmonic of the 10MHz OCXO and dividing t

Re: [time-nuts] RFTG-m-XO disassembly photos

2006-12-27 Thread Dr Bruce Griffiths
John Ackermann N8UR wrote: > The 15MHz out surprised me to. I haven't traced out the circuits but > from a couple of the components, I am guessing that they do something > like take the 3rd harmonic of the 10MHz OCXO and dividing that by 2. > John That is not likely to be the scheme used, as t

Re: [time-nuts] RFTG-m-XO disassembly photos

2006-12-27 Thread John Ackermann N8UR
t; Bill Hawkins > > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of John Ackermann N8UR > Sent: Tuesday, December 26, 2006 3:32 PM > To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement > Subject: Re: [time-nuts] RFTG-m-XO

Re: [time-nuts] RFTG-m-XO disassembly photos

2006-12-27 Thread bg
On Wed, December 27, 2006 11:30, Rex said: > On Tue, 26 Dec 2006 22:06:28 -0600, "Bill Hawkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > >>What's all this about 15 MHz out? >> >>Bill Hawkins > > I have an FRS-C rubidium (10 MHz) that I bought a couple years ago. It > came in a metal box that also contained a

Re: [time-nuts] RFTG-m-XO disassembly photos

2006-12-27 Thread Dr Bruce Griffiths
Dr Bruce Griffiths wrote: > Rex wrote: > >> On Tue, 26 Dec 2006 22:06:28 -0600, "Bill Hawkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> wrote: >> >> >> >>> What's all this about 15 MHz out? >>> >>> Bill Hawkins >>> >>> >> I have an FRS-C rubidium (10 MHz) that I bought a couple years ago. It >

Re: [time-nuts] RFTG-m-XO disassembly photos

2006-12-27 Thread Dr Bruce Griffiths
Rex wrote: > On Tue, 26 Dec 2006 22:06:28 -0600, "Bill Hawkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > >> What's all this about 15 MHz out? >> >> Bill Hawkins >> > > I have an FRS-C rubidium (10 MHz) that I bought a couple years ago. It > came in a metal box that also contained a circuit board th

Re: [time-nuts] RFTG-m-XO disassembly photos

2006-12-27 Thread Rex
On Tue, 26 Dec 2006 22:06:28 -0600, "Bill Hawkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >What's all this about 15 MHz out? > >Bill Hawkins I have an FRS-C rubidium (10 MHz) that I bought a couple years ago. It came in a metal box that also contained a circuit board that provided 3 TNC output connectors. Tw

Re: [time-nuts] RFTG-m-XO disassembly photos

2006-12-26 Thread Bill Hawkins
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Ackermann N8UR Sent: Tuesday, December 26, 2006 3:32 PM To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement Subject: Re: [time-nuts] RFTG-m-XO disassembly photos Nope, haven't fired it up yet. I'm not sure when tha

Re: [time-nuts] RFTG-m-XO disassembly photos

2006-12-26 Thread John Ackermann N8UR
Nope, haven't fired it up yet. I'm not sure when that will actually happen; too many projects going on in the basement! I wanted to get the pics up to assist anyone else who may be working out the interface information, so did that before anything else. John Didier Juges said the following

Re: [time-nuts] RFTG-m-XO disassembly photos

2006-12-26 Thread Didier Juges
John, Nice pics! Did you at least run it to see if it works and what kind of performance you could get out of it? Didier KO4BB John Ackermann N8UR wrote: > My RFTG-m-XO arrived today, and the first thing I had to do was rip it > apart. I've put a series of pictures of the thing in various sta

[time-nuts] RFTG-m-XO disassembly photos

2006-12-26 Thread John Ackermann N8UR
My RFTG-m-XO arrived today, and the first thing I had to do was rip it apart. I've put a series of pictures of the thing in various stages of disassembly at http://www.febo.com/time-freq/hardware/Lucent_GPSDO/. The pictures are full resolution so you should be able to zoom in to look at circuit de