Re: [time-nuts] Using digital broadcast TV for timing?

2012-02-22 Thread Azelio Boriani
aside. Jerry Finn Santa Maria, CA Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2012 18:01:26 -0800 From: Chris Albertson albertson.ch...@gmail.com To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement time-nuts@febo.com Subject: [time-nuts] Using digital

Re: [time-nuts] Using digital broadcast TV for timing?

2012-02-20 Thread Stan Searing
Feb 2012 18:01:26 -0800 From: Chris Albertson albertson.ch...@gmail.com To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement time-nuts@febo.com Subject: [time-nuts] Using digital broadcast TV for timing? Message-ID: cabbxvhvb3skzumx+bdykttesgzuf2k5hsjwypdkk+rqoarx

Re: [time-nuts] Using digital broadcast TV for timing?

2012-02-20 Thread paul swed
and frequency measurement time-nuts@febo.com Subject: [time-nuts] Using digital broadcast TV for timing? Message-ID: cabbxvhvb3skzumx+bdykttesgzuf2k5hsjwypdkk+rqoarx...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 GPS requires a good view

Re: [time-nuts] Using digital broadcast TV for timing?

2012-02-11 Thread Magnus Danielson
Message- From: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On Behalf Of Magnus Danielson Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2012 4:17 PM To: time-nuts@febo.com Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Using digital broadcast TV for timing? On 02/09/2012 07:21 PM, Chris Albertson wrote: On Wed, Feb 8

Re: [time-nuts] Using digital broadcast TV for timing?

2012-02-10 Thread Bob Camp
: Thursday, February 09, 2012 4:17 PM To: time-nuts@febo.com Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Using digital broadcast TV for timing? On 02/09/2012 07:21 PM, Chris Albertson wrote: On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 11:02 PM, Hal Murrayhmur...@megapathdsl.net wrote: Other than LightSquared, an event that made GPS go

Re: [time-nuts] Using digital broadcast TV for timing?

2012-02-09 Thread Chris Albertson
On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 11:02 PM, Hal Murray hmur...@megapathdsl.net wrote: Other than LightSquared, an event that made GPS go away would most likely eliminate most interest in ultra accuracy time keeping. By went away, I meant locally, as be being jammed or spoofed. Possibly a car drives

Re: [time-nuts] Using digital broadcast TV for timing?

2012-02-09 Thread Magnus Danielson
On 02/09/2012 07:21 PM, Chris Albertson wrote: On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 11:02 PM, Hal Murrayhmur...@megapathdsl.net wrote: Other than LightSquared, an event that made GPS go away would most likely eliminate most interest in ultra accuracy time keeping. By went away, I meant locally, as be

Re: [time-nuts] Using digital broadcast TV for timing?

2012-02-08 Thread Raj
Maybe cell site transmissions are better? Raj The plan is to try and phase lock a local oscillator and use a very long time constant on the loop filter. I bet the TV transmitters are locked to GPS and over a long enough time are as good as GPS. Also in many cities there are many TV

Re: [time-nuts] Using digital broadcast TV for timing?

2012-02-08 Thread Bob Camp
] On Behalf Of Hal Murray Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2012 6:01 AM To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Using digital broadcast TV for timing? Maybe cell site transmissions are better? At least one company makes them. http://tinyurl.com/72j5e6n http

Re: [time-nuts] Using digital broadcast TV for timing?

2012-02-08 Thread Bob Camp
Albertson Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2012 9:01 PM To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement Subject: [time-nuts] Using digital broadcast TV for timing? GPS requires a good view of the sky, Hard to do in say the 7th floor of a 40 story building if you have no windows. I'm wondering about

[time-nuts] Using digital broadcast TV for timing?

2012-02-08 Thread jerryfi
of precise time and frequency measurement     time-nuts@febo.com Subject: [time-nuts] Using digital broadcast TV for timing? Message-ID:     cabbxvhvb3skzumx+bdykttesgzuf2k5hsjwypdkk+rqoarx...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 GPS requires a good view of the sky

Re: [time-nuts] Using digital broadcast TV for timing?

2012-02-08 Thread Tom Holmes
...@gmail.com To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement     time-nuts@febo.com Subject: [time-nuts] Using digital broadcast TV for timing? Message-ID: cabbxvhvb3skzumx+bdykttesgzuf2k5hsjwypdkk+rqoarx...@mail.gm ail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 GPS

Re: [time-nuts] Using digital broadcast TV for timing?

2012-02-08 Thread paul swed
18:01:26 -0800 From: Chris Albertson albertson.ch...@gmail.com To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement time-nuts@febo.com Subject: [time-nuts] Using digital broadcast TV for timing? Message-ID: cabbxvhvb3skzumx+bdykttesgzuf2k5hsjwypdkk+rqoarx...@mail.gmail.com

Re: [time-nuts] Using digital broadcast TV for timing?

2012-02-08 Thread jerryfi
, CA  Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2012 18:01:26 -0800 From: Chris Albertson albertson.ch...@gmail.com To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement     time-nuts@febo.com Subject: [time-nuts] Using digital broadcast TV for timing? Message-ID:     cabbxvhvb3skzumx+bdykttesgzuf2k5hsjwypdkk

Re: [time-nuts] Using digital broadcast TV for timing?

2012-02-08 Thread Chris Albertson
On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 7:48 PM, jerryfi jerryfi...@yahoo.com wrote: Thanks Paul.  You and Bob Camp provided some good updates/info.  It may present enough of a challenge/reward for someone to examine further.  I'm with you on the available time front - too many other projects/commitments to

Re: [time-nuts] Using digital broadcast TV for timing?

2012-02-08 Thread Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX N2469R
Other than LightSquared, an event that made GPS go away would most likely eliminate most interest in ultra accuracy time keeping. On 02/08/2012 09:13 PM, Chris Albertson wrote: On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 7:48 PM, jerryfijerryfi...@yahoo.com wrote: Thanks Paul. You and Bob Camp provided some good

Re: [time-nuts] Using digital broadcast TV for timing?

2012-02-08 Thread jerryfi
From: Chris Albertson albertson.ch...@gmail.com To: jerryfi jerryfi...@yahoo.com; Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Wednesday, February 8, 2012 9:13 PM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Using digital broadcast TV for timing? On Wed, Feb 8, 2012

Re: [time-nuts] Using digital broadcast TV for timing?

2012-02-08 Thread Hal Murray
Other than LightSquared, an event that made GPS go away would most likely eliminate most interest in ultra accuracy time keeping. But this is time nuts. I think it's interesting to consider where we might get a second source of time or frequency frequency. How good is it? What does it

[time-nuts] Using digital broadcast TV for timing?

2012-02-07 Thread Chris Albertson
GPS requires a good view of the sky, Hard to do in say the 7th floor of a 40 story building if you have no windows. I'm wondering about using the new digital TV signals for timing. I'm pretty sure there is time code in the signal and I'm pretty sure the bits are clocked at a very accurate

Re: [time-nuts] Using digital broadcast TV for timing?

2012-02-07 Thread Sam
You might be able to find the PCR clock at 90kHz, but.. PCR clocks are usually just decent oscillators, nothing special. GPS requires a good view of the sky, Hard to do in say the 7th floor of a 40 story building if you have no windows. I'm wondering about using the new digital TV

Re: [time-nuts] Using digital broadcast TV for timing?

2012-02-07 Thread David McGaw
The DTV signal coding has a major problem in that it is not deterministic - they can't even synchronize the audio and video. There have been many workshops on this at the Audio Engineering Society conventions. I doubt there is any useable timing in it. David McGaw At 09:01 PM 2/7/2012,

Re: [time-nuts] Using digital broadcast TV for timing?

2012-02-07 Thread Jim Lux
On 2/7/12 6:01 PM, Chris Albertson wrote: GPS requires a good view of the sky, Hard to do in say the 7th floor of a 40 story building if you have no windows. I'm wondering about using the new digital TV signals for timing. I'm pretty sure there is time code in the signal and I'm pretty sure

Re: [time-nuts] Using digital broadcast TV for timing?

2012-02-07 Thread Hal Murray
albertson.ch...@gmail.com said: The plan is to try and phase lock a local oscillator and use a very long time constant on the loop filter. I bet the TV transmitters are locked to GPS and over a long enough time are as good as GPS. Also in many cities there are many TV transmitters, should