[time-nuts] Data on a Vectron CO233FW-R ?

2010-01-31 Thread Dan Rae
Does anyone have any data on the above Oscillator Module? Likely Phase Noise? 100 MHz. I suspect not ovened but it has an SMA output and looks as though it ought to be of good quality. I am contemplating using it to multiply up to 400 or 500 MHz for a DDS reference in my transceiver

Re: [time-nuts] Frequency comparison

2010-02-08 Thread Dan Rae
Raj wrote: I was thinking of feeding two 10 Mhz signals to two ports of a SBL-1 or similar and taking the DC output at the IF port into an opamp or analog meter. This was visually easier to adjust the drift between two frequencies by just watching the needle move. A stationary needle over a

[time-nuts] FEI FE-5440E Help wanted...

2007-03-11 Thread Dan Rae
Does anyone have any information on the above Cesium Clock unit? I have had one sitting in my garage for a couple of years looking rather forlorn, since it is missing the A12 module.This looks to be part of one or more of the main power supplies, from what I have been able to work out

Re: [time-nuts] FW: Need HP-113AR info to replace missing part.

2007-03-23 Thread Dan Rae
Dan Durgin wrote: I recently bought a 113AR frequency divider clock. It is missing two TO-3 type transistors on one side of the cabinet. I think they were 2n458 units. Can someone tell me if I'm correct so I can order them and get it going. Daniel Durgin Ocean View, Hawaii KA1AFJ Daniel,

Re: [time-nuts] MIT RADIATION LABORATORY SERIES 1940-1945 (28 VOLS) on eBay

2011-07-13 Thread Dan Rae
On 7/13/2011 8:28 AM, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: PS: http://www.bunkerofdoom.com/lit/mitser/ Thank you for that link Poul-Henning, I had not turned that up in my searches. It's nice to have it available, even if some of the pictures have gone all black and can't be read. But the price is

Re: [time-nuts] Follow-up on Z3801A high EFC reading

2011-07-16 Thread Dan Rae
One crystal expert, who's name escapes me, sorry, told me that if you power up an oscillator that has been off for an extended period, you should expect a very rapid ageing process to occur with a lot of the accumulated changes that would have happened had it been powered on then to occur when

Re: [time-nuts] Racal 9420 OCXO

2011-08-24 Thread Dan Rae
On 8/24/2011 8:03 AM, gandal...@aol.com wrote: I suspect the comments I've seen claiming most do not have the EFC option is more a case that in many installations it isn't used, which isn't quite the same thing. Absolutely Nigel. If the thing is to be used on it's own with the top multi

Re: [time-nuts] Racal 9420 OCXO

2011-08-25 Thread Dan Rae
On 8/25/2011 9:01 AM, Bob Camp wrote: Hi Do we know for sure that Racal actually made these OCXO's in house? My *guess* is that they were made by various companies over the years and sold to Racal. The return for service would have been a return to Racal and then they forward it to the people

Re: [time-nuts] Racal 9420 OCXO

2011-08-25 Thread Dan Rae
On 8/25/2011 9:23 AM, Robert Atkinson wrote: I'm pretty sure Racal made these. They are of consistent design over different models and many years and are unlike any other manufacturers OXCO I've seen. Racal were old school and did prettymuch everything themselves. I agree Robert. I have maybe

[time-nuts] PRN 08?

2011-09-30 Thread Dan Rae
After an 8 hour power outage yesterday things are getting back up, but, I'm sure unrelated; I find PRN 08 visible but no useable signal from it according to LH. Is this me or the bird? Dan ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To

Re: [time-nuts] Looking for a Counter

2011-10-06 Thread Dan Rae
On 10/6/2011 8:46 AM, Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX N2469R wrote: I would like to get a counter that a) has 10 MHz clock input b) counts directly to 30 MHz (50 or 145 preferred) I would like it to be maintainable and well under $100 including shipping. I have seen Fluke 1953a counters

Re: [time-nuts] HP10811-60111 oven failure + repair

2011-10-21 Thread Dan Rae
On 10/21/2011 2:47 AM, Achim Vollhardt wrote: I had a 24V, 1.5A polyfuse at hand which was soldered in parallel to the existing fuse. 1.5A seems a bit large, Achim, you have replaced a thermal fuse with a current fuse. You could have just used a piece of plain wire. Indeed in past

[time-nuts] 10811 thermal fuses

2011-11-02 Thread Dan Rae
While looking for something else I stumbled on an eBay seller in Hong Kong offering five 113°C thermal fuses for $6 including shipping, which seems like a reasonable deal... Item number:130579771801 Usual disclaimers apply, and before anyone complains, yes, it's a generic photo. Dan

Re: [time-nuts] 10811 thermal fuses

2011-11-02 Thread Dan Rae
-nuts-boun...@febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com]On Behalf Of Dan Rae Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2011 4:30 PM To: 'Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement' Subject: [time-nuts] 10811 thermal fuses While looking for something else I stumbled on an eBay seller in Hong Kong

[time-nuts] TADD-1?

2011-11-13 Thread Dan Rae
Are there any plans to do a new issue of this, does anyone know? I know the MAX477 is obsolete, but the AD8055 seems to be a pin for pin replacement, and is even in DIP8. Even a bare PC board would keep me happy! Dan ac6ao ___ time-nuts mailing

Re: [time-nuts] Racal-Dana 1992 Startup -- GPIB!

2011-11-16 Thread Dan Rae
On 11/16/2011 8:47 AM, Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX N2469R wrote: I don't know exactly which timebase my 1992 has, but I did notice the 5 to 10 MHz doubler on the back of the oscillator, The back has separate coarse and fine frequency adjustments. Can someone identify which timebase is fitted to

Re: [time-nuts] Racal-Dana 1992 Startup -- GPIB!

2011-11-16 Thread Dan Rae
On 11/16/2011 11:56 AM, Robert Atkinson wrote: These counters used Racal's own 94xx series OCXO's. The 04A normally had a 9442, the 04E had the 9420. Easy way to tell which is which is the size. They are both 51mm (2) square with the 9442 being 51mm tall and the 9420 is 96mm (3.75) tall. The

Re: [time-nuts] filtering a 10Mhz frequency standard?

2011-12-12 Thread Dan Rae
On 12/12/2011 5:54 PM, Chris Albertson wrote: What is the best practice for filtering a 10Mhz sine wave frequency standard? I've read that you can do more harm than good. Filter parts (caps, resistors and so on) are all temperature sensitive. But all those $40 Rb oscillators are putting out a

Re: [time-nuts] Fwd: Re: Using a Racal 1992

2011-12-13 Thread Dan Rae
On 12/13/2011 2:44 PM, Charles P. Steinmetz wrote: I think it's been asked, and recently, but I haven't seen a positive response. Does anybody have schematics for the Racal OCXOs they can make available? Charles, I have a hand drawn circuit diagram of the 9442 rapid warm up oven which I

Re: [time-nuts] My Racal-Dana 1992

2011-12-17 Thread Dan Rae
On 12/16/2011 2:31 PM, gandal...@aol.com wrote: Hi David It's part of the resolution settings, whereby you alter the number of displayed digits using the up down arrows, holding the up arrow for over two seconds will shift the display left and increase the gate time so you effectively get a 10

Re: [time-nuts] New precision watch

2011-12-19 Thread Dan Rae
On 12/19/2011 5:34 AM, Chuck Harris wrote: It is not clear to me that a 32KHz xtal is any less stable than a 262KHz xtal, though. I would think there would be a lot more to be gained by using a microprocessor/thermistor to measure the temperature within the watch, and provide an adjustment to

[time-nuts] eBay Giveaway Vectron OCXOs

2011-12-22 Thread Dan Rae
Does anyone have any data on the Vectron OCO500-18 OCXOs that were being bundled with the Rb units on eBay? Operating voltage for example? I was hoping to use one to triple and drive a DDS where the odd frequency will not matter. Dan ___

Re: [time-nuts] eBay Giveaway Vectron OCXOs

2011-12-23 Thread Dan Rae
Thanks for all the responses. A quick check before breakfast shows that mine would seem to be for 5 Volts since the power consumption at that input agrees with the data sheet referenced; the current peaks at 0.95 A warming up and 0.13 A warm. Reference V out is 4.8 V. Dan

Re: [time-nuts] eBay Giveaway Vectron OCXOs

2011-12-23 Thread Dan Rae
On 12/23/2011 11:26 AM, saidj...@aol.com wrote: Running it at 5V with a Ref out at 4.8V would seem too close. Maybe it's a 12V part? I'm pretty sure it is a 5 Volt part Said, the power drawn in both states matches the data sheet well. Warm up is quick and correct for the size etc., at 5 V so

Re: [time-nuts] eBay Giveaway Vectron OCXOs

2011-12-23 Thread Dan Rae
On 12/23/2011 12:42 PM, d.sei...@comcast.net wrote: Depending on how old these OCXOs are, I may have an original datasheet for them. Most of my collection is early to mid 90's. Dave, obviously it would be great if you did have one, but from the data sheets, Vectron assigned an arbitrary

Re: [time-nuts] Temperature and signal amp for 'Bay FE-5680A? (TADD-1 components)

2012-01-07 Thread Dan Rae
On 1/7/2012 12:23 PM, John Ackermann N8UR wrote: I've heard from someone who was going to try to substitute an Analog Devices chip that was supposedly drop-in compatible, but haven't had an update on whether that worked. Yes it does John. I thought I'd already said the AD8055A is a drop

Re: [time-nuts] 15 Seconds error...??

2012-01-16 Thread Dan Rae
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Re: [time-nuts] Racal-Dana 1991 w. Option 4C - what is that ?

2012-01-20 Thread Dan Rae
On 1/20/2012 6:45 AM, cfo wrote: Hi Nuts I just bought a Racal-Dana 1991 (german eb..) , with options 01 : Inputs in back 4C : Unknown ? , but maybe some OCXO (i hope) 55 : GPIB Does anyone know what option 4C could be ? I hope some super nice OCXO option from USAF , they have bases in .DE

Re: [time-nuts] Racal-Dana 1991 w. Option 4C - what is that ?

2012-01-30 Thread Dan Rae
On 1/30/2012 9:24 AM, cfo wrote: I have been looking for a Racal 9462 ocxo , for my Racal-Dana 1991 counter. I will prob. use my Tbolt anyway , and save the money. But i'm confused ... Is it a 5 Mhz or a 10 Mhz unit. It is a 5MHz oven but has a doubler board fitted to it, when fitted to the

Re: [time-nuts] Any spare switches for Racal-Dana 1992?

2012-02-21 Thread Dan Rae
This topic, like so many others, comes up every so often. Jameco used to sell switches which could be used to replace the originals, but stopped. Then a few years later someone else imported a whole bunch, presumably from China, and was selling them by the hundred bag on eBay. I am

Re: [time-nuts] 5 and 10 MHz crystal filters

2010-11-15 Thread Dan Rae
On 11/15/2010 7:44 AM, John Ackermann N8UR wrote: I'd like to find a couple of 5.0 and/or 10.0 MHz crystal filters, preferably configured for use in-line with 50 ohm coax. I've done some googling but don't find anyone selling these as a stock item. Do they exist? Any pointers would be

Re: [time-nuts] HQ 5370B manual available

2011-02-22 Thread Dan Rae
On 2/22/2011 7:42 AM, J.D. Bakker wrote: At 06:23 -0800 22-02-2011, Dan Rae wrote: Be aware that there are some odd errors in this manual that I pointed out when I was working on mine a while ago, but it may have been on the -hp- list... That would be in http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group

Re: [time-nuts] HQ 5370B manual available

2011-02-26 Thread Dan Rae
further. It referred to manual: 05370-90031. Perhaps a person of greater technical ability than I could confirm? http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/hp_agilent_equipment/message/17686 Thank you for the excellent work! Dan ac6ao Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2011 08:46:42 -0800 From: Dan Rae dan

[time-nuts] Replacement for TADD-1?

2011-03-04 Thread Dan Rae
Does anyone know if there is a planned or upcoming replacement for the Tapr TADD-1? Thanks, Dan ac6ao ___ 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

[time-nuts] FE5860A CONNECTIONS?

2011-03-14 Thread Dan Rae
I have just got one of these in from Hong Kong. FEI Part number: 217400-30352-1. It is mounted on a cut piece of PC board. The seller and three other sellers have different versions of the connections of these, some, the majority, say that +5v goes to pin 3 but the seller of mine says pin

Re: [time-nuts] FE5860A CONNECTIONS

2011-03-14 Thread Dan Rae
On 3/14/2011 7:27 PM, Murray Greenman wrote: Dan, Yes, you are right. There are so many variants of the FE-56xx devices that I'm sure even FEI don't have a clue which is which! Thanks Murray and Rex. I'll drill out all the rivets and open it up tomorrow and have a look inside to try and figure

Re: [time-nuts] FE5860A CONNECTIONS?

2011-03-15 Thread Dan Rae
On 3/14/2011 5:09 PM, Dan Rae wrote: I have just got one of these in from Hong Kong. FEI Part number: 217400-30352-1. It is mounted on a cut piece of PC board. The seller and three other sellers have different versions of the connections of these, some, the majority, say that +5v goes

Re: [time-nuts] FE5860A CONNECTIONS?

2011-03-15 Thread Dan Rae
And Pin 6 has 1 pps ___ 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] semi-OT: comparison of two 10x scope probes (cost $7 vs. $406)

2011-03-17 Thread Dan Rae
Bringing it back on topic, I use one of these oriental probes (switchable x1 or x10) all the time on my bench counter which has a 1 Meg Ohm input as well as 50 Ohm. And don't mention it on the Tek scopes list :^) but the Chinese hook tips fit a lot of tek probes... Dan ac6ao

[time-nuts] Fluke 203A Distribution Amplifier Manual?

2011-03-22 Thread Dan Rae
Does anyone know of a source for this one? It is a sort of functional clone of the -hp- 5087; mine is modified for 1 in and 9 10 MHz outputs. I have tried all the usual suspects... Dan ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To

[time-nuts] Fluke 203A Distribution Amp available

2011-04-12 Thread Dan Rae
I have a nice Fluke 203A , modified from one 5 MHz in and 12 out to one 10 MHz in and 12 outputs for sale. This is a 2U rack unit similar in function to the -hp- 5087A with metering etc., with a printed copy of the pdf manual. Please contact me direct if interested with any offers before

Re: [time-nuts] Fluke 203A Distribution Amp available

2011-04-12 Thread Dan Rae
On 4/12/2011 4:27 PM, Dave M wrote: From: Dan Rae dan...@verizon.net I have a nice Fluke 203A , modified from one 5 MHz in and 12 out to one 10 MHz in and 12 outputs for sale. This is a 2U rack unit similar in function to the -hp- 5087A with metering etc., with a printed copy of the pdf manual

Re: [time-nuts] Fluke 203A Distribution Amp available

2011-04-13 Thread Dan Rae
On 4/13/2011 1:11 PM, Dave M wrote: -- Many thanks for the data, Dan. I am assuming that the mods were done on the 5MHz boards? Would seem logical... Thanks again for the info!! Dave, that's all I had. It was originally 5Mhz in and 12 x 5 out. dr

Re: [time-nuts] Thunderbolt serial port problem UPDATE

2011-04-13 Thread Dan Rae
On 4/13/2011 5:19 PM, Chris Albertson wrote: fluke.l's design is not reliable. I don't think he is getting the voltages right in the serial interface. It works I guess but with small margin for error That may be so Chris, but Didier's original design is fine. I have had two of them running

Re: [time-nuts] Choice of Rb vendor

2011-04-20 Thread Dan Rae
On 4/20/2011 3:02 PM, Murray Greenman wrote: Joe, If all you need is a fixed 10MHz source, you might be better getting an Efratom LPRO-101, which are available from the same sources. The LPRO-101 doesn't need a heatsink, Not so Murray, it really does need one, similar to the FEI. and does not

[time-nuts] Leica AT302 antenna

2011-04-30 Thread Dan Rae
Does anyone have any details of this GPS antenna? I found one at today's swap meet and wondered... Dan ___ 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

Re: [time-nuts] Distribution amp

2011-05-11 Thread Dan Rae
On 5/10/2011 11:21 PM, Robert Atkinson wrote: Hi Bob, Apart from video distribution amplifiers (possibly modified, don't ignore VGA ones, they have 3 analog channels -replace the 15 Hi-D with BNC's) There is the TAPR TADD-1 http://www.tapr.org/kits_tadd-1.html Ordering Information

Re: [time-nuts] ZAPD-3DB-1675-3

2011-05-26 Thread Dan Rae
On 5/26/2011 7:45 AM, ewkeh...@aol.com wrote: I am considering using the ZAPD-3DB for GPS distribution. Any information available before I do something stupid? Thanks Bert Kehren It's hard to say Bert, since MCL do not list anything under that number. I have used one of the ZAPD series

[time-nuts] Another mystery Wenzel OCXO

2011-05-28 Thread Dan Rae
I found today at the swap meet some nice looking Wenzel OCXOs. Pictures can be found at item 180511097522 on eBay, although his description is incorrect, they certainly are not Voltage controlled, and do they have any means of adjusting the frequency. They have a strong similarity in

Re: [time-nuts] Source for DC power connector on HP 5061 and 5065?

2007-04-06 Thread Dan Rae
John Ackermann N8UR wrote: Subject line says it all... I'm looking for the DC input power connector used on the HP 5065A Rb and 5061A Cs standards. Finding the manufacturer/part number would be great; a source would even be better (a source giving them away for free would be best, but I won't

Re: [time-nuts] another Ebay mixup

2007-06-08 Thread Dan Rae
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: He said that the USPS tracking numbers often don't work... USPS tracking numbers *never* work while the item is in transit. If it gets lost though they are of some use... Good luck, dr ___ time-nuts mailing list

Re: [time-nuts] Ebay 5071A scam back again?

2007-06-26 Thread Dan Rae
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi All Am I right in thinking this is another EbayUK repeat of the dodgy 5071A auction that was listed a week or so ago? Nigel, probably yes. Some of the characters go on for weeks or months with the same phony ads but with new or newly hi-jacked seller

Re: [time-nuts] LORAN-C antenna

2007-11-13 Thread Dan Rae
Didier Juges wrote: Is it possible to build a Loran antenna? Yes. For my Austron 2100 I built an active ferrite rod antenna which works very well. Much better than an active rod since by using the magnetic field component, it rejects a lot of the local interference (tv timebases and

[time-nuts] Racal 9475 Rb Standard manual wanted

2007-11-13 Thread Dan Rae
); SAEximRunCond expanded to false Errors-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] RETRY Does anyone have an electronic copy of the subject manual? I have details of the Efratom OEM unit that is used in it, I just need the surrounding Racal support stuff. Thanks, Dan ac6ao

Re: [time-nuts] Best choice for house 10MHz reference...??

2008-01-27 Thread Dan Rae
Michael Baker wrote: My primary need for a GPSDO is as a 10MHz house frequency reference to externally lock my spectrum analyzer up with. I currently have a Trimble Thunderbolt running and it seems to be working OK-- Having just got one of the sub $300 thunderbolts from ebay, I would think

Re: [time-nuts] Setting Trimble Thunderbolt Stored Position

2008-02-06 Thread Dan Rae
Ken Winterling wrote: Greetings, I am new to using a GPSDO and have recently obtained a Trimble Thunderbolt. It is up and running and I am using TBOLTMON to monitor its operation. Everything is green except the stored position minor alarm. You'll need that Ken if you ever turn it off,

Re: [time-nuts] GPS PRN 32

2008-02-08 Thread Dan Rae
My Thunderbolt (nor any of the others, of course) cannot see this one at present, but TBolt Mon is showing a yellow button indicating incomplete or incorrect almanac. So it knows something's up! dr ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com

[time-nuts] R Govett Products Inc AS211 Rubidium Unit

2008-02-11 Thread Dan Rae
Does anyone have the schematic(s) for this unit? I have the details of the heart of it, the FRK-L brick, but am a bit bewildered by the output boards stuff. Thanks, Dan ac6ao ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to

Re: [time-nuts] The Original Time Nut

2008-02-22 Thread Dan Rae
Jan Fredriksson wrote: Hi, Can anyone point to some good reading on John Harrison, Longitude by Dava Sobel, is a good place to start dr ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to

Re: [time-nuts] FEI 5680A

2008-03-05 Thread Dan Rae
Jean-Christophe Deschamps wrote: Dear group, I'm a newbie here, so please bear with me. I'm about to buy a FEI 5680A Rubidium frequency standard off ebay. Jean-Christophe, Someone else may know better than I, but some (indeed most?) of these units on eBay do not have a 10 MHz output, only

Re: [time-nuts] Which HP Frequency Counter?

2008-03-08 Thread Dan Rae
Jean-Christophe Deschamps wrote: Dear group, I consider buying a used lab frequency counter / timer --preferably HP/Agilent-- covering from few mHz to perhaps 400 MHz. I'm worried that models handling high frequencies seem to be limited to under 100 mV input signal max. I don't want to

Re: [time-nuts] Racal-Dana 1992 switches

2008-03-10 Thread Dan Rae
David McGaw wrote: Does anyone know of a source of push-button switches for the Racal-Dana 1992? I have one that over half are bad. No luck from Racal-Dana or their service house. The original makers of that switch (Omron?) stopped making them years ago. I wonder why? The last time I

Re: [time-nuts] Racal-Dana 1992 switches

2008-03-11 Thread Dan Rae
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Are these switches the same as the ones in the 1996? Mine works perfectly now, but if the switches are a ticking time bomb, I'm going to move it to a area with better temperature control, and start looking for a donor unit just in case. They both used the same

Re: [time-nuts] Rubidium Oscillators and Racal 1992 (gpib jumper)

2008-03-11 Thread Dan Rae
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Antonio I8IOV ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: The unconvenience with the 02M version is that it uses a military GPIB language (MATE/CIIL), and I had to get familiar with it. The Racal units that I have (with no button problems) have a jumper for military or standard GPIB.

Re: [time-nuts] Racal-Dana 1992 switches

2008-03-24 Thread Dan Rae
Matt Ettus wrote: On Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 8:47 AM, Dan Rae [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The last time I did this I found a switch at Jameco that was a near exact replacement. The only difference was that the button was a little too loose a fit and needed a dab of epoxy inside to hold

[time-nuts] hp 5065A Rb AC power connector ?

2008-03-24 Thread Dan Rae
Does anyone know the Amphenol part number for this one? The manual gives only an HP part number... Thanks, Dan ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow

Re: [time-nuts] hp 5065A Rb AC power connector ?

2008-03-24 Thread Dan Rae
Tom Van Baak wrote: Does anyone know the Amphenol part number for this one? The manual gives only an HP part number... Thanks, Dan MS-3106A-18-22S; see also: http://www.leapsecond.com/museum/hp5065a/conn.htm /tvb And if anyone else is looking for these, the current part numbers

Re: [time-nuts] Racal-Dana 1992 switches

2008-03-28 Thread Dan Rae
Back to the switches... I found a Jameco bag for the ones I bought way back, which fitted pretty well and work. The part number was 115086, then quoted for KIE22, but not the same as the current ones with that number. Jameco might know who made the 115086, but there are no clues from the

Re: [time-nuts] T-bolt elevation error...

2008-03-30 Thread Dan Rae
I think this may have been pointed out already but the altitude reported by the T'bolt is the WGS84 altitude, which is not at all the same as the altitude on your USGS map. If you look up WGS84 in wikipedia you will find a better explanation of that than I could ever give. Some of the gps

Re: [time-nuts] Frequency reference

2008-04-17 Thread Dan Rae
David C. Partridge wrote: I'm looking for a frequency reference for my home lab. Cost is an issue. I'm considering either a GPSDO such as the Trimble Thunderbolt if I can get one at a reasonable price, or possibly a rubidium source. David, to be considered a true time nut, you will not ever

Re: [time-nuts] Frequency reference

2008-04-17 Thread Dan Rae
David C. Partridge wrote: Give me time (accurate time of course) - we all have to start with one standard. Seriously though, if I've got that sort of budget, can I do better than a thunderbolt? For £150 total, say $300 US, I don't think so, but what do others think? You will need to add

Re: [time-nuts] Auston 2100F

2008-06-11 Thread Dan Rae
Stanley Reynolds wrote: Looking for some more info on operation and if setting the Time Constant to 3200GRIs is important ? Also have not set the total emission delay as I'm guessing it has no effect except with the 2100T. Stanley, I have the manual for the 2100 (with no suffix), if

Re: [time-nuts] Near-perfect chip for Loran-C frequency receiver

2008-07-03 Thread Dan Rae
Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: It's trivial to do phase-tracking on any moderately strong CW signal at the same time, so that could easily be done using the same chip. The analog side would need to allow for those signals also then. At least where I am the 60 kHz signal from WWVB is quite weak.

Re: [time-nuts] HP 5370A to B conversion

2014-12-19 Thread Dan Rae
I saved a bunch of 5370A boards from being sent for gold scrap at a recent TRW swap meet. A lot of the boards are common to both A and B versions. If anyone has a need for any particular board, let me know off list please. Nothing from the front panel. Dan

Re: [time-nuts] New GPSDO on EBAY From China

2014-12-28 Thread Dan Rae
On 12/28/2014 7:25 AM, David Smith wrote: Hello Friends, I found this new inexpensive GPSDO on ebay listed from a seller from China: Dave, these have been discussed in the past at some length on this list. I would point out that they use a re-cycled Morion OCXO. I have had two of these ovens

Re: [time-nuts] HP 5065A questions

2015-02-06 Thread Dan Rae
On 2/6/2015 4:16 AM, Joe D'Elia wrote: I shall see if I can find something of the same vintage that uses the same top and bottom covers and side rails that I can cannibalize to fix this unit. Joe, You may find the side panels / handles castings since they are common to a lot of that vintage

Re: [time-nuts] Seeking Racal 9480 Manuals

2015-03-12 Thread Dan Rae
On 3/12/2015 1:47 PM, George Atkinson wrote: Done. But you might want to get Didier to correct the file names, they show as 9840... Dan ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to

Re: [time-nuts] KS-24361 Power Module Repair

2015-04-11 Thread Dan Rae
On 4/10/2015 4:27 PM, Bob Stewart wrote: This is just a brief report, not a how-to. I got a KS_24361 with a bad Lucent power module. Thanks a lot for that report Bob, I had no idea that it was possible to un-encapsulate those and get at the insides. I have one here that came to me dead, and

Re: [time-nuts] Acquired a Symmetricom 5817A-05Q / Power connector Question

2015-05-09 Thread Dan Rae
On 5/9/2015 10:32 AM, Magnus Danielson wrote: That is supposed to be an SMB connector, that is what I have on mine. You can drop in a 0-ohm so that you can feed it and the antenna from Port 1. It might be a quicker solution for you. Cheers, Magnus Magnus it needs more than that to convert to

Re: [time-nuts] Acquired a Symmetricom 5817A-05Q / Power connector Question

2015-05-09 Thread Dan Rae
On 5/8/2015 7:11 PM, M. George wrote: I picked it up on the usual auction site for ~125.00 shipped. I thought that was reasonable assuming it works. Anyway, I'm not too proud to admit that I'm not familiar with the power connector that apparently comes with the 05Q option. Max, I'm not

Re: [time-nuts] Acquired a Symmetricom 5817A-05Q / Power connector Question

2015-05-09 Thread Dan Rae
Well I was nearly right, it's a broken off SMC connector. I looked inside mine and took a picture. Converting to the standard form would be easy enough. Dan ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to

Re: [time-nuts] MTI 260 Oscillator question.

2015-05-29 Thread Dan Rae
On 5/29/2015 11:53 AM, cdel...@juno.com wrote: Hi, I've noticed that there is a soldered area on the top of the module that appears to be covering a hole. Has anyone taken one of these apart, and if so is there a trim cap or pot under this hole to allow adjustment??? Corby, it looks more like

Re: [time-nuts] Reeeely long term HP 5065A drift rate (13 year!)

2015-07-01 Thread Dan Rae
On 6/30/2015 10:21 AM, cdel...@juno.com wrote: Yes, same workbench and location! How about some of the 5065A owners helping out in a bigger sample? What I thought is that say on July the 4th a few owners measure their frequency offset to say at least 5X10-12th and then without changing the

[time-nuts] 5071A profiling software disk?

2015-05-24 Thread Dan Rae
Can anyone share the contents of this disk please? There seem to be some 20 odd year old units coming to the market and it would be nice to have this software available. Thanks, Dan - ac6ao ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To

Re: [time-nuts] KS-24361 EFC Error

2015-08-11 Thread Dan Rae
On 8/11/2015 4:09 PM, Bob Camp wrote: For the very ambitious, start swapping ROM’s and GPS parts from the “dead” REF-1 over to the “live” REF-0. For what it's worth, I have a dead Ref-1 here that came to me with a dead power supply; that is now fixed but there seem to be other problems as

Re: [time-nuts] KS-24361 EFC Error

2015-08-12 Thread Dan Rae
On 8/12/2015 4:13 AM, Bob Camp wrote: Hi Indeed, there is a *lot* of difference between the REF-1 and the REF-0. Working out a clone of the two could be a major undertaking. I’d only try it if there was nothing else on my schedule for the winter :) It’s the observation that the ROM’s are

Re: [time-nuts] 10811 unsoldered fuse

2015-10-20 Thread Dan Rae
On 10/19/2015 11:51 PM, Richard (Rick) Karlquist wrote: The thermal fuse plugs into pin sockets. It cannot be soldered for the obvious reason that the solder would melt it...at 109 degrees as it is marked. My suggestion would be to jumper it out of the circuit. However, if you'd rather have

Re: [time-nuts] Any other useful purpose for Austron 2100F or SRS FS700 receivers in US

2015-07-11 Thread Dan Rae
On 7/11/2015 8:14 AM, James Robbins wrote: Does anyone know of any other genuinely useful purpose to which the Austron 2100F, SRS FS700, etc receivers can be put in the US since the demise of Loran? Inquiring minds would like to know. Jim Robbins, N1JR Jim, I gave my Austron to a friend in

Re: [time-nuts] HP 3048A Alternative to HP3561A?

2015-09-05 Thread Dan Rae
On 9/4/2015 8:07 PM, John Allen wrote: Hello all - I have always wanted an HP 3048A system. I have acquired a 11848A, but need an HP 3561A or equivalent. Is there any substitute to the 3561A? John the problem is that all the software is specific to the 3561A so unless you are going to write

Re: [time-nuts] HP 5065A battery pack

2015-11-20 Thread Dan Rae
On 11/20/2015 10:52 AM, cdel...@juno.com wrote: Any one know how many cells went into the HP 5065A battery packs? 21 Corby, in three rows of seven, from my notes when I re-celled mine. Dan ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To

Re: [time-nuts] HP 5065A battery pack

2015-11-21 Thread Dan Rae
On 11/21/2015 6:13 AM, Bob Camp wrote: Hi The key issue is that there has been a lot learned about charging batteries since the 5065A was designed. Just as other parts of the 5065 can be improved with some work, so can the battery charger. Given that NiCad’s aren’t cheap, it’s worth noting that

Re: [time-nuts] HP 5065A battery pack

2015-11-20 Thread Dan Rae
On 11/20/2015 4:54 PM, Bob Camp wrote: Hi I don’t in any way doubt your count. If indeed they are putting 21 cells into that circuit, the NiCads likely don’t last as long as they might with a different charging circuit …. Bob Bob, I was answering Corby's query; mine had an original -hp-

Re: [time-nuts] Goodie for British Timenuts!!!

2016-06-07 Thread Dan Rae
On 6/7/2016 10:38 AM, cdel...@juno.com wrote: RACAL MA259 FREQUENCY STANDARD FROM 1965 Looks neat Corby, Internally they're a rebadged Sulzer more or less. There's been one for sale on eBay in the US for years, literally, at the somewhat ridiculous price of over $3,000. item:

Re: [time-nuts] HP 106a oscillator connectors question

2016-06-04 Thread Dan Rae
Corby wrote: Need help identifying the RF connectors on the unit. Corby, I may have some connectors on leads but would have to dig deep in my garage. They were used a lot on some UK made Racal receivers in the sixties... Let me know if you still need them. Dan

Re: [time-nuts] Phase Noise Comparisons

2016-01-16 Thread Dan Rae
On 1/16/2016 5:00 PM, KA2WEU--- via time-nuts wrote: Did my plot make it ? Ulrich It did. Very impressive! Dan ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and

Re: [time-nuts] How to properly characterize 32kHz oscillators manually and with a microcontroller?

2016-06-27 Thread Dan Rae
On 6/27/2016 1:51 PM, Hal Murray wrote: I assume you are doing this for fun. That means you get to do whatever you think will be fun. The DS3231 is pretty crappy by time nuts standards. Maybe, but simply by adjusting mine by measuring the 32 kHz output with an accurate counter I can get them

[time-nuts] MicroPulse L1/L2 Surveying Antenna

2016-01-30 Thread Dan Rae
Does anyone have any details on the above antenna? Part Number is: 90LL122300-2 and it has a sticker on it saying it is a Global Hawk Asset, it has a big set of choke rings (about 35 cm across) and looks as though it might have been designed to be mounted flush on an aircraft body. I'm doing

Re: [time-nuts] Seeking HP 3561A schematic diagrams

2016-02-12 Thread Dan Rae
On 2/12/2016 11:28 AM, Charles Steinmetz wrote: I'm helping a colleague resurrect a hard-luck HP 3048A phase noise measurement system. In particular, he asked me to help get the 3561A dynamic signal analyzer working again. I downloaded Volume 1 of the service manual from Keysight, which

Re: [time-nuts] Trimble Thunderbolt error

2016-02-14 Thread Dan Rae
I saved my LH screen just as the period of seeing no satellites ended with one coming into view at the bottom, and again maybe an hour and a half later. In between LH reported "No Almanac" at some point. Whatever was being done must have been fairly major! Dan

Re: [time-nuts] GENIUS by Stephen Hawking (PBS TV), with 5071A cesium clocks

2016-05-20 Thread Dan Rae
I have a recording of this on my hard drive, at1.3 Gb it's too big to email but I can share it via Wetransfer if anyone wants it. I would need a recipient's email address to do this. Dan ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To

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