Re: [time-nuts] Microsemi XLi SAASM

2020-03-28 Thread Steve - Home
I’m not impressed with Microsemi, now Microchip, either. You have to register to see much of anything on their website and selecting any usable information results in a message saying you have to have a service contract to see it. Steve WB0DBS > On Mar 28, 2020, at 3:31 PM, Tom Knox wrote:

Re: [time-nuts] Microsemi XLi SAASM

2020-03-28 Thread kb8tq
Hi Just a guess, but I'd bet the answer is no. The only reason the SAASM receivers play with L2 is to demodulate the encrypted military signal with the proper key. There is no need to do the "fake out" reception that the old style survey receivers did on L2. With no need to do it (and likely

Re: [time-nuts] Microsemi XLi SAASM

2020-03-28 Thread Greg Maxwell
On Sat, Mar 28, 2020 at 8:31 PM Tom Knox wrote: > Quick question, do the SAASM receives work as simple L1-L2 standard recovers > without the Key? I have an XLi SAASM working without the keys, didn't require any configuration. I assumed it was only using L1 CA. [I heard comments that there is so

Re: [time-nuts] Microsemi XLi SAASM

2020-03-28 Thread Tom Knox
Hi Mike; Quick question, do the SAASM receives work as simple L1-L2 standard recovers without the Key? Sadly there is no company more protective of their product information then Microsemi. Sadly Microsemi is clearly in the camp of stockholder driven rather then customer driven. I have spent dec

[time-nuts] HP3588A battery

2020-03-28 Thread Matthew Martin
It looks like I need to replace the battery in my HP3588A spectrum analyzer. The service manual says the HP part number is 1420-0336. Before I pull this monster off the shelf and open it up, I would like to obtain a replacement battery & be ready to swap out the old battery for a new one. Anyo