[time-nuts] Re: PCTEL Timing Antenna with integrated GPS Receiver?

2021-05-08 Thread John Miller via time-nuts
I did mean this unit in particular, specifically I’m really interesting in turning up the pinout for that connector. I have at least been able to find a mating end for it. My past hour of furious googling has turned up surprisingly little about this model. I am very interested in how it

[time-nuts] Re: PCTEL Timing Antenna with integrated GPS Receiver?

2021-05-08 Thread Hal Murray
> Has anyone ever used one of these before? Any familiarity? That depends on what you mean by "one of these". Do you mean the particular model or the general idea of moving the receiver up next to the antenna which trades coax running at 1.4 GHz to twisted pairs running at 10-50 kilobits/sec

[time-nuts] PCTEL Timing Antenna with integrated GPS Receiver?

2021-05-08 Thread John Miller via time-nuts
Hello All, I was browsing around looking at surplussed reference antennas, like you do, and I stumbled across something really interesting and impulse bought it because it was cheap enough. It’s a PCTEL GPS-TMG-RCVR232-NLM - the 232 in the model name may catch your eye. Before reading the model

[time-nuts] Re: Austron 2110 Electroluminescent Backlight Replacement

2021-05-08 Thread Poul-Henning Kamp
Ed Palmer writes: > It's easy to find replacement backlight panels, but are there any > physical or electrical issues that would cause problems? Not really. The contrast-adjustment may need tweaking, but otherwise it is plug -- Poul-Henning Kamp | UNIX since Zilog Zeus 3.20

[time-nuts] Austron 2110 Electroluminescent Backlight Replacement

2021-05-08 Thread Ed Palmer
I recently picked up an Austron 2110 Disciplined Frequency Standard. It's equipped with a 2x40 character LCD with an electroluminescent backlight. Since the unit is over 20 years old the backlight is almost gone, but the LCD itself is fine. It's easy to find replacement backlight panels,