In this case, I found out a little more. It actually is an NTS-100i, sub-model NIC-215.
I have no idea if this will eventually be good, bad, or indifferent, but the price was right. Thanks. *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** On 18-May-10 at 14:35 Russell Rezaian wrote: >Bruce, > >The NTS-100 is almost identical to the 100i, save for the fact that i >doesn't have the network management module (serial management only) >and DOES produce time code on the serial port. > >There was a link for the 100i manual on the Symmetricom web site when >last I checked, and I found a link to a 100 manual also, but don't >have the web site handy. > >One thing to be careful about, there were several versions of the NTS >100 family, some are GPS based, some actually DO sync to an IRIG >signal instead. > >So you might have a mistaken seller, and you might have one of the >less common IRIG units without a GPS. > >The Part number can usually disambiguate the different versions. >-- >Russell > >At 11:52 AM -0700 2010/05/18, Bruce Lane wrote: >> My scrounging luck pulsed this morning, netting me a cheap ($47 with >>shipping) TrueTime NTS-100 from That Auction Site. >> >> It was billed as a 'tech special,' in that the seller claimed >>it powered >>up but he was unable to "get it to lock to an IRIG signal." >> >> Unless I'm mistaken, the NTS-100 is a GPS-based device, yes? >> >> I'm off to hunt for its manual, but if anyone has any words of wisdom >>(or wit) on these units, I'll listen. ;-) >> >> Thanks much. >>Bruce Lane, Owner & Head Hardware Heavy, >>Blue Feather Technologies (http://www.bluefeathertech.com) >>Assoc. member, AZA & AAZK for many moons. >>"Salvadore Dali's computer has surreal ports..." >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>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. > > >_______________________________________________ >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. _______________________________________________ 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.