Not me, no. However, still, no big... It'll be interesting to see what I can do with it once it gets here.
Another thing that occurs to me is it may have been field upgraded by a previous owner. I just won't know for a week or two. Thanks much. *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** On 18-May-10 at 22:38 Stan, W1LE wrote: >A quick review of the manual shows a GPS antenna downconverter, external >device. >So, it may take more than a GPS antenna/RF preamplifier, like I use with >my Trimble. > >Hopefully you will get the down converter also. > >Have you ever worked near Cham ? > >Stan, W1LE Cape Cod FN41sr > > > > >On 5/18/2010 4:10 PM, Bruce Lane wrote: >> 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. >> >> > > >_______________________________________________ >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. > >__________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus >signature database 5125 (20100518) __________ > >The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > >http://www.eset.com -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Bruce Lane, Owner & Head Hardware Heavy, Blue Feather Technologies -- http://www.bluefeathertech.com kyrrin (at) bluefeathertech do/t c=o=m "Quid Malmborg in Plano..." _______________________________________________ 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.