There is a large post office on Mt.Auburn Street within 1200 feet of the place you worked for over a year of the time you had Chuck's manual.
There is a Post Office within 6 miles of your home, whether you go North, South or East. The manual will fit within a USPS Flat Rate box. -John ================= > Yes I do have the manual - I also travel to all corners of the known > universe and if I'm home I might be there for 24-48 hours. I finally got > it scanned and sent a copy to chuck. I overestimated my ability to scan > and return the manual in a timely fashion. > > I also have paid for and never taken delivery of equipment for the same > reason in many cases running into thousands of dollars. > > I've lost stuff shipped to the UPS store because I have not been able to > claim it in time. > > Chuck and the list I apologize for holding on to your manual for so long > every time I come home I see it sitting in its box on my desk like the > damn sword of damocles. > > Tell me where you want it to go because I am home for at least one day > > Scott > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry > > -----Original Message----- > From: "J. Forster" <j...@quik.com> > Date: Sat, 2 Oct 2010 20:05:39 > To: <scmcgr...@gmail.com>; Discussion of precise time and frequency > measurement<time-nuts@febo.com> > Reply-To: j...@quik.com > Subject: Re: [time-nuts] HP/Dymek DY-5842-- WARNING! > > WARNING: > > Scott McGrath borrowed an HP Rb standard manual from a good friend of mine > and HAS NOT RETURNED IT, despite repeated requests both on and off lists. > He has made lame excuses for well over a year. > > Details upon request. > > Be Warned!! > > -John > > ================= > > > >> Dick >> >> I'd like to buy your antenna if not already sold I've restored one of >> these receivers and was about to build antenna! >> >> Scott >> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Dick Moore <rich...@hughes.net> >> Sender: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com >> Date: Sat, 2 Oct 2010 15:22:18 >> To: <time-nuts@febo.com> >> Reply-To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement >> <time-nuts@febo.com> >> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] HP/Dymek DY-5842 >> >> I used to have one of these marvelous receivers and sold it. I still >> have >> the WWVB/60kHz shielded loop antenna that I made for it and although it >> is >> big, at about 30" x 30" x 2" or so, I believe it will ship FedEx or UPS >> OK. It's free to anyone who'll pay the shipping. It's made out of copper >> pipe and works quite well, and is tuned for the 5842 at 60kHz. >> >> Best, >> Dick Moore >> >> >> On Oct 1, 2010, at 3:50 PM, time-nuts-requ...@febo.com wrote: >> >> >>> Message: 5 >>> Date: Fri, 01 Oct 2010 16:34:57 -0600 >>> From: ziggy9 <zig...@pumpkinbrook.com> >>> Subject: [time-nuts] Possibly OT - Any interest in a vintage HP/Dymec >>> DY-5842 VLF receiver? >>> To: <time-nuts@febo.com> >>> Message-ID: <990bd60b3c5d084910c10c8855912...@pumpkinbrook.com> >>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 >>> >>> >>> Fellow time-nuts: >>> I've got a circa 1964 DY-5842 VLF receiver. This is (was) operated in >>> conjunction with an external time interval counter to make a frequency >>> comparison. So you would select WWVL for example, and use that as your >>> primary standard for comparison to your local standard. It's got 5 >>> crystals >>> in it: 16, 18, 19.8, 20, and 60 kHz (listed as GBR, NBA, NPM, WWVL, >>> WWVB). >>> It works and I have the manual. The thing is, the interest in something >>> like this is bound to be a bit narrow, so I thought I'd mention it >>> here. >>> >>> So if there are any collectors, equipment museums, etc. that might be >>> interested in this, please let me know. I'm a bit sentimental about >>> this >>> thing, it's sort of a bit of history, and from what I can tell, >>> somewhat >>> rare (doesnt make it worth anything though :). Since it's a bit of a >>> curiosity, I'd like to pass it to someone that might be interested in >>> it >>> rather than just tossing it. I can always provide more details to >>> anyone >>> that wants them. >>> >>> Best regards, >>> Paul Davis - K9MR >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> >>> Message: 6 >>> Date: Fri, 1 Oct 2010 18:42:16 -0400 >>> From: "jmfranke" <jmfra...@cox.net> >>> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Possibly OT - Any interest in a vintage >>> HP/Dymec DY-5842 VLF receiver? >>> To: "Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement" >>> <time-nuts@febo.com> >>> Message-ID: <b7ea2d4ab6f34ab19da25cfdc85a6...@franke> >>> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; >>> reply-type=original >>> >>> I am very interested. Do you have any images? >>> >>> John Franke WA4WDL >>> Portsmouth, VA 23703 >>> >>> -------------------------------------------------- >>> From: "ziggy9" <zig...@pumpkinbrook.com> >>> Sent: Friday, October 01, 2010 6:34 PM >>> To: <time-nuts@febo.com> >>> Subject: [time-nuts] Possibly OT - Any interest in a vintage HP/Dymec >>> DY-5842 VLF receiver? >>> >>>> >>>> Fellow time-nuts: >>>> I've got a circa 1964 DY-5842 VLF receiver. This is (was) operated in >>>> conjunction with an external time interval counter to make a frequency >>>> comparison. So you would select WWVL for example, and use that as your >>>> primary standard for comparison to your local standard. It's got 5 >>>> crystals >>>> in it: 16, 18, 19.8, 20, and 60 kHz (listed as GBR, NBA, NPM, WWVL, >>>> WWVB). >>>> It works and I have the manual. The thing is, the interest in >>>> something >>>> like this is bound to be a bit narrow, so I thought I'd mention it >>>> here. >>>> >>>> So if there are any collectors, equipment museums, etc. that might be >>>> interested in this, please let me know. I'm a bit sentimental about >>>> this >>>> thing, it's sort of a bit of history, and from what I can tell, >>>> somewhat >>>> rare (doesnt make it worth anything though :). Since it's a bit of a >>>> curiosity, I'd like to pass it to someone that might be interested in >>>> it >>>> rather than just tossing it. I can always provide more details to >>>> anyone >>>> that wants them. >>>> >>>> Best regards, >>>> Paul Davis - K9MR >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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. >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> >>> Message: 7 >>> Date: Fri, 01 Oct 2010 17:50:17 -0500 >>> From: Brian Kirby <kilodelta4foxm...@gmail.com> >>> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Possibly OT - Any interest in a vintage >>> HP/Dymec DY-5842 VLF receiver? >>> To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement >>> <time-nuts@febo.com> >>> Message-ID: <4ca665a9.1090...@gmail.com> >>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed >>> >>> You might consider contacting Dr. Ken Kuhn -- kennathak...@gmail.com >>> >>> check his HP museum at http://www.kennethkuhn.com/hpmuseum/ >>> >>> Brian Kirby KD4FM >>> >>> >>> >>> On 10/1/2010 5:34 PM, ziggy9 wrote: >>>> >>>> Fellow time-nuts: >>>> I've got a circa 1964 DY-5842 VLF receiver. This is (was) operated in >>>> conjunction with an external time interval counter to make a frequency >>>> comparison. So you would select WWVL for example, and use that as your >>>> primary standard for comparison to your local standard. It's got 5 >>>> crystals >>>> in it: 16, 18, 19.8, 20, and 60 kHz (listed as GBR, NBA, NPM, WWVL, >>>> WWVB). >>>> It works and I have the manual. The thing is, the interest in >>>> something >>>> like this is bound to be a bit narrow, so I thought I'd mention it >>>> here. >>>> >>>> So if there are any collectors, equipment museums, etc. that might be >>>> interested in this, please let me know. I'm a bit sentimental about >>>> this >>>> thing, it's sort of a bit of history, and from what I can tell, >>>> somewhat >>>> rare (doesnt make it worth anything though :). Since it's a bit of a >>>> curiosity, I'd like to pass it to someone that might be interested in >>>> it >>>> rather than just tossing it. I can always provide more details to >>>> anyone >>>> that wants them. >>>> >>>> Best regards, >>>> Paul Davis - K9MR >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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.