American Time Products still exists: http://www.powercontroldevices.com/about-us/
ATP has also been closely connected to Buliva, makers of the Accutron. -John ================ > Amazing, the things that can be picked out of the noise. > > I have one of these frequency standards, but it belonged to the US > Dept. of Commerce, during the period 1965 to 1970 when the DoC was > given the weather bureau, named Environmental Science Services (ESSA). > It was last calibrated 9-27-72, after ESSA became NOAA. > > The schematic on the cover of the cable box, inside the door, has > the schematic for "Frequency Standard TS-65C/FMQ-1" The box contains > two cables, one with a PL-259 and one with a BNC connector. > > The name tag says "Type 2509-2 Ser 140" made by American Time Products > in New York, licensed under Western Electric patents. ATP made timing > chart devices for setting the correct rate for a wrist or pocket watch. > Google has nothing for ATP, but a search for "TS-65C/FMQ-1" has one by > Newton Time Products, which had negative search results. > > My device works, 60 Hz reads 60.06, which is 0.1%, but the 10 and 20 Hz > ranges unaccountably have no output. Abe Books has a manual for $5. > > Since I'm cleaning out, this mechanical marvel is yours for the cost > of shipping 24 pounds in a 12x12x20 box from Minneapolis 55438. It goes > on the scrap truck Thursday if no one wants old stuff, as usual. > > Bill Hawkins > > > _______________________________________________ > 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.
