[time-nuts] Ebay GPSDO for the price of shipping.
Bob Camp
kb8tq at n1k.org
Wed Mar 16 00:23:33 UTC 2016
Hi
Last time I checked Trimble and uBlox were separate outfits. If a gizmo puts out
uBlox messages, it’s tough to believe it’s a genuine Trimble device.
Bob
> On Mar 15, 2016, at 7:43 PM, Paul <tic-toc at bodosom.net> wrote:
>
> I got one of these:
>
> http://www.ebay.com/itm/Trimble-GPS-Receiver-GPSDO-10MHz-1PPS-GPS-Disciplined-Clock-with-rs232-port-/252162780444
>
> but the PPS output is bad. Funny becaue the PPS LED is working just fine.
> The 10MHz looks okay (the counter says 10MHz with a Fury ext-in). This
> unit emits a selection of UBX messages which while not impossible to decode
> is bit harder than just looking for "GGA" and plucking out two fields
> should you want to continuously monitor the GPS. UCenter works just fine
> but the GPS, as shipped, is read-only.
>
> Like last time you send me a prepaid shipping label (for a US address)
> suitable for a USPS flat rate medium sized box (~$13.45) and I send the
> GPSDO (to a US address).
>
> Notable points:
> 0) The seller gave me a refund but said keep the GPSDO. Economics at work.
> 1) It does not come with a power supply (12V,2A) or antenna.
> 2) It does come with three SMA to BNC adapters.
> 3) The 1PPS doesn't work (DB9 or SMA). It will light a random LED. Barely.
> 4) I have too much of this stuff lying about and trying to fix one is of no
> value to me.
>
> Please contact me OFF list if you're interested.
> _______________________________________________
> time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts at febo.com
> To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts
> and follow the instructions there.
More information about the Time-nuts_lists.febo.com
mailing list