[time-nuts] HP 117A

Max Robinson max at maxsmusicplace.com
Wed May 6 21:32:41 UTC 2009


Thank you.  Do they give a number for the distance between the receiver and 
antenna?

Regards.

Max.  K 4 O D S.

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Fahmie" <mpfahmie at lbl.gov>
To: "Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement" 
<time-nuts at febo.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 06, 2009 3:12 PM
Subject: Re: [time-nuts] HP 117A


The HP117 manual cautions you to keep the antenna far away from the
receiver for just that reason!

Take a good look at the electrolytics, even the tantalums in the shielded
box. I had to replace most of them.

-Mike-
WA6ZTY


At 07:36 PM 5/4/2009, you wrote:
>When someone posted the message about the HP 117A being on eBay I went and 
>placed a bid on it.  I won it and am looking forward to firing it up.  I 
>already have the HP loop antenna with the newvistor amplifier.  I have been 
>trying to build a receiver of my own for the antenna but it seems a lot 
>harder to keep things from oscillating at 60 kHz than it is at 14 MHz.
>
>Regards.
>
>Max.  K 4 O D S.
>
>Email: max at maxsmusicplace.com
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>----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Sims" <holrum at hotmail.com>
>To: <time-nuts at febo.com>
>Sent: Saturday, May 02, 2009 7:24 PM
>Subject: [time-nuts] Chart recorder consumables (was HP 117 paper)
>
>
>
>Don't know what it fits,  but it's cheap....  Ebay item 120412680477.  It 
>is apparently 6" wide, trac drive.
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