[time-nuts] NTS-100 scored

[Bruce Lane]

	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.

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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.
>>
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>> 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..."
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