[time-nuts] SSR-6t Connector

[Ed Palmer]

Since I have a Z3801A this is an interesting development.  Do you expect 
to see improved performance or is this simply to replace a dead VP 
receiver and bring the Z3801A back to life?

My 6 channel VP receiver was flaky so I replaced it with an 8 channel 
model.  My Holdover Uncertainty Prediction is now oscillating between a 
high of 2 - 3 microseconds and a low of 200 - 300 ns with an oscillation 
period of 7-9 days.  It's only been running for a few weeks so I'll have 
to wait and see if the oscillations die out.  Depending on how things 
settle, there might not be any need (or room) for improvement.

Ed

On 12/21/2012 10:26 AM, W2GPS wrote:
> Tom,
>
> Synergy already has a carrier board to put the SSR-6T receiver into a VP, UT,
> UT+, etc. socket. All that is needed is firmware support for the old 8-channel
> messages. I am planning to implement this capability for Synergy. It's just a
> matter of time and priorities. Eventually Synergy will have the solution for
> this problem. If you could gather a list of Time-Nuts people who would like one
> or more of these and send it to Art that could speed the process along.
>
> Rick
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Van Baak [mailto:tvb at LeapSecond.com]
> Sent: Friday, December 21, 2012 11:15 AM
> To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement
> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] SSR-6t Connector
>
> Hi Paul,
>
> I'm pretty sure the hp Z3801A and 58503A/B (and perhaps other 1990's era) GPSDO
> use the Motorola Oncore VP receiver. It was, and still is, a famous GPS timing
> receiver. Later, many GPSDO evolved to use the Motorola/iLotus M12 receiver.
>
> The new Synergy SST-6T is a clever combination h/w and s/w that turns a uBlox 6T
> & PIC into a PCB that is both h/w and s/w compatible with an M12. It's a drop-in
> replacement. But as such, it won't work in a device that is uses an old Motorola
> UT/GT/VP receiver.
>
> I suggested that they also come up with a board that is VP compatible, but you
> realize the number of 15-year-old Oncore VP's in the field is probably not that
> high. It would make an excellent labor-of-love project to create a VP-compatible
> uBlox 6T board, but it's probably not something you can make a business case
> for.
>
> /tvb