[time-nuts] Agilent / HP 117A on eBay...

Richard Solomon w1ksz at earthlink.net
Fri Jul 26 02:34:27 UTC 2013


I had one of those antennas some years ago. sold it to an outfit in
Washington State (I was in Boston). IIRC, it was over $300 to ship
it UPS due to the size.

73, Dick, W1KSZ


On 7/25/2013 6:23 PM, paul swed wrote:
> Marki the antennas are about 3 foot as I recall not huge, really. But
> Australia is a bit far away. I would think JJY might be better for you.
> That said to actually improve the signal at that distance build a serious
> loop. Mine is 10' by 10 ft 800 ft of wire and preamp. Does a heck of a job
> for the east coast of the US. Australia is large so you could go really
> big. :-) Seriously the larger the area the better. Though the limit seems
> to be the turns and the ability to tune the coil with a cap.
> There is a lot of good information on a site called vlf.it on loops.
> Regards
> Paul
> WB8TSL
>
>
> On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 8:57 PM, Mark C. Stephens <marks at non-stop.com.au>wrote:
>
>> Hi Pete, I have a 14" diameter choke ring GPS L1 with a big spike on the
>> top of it, on the peak of the roof :)
>>
>> That certainly gets some stares!
>>
>> As the HP antenna is VLF, is the Antenna Huge?
>>
>> I can't reliably get WWVB in Australia.
>> Lots of fading etcetera, or I'd be in there like a shot :)
>>
>> We do have a beer called VB hmmm..
>>
>> --marki
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: time-nuts-bounces at febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-bounces at febo.com] On
>> Behalf Of Pete Lancashire
>> Sent: Friday, 26 July 2013 10:50 AM
>> To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement
>> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Agilent / HP 117A on eBay...
>>
>> I still would like to find one of the HP antenna's just for the looks.
>> Even the 10509A with 13CW4's .. ok the FET version would be better.
>>
>> At least give those passing by something else to point at :-)
>>
>> -pete
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 7:09 AM, Burt I. Weiner <biwa at att.net> wrote:
>>
>>> I always wanted on, but with the intention of using it.  To bad it's
>>> now useless now with the new WWVB format, otherwise I'd buy it.
>>   Antennas I got.
>>> Burt, K6OQK
>>>
>>> At 06:14 AM 7/25/2013, time-nuts-request at febo.com wrote
>>>
>>>>>> Would this box work with the new WWVB format?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 07/25/2013 04:07 AM, Mark C. Stephens wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Oh my gosh, a 117A has popped up on eBay!
>>>>>>> Looks in pretty good condition given its age...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Seller claims the antenna will be listed shortly!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Item # 281141315740
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --marki
>>> Burt I. Weiner Associates
>>> Broadcast Technical Services
>>> Glendale, California  U.S.A.
>>> biwa at att.net
>>> www.biwa.cc
>>> K6OQK
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