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Lucent KS-24361 15 Mhz and 10 Mhz

PS
paul swed
Mon, Dec 1, 2014 3:09 AM

OK so it was not as hard as I thought getting all of teh screws out. The
harder part is getting the actual board to slip out of the back.
After getting to the bottom I found a locked 10 Mhz signal on U206 pin 1
somewhat of a sine wave but compressed top and bottom at 5 V and pin 2 a
squared up version. Pin 1 goes off to several transistors. Also I have not
looked at the rest of u206.
So good or bad a tracking 10 Mhz exists. Not so easy to get to frankly.
Regards
Paul
WB8TSL

OK so it was not as hard as I thought getting all of teh screws out. The harder part is getting the actual board to slip out of the back. After getting to the bottom I found a locked 10 Mhz signal on U206 pin 1 somewhat of a sine wave but compressed top and bottom at 5 V and pin 2 a squared up version. Pin 1 goes off to several transistors. Also I have not looked at the rest of u206. So good or bad a tracking 10 Mhz exists. Not so easy to get to frankly. Regards Paul WB8TSL
DD
Dr. David Kirkby (Kirkby Microwave Ltd)
Mon, Dec 1, 2014 6:40 AM

On 1 Dec 2014 03:35, "paul swed" paulswedb@gmail.com wrote:

OK so it was not as hard as I thought getting all of teh screws out. The
harder part is getting the actual board to slip out of the back.
After getting to the bottom I found a locked 10 Mhz signal on U206 pin 1
somewhat of a sine wave

Why do you need to do this?  The picture I see on eBay shows an SMA
connector with "10 MHz TP" on it. I assumed that was a 10 MHz output, but I
assume that there's a good reason you are doing this.

Dave

On 1 Dec 2014 03:35, "paul swed" <paulswedb@gmail.com> wrote: > > OK so it was not as hard as I thought getting all of teh screws out. The > harder part is getting the actual board to slip out of the back. > After getting to the bottom I found a locked 10 Mhz signal on U206 pin 1 > somewhat of a sine wave Why do you need to do this? The picture I see on eBay shows an SMA connector with "10 MHz TP" on it. I assumed that was a 10 MHz output, but I assume that there's a good reason you are doing this. Dave
GR
Götz Romahn
Mon, Dec 1, 2014 11:25 AM

@ Paul
yes pin 1 of U206 is the input of a schmitt-trigger ( xxACT14 ) where
the rectangular 10 MHz output on the Ref-0 Modul is generated.

@ David
10 MHz is not available on the Ref-1 module, the one with antenna input
(yea, but it is still at pin 1 of U206).

Götz

Am 01.12.2014 04:09, :

OK so it was not as hard as I thought getting all of teh screws out. The
harder part is getting the actual board to slip out of the back.
After getting to the bottom I found a locked 10 Mhz signal on U206 pin 1
somewhat of a sine wave but compressed top and bottom at 5 V and pin 2 a
squared up version. Pin 1 goes off to several transistors. Also I have not
looked at the rest of u206.
So good or bad a tracking 10 Mhz exists. Not so easy to get to frankly.
Regards
Paul
WB8TSL


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@ Paul yes pin 1 of U206 is the input of a schmitt-trigger ( xxACT14 ) where the rectangular 10 MHz output on the Ref-0 Modul is generated. @ David 10 MHz is not available on the Ref-1 module, the one with antenna input (yea, but it is still at pin 1 of U206). Götz Am 01.12.2014 04:09, : > OK so it was not as hard as I thought getting all of teh screws out. The > harder part is getting the actual board to slip out of the back. > After getting to the bottom I found a locked 10 Mhz signal on U206 pin 1 > somewhat of a sine wave but compressed top and bottom at 5 V and pin 2 a > squared up version. Pin 1 goes off to several transistors. Also I have not > looked at the rest of u206. > So good or bad a tracking 10 Mhz exists. Not so easy to get to frankly. > Regards > Paul > WB8TSL > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. >
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Bob Camp
Mon, Dec 1, 2014 12:38 PM

Hi

If you have a pair of units, then you have a 10 MHz out of the second box. If you want to have everything in one box, (and not run a pair) you need to re-configure the 15 MHz output as a 10 MHz.

Bob

On Dec 1, 2014, at 1:40 AM, Dr. David Kirkby (Kirkby Microwave Ltd) drkirkby@kirkbymicrowave.co.uk wrote:

On 1 Dec 2014 03:35, "paul swed" paulswedb@gmail.com wrote:

OK so it was not as hard as I thought getting all of teh screws out. The
harder part is getting the actual board to slip out of the back.
After getting to the bottom I found a locked 10 Mhz signal on U206 pin 1
somewhat of a sine wave

Why do you need to do this?  The picture I see on eBay shows an SMA
connector with "10 MHz TP" on it. I assumed that was a 10 MHz output, but I
assume that there's a good reason you are doing this.

Dave


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Hi If you have a pair of units, then you have a 10 MHz out of the second box. If you want to have everything in one box, (and not run a pair) you need to re-configure the 15 MHz output as a 10 MHz. Bob > On Dec 1, 2014, at 1:40 AM, Dr. David Kirkby (Kirkby Microwave Ltd) <drkirkby@kirkbymicrowave.co.uk> wrote: > > On 1 Dec 2014 03:35, "paul swed" <paulswedb@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> OK so it was not as hard as I thought getting all of teh screws out. The >> harder part is getting the actual board to slip out of the back. >> After getting to the bottom I found a locked 10 Mhz signal on U206 pin 1 >> somewhat of a sine wave > > Why do you need to do this? The picture I see on eBay shows an SMA > connector with "10 MHz TP" on it. I assumed that was a 10 MHz output, but I > assume that there's a good reason you are doing this. > > Dave > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there.
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Bob Camp
Mon, Dec 1, 2014 12:43 PM

Hi

Given the level of phase noise on the Ref-0 10 MHz output, I would not want to use the same pin they get that off of ….

Bob

On Dec 1, 2014, at 6:25 AM, Götz Romahn goetz@g-romahn.de wrote:

@ Paul
yes pin 1 of U206 is the input of a schmitt-trigger ( xxACT14 ) where the rectangular 10 MHz output on the Ref-0 Modul is generated.

@ David
10 MHz is not available on the Ref-1 module, the one with antenna input (yea, but it is still at pin 1 of U206).

Götz

Am 01.12.2014 04:09, :

OK so it was not as hard as I thought getting all of teh screws out. The
harder part is getting the actual board to slip out of the back.
After getting to the bottom I found a locked 10 Mhz signal on U206 pin 1
somewhat of a sine wave but compressed top and bottom at 5 V and pin 2 a
squared up version. Pin 1 goes off to several transistors. Also I have not
looked at the rest of u206.
So good or bad a tracking 10 Mhz exists. Not so easy to get to frankly.
Regards
Paul
WB8TSL


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Hi Given the level of phase noise on the Ref-0 10 MHz output, I would not *want* to use the same pin they get that off of …. Bob > On Dec 1, 2014, at 6:25 AM, Götz Romahn <goetz@g-romahn.de> wrote: > > @ Paul > yes pin 1 of U206 is the input of a schmitt-trigger ( xxACT14 ) where the rectangular 10 MHz output on the Ref-0 Modul is generated. > > @ David > 10 MHz is not available on the Ref-1 module, the one with antenna input (yea, but it is still at pin 1 of U206). > > Götz > > Am 01.12.2014 04:09, : >> OK so it was not as hard as I thought getting all of teh screws out. The >> harder part is getting the actual board to slip out of the back. >> After getting to the bottom I found a locked 10 Mhz signal on U206 pin 1 >> somewhat of a sine wave but compressed top and bottom at 5 V and pin 2 a >> squared up version. Pin 1 goes off to several transistors. Also I have not >> looked at the rest of u206. >> So good or bad a tracking 10 Mhz exists. Not so easy to get to frankly. >> Regards >> Paul >> WB8TSL >> _______________________________________________ >> time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com >> To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts >> and follow the instructions there. >> > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there.
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paul swed
Mon, Dec 1, 2014 3:11 PM

​To address the one question Ref1s have no 10 Mhz. Just 15 MHz.
I have reversed out the various paths but it seems so have others. Must
have missed that thread. I do see the 5 to 10 doubler is in the q200-q203
region. I can't speak to the qualities of the signals and still have not
found the magical X+Y= 15 Mhz.
So what are folks doing that just have ref 1s?
Is this the discussion on buffering the 5 Mhz and doubling?
Regards
Paul​

On Mon, Dec 1, 2014 at 7:43 AM, Bob Camp kb8tq@n1k.org wrote:

Hi

Given the level of phase noise on the Ref-0 10 MHz output, I would not
want to use the same pin they get that off of ….

Bob

On Dec 1, 2014, at 6:25 AM, Götz Romahn goetz@g-romahn.de wrote:

@ Paul
yes pin 1 of U206 is the input of a schmitt-trigger ( xxACT14 ) where

the rectangular 10 MHz output on the Ref-0 Modul is generated.

@ David
10 MHz is not available on the Ref-1 module, the one with antenna input

(yea, but it is still at pin 1 of U206).

Götz

Am 01.12.2014 04:09, :

OK so it was not as hard as I thought getting all of teh screws out. The
harder part is getting the actual board to slip out of the back.
After getting to the bottom I found a locked 10 Mhz signal on U206 pin 1
somewhat of a sine wave but compressed top and bottom at 5 V and pin 2 a
squared up version. Pin 1 goes off to several transistors. Also I have

not

looked at the rest of u206.
So good or bad a tracking 10 Mhz exists. Not so easy to get to frankly.
Regards
Paul
WB8TSL


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​To address the one question Ref1s have no 10 Mhz. Just 15 MHz. I have reversed out the various paths but it seems so have others. Must have missed that thread. I do see the 5 to 10 doubler is in the q200-q203 region. I can't speak to the qualities of the signals and still have not found the magical X+Y= 15 Mhz. So what are folks doing that just have ref 1s? Is this the discussion on buffering the 5 Mhz and doubling? Regards Paul​ On Mon, Dec 1, 2014 at 7:43 AM, Bob Camp <kb8tq@n1k.org> wrote: > Hi > > Given the level of phase noise on the Ref-0 10 MHz output, I would not > *want* to use the same pin they get that off of …. > > Bob > > > On Dec 1, 2014, at 6:25 AM, Götz Romahn <goetz@g-romahn.de> wrote: > > > > @ Paul > > yes pin 1 of U206 is the input of a schmitt-trigger ( xxACT14 ) where > the rectangular 10 MHz output on the Ref-0 Modul is generated. > > > > @ David > > 10 MHz is not available on the Ref-1 module, the one with antenna input > (yea, but it is still at pin 1 of U206). > > > > Götz > > > > Am 01.12.2014 04:09, : > >> OK so it was not as hard as I thought getting all of teh screws out. The > >> harder part is getting the actual board to slip out of the back. > >> After getting to the bottom I found a locked 10 Mhz signal on U206 pin 1 > >> somewhat of a sine wave but compressed top and bottom at 5 V and pin 2 a > >> squared up version. Pin 1 goes off to several transistors. Also I have > not > >> looked at the rest of u206. > >> So good or bad a tracking 10 Mhz exists. Not so easy to get to frankly. > >> Regards > >> Paul > >> WB8TSL > >> _______________________________________________ > >> time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > >> To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > >> and follow the instructions there. > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > > and follow the instructions there. > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. >
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Bob Camp
Mon, Dec 1, 2014 11:37 PM

Hi

Yes, one of the “great unanswered questions” about the KS boxes is how to quickly and easily switch them from a nice clean (useless) 15 MHz output to a nice clean (useful) 10 MHz. The circuit appears to be all discrete analog. That suggests that a “jumper this, swap that” approach might work.

Bob

On Dec 1, 2014, at 10:11 AM, paul swed paulswedb@gmail.com wrote:

​To address the one question Ref1s have no 10 Mhz. Just 15 MHz.
I have reversed out the various paths but it seems so have others. Must
have missed that thread. I do see the 5 to 10 doubler is in the q200-q203
region. I can't speak to the qualities of the signals and still have not
found the magical X+Y= 15 Mhz.
So what are folks doing that just have ref 1s?
Is this the discussion on buffering the 5 Mhz and doubling?
Regards
Paul​

On Mon, Dec 1, 2014 at 7:43 AM, Bob Camp kb8tq@n1k.org wrote:

Hi

Given the level of phase noise on the Ref-0 10 MHz output, I would not
want to use the same pin they get that off of ….

Bob

On Dec 1, 2014, at 6:25 AM, Götz Romahn goetz@g-romahn.de wrote:

@ Paul
yes pin 1 of U206 is the input of a schmitt-trigger ( xxACT14 ) where

the rectangular 10 MHz output on the Ref-0 Modul is generated.

@ David
10 MHz is not available on the Ref-1 module, the one with antenna input

(yea, but it is still at pin 1 of U206).

Götz

Am 01.12.2014 04:09, :

OK so it was not as hard as I thought getting all of teh screws out. The
harder part is getting the actual board to slip out of the back.
After getting to the bottom I found a locked 10 Mhz signal on U206 pin 1
somewhat of a sine wave but compressed top and bottom at 5 V and pin 2 a
squared up version. Pin 1 goes off to several transistors. Also I have

not

looked at the rest of u206.
So good or bad a tracking 10 Mhz exists. Not so easy to get to frankly.
Regards
Paul
WB8TSL


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Hi Yes, one of the “great unanswered questions” about the KS boxes is how to quickly and easily switch them from a nice clean (useless) 15 MHz output to a nice clean (useful) 10 MHz. The circuit appears to be all discrete analog. That suggests that a “jumper this, swap that” approach might work. Bob > On Dec 1, 2014, at 10:11 AM, paul swed <paulswedb@gmail.com> wrote: > > ​To address the one question Ref1s have no 10 Mhz. Just 15 MHz. > I have reversed out the various paths but it seems so have others. Must > have missed that thread. I do see the 5 to 10 doubler is in the q200-q203 > region. I can't speak to the qualities of the signals and still have not > found the magical X+Y= 15 Mhz. > So what are folks doing that just have ref 1s? > Is this the discussion on buffering the 5 Mhz and doubling? > Regards > Paul​ > > On Mon, Dec 1, 2014 at 7:43 AM, Bob Camp <kb8tq@n1k.org> wrote: > >> Hi >> >> Given the level of phase noise on the Ref-0 10 MHz output, I would not >> *want* to use the same pin they get that off of …. >> >> Bob >> >>> On Dec 1, 2014, at 6:25 AM, Götz Romahn <goetz@g-romahn.de> wrote: >>> >>> @ Paul >>> yes pin 1 of U206 is the input of a schmitt-trigger ( xxACT14 ) where >> the rectangular 10 MHz output on the Ref-0 Modul is generated. >>> >>> @ David >>> 10 MHz is not available on the Ref-1 module, the one with antenna input >> (yea, but it is still at pin 1 of U206). >>> >>> Götz >>> >>> Am 01.12.2014 04:09, : >>>> OK so it was not as hard as I thought getting all of teh screws out. The >>>> harder part is getting the actual board to slip out of the back. >>>> After getting to the bottom I found a locked 10 Mhz signal on U206 pin 1 >>>> somewhat of a sine wave but compressed top and bottom at 5 V and pin 2 a >>>> squared up version. Pin 1 goes off to several transistors. Also I have >> not >>>> looked at the rest of u206. >>>> So good or bad a tracking 10 Mhz exists. Not so easy to get to frankly. >>>> Regards >>>> Paul >>>> WB8TSL >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com >>>> To unsubscribe, go to >> https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts >>>> and follow the instructions there. >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com >>> To unsubscribe, go to >> https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts >>> and follow the instructions there. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com >> To unsubscribe, go to >> https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts >> and follow the instructions there. >> > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there.
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paul swed
Tue, Dec 2, 2014 12:54 AM

Bob
I really have the board setup now for digging in. You are right the 10 Mhz
going into the 74act14 pin 1 is dirty. By this I mean transistors 208 and
209 that amplify the 10 Mhz are over driven and thats intended. The second
harmonic is only 20 db down. The actual 5 to 10 Mhz is Q202. Following the
collector, goes through a number of filters. At the top of the filter a
inductor 150J and another R22J goes to a small coupling cap and ultimately
to Q209.

To the side of the coupling cap away from Q209 the 10 Mhz signal is 500mv
pp and the other signals are 39 db down. That looks like an interesting
point to work with.

As sugested it would be good to leverage the output amplifier of the unit
and that seems like a pretty reasonable thing to look at. Plus there would
be no need to drill another hole for a connector.
Need to figure out how to snitch a bit of the 10 Mhz signal and then buffer
and isolate it.
Regards
Paul
WB8TSL

On Mon, Dec 1, 2014 at 6:37 PM, Bob Camp kb8tq@n1k.org wrote:

Hi

Yes, one of the “great unanswered questions” about the KS boxes is how to
quickly and easily switch them from a nice clean (useless) 15 MHz output to
a nice clean (useful) 10 MHz. The circuit appears to be all discrete
analog. That suggests that a “jumper this, swap that” approach might work.

Bob

On Dec 1, 2014, at 10:11 AM, paul swed paulswedb@gmail.com wrote:

​To address the one question Ref1s have no 10 Mhz. Just 15 MHz.
I have reversed out the various paths but it seems so have others. Must
have missed that thread. I do see the 5 to 10 doubler is in the q200-q203
region. I can't speak to the qualities of the signals and still have not
found the magical X+Y= 15 Mhz.
So what are folks doing that just have ref 1s?
Is this the discussion on buffering the 5 Mhz and doubling?
Regards
Paul​

On Mon, Dec 1, 2014 at 7:43 AM, Bob Camp kb8tq@n1k.org wrote:

Hi

Given the level of phase noise on the Ref-0 10 MHz output, I would not
want to use the same pin they get that off of ….

Bob

On Dec 1, 2014, at 6:25 AM, Götz Romahn goetz@g-romahn.de wrote:

@ Paul
yes pin 1 of U206 is the input of a schmitt-trigger ( xxACT14 ) where

the rectangular 10 MHz output on the Ref-0 Modul is generated.

@ David
10 MHz is not available on the Ref-1 module, the one with antenna input

(yea, but it is still at pin 1 of U206).

Götz

Am 01.12.2014 04:09, :

OK so it was not as hard as I thought getting all of teh screws out.

The

harder part is getting the actual board to slip out of the back.
After getting to the bottom I found a locked 10 Mhz signal on U206

pin 1

somewhat of a sine wave but compressed top and bottom at 5 V and pin

2 a

squared up version. Pin 1 goes off to several transistors. Also I have

not

looked at the rest of u206.
So good or bad a tracking 10 Mhz exists. Not so easy to get to

frankly.

Regards
Paul
WB8TSL


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Bob I really have the board setup now for digging in. You are right the 10 Mhz going into the 74act14 pin 1 is dirty. By this I mean transistors 208 and 209 that amplify the 10 Mhz are over driven and thats intended. The second harmonic is only 20 db down. The actual 5 to 10 Mhz is Q202. Following the collector, goes through a number of filters. At the top of the filter a inductor 150J and another R22J goes to a small coupling cap and ultimately to Q209. To the side of the coupling cap away from Q209 the 10 Mhz signal is 500mv pp and the other signals are 39 db down. That looks like an interesting point to work with. As sugested it would be good to leverage the output amplifier of the unit and that seems like a pretty reasonable thing to look at. Plus there would be no need to drill another hole for a connector. Need to figure out how to snitch a bit of the 10 Mhz signal and then buffer and isolate it. Regards Paul WB8TSL On Mon, Dec 1, 2014 at 6:37 PM, Bob Camp <kb8tq@n1k.org> wrote: > Hi > > Yes, one of the “great unanswered questions” about the KS boxes is how to > quickly and easily switch them from a nice clean (useless) 15 MHz output to > a nice clean (useful) 10 MHz. The circuit appears to be all discrete > analog. That suggests that a “jumper this, swap that” approach might work. > > Bob > > > On Dec 1, 2014, at 10:11 AM, paul swed <paulswedb@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > ​To address the one question Ref1s have no 10 Mhz. Just 15 MHz. > > I have reversed out the various paths but it seems so have others. Must > > have missed that thread. I do see the 5 to 10 doubler is in the q200-q203 > > region. I can't speak to the qualities of the signals and still have not > > found the magical X+Y= 15 Mhz. > > So what are folks doing that just have ref 1s? > > Is this the discussion on buffering the 5 Mhz and doubling? > > Regards > > Paul​ > > > > On Mon, Dec 1, 2014 at 7:43 AM, Bob Camp <kb8tq@n1k.org> wrote: > > > >> Hi > >> > >> Given the level of phase noise on the Ref-0 10 MHz output, I would not > >> *want* to use the same pin they get that off of …. > >> > >> Bob > >> > >>> On Dec 1, 2014, at 6:25 AM, Götz Romahn <goetz@g-romahn.de> wrote: > >>> > >>> @ Paul > >>> yes pin 1 of U206 is the input of a schmitt-trigger ( xxACT14 ) where > >> the rectangular 10 MHz output on the Ref-0 Modul is generated. > >>> > >>> @ David > >>> 10 MHz is not available on the Ref-1 module, the one with antenna input > >> (yea, but it is still at pin 1 of U206). > >>> > >>> Götz > >>> > >>> Am 01.12.2014 04:09, : > >>>> OK so it was not as hard as I thought getting all of teh screws out. > The > >>>> harder part is getting the actual board to slip out of the back. > >>>> After getting to the bottom I found a locked 10 Mhz signal on U206 > pin 1 > >>>> somewhat of a sine wave but compressed top and bottom at 5 V and pin > 2 a > >>>> squared up version. Pin 1 goes off to several transistors. Also I have > >> not > >>>> looked at the rest of u206. > >>>> So good or bad a tracking 10 Mhz exists. Not so easy to get to > frankly. > >>>> Regards > >>>> Paul > >>>> WB8TSL > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > >>>> To unsubscribe, go to > >> https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > >>>> and follow the instructions there. > >>>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > >>> To unsubscribe, go to > >> https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > >>> and follow the instructions there. > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > >> To unsubscribe, go to > >> https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > >> and follow the instructions there. > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > > and follow the instructions there. > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. >
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Bob Camp
Tue, Dec 2, 2014 2:05 AM

Hi

My guess from looking at roughly how the circuit runs from the OCXO to  the 15 MHz power amp and then over to the output connector:

  1. There is a fairly complicated filter on the output of the amp. It might have traps in it for 5, 10 and 20 MHz. No need for all those parts in a doubler….

  2. What ever is turning 5 into 15 MHz is doing a good job. If it can be tweaked to double rather than triple that could move things forward quite a bit.

  3. If the 15 MHz is used by the “rest of the box” it’s not on any of the pins I poked. There are a lot of pins, so I could have missed something.

Obviously my hope is to find a magic IC and move this pin or that pin to somewhere else. Now it doubles rather than triples. The rest of the box runs fine. Then you start pulling out coils or caps in the output filter.

Lots to dig into.

Bob

On Dec 1, 2014, at 7:54 PM, paul swed paulswedb@gmail.com wrote:

Bob
I really have the board setup now for digging in. You are right the 10 Mhz
going into the 74act14 pin 1 is dirty. By this I mean transistors 208 and
209 that amplify the 10 Mhz are over driven and thats intended. The second
harmonic is only 20 db down. The actual 5 to 10 Mhz is Q202. Following the
collector, goes through a number of filters. At the top of the filter a
inductor 150J and another R22J goes to a small coupling cap and ultimately
to Q209.

To the side of the coupling cap away from Q209 the 10 Mhz signal is 500mv
pp and the other signals are 39 db down. That looks like an interesting
point to work with.

As sugested it would be good to leverage the output amplifier of the unit
and that seems like a pretty reasonable thing to look at. Plus there would
be no need to drill another hole for a connector.
Need to figure out how to snitch a bit of the 10 Mhz signal and then buffer
and isolate it.
Regards
Paul
WB8TSL

On Mon, Dec 1, 2014 at 6:37 PM, Bob Camp kb8tq@n1k.org wrote:

Hi

Yes, one of the “great unanswered questions” about the KS boxes is how to
quickly and easily switch them from a nice clean (useless) 15 MHz output to
a nice clean (useful) 10 MHz. The circuit appears to be all discrete
analog. That suggests that a “jumper this, swap that” approach might work.

Bob

On Dec 1, 2014, at 10:11 AM, paul swed paulswedb@gmail.com wrote:

​To address the one question Ref1s have no 10 Mhz. Just 15 MHz.
I have reversed out the various paths but it seems so have others. Must
have missed that thread. I do see the 5 to 10 doubler is in the q200-q203
region. I can't speak to the qualities of the signals and still have not
found the magical X+Y= 15 Mhz.
So what are folks doing that just have ref 1s?
Is this the discussion on buffering the 5 Mhz and doubling?
Regards
Paul​

On Mon, Dec 1, 2014 at 7:43 AM, Bob Camp kb8tq@n1k.org wrote:

Hi

Given the level of phase noise on the Ref-0 10 MHz output, I would not
want to use the same pin they get that off of ….

Bob

On Dec 1, 2014, at 6:25 AM, Götz Romahn goetz@g-romahn.de wrote:

@ Paul
yes pin 1 of U206 is the input of a schmitt-trigger ( xxACT14 ) where

the rectangular 10 MHz output on the Ref-0 Modul is generated.

@ David
10 MHz is not available on the Ref-1 module, the one with antenna input

(yea, but it is still at pin 1 of U206).

Götz

Am 01.12.2014 04:09, :

OK so it was not as hard as I thought getting all of teh screws out.

The

harder part is getting the actual board to slip out of the back.
After getting to the bottom I found a locked 10 Mhz signal on U206

pin 1

somewhat of a sine wave but compressed top and bottom at 5 V and pin

2 a

squared up version. Pin 1 goes off to several transistors. Also I have

not

looked at the rest of u206.
So good or bad a tracking 10 Mhz exists. Not so easy to get to

frankly.

Regards
Paul
WB8TSL


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Hi My *guess* from looking at roughly how the circuit runs from the OCXO to the 15 MHz power amp and then over to the output connector: 1) There is a fairly complicated filter on the output of the amp. It might have traps in it for 5, 10 and 20 MHz. No need for all those parts in a doubler…. 2) What ever is turning 5 into 15 MHz is doing a good job. If it can be tweaked to double rather than triple that could move things forward quite a bit. 3) If the 15 MHz is used by the “rest of the box” it’s not on any of the pins I poked. There are a lot of pins, so I could have missed something. Obviously my hope is to find a magic IC and move this pin or that pin to somewhere else. Now it doubles rather than triples. The rest of the box runs fine. Then you start pulling out coils or caps in the output filter. Lots to dig into. Bob > On Dec 1, 2014, at 7:54 PM, paul swed <paulswedb@gmail.com> wrote: > > Bob > I really have the board setup now for digging in. You are right the 10 Mhz > going into the 74act14 pin 1 is dirty. By this I mean transistors 208 and > 209 that amplify the 10 Mhz are over driven and thats intended. The second > harmonic is only 20 db down. The actual 5 to 10 Mhz is Q202. Following the > collector, goes through a number of filters. At the top of the filter a > inductor 150J and another R22J goes to a small coupling cap and ultimately > to Q209. > > To the side of the coupling cap away from Q209 the 10 Mhz signal is 500mv > pp and the other signals are 39 db down. That looks like an interesting > point to work with. > > As sugested it would be good to leverage the output amplifier of the unit > and that seems like a pretty reasonable thing to look at. Plus there would > be no need to drill another hole for a connector. > Need to figure out how to snitch a bit of the 10 Mhz signal and then buffer > and isolate it. > Regards > Paul > WB8TSL > > On Mon, Dec 1, 2014 at 6:37 PM, Bob Camp <kb8tq@n1k.org> wrote: > >> Hi >> >> Yes, one of the “great unanswered questions” about the KS boxes is how to >> quickly and easily switch them from a nice clean (useless) 15 MHz output to >> a nice clean (useful) 10 MHz. The circuit appears to be all discrete >> analog. That suggests that a “jumper this, swap that” approach might work. >> >> Bob >> >>> On Dec 1, 2014, at 10:11 AM, paul swed <paulswedb@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> ​To address the one question Ref1s have no 10 Mhz. Just 15 MHz. >>> I have reversed out the various paths but it seems so have others. Must >>> have missed that thread. I do see the 5 to 10 doubler is in the q200-q203 >>> region. I can't speak to the qualities of the signals and still have not >>> found the magical X+Y= 15 Mhz. >>> So what are folks doing that just have ref 1s? >>> Is this the discussion on buffering the 5 Mhz and doubling? >>> Regards >>> Paul​ >>> >>> On Mon, Dec 1, 2014 at 7:43 AM, Bob Camp <kb8tq@n1k.org> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi >>>> >>>> Given the level of phase noise on the Ref-0 10 MHz output, I would not >>>> *want* to use the same pin they get that off of …. >>>> >>>> Bob >>>> >>>>> On Dec 1, 2014, at 6:25 AM, Götz Romahn <goetz@g-romahn.de> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> @ Paul >>>>> yes pin 1 of U206 is the input of a schmitt-trigger ( xxACT14 ) where >>>> the rectangular 10 MHz output on the Ref-0 Modul is generated. >>>>> >>>>> @ David >>>>> 10 MHz is not available on the Ref-1 module, the one with antenna input >>>> (yea, but it is still at pin 1 of U206). >>>>> >>>>> Götz >>>>> >>>>> Am 01.12.2014 04:09, : >>>>>> OK so it was not as hard as I thought getting all of teh screws out. >> The >>>>>> harder part is getting the actual board to slip out of the back. >>>>>> After getting to the bottom I found a locked 10 Mhz signal on U206 >> pin 1 >>>>>> somewhat of a sine wave but compressed top and bottom at 5 V and pin >> 2 a >>>>>> squared up version. Pin 1 goes off to several transistors. Also I have >>>> not >>>>>> looked at the rest of u206. >>>>>> So good or bad a tracking 10 Mhz exists. Not so easy to get to >> frankly. >>>>>> Regards >>>>>> Paul >>>>>> WB8TSL >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com >>>>>> To unsubscribe, go to >>>> https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts >>>>>> and follow the instructions there. >>>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com >>>>> To unsubscribe, go to >>>> https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts >>>>> and follow the instructions there. >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com >>>> To unsubscribe, go to >>>> https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts >>>> and follow the instructions there. >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com >>> To unsubscribe, go to >> https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts >>> and follow the instructions there. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com >> To unsubscribe, go to >> https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts >> and follow the instructions there. >> > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there.
PS
paul swed
Tue, Dec 2, 2014 3:17 AM

On the power amp I have found what I believe is the place to inject a
signal in to to drive the output.
Will try it tomorrow.
I plan to leave the 15 MHz alone as no idea if something else does use it.
Essentially leave the signal that feeds pin 8 of the analog gate alone.
The cap that feeds the output system is just beyond that point. Sort of.
Regards
Paul
WB8TSL

On Mon, Dec 1, 2014 at 9:05 PM, Bob Camp kb8tq@n1k.org wrote:

Hi

My guess from looking at roughly how the circuit runs from the OCXO to
the 15 MHz power amp and then over to the output connector:

  1. There is a fairly complicated filter on the output of the amp. It might
    have traps in it for 5, 10 and 20 MHz. No need for all those parts in a
    doubler….

  2. What ever is turning 5 into 15 MHz is doing a good job. If it can be
    tweaked to double rather than triple that could move things forward quite a
    bit.

  3. If the 15 MHz is used by the “rest of the box” it’s not on any of the
    pins I poked. There are a lot of pins, so I could have missed something.

Obviously my hope is to find a magic IC and move this pin or that pin to
somewhere else. Now it doubles rather than triples. The rest of the box
runs fine. Then you start pulling out coils or caps in the output filter.

Lots to dig into.

Bob

On Dec 1, 2014, at 7:54 PM, paul swed paulswedb@gmail.com wrote:

Bob
I really have the board setup now for digging in. You are right the 10

Mhz

going into the 74act14 pin 1 is dirty. By this I mean transistors 208 and
209 that amplify the 10 Mhz are over driven and thats intended. The

second

harmonic is only 20 db down. The actual 5 to 10 Mhz is Q202. Following

the

collector, goes through a number of filters. At the top of the filter a
inductor 150J and another R22J goes to a small coupling cap and

ultimately

to Q209.

To the side of the coupling cap away from Q209 the 10 Mhz signal is 500mv
pp and the other signals are 39 db down. That looks like an interesting
point to work with.

As sugested it would be good to leverage the output amplifier of the unit
and that seems like a pretty reasonable thing to look at. Plus there

would

be no need to drill another hole for a connector.
Need to figure out how to snitch a bit of the 10 Mhz signal and then

buffer

and isolate it.
Regards
Paul
WB8TSL

On Mon, Dec 1, 2014 at 6:37 PM, Bob Camp kb8tq@n1k.org wrote:

Hi

Yes, one of the “great unanswered questions” about the KS boxes is how

to

quickly and easily switch them from a nice clean (useless) 15 MHz

output to

a nice clean (useful) 10 MHz. The circuit appears to be all discrete
analog. That suggests that a “jumper this, swap that” approach might

work.

Bob

On Dec 1, 2014, at 10:11 AM, paul swed paulswedb@gmail.com wrote:

​To address the one question Ref1s have no 10 Mhz. Just 15 MHz.
I have reversed out the various paths but it seems so have others. Must
have missed that thread. I do see the 5 to 10 doubler is in the

q200-q203

region. I can't speak to the qualities of the signals and still have

not

found the magical X+Y= 15 Mhz.
So what are folks doing that just have ref 1s?
Is this the discussion on buffering the 5 Mhz and doubling?
Regards
Paul​

On Mon, Dec 1, 2014 at 7:43 AM, Bob Camp kb8tq@n1k.org wrote:

Hi

Given the level of phase noise on the Ref-0 10 MHz output, I would not
want to use the same pin they get that off of ….

Bob

On Dec 1, 2014, at 6:25 AM, Götz Romahn goetz@g-romahn.de wrote:

@ Paul
yes pin 1 of U206 is the input of a schmitt-trigger ( xxACT14 ) where

the rectangular 10 MHz output on the Ref-0 Modul is generated.

@ David
10 MHz is not available on the Ref-1 module, the one with antenna

input

(yea, but it is still at pin 1 of U206).

Götz

Am 01.12.2014 04:09, :

OK so it was not as hard as I thought getting all of teh screws out.

The

harder part is getting the actual board to slip out of the back.
After getting to the bottom I found a locked 10 Mhz signal on U206

pin 1

somewhat of a sine wave but compressed top and bottom at 5 V and pin

2 a

squared up version. Pin 1 goes off to several transistors. Also I

have

not

looked at the rest of u206.
So good or bad a tracking 10 Mhz exists. Not so easy to get to

frankly.

Regards
Paul
WB8TSL


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On the power amp I have found what I believe is the place to inject a signal in to to drive the output. Will try it tomorrow. I plan to leave the 15 MHz alone as no idea if something else does use it. Essentially leave the signal that feeds pin 8 of the analog gate alone. The cap that feeds the output system is just beyond that point. Sort of. Regards Paul WB8TSL On Mon, Dec 1, 2014 at 9:05 PM, Bob Camp <kb8tq@n1k.org> wrote: > Hi > > My *guess* from looking at roughly how the circuit runs from the OCXO to > the 15 MHz power amp and then over to the output connector: > > 1) There is a fairly complicated filter on the output of the amp. It might > have traps in it for 5, 10 and 20 MHz. No need for all those parts in a > doubler…. > > 2) What ever is turning 5 into 15 MHz is doing a good job. If it can be > tweaked to double rather than triple that could move things forward quite a > bit. > > 3) If the 15 MHz is used by the “rest of the box” it’s not on any of the > pins I poked. There are a lot of pins, so I could have missed something. > > Obviously my hope is to find a magic IC and move this pin or that pin to > somewhere else. Now it doubles rather than triples. The rest of the box > runs fine. Then you start pulling out coils or caps in the output filter. > > Lots to dig into. > > Bob > > > > On Dec 1, 2014, at 7:54 PM, paul swed <paulswedb@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Bob > > I really have the board setup now for digging in. You are right the 10 > Mhz > > going into the 74act14 pin 1 is dirty. By this I mean transistors 208 and > > 209 that amplify the 10 Mhz are over driven and thats intended. The > second > > harmonic is only 20 db down. The actual 5 to 10 Mhz is Q202. Following > the > > collector, goes through a number of filters. At the top of the filter a > > inductor 150J and another R22J goes to a small coupling cap and > ultimately > > to Q209. > > > > To the side of the coupling cap away from Q209 the 10 Mhz signal is 500mv > > pp and the other signals are 39 db down. That looks like an interesting > > point to work with. > > > > As sugested it would be good to leverage the output amplifier of the unit > > and that seems like a pretty reasonable thing to look at. Plus there > would > > be no need to drill another hole for a connector. > > Need to figure out how to snitch a bit of the 10 Mhz signal and then > buffer > > and isolate it. > > Regards > > Paul > > WB8TSL > > > > On Mon, Dec 1, 2014 at 6:37 PM, Bob Camp <kb8tq@n1k.org> wrote: > > > >> Hi > >> > >> Yes, one of the “great unanswered questions” about the KS boxes is how > to > >> quickly and easily switch them from a nice clean (useless) 15 MHz > output to > >> a nice clean (useful) 10 MHz. The circuit appears to be all discrete > >> analog. That suggests that a “jumper this, swap that” approach might > work. > >> > >> Bob > >> > >>> On Dec 1, 2014, at 10:11 AM, paul swed <paulswedb@gmail.com> wrote: > >>> > >>> ​To address the one question Ref1s have no 10 Mhz. Just 15 MHz. > >>> I have reversed out the various paths but it seems so have others. Must > >>> have missed that thread. I do see the 5 to 10 doubler is in the > q200-q203 > >>> region. I can't speak to the qualities of the signals and still have > not > >>> found the magical X+Y= 15 Mhz. > >>> So what are folks doing that just have ref 1s? > >>> Is this the discussion on buffering the 5 Mhz and doubling? > >>> Regards > >>> Paul​ > >>> > >>> On Mon, Dec 1, 2014 at 7:43 AM, Bob Camp <kb8tq@n1k.org> wrote: > >>> > >>>> Hi > >>>> > >>>> Given the level of phase noise on the Ref-0 10 MHz output, I would not > >>>> *want* to use the same pin they get that off of …. > >>>> > >>>> Bob > >>>> > >>>>> On Dec 1, 2014, at 6:25 AM, Götz Romahn <goetz@g-romahn.de> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> @ Paul > >>>>> yes pin 1 of U206 is the input of a schmitt-trigger ( xxACT14 ) where > >>>> the rectangular 10 MHz output on the Ref-0 Modul is generated. > >>>>> > >>>>> @ David > >>>>> 10 MHz is not available on the Ref-1 module, the one with antenna > input > >>>> (yea, but it is still at pin 1 of U206). > >>>>> > >>>>> Götz > >>>>> > >>>>> Am 01.12.2014 04:09, : > >>>>>> OK so it was not as hard as I thought getting all of teh screws out. > >> The > >>>>>> harder part is getting the actual board to slip out of the back. > >>>>>> After getting to the bottom I found a locked 10 Mhz signal on U206 > >> pin 1 > >>>>>> somewhat of a sine wave but compressed top and bottom at 5 V and pin > >> 2 a > >>>>>> squared up version. Pin 1 goes off to several transistors. Also I > have > >>>> not > >>>>>> looked at the rest of u206. > >>>>>> So good or bad a tracking 10 Mhz exists. Not so easy to get to > >> frankly. > >>>>>> Regards > >>>>>> Paul > >>>>>> WB8TSL > >>>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>>> time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > >>>>>> To unsubscribe, go to > >>>> https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > >>>>>> and follow the instructions there. > >>>>>> > >>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>> time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > >>>>> To unsubscribe, go to > >>>> https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > >>>>> and follow the instructions there. > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > >>>> To unsubscribe, go to > >>>> https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > >>>> and follow the instructions there. > >>>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > >>> To unsubscribe, go to > >> https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > >>> and follow the instructions there. > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > >> To unsubscribe, go to > >> https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > >> and follow the instructions there. > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > > and follow the instructions there. > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. >