Hello, I'm new to the list. I'd like to know if the NovaTech K2R has any value to the amateur radio or electronics community other than a 1PPS output and a display of time. It appears I might have an opportunity to acquire this clock in new condition. Thanks, Robin Midgett K4IDC

Hi Going over to the NovaTech site, I see a 2R: https://www.novatechautomation.com/products/kronos-satellite-clocks/kronos-series-2-specs But I can’t find a K2R. That may just be my poor internet skills. Assuming we are talking about a 2R, it’s an interesting device. It will give you a “canned” NTP server in addition to a cool looking clock and a pps output. There are a bunch of expansion card slots on it. They appear add various things to the mix. From a quick look, it’s not clear any of those add on’s are a “must have” sort of thing. Like all similar boxes, you will need an outdoor antenna. If I was buying one, I’d want to dig a bit into the firmware update process. You don’t want an “orphan” device that only gets up dates once a decade …. Bob > On Aug 15, 2024, at 7:52 AM, K4IDC via time-nuts <time-nuts@lists.febo.com> wrote: > > Hello, > I'm new to the list. I'd like to know if the NovaTech K2R has any value to > the amateur radio or electronics community other than a 1PPS output and a > display of time. It appears I might have an opportunity to acquire this > clock in new condition. > > Thanks, > Robin Midgett K4IDC > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@lists.febo.com > To unsubscribe send an email to time-nuts-leave@lists.febo.com

Robin it appears to be quite a nice clock for computers and such. As you noticed already no 5 or 10 MHz out, strictly timecode and data services. There is an internal TCXO that might be able to be tapped into to get RF out. (Unless its some strange frequency)A small project. So it depends on the cost if it has value to you. If 5 or 10 MHz locked for a reference is needed, then there are several alternatives on ebay for I think $200 or less. My experiences with GPSDOs is they just simply work. Dumb and simple. Hope that helps. Paul WB8TSL On Thu, Aug 15, 2024 at 9:58 AM K4IDC via time-nuts < time-nuts@lists.febo.com> wrote: > Hello, > I'm new to the list. I'd like to know if the NovaTech K2R has any value to > the amateur radio or electronics community other than a 1PPS output and a > display of time. It appears I might have an opportunity to acquire this > clock in new condition. > > Thanks, > Robin Midgett K4IDC > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@lists.febo.com > To unsubscribe send an email to time-nuts-leave@lists.febo.com >