[time-nuts] GPS with PPS

John Allen john at pcsupportsolutions.com
Wed Sep 30 20:45:10 UTC 2009


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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Roy Phillips" <phill.r1 at btinternet.com>
To: "Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement" 
<time-nuts at febo.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 6:46 AM
Subject: Re: [time-nuts] GPS with PPS


> Joe
> I would suggest that you could consider one of the Garmin GPS 16/17 
> models, that have been offered by Fluke1(China) at a sensible price. I 
> have a GPS 16HVS which is performing very well just sitting on a 
> window-sill (facing North), this offers a 1pps timing signal. It requires 
> between 8.0 to 40 volts D.C (nominally 12.00 volts @ 40 mA. The 
> alternative model, 16LVS, requires 3.3  to 8.0 volts.D.C @ 65 mA. All the 
> data on these devices is available on the Garmin website
> Good luck
> Roy
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Joseph Gray" <jgray at zianet.com>
> To: "Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement" 
> <time-nuts at febo.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 9:36 AM
> Subject: [time-nuts] GPS with PPS
>
>
>> Does anyone know if any of those all-in-one hockey puck GPS receivers
>> put out PPS on the serial cable? The type that has the antenna and GPS
>> together, with a serial cable hanging off of it. I'm thinking about
>> using one for a timing project. The more sensitive, the better, as it
>> will be used indoors.
>>
>> While I'm on the subject of GPS units, a question comes to mind. I
>> know that WAAS enhances position accuracy. Does it do anything for
>> time? My first thought would be no, as that comes directly from the
>> standard GPS satellites.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Joe Gray
>> KA5ZEC




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