[time-nuts] Looking for Tracor 599 VLF Receiver Manual

J. Forster jfor at quik.com
Wed Jan 5 19:57:47 UTC 2011


It's OMEGA not LORAN. Try FairRadio or Google for it. OMEGA was in the
10-25 KHz region. LORAN-C was 100 KHz. WWVB is 60 KHz.

You might be better off starting from scratch.

Best,

-John

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> Subject: Looking for Tracor 599 VLF Receiver Manual
>
> I have acquired a Tracor Series 599 VLF Tracking Receiver system that
> I'd like to use for WWVB reception.
> I'm curious if anyone has, or knows of, a source of manual(s) for this
> system.  It consists of the following units:
> Power Supply 599-502
> Phase Servo   599-402
> AGC-Phase    599-300
> Synthesizer    599-102
> Receiver         599-203
> When I peaked inside the receiver module (the 599-203) I noticed a set
> of octal sockets that I suspect accept old style crystal modules to
> establish (switch selectable) receive frequencies, so my guess is that
> the receiver was set up to receive various Loran stations.
> If anyone has any knowledge regarding this system, or knows of a source
> for a manual, I'd appreciate some feedback.
> Regards,
> Al Burke, WB9SSE
> 11714 Millstone Dr.
> Fort Wayne, IN 46818
> 260-637-1989
> woffermom at cs.com
>
>
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