[time-nuts] Questions about Austron 5000 Loran C receiver

J. Forster jfor at quikus.com
Sun Mar 4 17:53:27 UTC 2012


Just driving the displar is probably very easy. Given the era, it probably
takes no more than a parallel output port and a strobe to latch the data.
The nixies may have BCD decoders, but that's about it.

The 'scope may be analog from the receiver or have a couple of parallel
D/A's and a latch and intensify strobe.

-John

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>> It would make an awesome display!
>>
>> John  WA4WDL
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> From: "Bill Hawkins" <bill at iaxs.net>
>> Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2012 11:32 PM
>> To: "'Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement'" <
>> time-nuts at febo.com>
>>
>> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Questions about Austron 5000 Loran C receiver
>>
>>  Andy, I'm truly sorry this didn't go anywhere, in spite of Forster's
>>> attempt to hijack the thread. You got more replies from heavy hitters
>>> than I ever did. (Excuse me, Magnus, if you do not consider yourself
>>> as a heavy hitter.)
>>>
>>> What you have is a device that has a CRT display and Nixie displays,
>>> an antenna connection, and several 50 pin connectors. A creative
>>> bit banger could make a marvelous display from this unit. Truly
>>> creative bit bangers are hard to find these days.
>>>
>>> Have I challenged anybody here? Andy is one of the good guys.
>>>
>>> Bill Hawkins
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: time-nuts-bounces at febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-bounces at febo.com] On
>>> Behalf Of Andy Lokken
>>> Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2012 10:09 PM
>>> To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement
>>> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Questions about Austron 5000 Loran C receiver
>>>
>>> Thanks to all who replied. I think I'm in over my head with this one.
>>> There
>>> are far easier ways for me to try to receive Loran C, and I have no
>>> shortage of projects.
>>>
>>> So... Forgive me if this is not allowed on this reflector...
>>>
>>> Free to a good home (after shipping): One Austron 5000 Loran C
>>> receiver.
>>> Untested. Decent physical condx. See earlier post from me for a link to
>>> photos.
>>>
>>> If interested, please contact me off list.
>>>
>>> -Andy
>>>
>>>
>>>
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