Hi Mark,
Hooray for Amazing Grace!Understand the Navy named a ship after her.
73 de Bill W4NJF
-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Erbaugh <mark@microenh.com>
To: tentec@contesting.com <tentec@contesting.com>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Date: Wednesday, June 04, 2003 3:19 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Some Observations on Orion Stability/Calibration
>The late Rear Admiral Grace Hopper used to give out 'nanoseconds' at her
>lectures. They were foot long pieces of wire, indicating the distance an
>electron can travel in a nanosecond. So I would guess that your delay is
>roughly 58000 nanoseconds.
>
>Mark
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Jim Reid" <jimr.reid@verizon.net>
>To: <tentec@contesting.com>
>Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2003 13:56 PM
>Subject: Re: [TenTec] Some Observations on Orion Stability/Calibration
>
>
>>
>>
>> > This has given me some ideas for synchronizing signals
>> > around the shack, including the use as an ultra-high stability
>> > reference for my RX-340....
>> > I just ordered the set from www.buylegacy.com
>>
>> Hmmm, well I am tempted, but....
>>
>> I live maybe 11 miles East of the WWVH antenna farm
>> here on Kauai. I suspect the ground wave signals I rcv
>> from them here have pretty good time accuracy, hi.
>>
>> They are available at 2.5 (an omni antenna), 5, 10, and
>> 15 MHz from VH. How many nanoseconds per mile at
>> light speed? Doppler shift on ground wave?
>>
>> Is there a real point in my also ordering a GPS time standard?
>> Or, should I spend the $350 to be sure?
>>
>> 73, Jim KH7M
>>
>>
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