[time-nuts] HP/Dymek DY-5842

[Dick Moore]

I used to have one of these marvelous receivers and sold it. I still have the WWVB/60kHz shielded loop antenna that I made for it and although it is big, at about 30" x 30" x 2" or so, I believe it will ship FedEx or UPS OK. It's free to anyone who'll pay the shipping. It's made out of copper pipe and works quite well, and is tuned for the 5842 at 60kHz.

Best,
Dick Moore


On Oct 1, 2010, at 3:50 PM, time-nuts-request at febo.com wrote:


> Message: 5
> Date: Fri, 01 Oct 2010 16:34:57 -0600
> From: ziggy9 <ziggy9 at pumpkinbrook.com>
> Subject: [time-nuts] Possibly OT - Any interest in a vintage HP/Dymec
> 	DY-5842 VLF receiver?
> To: <time-nuts at febo.com>
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> 
> Fellow time-nuts: 
> I've got a circa 1964 DY-5842 VLF receiver. This is (was) operated in
> conjunction with an external time interval counter to make a frequency
> comparison. So you would select WWVL for example, and use that as your
> primary standard for comparison to your local standard. It's got 5 crystals
> in it: 16, 18, 19.8, 20, and 60 kHz (listed as GBR, NBA, NPM, WWVL, WWVB).
> It works and I have the manual. The thing is, the interest in something
> like this is bound to be a bit narrow, so I thought I'd mention it here.
> 
> So if there are any collectors, equipment museums, etc. that might be
> interested in this, please let me know. I'm a bit sentimental about this
> thing, it's sort of a bit of history, and from what I can tell, somewhat
> rare (doesnt make it worth anything though :). Since it's a bit of a
> curiosity, I'd like to pass it to someone that might be interested in it
> rather than just tossing it. I can always provide more details to anyone
> that wants them.
> 
> Best regards,
> Paul Davis - K9MR
> 
> 
> 
> 
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> 
> Message: 6
> Date: Fri, 1 Oct 2010 18:42:16 -0400
> From: "jmfranke" <jmfranke at cox.net>
> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Possibly OT - Any interest in a vintage
> 	HP/Dymec	DY-5842 VLF receiver?
> To: "Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement"
> 	<time-nuts at febo.com>
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> I am very interested.  Do you have any images?
> 
> John  Franke WA4WDL
> Portsmouth, VA 23703
> 
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "ziggy9" <ziggy9 at pumpkinbrook.com>
> Sent: Friday, October 01, 2010 6:34 PM
> To: <time-nuts at febo.com>
> Subject: [time-nuts] Possibly OT - Any interest in a vintage HP/Dymec 
> DY-5842 VLF receiver?
> 
>> 
>> Fellow time-nuts:
>> I've got a circa 1964 DY-5842 VLF receiver. This is (was) operated in
>> conjunction with an external time interval counter to make a frequency
>> comparison. So you would select WWVL for example, and use that as your
>> primary standard for comparison to your local standard. It's got 5 
>> crystals
>> in it: 16, 18, 19.8, 20, and 60 kHz (listed as GBR, NBA, NPM, WWVL, WWVB).
>> It works and I have the manual. The thing is, the interest in something
>> like this is bound to be a bit narrow, so I thought I'd mention it here.
>> 
>> So if there are any collectors, equipment museums, etc. that might be
>> interested in this, please let me know. I'm a bit sentimental about this
>> thing, it's sort of a bit of history, and from what I can tell, somewhat
>> rare (doesnt make it worth anything though :). Since it's a bit of a
>> curiosity, I'd like to pass it to someone that might be interested in it
>> rather than just tossing it. I can always provide more details to anyone
>> that wants them.
>> 
>> Best regards,
>> Paul Davis - K9MR
>> 
>> 
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> Message: 7
> Date: Fri, 01 Oct 2010 17:50:17 -0500
> From: Brian Kirby <kilodelta4foxmike at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Possibly OT - Any interest in a vintage
> 	HP/Dymec DY-5842 VLF receiver?
> To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement
> 	<time-nuts at febo.com>
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> You might consider contacting Dr. Ken Kuhn  --  kennathakuhn at gmail.com
> 
> check his HP museum at http://www.kennethkuhn.com/hpmuseum/
> 
> Brian Kirby KD4FM
> 
> 
> 
> On 10/1/2010 5:34 PM, ziggy9 wrote:
>> 
>> Fellow time-nuts:
>> I've got a circa 1964 DY-5842 VLF receiver. This is (was) operated in
>> conjunction with an external time interval counter to make a frequency
>> comparison. So you would select WWVL for example, and use that as your
>> primary standard for comparison to your local standard. It's got 5 crystals
>> in it: 16, 18, 19.8, 20, and 60 kHz (listed as GBR, NBA, NPM, WWVL, WWVB).
>> It works and I have the manual. The thing is, the interest in something
>> like this is bound to be a bit narrow, so I thought I'd mention it here.
>> 
>> So if there are any collectors, equipment museums, etc. that might be
>> interested in this, please let me know. I'm a bit sentimental about this
>> thing, it's sort of a bit of history, and from what I can tell, somewhat
>> rare (doesnt make it worth anything though :). Since it's a bit of a
>> curiosity, I'd like to pass it to someone that might be interested in it
>> rather than just tossing it. I can always provide more details to anyone
>> that wants them.
>> 
>> Best regards,
>> Paul Davis - K9MR
>> 
>> 
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