Re: [time-nuts] DIY QFH

2013-11-26 Thread Attila Kinali
On Tue, 26 Nov 2013 11:37:10 -0500 "quartz55" wrote: > Does anyone know what is inside the commercial units, like the PCTEL > GPS-TMG-HR-26N I have? Three types of GPS antennas are common: * ceramic carrier patch antennas * cross dipole antennas * helical designs The patch antennas are even fo

[time-nuts] DIY QFH

2013-11-26 Thread quartz55
I've been playing around making antennas, the first QFH worked OK, but need to do some A/B testing with the PCTEL. Now I was thinking why does the QFH have those straight spots at the top and bottom, and I've seen some that were more like twisted loops. So I tried this one. http://i251.photobu

Re: [time-nuts] Man killed in quartz crystal accident

2013-11-26 Thread Peter Gottlieb
It was as if a seed crystal was placed in an environment conducive to that crystal growing. In this case there has been a good deal of contamination particles embedded in the growth. On 11/26/2013 9:47 AM, Brian Lloyd wrote: On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 8:42 AM, Bob Stewart wrote: This discuss

Re: [time-nuts] Man killed in quartz crystal accident

2013-11-26 Thread Peter Gottlieb
So far as I know the government doesn't insure them. Three Mile Island was a huge financial loss for the company that owned it, not just the billion dollars for the plant but the loss of revenue and the cleanup. So there is a tremendous financial incentive to not have a large failure. That sa

Re: [time-nuts] Man killed in quartz crystal accident

2013-11-26 Thread Bob Stewart
"Quartz crystals. Let's just say that it morphed from a discussion into a meta-discussion. :-)" Let's just say that it's morphed from something relevant into a political argument and drop it, shall we? Bob ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.

Re: [time-nuts] Man killed in quartz crystal accident

2013-11-26 Thread Mike Feher
John - You are on the wrong group for this - Mike B. Feher, EOZ Inc. 89 Arnold Blvd. Howell, NJ, 07731 732-886-5960 office 908-902-3831 cell -Original Message- From: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On Behalf Of J. Forster Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Re: [time-nuts] Man killed in quartz crystal accident

2013-11-26 Thread Brian Lloyd
On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 8:01 AM, Bill Dailey wrote: > So throw caution to the wind because other things kill people? 100% of > people die from something. So we shouldn't try to keep from killing > bystanders because they are going to die anyway? Sounds a bit sociopathic > to me. > Or, to some

Re: [time-nuts] Man killed in quartz crystal accident

2013-11-26 Thread Brian Lloyd
On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 8:42 AM, Bob Stewart wrote: > This discussion is all very nice, but what possible relationship does it > have to time-nuts? > Quartz crystals. Let's just say that it morphed from a discussion into a meta-discussion. :-) -- Brian Lloyd, WB6RQN/J79BPL 706 Flightline Drive

Re: [time-nuts] Man killed in quartz crystal accident

2013-11-26 Thread Bob Stewart
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Re: [time-nuts] Man killed in quartz crystal accident

2013-11-26 Thread J. Forster
It's a matter of perception of risk. Opponents of nuclear power have successfully propagandized risks out of all proportion compared to other risks. There are many more rational things to worry about, including a rogue state or terror group acquiring CW, BW. And, CW and BW are much easier to make

Re: [time-nuts] Man killed in quartz crystal accident

2013-11-26 Thread Bill Dailey
So throw caution to the wind because other things kill people? 100% of people die from something. So we shouldn't try to keep from killing bystanders because they are going to die anyway? Sounds a bit sociopathic to me. Doc Sent from mobile > On Nov 26, 2013, at 7:34 AM, "J. Forster" wrote

Re: [time-nuts] Man killed in quartz crystal accident

2013-11-26 Thread J. Forster
Far more people are killed and injured every year by car crashes and smoking than by all civilian incidents, or even atomic warfare, in history. -John === > This quartz crystal accident is a canary in the coal mine that > demonstrates how poor safety and regulations often wor

Re: [time-nuts] Man killed in quartz crystal accident

2013-11-26 Thread Tom Knox
This quartz crystal accident is a canary in the coal mine that demonstrates how poor safety and regulations often work in the real world. What I feel is a bigger concern is the similar risks we have with our aging Nuclear reactors. Many are over twenty-five years past their intended life. The p