Dear Time-Nuts,
I think for most of the people on the list just want to have one for
fun. Probably most of them have some more serious GPS standards already.
I checked the $375,= offer on Ebay its seems the guy Googled a bit
and found a nice Thunderbolt description on the Trimble website.
Hello Jeroen,
after what some folks disclosed here, e.g. that these may all be broken
units, and that they may be the inferior commercial versions, I tend to agree.
The risk is too high for paying more than say $125..
Has anyone actually ordered, and tested one yet?
bye,
Said
...
Maybe not everyone will agree, but I think, based on the information we
have from Ebay, $100-$125 is a fair price for these units.
Regards, Jeroen
Yes, I agree - particularly when considering the cost and difficulty
of shipping out of the USA. At that price, though, I would certainly
I also agree.
While I would not mind getting a couple of units for tinkering, I
already have the regular commercial version, with the DC/DC converter,
the normal enclosure and the Trimble Bullet antenna, and the whole
package cost me $200 with a guaranty.
Paying anywhere near that for the
Message-
From: Didier Juges [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Feb 16, 2007 7:54 AM
To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement time-nuts@febo.com
Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Thunderbolt - Hardware Versions -
PerformanceDifferenences
I also agree.
While I would not mind getting a couple
Connie and the group:
I think he's fishing. The auction has a three day term. One of the rules of
ebay is you can list it for any price you'd like. No one has to buy it,
though.
I'm for sub $200 pricing. I don't need one either. Just another toy.
Norm
