It's OK for you guys in the USA with lots of old HP gear around but for us over the other side of the pond we can only dream of those sort of surplus quantities - let alone the prices!!!! Still, it's nice to dream..... A 'purpose built' design of a front end might well have quite a few people interested over here.
Paul Reeves G8GJA -----Original Message----- From: jimlux [mailto:jim...@earthlink.net] Sent: 19 December 2010 04:08 To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Frequency counter recommendation Bob Camp wrote: > Hi > > If you are going to do a full boat implementation and work out all the isolation issues and packaging, the question becomes: > > Will it be better bang for the buck than a ~ $200 HP 5370? > Isn't that the classic New vs Used discussion, though? Those 5370s won't be available for $200 all the time The used equipment dealers charge more like $750-2k for that, depending if it's an A or a B, or if it's calibrated, etc. The lowest price on eBay is around $700 _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there. This email, including any attachment, is a confidential communication intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. It contains information which is private and may be proprietary or covered by legal professional privilege. If you have received this email in error, please notify the sender upon receipt, and immediately delete it from your system. Anything contained in this email that is not connected with the businesses of this company is neither endorsed by nor is the liability of this company. Whilst we have taken reasonable precautions to ensure that any attachment to this email has been swept for viruses, we cannot accept liability for any damage sustained as a result of software viruses, and would advise that you carry out your own virus checks before opening any attachment. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.