But if someone here designed and built a $100 receiver and offered it to the group, that could well violate some of their IP.
As to building a home brew receiver and certifying a onsie so your lab's cal is traceable, I'd certainly not trust a cal done that way. Doing spacecraft communications is hardly the same thing. YMMV, -John ============ > On 9/26/12 5:15 PM, Bob Camp wrote: >> Hi >> >> Last time I checked, you can build one for your own use and are allowed >> to use what ever you want, regardless of it's patent status. >> > > > not precisely true..there's some restrictions on that process (e.g. you > can practise an invention in the course of making another invention that > uses it) > > But if you build it and don't tell anyone you built it, it would be hard > for you to be sued for infringement. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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. > > _______________________________________________ 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.