Oh, and Google has a handy translation tool which does a reasonable job of translating Chinese text from a jpg image so that's also worth a try.
On 13 Feb 2018 16:18, "Bob kb8tq" <kb...@n1k.org> wrote: > Hi > > That can be a bit harder if the labels are all in Chinese. Maybe posting > pictures of the label? That way those (not I) who can read Chinese might > spot something that allows a search to proceed. > > Bob > > > On Feb 13, 2018, at 11:06 AM, Clint Jay <cjaysh...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Sounds like a drop shipping operation, they've found a supplier in China > > who is willing to send goods either in plain wrapping without any > supplier > > name or the name of the agent who's selling it. It can be useful to > Google > > anything that looks like a part number on the packaging, you'll often > find > > the main wholesaler or even the manufacturer. > > > > On 13 Feb 2018 15:48, "John Green" <wpxs...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> Bob wrote: Sitting here casually reading the data sheets for some of > the > >> modern Trimble > >> survey receivers - they have gone to 7.2V (just below your 7.5V trigger > >> point) > >> as an antenna supply voltage. > >> > >> Who knows what that might imply relative to this antenna. > >> > >> After getting my refund, I sent the seller a message saying that I would > >> buy another if he could assure me it would work at 12 volts. He replied > >> that he needed to get his hands on a couple and do some testing first. > The > >> antenna that I received seems to be different to the one pictured in the > >> eBay listing. At least the labels are different. I get the feeling he is > >> kind of a third party dealing with someone in China who is wholesaling > >> antennas made by someone else. Who really knows what spec. these are > made > >> to, or by who. In my former place of employment, we made an SMB > terminator. > >> Basically, a 75 ohm resistor soldered across the pins of an SMB > connector, > >> then molded in black plastic. We bought the connectors from a Chinese > >> supplier who supplied them in individual plastic bags. We had to cut the > >> parts out of the bags before processing, which added a labor step. We > tried > >> to get the supplier to sell them to us packaged in bulk, but they > refused. > >> We decided that they were actually buying them from someone else and > just > >> doing a passthru. The connectors themselves would change from time to > time, > >> which caused problems in molding, and sometimes caused the electrical > >> performance to degrade. Getting parts to reliably meet a specification > from > >> China can be a problem. I can't even imagine the issues that could arise > >> when you try to source an assembly, or completed product. > >> > >> <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_ > >> source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=icon> > >> Virus-free. > >> www.avast.com > >> <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_ > >> source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=link> > >> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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. > > _______________________________________________ > 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.
