"Poul-Henning Kamp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Tim Shoppa w > rites: > > >I know in the case of my "day job" that the process of permitting > >to change out the antenna on a roof of a commercial building, contracting > >to get it done, running the cable down eleven floors, and > >modifying/requalifying > >the system that uses the time (not just computers > >but also a phone switch) can run circa $250K and literally > >a year of meetings with everybody from the lawyers and neighborhood > >association meetings (permit process) to procurement to software changes. > > You have just recited most of timing.com's sales pitch for their > Telco-grade Cesium units, the last bit is > > "Buy this box for $lot_less, mount it, fire it up, see the > green light turn on, put a mark in your calendar 10 years > on when the warranty expires." > > It is a sad testimony to modern civilization that this works so well.
What's really sad is that the GPS antennas are the size of a hockey puck and completely invisible from the ground - or for that matter any of the surrounding buildings as the antenna is actually lower than the parapets around the roof. Yet we need zoning and community and FAA approvals! Tim. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
