Tom, et al, This is a fantastic deal. Please add me to the list. Never can have too many.
Hadley >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Behalf Of Tom Van Baak >Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 5:55 AM >To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement >Subject: [time-nuts] Thunderbolt Group Buy, part 1 > > >BACKGROUND: > >About a year ago, when surplus Thunderbolt GPS receivers >first appeared on eBay, several of us pursued the idea of >a time-nuts group buy. We kept it fairly quiet at the time >while we probed the source, verified actual performance, >and negotiated quantity & pricing. > >Recall that the first Thunderbolts on eBay fetched prices >on the order of $300 (I know, I bought the first one). >Later the price floated down to the $200 level. Even this >price seemed like a good deal for such a name-brand GPSDO. >These almost new unused Thunderbolts are quite nice; with >performance much better than shown on Trimble's web site. > >Last year about 50 of you put in "pre-orders" for a total >of about 80 units. With that leverage we negotiated a >deal with the original California supplier. > >THE DEAL: > >I'm very pleased to announce that TAPR is going to stock >these Thunderbolts for us and handle ordering and payment >issues. Note that TAPR is non-profit and our time-nuts >list has a non-commercial, amateur and hobby focus. So >you will get these Thunderbolts at cost. > >The group price is just $115 each. You get a Trimble >Thunderbolt AND a nice universal AC input +5/+12/-12 >volt DC power supply AND the mating 6-pin DC Molex >power connector AND a BNC-F antenna adapter. > >I will advise you when the official TAPR.org Thunderbolt >ordering web page is ready. > >For an example of what you will receive, see: >http://www.leapsecond.com/pages/tapr-tbolt/ > >ORDERING: > >1) Those of you who "pre-ordered" last year will get > email this week with instructions on how to submit > payment for the Thunderbolt(s) you previously said > you would like to buy. > >2) Those of you newcomers to Time-Nuts should expect > to wait until the first batch has been shipped and > TAPR is ready for you. There should be enough for > everyone; so don't panic. > >Flat rate shipping will be about $9 (US), $23 (Canada), >or $37 (international). Same shipping for 1, 2, or 3 >units per box, I'm told. > >I hope you agree the wait was worth it. Whether it's >your first Thunderbolt or not -- this is an amazing deal >for any of us. A lot of work went into making it happen. > >/tvb > > >_______________________________________________ >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. > > >-- >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG. >Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.23.8/1412 - Release Date: 5/2/2008 >4:34 PM > > > >_______________________________________________ >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. _______________________________________________ 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.
