Yes they do seem inexpensive at $139. I looked at some pix on e### and its not clear what port the 10 Mhz comes out of. There is a BNC on the back thats labeled BIT. Built in test. But that doesn't make much sense. Regards Paul WB8TSL
On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 4:48 PM, Bob Camp <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi > > Thunderbolts may make a comeback one of these days. Who knows what's > sitting waiting to be scrapped out. > > At the risk of running up the price - the Trimble EBSCTM's are as good as > a TBolt, and at the moment cheaper. They do lack a pps output, but 10 MHz > seems to be the more popular output on the TBolt. For NTP use, they have a > bunch of 1/2 pps (pulse every other second) outputs. > > Bob > > On Mar 28, 2013, at 4:11 PM, Chris Albertson <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Some times a project will "take off" when the number of users reaches > > a critical mass. There are many Open Source projects where the > > initial creator is long gone but the project lives on. How to get a > > project to that stage? First off you need numbers of users put allso > > you need some kind of communications forum like this one where the > > uesrs can help each other. In other words you need to build a > > community around the project. > > > > With the Thunderbolts getting more expensive we might see interrest > > agin on home brew GPSDOs. A comunity could ddevelope about these. > > That would be the goal of every Open Source author, to get out of the > > job of support and pass that job on to the community. > > > > On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 11:16 AM, NeonJohn <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> > >> On 03/25/2013 09:36 AM, Jim Lux wrote: > >> > >>> One reason is that if one DOES release source, one will wind up > >>> supporting it, because generally, we all nice people and helpful, and > >>> it's hard to tell someone no when they send an email asking how to get > >>> it to compile on Version N+3 when you used version N, etc. This can be > >>> a real distraction from whatever else you are doing. > >> > >> Boy, you can say that again. And open source hardware is even worse. A > >> couple of years ago I put up an open source induction heater on my site. > >> Everything included - schematics, board layouts, CAD files, theory of > >> operation, how to wind the transformer - in short, everything I could > >> think of. There's even a kit available from Fluxeon.com. > >> > >> Yet I probably spend an hour a day responding to emails about that > >> project. Approximately 100% of the questions are either answered on my > >> site or by a little googling. It's getting to be enough of a burden > >> that I'm considering taking the page down. > >> > >> I'm a dedicated supporter of Open Source but this experience has > >> tempered my enthusiasm a bit. > >> > >>> And then there's the folks who argue with you about your implementation > >>> or coding style. > >> > >> Or electrical design style. I think that the people who want to argue > >> design, especially "what if I did this?" type arguments are more > >> tiresome than the software know-it-alls. > >> > >> People need to really think and do their Google homework before hitting > >> the email button on a project site. > >> > >> John > >> > >> > >> -- > >> John DeArmond > >> Tellico Plains, Occupied TN > >> http://www.fluxeon.com <-- THE source for induction heaters > >> http://www.neon-john.com <-- email from here > >> http://www.johndearmond.com <-- Best damned Blog on the net > >> PGP key: wwwkeys.pgp.net: BCB68D77 > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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. > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Chris Albertson > > Redondo Beach, California > > _______________________________________________ > > 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. > _______________________________________________ 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.
