[time-nuts] Thunderbolt - Hardware Versions - Performance & Differenences

TheInfamousFlavio at hotmail.com TheInfamousFlavio at hotmail.com
Sat Feb 17 10:53:50 EST 2007


I saw the vendor put up new pictures of the "Thunderbolt" that he has 
hundreds of up in his auction .  The pictures aren't very clear but it looks 
as though HALF of the "Thunderbolt" is missing.   There doesn't seem to be 
any power conditioning board.  Am I wrong about this?



----- Original Message ----- 
From: <TheInfamousFlavio at hotmail.com>
To: <connie.marshall at suddenlink.net>; "Discussion of precise time and 
frequency measurement" <time-nuts at febo.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2007 16:04
Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Thunderbolt - Hardware Versions - Performance 
&Differenences


> Take note that it is a very short auction-- 3 day.  I would interpret this
> as the seller trying to do a quick test of the waters--possible 
> nervousness.
> Note, no minimum bid yet.  I still contend there is no market for these
> items at this price. Only people who don't follow this group will be the
> ones who rush in.  Beleive me I even felt it and I have zero need for 
> one --
> just a curiousity.
>
> The same thing is happening, as I'm sure NUTS in this group have noticed,
> with the Symmetricom Smartsplitters on ebay.  The vendor most likely has
> dozens  if not hundreds of these, they started out selling for high prices
> and if it wasn't for one buyer who keeps jacking up the bids on virtually
> every one so far ( I think this is illegal, I'm supprised no one has
> reported him to ebay yet) the price would be alot lower. It's been as high
> as $130 and now it isn't for the one shiller, the price would be in the
> $20-30 range.  Unless of course he is a legitimate buyer, the he can
> keep'em!  But if ebay gets wind of it, the vendor and he will have a LONG
> discussion.
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Connie Marshall" <connie.marshall at suddenlink.net>
> To: "Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement"
> <time-nuts at febo.com>
> Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2007 14:27
> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Thunderbolt - Hardware Versions -
> Performance&Differenences
>
>
>>I don't mind waiting if we can get good price. Be interesting to see if he
>> sell any at the new $375 price.
>> Connie
>> K5CM
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: time-nuts-bounces at febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-bounces at febo.com]On
>> Behalf Of TheInfamousFlavio at hotmail.com
>> Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2007 1:04 PM
>> To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement
>> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Thunderbolt - Hardware Versions - Performance
>> &Differenences
>>
>>
>> John,
>> Once again, all due respect,  I think alot time-nuts on this list would
>> pefer to buy 2 or 3 of them for $200 or $300 than to buy one for the same
>> price.  That way we could all tinker with these things till the cows come
>> home.  A "gang tinker" if you like.
>>
>> But the only way that would happen is if everybody pulled there name from
>> the list or made the held out  for or demanded a lower price.  The vendor
>> might take one in the fist vs two in the bush (birds that is).  I'm
>> starting
>> to sound like an anarchist... that's not my intent though.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "John Miles" <jmiles at pop.net>
>> To: "Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement"
>> <time-nuts at febo.com>
>> Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2007 13:28
>> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Thunderbolt - Hardware Versions -
>> Performance&Differeneces
>>
>>
>>>I think a lot of the people on the list are just looking for a good deal
>>>on
>>> a spare GPS clock.  That's my situation, anyway... I'd buy one at $250,
>>> maybe a couple at $200 each just for the heck of it, but at more than
>>> $250
>>> I
>>> wouldn't bother with any.  Hopefully the seller doesn't think he has a
>>> captive/desperate market.
>>>
>>> And you're right, it would be a good idea to make sure that these units
>>> actually work before getting too excited...
>>>
>>> -- john, KE5FX
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: time-nuts-bounces at febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-bounces at febo.com]On
>>>> Behalf Of TheInfamousFlavio at hotmail.com
>>>> Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2007 10:18 AM
>>>> To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement
>>>> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Thunderbolt - Hardware Versions - Performance
>>>> &Differeneces
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Actually John, I just realized the same thing happened with the
>>>> RFTG units
>>>> from the other vendor. (Both of my XO units did NOT work btw :-(  )
>>>>
>>>> The vendor was tipped off...
>>>>
>>>
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