[time-nuts] FW: IIMorrow GPS units non-functional since Sunday

[phil]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "phil" <fortime at bellsouth.net>
To: "Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement" 
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Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 2:15 AM
Subject: Re: [time-nuts] FW: IIMorrow GPS units non-functional since Sunday


>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Thomas A. Frank" <ka2cdk at cox.net>
> To: "Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement"
> <time-nuts at febo.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 1:44 AM
> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] FW: IIMorrow GPS units non-functional since 
> Sunday
>
>
>>> It turns out every one of these units stopped working sometime
>>> Sunday and
>>> they don't fully understand the cause or the fix as of yet.  Good
>>> news, I
>>> don't have a malfunctioning unit.
>>
>> Funny, but to me, having the thing stop working qualifies as
>> "malfunctioning".
>>
>> Just a thought.
>>
>> Tom Frank, KA2CDK
>>
>
> "malfunctioning"?
> Can it be said, if you have a task that you are being paid big bucks an 
> hour
> to perform, and have to stop in the middle to go the little boys room that
> you are "malfunctioning"?
>
> A firmware update is a heck of a lot better than a "blown up" unit.
> We have a bunch of various brand and model gps units (time, frequency
> standards etc.) and several we were required to update firmware over the
> years. Still going strong after their malfunction or update.
>

Tom, sorry, no offence meant. I just couldn't resist interpreting your 
statement literally where you said:
"but to me, having the thing stop working qualifies as "malfunctioning".

Phil