[time-nuts] Thunderbolt

[Jason Rabel]

TVB bought one of the units off eBay and was going to report in once he got
a chance to test it out.

I think we have decided to put the purchase 'on-hold' until the seller
decides to drop the price significantly.

The biggest issue seems to be the missing DC-DC converter board, which
provides a lot of line filtering and power stability for the rest of the
unit. Without it the asking price is too high considering we are the main
market demand, the unknown condition of the units, and most people seem to
just want one to 'tinker' with.

I just looked on eBay, and the seller has 20 units with zero purchases. He
is including a DC-DC unit, but it appears to be for powering more than just
the thunderbolt as the amp ratings are very high and the box is like twice
the size of the thunderbolt (not exactly compact).

If I'm stepping out of line, please someone speak up and feel free to smack
me upside the head.

Jason

 
> Is the group purchase of the thunderbolt GPSDO still in the works?
>
>WA4DFS  Ed