Let's get Slider (aka Mark Vaughan) a nice 4-channel DSO with math functions!

[ramset]

Mark
I suppose the concept is not within your frame of reference ,
It seems JimBoot gets it and so do others.Please do not think I am judging you or feel less of you [not that you would care].
  we feel there is a job to do and many hands make light work,everyone does what they can,and suddenly we find ourselves in a place where we would never be on our own...with resources we would never have by ourselves..
  We are a band of brothers working towards a goal ,a completely open source goal.your comparing this to Sterling Allen and scams  and charities or begging completely explains your position here,you have defined it quite clearly.
  However, Your well never runs dry ,and I thought it odd that you would think others would ??


  So I am quite confident you will be chipping in too,   until the last man standing and actually look forward to your help here and no I don't consider that charity.may your well never run dry...I know mine won't !![[as long as I have a heart beat.

respectfully
Chet
ps
The projects will be outlined shortly in the new thread [next few days]

[Vortex1]

Regarding equipment purchases and project allocation, I am keenly aware of the sensitive nature of this endeavor, having been a former Director of Research and Development for many years in my professional life. It was a difficult position, you couldn't please everyone. Generally projects that were most in line with the company mission statement were funded first and with the best equipment and project resources. Other projects didn't make full funding, and some were unfunded and not pursued.

All equipment went into an equipment pool and were lent to the projects according to certain criteria. When the project was finished, other projects could request the equipment.

    One thing is for sure, all projects required that proposals be submitted first, with expected goals and the investment would have to have some success probability attached. Also the projects would be aimed at surpassing current technology by adequate benchmarking with existing technology. Where no such goalpost was to be had, the project was not funded or very lightly funded.

Fortunately I do not serve on such a committee  as it is a difficult position, and as far as I know there is no such committee, how recipients are selected I do not know. What is obvious is that there are only a handful of posters that actually worked in the real world and had responsibilities and headaches of project management and resource allocation. They know who they are.

The other approach is "Hey Hey! Let's buy a bloke a beer" which has it's pitfalls for the bloke might actually be expected to drive the "car" home. If there are no expectations, then it could be just "charity" or a "gift".

Kind Regards
ION

[TinselKoala]

Pardon me for butting in here, but this discussion seems slightly... er.... ridiculous.

The people who wanted to donate have already done so, the goal has been met and exceeded in only 14 hours from the time it started. The donations have been for the most part small.... Brad dug deep and made a big one and we all should be thanking him for that. I'm sure that different people see different causes as "worthy" and some who have not contributed here may contribute to others in the future, and vice-versa. Some who are unable to contribute monetarily but might otherwise want to, like me, may find their situations change in the future, or we may contribute in different ways like with time or references or explanations. Some who have contributed might find their situations have changed and might regret chipping in with money that could have gone elsewhere! The key point is that nobody is being forced to contribute and the goal is an honest one and stated up-front. Some people resent the term "charity" and don't like to be put in the position of accepting "charity" because it offends their pride. Perhaps there is a subtle difference between receiving a "gift" and accepting "charity". Pride goeth before a fall, I think is the saying that applies here.

[Vortex1]

Hi TK

I think you mentioned that you had some equipment for sale, but I can't seem to find the thread. I might be a willing buyer. Let me know what you have and the asking price.

Kind Regards
Vortex1

[TinselKoala]

Hi TK

I think you mentioned that you had some equipment for sale, but I can't seem to find the thread. I might be a willing buyer. Let me know what you have and the asking price.

Kind Regards
Vortex1

I would rather like to get rid of this HP8640B RF signal generator. It weighs a ton though and shipping it would be a pain.
Here's an idea of the price range that they are going for... or rather what is being _asked_ for, on EBay:
http://www.ebay.tv/sch/i.html?_sop=3&_nkw=hp+8640b&_frs=1
I know mine has Opt 003 but I can't remember if it has the other options, and it's behind a pile of other stuff right now. I do plan to pull it out and fool around with it in a week or so though... 

I also have a handful of new-old-stock Motorola MC1590G precision wideband amplifiers with AGC, I'd like to get 10 dollars US each for them. Asking price on Ebay is between 10 and 20 dollars each.