Jeff Thomas Nixie - New Site, B7971 FLW Nixie Kits, Tubes for Sale

[Christian Thomas]

Hi Neonixie-l!

I'm Christian Thomas, Jeff's son. After working to finish up engineering school I've had some time to look through my dad's nixie project components. I worked for the last few months to put together complete FLW kits with the remaining components that we've had sitting since he passed away. I've also looked through and figured out what various tubes he had stored away. Lots of boxes of components for his various projects over the years. I built a new website (www.thomasnixie.com) to archive the information that he had on his old site and to provide a place to show what is for sale currently. I've seen that multiple people are having issues with the receivers and I have a box of the original Haicom HI-204III Receivers that are specific to his clock programming. If you have any questions my email is chri...@thomasnixie.com 😊

[Terry S]

Christian -- thank you so much for preserving your dad's legacy.  Another member here also archived the original site and we've all benefited from that and now from your site.

I worked on a couple items with your dad and he generously gifted me a WWVB clock kit (so at least 2 exist!) as well as a Nixichron. Both are still running today, many years later.

Do you still have any of your father's Atwater Kent radio collection? I know he sold some of it off. Amazing collection.

Terry

[Christian Thomas]

Ah thank you!  That WWVB clock is definitely neat! His site said that a "Popular Celebrity" purchased the original clock, I think he told me at some point but I don't remember 🤣 Pretty cool that there's still the reference radio signal being broadcast to this day. We still have his  Atwater Kent breadboard radios, those are super cool. I'll have to look more into their history as I never really learned much about them.

,Christian

[Charles MacDonald]

On 2021-10-13 8:56 p.m., Christian Thomas wrote:
> Ah thank you!  That WWVB clock is definitely neat! ... 🤣 Pretty cool that there's still the

> reference radio signal being broadcast to this day.

there are quite a few mass produced clocks and weather stations that use
that WWVB signal...

for example
https://www.marathonwatch.com/collections/wall-clock-digital/products/atomic-wall-clock-with-8-timezones?variant=7502742585386



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[Christian Thomas]

True I never put two and two together that and "atomic" clock really isn't an atomic clock itself just uses the radio reference based upon an actual atomic clock haha. I see you can also buy a receiver module that you can use with any clock project or microcontroller! 

[Nicholas Stock]

Christian, a wonderful tribute to your Dad on that website, thanks for sharing! I'm still the proud owner of one of his original commemorative nixie clocks (built from a kit, complete with instructions from your Dad on how to drill and extra hole in the socket for the NL840 tubes because he didn't have any that fit at the time.... :), a Nixisat (or two), a WWVB nixie, a GPSII and a FLW word clock!

Welcome to the group.

Cheers,

Nick

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[MichaelB]

Congrats on a wonderful tribute to your dad. He was one of a kind in the Nixie World and helped me a lot! Best wishes on your efforts with the site and in general. Take care

[fixitsan]

Hi Christian

I also worked on a little project with your Dad through the original Neonixie group. I remember he always spoke warmly about his family

Best of luck with your endeavors

Chris

[Vinh Le]

Hi Christian!

Thank you for keeping your father's legacy alive! I'm one of the proud owners of your father's NixiChron clocks.

Vinh

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[Bill Notfaded]

Glad you're keeping the idea alive of the FLW clocks.  I sent you an email from work.  We're almost neighbors I live in Scottsdale up the 101 from you.

Best Regards,

Bill

On Wednesday, October 13, 2021 at 2:07:37 PM UTC-7 Christian Thomas wrote: