I had the same thought. I am in the process of redoing the board because K2ZIA did the initial layout of the board, but he's so busy right now he doesn't have time to mess with it. When the new board is done, I'll post the Gerber files on the group site. I do hope anyone who uses those files does so in the spirit of Open Source.
From: Ken KM4NFQ <km4nfq@...> To:[email protected] Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2017 11:28 AM Subject: Re: [BITX20] W8TEE VFO Board
On Tue, Jun 13, 2017 at 9:00 AM, Jack Purdum via Groups.Io <econjack@...> wrote:
So...how do I make it less expensive to reach all of you hackers who live in other countries to the benefit of all of us? Ideas?
Jack, W8TEE
Greetings Dr. Purdum,
Is your VFO Board released as Open Source Hardware? If so, then the more technically adept can etch their own boards, and those that prefer not to etch their own boards can have them fabricated by their favorite (local?) circuit board fabricator. This would also allow people to modify the design, and share their modifications with others. Or, groups of like-minded individuals in other countries can get a fab-shop order together, to reduce fab costs, as well as shipping costs. Of course, not everyone feels the same way about Open Source Hardware and Software. It is your board. I just feel that Open Source is the way to go. Yet, people who would prefer to order directly from you can still do so, if they don't mind paying the extra shipping and handling.
