I contacted a friend of Ian's and he dialed him up and asked to comment on the subject at hand.
Ian said he basically was unable to help, here's his reply
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"There have been a few inquiries about reissuing the boards, but I'm afraid that is no longer workable. Here's why:
1. Those boards were designed more than 25 years ago, and many of the components are now obsolete. This was already becoming a problem when I closed the business, and of course has only become worse. Also the software that I used to create the boards and schematics is way out of date, so I can't even edit the files any more.
2. Even if by some miracle I could find the Gerber files, all of those other changes mean that re-issued boards would in reality be new products, each with its own new range of support issues. I always took the "lifetime support" commitment very seriously, but today I don't even have the amplifiers or the test rigs to simulate faults or provide support. Too many things have changed."
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That's life, things change.
73
Reid Brandon? W6MTF
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Brandon DX