Christopher,
I used the picture off the back of the board from stage 3 of the assembly instructions( divider)
Scaling from the chip pad spacing with 8 pads I get board width 2.99 inch in the dimension where I can measure it well, and 3.03 inch in the dimension where there are only 4 pads and the photo may be a little tilted.
At this stage of assembly the pictures show most of the traces.
Regards
David Underwood
K0IMH
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-----Original Message----- From: < [email protected]> Sent: Dec 4, 2024 5:14 PM To: < [email protected]> Subject: Re: [softrock40] SR Lite v6.2 PCB Thanks -- I have another set of board photos, and that is exactly what I figured that I would have to do, but I was just hoping that there was an easier way.. LOL 73 de -- Chris AD2CS *GCARC Education Committee Chair* *GCARC Membership Committee Chair* *Member, GCARC Board of Directors* ------------------------------------------------------------ Christopher P Prioli 648 W Holly Ave Pitman, NJ 08071 1-856-689-6783 www.ad2cs.com On Wed, Dec 4, 2024 at 6:06?PM Roland Turner via groups.io wrote: The photos on this page
aren't enough? You'd
have to extrapolate dimensions from IC inter-pin spacing, but they all
appear to be the same and there appear to be no other dimension-critical
parts of the board.
- Roland 9V1RT
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On 5/12/24 05:22, Christopher Prioli AD2CS via groups.io wrote:
Does anyone have any of the following that they would be willing to share? These are all in reference to a SoftRock Lite v6.2 (NOT the Lite II
-- the square board with two mounting holes is what I need) -- in reality,
my kit is marked as a v6 kit, but I cannot seem to find anything directly
related to that rev level.
I could use:
-- a set of Gerber files for the board, or
-- a Kicad or Express PCB drawing of the board, or
-- a good clear photo of the bare board with dimensions, or
-- a bare board that I could clone and return.
I will pay any postage fees involved, of course...
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Hello Christopher,
Sorry, check the link at the end. That goes to the original home page that has the complete build notes.
I kind of botched that post. Sorry
Chuck
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On Dec 4, 2024, at 11:47?PM, Chuck Nolin via groups.io <wa6ltv@...> wrote:
?Hello Christopher,
Did you check this page??
WB5RVZ Softrock Software Defined Radio Homepage (www.wb5rvz.com) ( )
wb5rvz.com ( )
( )
( )
This is the home page ok the link you got?
Chuck
On Dec 4, 2024, at 6:14?PM, Christopher Prioli AD2CS via groups.io
<cpprioli@...> wrote:
? Thanks -- I have another set of board photos, and that is exactly what I
figured that I would have to do, but I was just hoping that there was an
easier way.. LOL
73 de
-- Chris AD2CS
*GCARC Education Committee Chair*
*GCARC Membership Committee Chair*
*Member, GCARC Board of Directors*
------------------------------------------------------------
Christopher P Prioli
648 W Holly Ave
Pitman, NJ 08071
1-856-689-6783
www.ad2cs.com
On Wed, Dec 4, 2024 at 6:06?PM Roland Turner via groups.io <roland=
[email protected]> wrote:
The photos on this page
<> aren't enough? You'd
have to extrapolate dimensions from IC inter-pin spacing, but they all
appear to be the same and there appear to be no other dimension-critical
parts of the board.
- Roland 9V1RT
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On 5/12/24 05:22, Christopher Prioli AD2CS via groups.io wrote:
Does anyone have any of the following that they would be willing to
share? These are all in reference to a SoftRock Lite v6.2 (NOT the Lite
II
-- the square board with two mounting holes is what I need) -- in reality,
my kit is marked as a v6 kit, but I cannot seem to find anything directly
related to that rev level.
I could use:
-- a set of Gerber files for the board, or
-- a Kicad or Express PCB drawing of the board, or
-- a good clear photo of the bare board with dimensions, or
-- a bare board that I could clone and return.
I will pay any postage fees involved, of course...
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Hello Christopher,
Did you check this page??
WB5RVZ Softrock Software Defined Radio Homepage (www.wb5rvz.com) ( )
wb5rvz.com ( )
( )
( )
This is the home page ok the link you got?
Chuck
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On Dec 4, 2024, at 6:14?PM, Christopher Prioli AD2CS via groups.io
<cpprioli@...> wrote:
? Thanks -- I have another set of board photos, and that is exactly what I
figured that I would have to do, but I was just hoping that there was an
easier way.. ?LOL
73 de
-- Chris ??AD2CS
*GCARC Education Committee Chair*
*GCARC Membership Committee Chair*
*Member, GCARC Board of Directors*
------------------------------------------------------------
Christopher P Prioli
648 W Holly Ave
Pitman, NJ ?08071
1-856-689-6783
www.ad2cs.com
On Wed, Dec 4, 2024 at 6:06?PM Roland Turner via groups.io <roland=
[email protected]> wrote:
The photos on this page
<> aren't enough? You'd
have to extrapolate dimensions from IC inter-pin spacing, but they all
appear to be the same and there appear to be no other dimension-critical
parts of the board.
- Roland 9V1RT
------------------------------------------------------------------------
On 5/12/24 05:22, Christopher Prioli AD2CS via groups.io wrote:
Does anyone have any of the following that they would be willing to
share? ?These are all in reference to a SoftRock Lite v6.2 (NOT the Lite
II
-- the square board with two mounting holes is what I need) -- in reality,
my kit is marked as a v6 kit, but I cannot seem to find anything directly
related to that rev level.
I could use:
-- a set of Gerber files for the board, or
-- a Kicad or Express PCB drawing of the board, or
-- a good clear photo of the bare board with dimensions, or
-- a bare board that I could clone and return.
I will pay any postage fees involved, of course...
|
Thanks -- I have another set of board photos, and that is exactly what I figured that I would have to do, but I was just hoping that there was an easier way.. LOL 73 de -- Chris AD2CS *GCARC Education Committee Chair* *GCARC Membership Committee Chair* *Member, GCARC Board of Directors* ------------------------------------------------------------ Christopher P Prioli 648 W Holly Ave Pitman, NJ 08071 1-856-689-6783 www.ad2cs.com On Wed, Dec 4, 2024 at 6:06?PM Roland Turner via groups.io <roland= [email protected]> wrote: The photos on this page
<> aren't enough? You'd
have to extrapolate dimensions from IC inter-pin spacing, but they all
appear to be the same and there appear to be no other dimension-critical
parts of the board.
- Roland 9V1RT
------------------------------------------------------------------------
On 5/12/24 05:22, Christopher Prioli AD2CS via groups.io wrote:
Does anyone have any of the following that they would be willing to share? These are all in reference to a SoftRock Lite v6.2 (NOT the Lite II
-- the square board with two mounting holes is what I need) -- in reality,
my kit is marked as a v6 kit, but I cannot seem to find anything directly
related to that rev level.
I could use:
-- a set of Gerber files for the board, or
-- a Kicad or Express PCB drawing of the board, or
-- a good clear photo of the bare board with dimensions, or
-- a bare board that I could clone and return.
I will pay any postage fees involved, of course...
|
The photos on this page <> aren't enough? You'd have to extrapolate dimensions from IC inter-pin spacing, but they all appear to be the same and there appear to be no other dimension-critical parts of the board.
- Roland 9V1RT
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On 5/12/24 05:22, Christopher Prioli AD2CS via groups.io wrote: Does anyone have any of the following that they would be willing to share? These are all in reference to a SoftRock Lite v6.2 (NOT the Lite II -- the square board with two mounting holes is what I need) -- in reality, my kit is marked as a v6 kit, but I cannot seem to find anything directly related to that rev level.
I could use:
-- a set of Gerber files for the board, or
-- a Kicad or Express PCB drawing of the board, or
-- a good clear photo of the bare board with dimensions, or
-- a bare board that I could clone and return.
I will pay any postage fees involved, of course...
|
Does anyone have any of the following that they would be willing to share? These are all in reference to a SoftRock Lite v6.2 (NOT the Lite II -- the square board with two mounting holes is what I need) -- in reality, my kit is marked as a v6 kit, but I cannot seem to find anything directly related to that rev level.
I could use:
-- a set of Gerber files for the board, or
-- a Kicad or Express PCB drawing of the board, or
-- a good clear photo of the bare board with dimensions, or
-- a bare board that I could clone and return.
I will pay any postage fees involved, of course...
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Skins for PowerSDR 1.19.3.15
Hi all.
Looking for the skins for psdr they appear to not available any where or not able to be downloaded
Just want get my MOBO board back in use.
Tried PowerSDR v2.4.4 which thought was what I use to use.
But will persevere to see what can be done.
73 Peter M1BCV
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Re: SoftRock Lite v6 40m Board
You might check PCBshopper for competitive prices. Just put in your board size and qty of 3 (OSHpark sends 3 bds, and the others will default to 5) Bump the shipping time to longest time for cheapest cost. Last 5 boards I ordered were $4.35 shipped (JLCpcb). OSHpark is $5 a square inch, so they can be the best deals for very small projects. No need to pay those high shipping costs.
73 Steve, KM5HT
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Re: SoftRock Lite v6 40m Board
Christopher,
I cloned the Lite board in the Diptrace PCB layout system.
Diptrace is free for small boards.
If you send me an email address, I can send either the Diptrace file or a Gerber file. ( maybe both)
I get boards done very cheaply with either PCBGoGo or a similar company if the boards are 100 mm x 100 mm or less. ( 4 inches by 4 inches will not do)
The problem is that shipping for e.g. 5 boards is around $30.
I don't know if I have any boards left- I was doing a lot of mods for a project. I will look.
I ordered most of the parts for the Lite on ebay, getting maybe 10 of each, except the crystal, and maybe got the toroids from a small company I can't remember offhand.
Regards,
David Underwood
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-----Original Message----- From: < [email protected]> Sent: Nov 20, 2024 6:02 PM To: < [email protected]> Subject: Re: [softrock40] SoftRock Lite v6 40m Board TRY: On Wed, Nov 20, 2024 at 7:43?PM Christopher Prioli AD2CS via groups.io wrote: I was recently given three different SoftRock kits - the RXTX v6.2 40m,
the RXTX v6.2 80m, and the SoftRock Lite v6 40m. I have successfully
assembled both of the larger kits. However, the Lite kit is missing its
circuit board. Is it possible to obtain one of these boards somewhere?
Lacking that, are drawings available so that I can reproduce the board?
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Re: SoftRock Lite v6 40m Board
TRY: On Wed, Nov 20, 2024 at 7:43?PM Christopher Prioli AD2CS via groups.io <cpprioli@...> wrote: I was recently given three different SoftRock kits - the RXTX v6.2 40m,
the RXTX v6.2 80m, and the SoftRock Lite v6 40m. I have successfully
assembled both of the larger kits. However, the Lite kit is missing its
circuit board. Is it possible to obtain one of these boards somewhere?
Lacking that, are drawings available so that I can reproduce the board?
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SoftRock Lite v6 40m Board
I was recently given three different SoftRock kits - the RXTX v6.2 40m, the RXTX v6.2 80m, and the SoftRock Lite v6 40m. I have successfully assembled both of the larger kits. However, the Lite kit is missing its circuit board. Is it possible to obtain one of these boards somewhere? Lacking that, are drawings available so that I can reproduce the board?
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Re: Ensemble RXTX 40,30,20 seeks good home with electronic wizard
Thanks everyone, it has found a new home.
Dennis
KK5DB
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Re: Ensemble RXTX 40,30,20 seeks good home with electronic wizard
Hi Dennis, I would love to get the RxTx up and running. I built one for 17m when I was first licensed - before I knew anything about which bands to operate. My local club holds QRP Saturday when the weather permits, once a month. I'm a retired HW/SW engineer who started out as a bench tech. I have lots of low-level troubleshooting. I'll send you a separate email as well.
73,
JimKV4JMNorfolk, VA
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On Friday, November 15, 2024 at 02:08:57 PM EST, Dennis Rieger via groups.io <kk5db@...> wrote:
I also have an Ensemble RXTX 40,30,20 which has been completely assembled and tested good up to RX-mix or RX_OpAmps. I can't remember what the issue was but I gave up and haven't touched this for several years. If anyone would like to give it a good home, please contact me.
Dennis
KK5DB
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Re: Ensemble RXTX 40,30,20 seeks good home with electronic wizard
Hi Dennis. I gave the last one a home ( its owner). I can fix this. And send it back to you if you like. I don’t have any more cases though. I will send this note to you. I will pay the shipping. If you don’t want it I will give it a new home. Guy N1GMM. From his iPhone : Guy Mengel On Fri, Nov 15, 2024 at 14:08 Dennis Rieger via groups.io <kk5db= [email protected]> wrote: I also have an Ensemble RXTX 40,30,20 which has been completely assembled
and tested good up to RX-mix or RX_OpAmps. I can't remember what the issue
was but I gave up and haven't touched this for several years. If anyone
would like to give it a good home, please contact me.
Dennis
KK5DB
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Re: Ensemble RXTX 40,30,20 seeks good home with electronic wizard
I also have an Ensemble RXTX 40,30,20 which has been completely assembled and tested good up to RX-mix or RX_OpAmps. I can't remember what the issue was but I gave up and haven't touched this for several years. If anyone would like to give it a good home, please contact me.
Dennis
KK5DB
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Re: Ensemble RXTX 40,30,20 seeks good home with electronic wizard
Good morning Joe;
I will give it that good home and more! I sent you an email.
73 de N1GMM
Guy
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Ensemble RXTX 40,30,20 seeks good home with electronic wizard
I had started this kit pre-pandemic and got to stage 5 RFI 10 when my voltage checks failed. In spite of much help from this group and others, I could not correct the problem and the partially built kit and parts are taking up room in the shack. I will not return to it. I am happy to pack it up and ship it to someone with more expertise and drive to turn it into a radio they will use. The recipient can send me back the postage or not. W7ESE jrutle@...
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Re: ensemble rxtx question
On 07/08/2024 00:42, swells244 via groups.io wrote: I'm in the local osc. stage and ever thing seems to be 'almost ok" , my
computer recognizes the rxtx as a usb device. I can read all the info
off the si570. but when i check for output om my ts450 I think i can
hear it but its really weak Steve, Are you following Robby's pages ? If so I am assuming that is as far as you have got. At that stage the Si570 signal will not be very strong unless you bring an antenna wire close to it. I'm not sure if the CFGSDR green CW lights change at this stage of construction. 73 Alan G4ZFQ
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Re: ensemble rxtx question
Are you running the pa test ? Did you watch the HamNation 82 test that was done, its in the latter half of the episode. ? They had a similar problem it was incorrectly installed T3 , the orientation of the secondary windings matters, incorrect phasing of the windings will result in reduced output . On Wed, Aug 7, 2024 at 12:42?AM swells244 via groups.io <swells244= [email protected]> wrote: I purchased this kit in 2012 and and had a stroke .I.ve finally recovered
enough motor skills to build the kit. Now on to my question I'm in the
local osc. stage and ever thing seems to be 'almost ok" , my computer
recognizes the rxtx as a usb device. I can read all the info off the si570.
but when i check for output om my ts450 I think i can hear it but its
really weak . the other problem is when I check the test tab my p2/cw is
staying green all the time. Is this normal? I've triple checked all
components and removed and re soldered the si570 using solder paste and a
rework station. Any ideas?? Any and all help appreciated.
KG4JNL
Steve
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I purchased this kit in 2012 and and had a stroke .I.ve finally recovered enough motor skills to build the kit. Now on to my question I'm in the local osc. stage and ever thing seems to be 'almost ok" , my computer recognizes the rxtx as a usb device. I can read all the info off the si570. but when i check for output om my ts450 I think i can hear it but its really weak . the other problem is when I check the test tab my p2/cw is staying green all the time. Is this normal? I've triple checked all components and removed and re soldered the si570 using solder paste and a rework station. Any ideas?? Any and all help appreciated.
KG4JNL
Steve
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Chuck Nolin
Guy Mengel N1GMM