kb9yig

#446

Good Morning All,

There has been good response to doing a version 5.0 SoftRock so I
started the board layout this morning.

The board size of 1 inch by 1.5 inches for the top and bottom boards
looks like a good fit for what needs to go on each board. The bottom
board will have the four corner mounting holes with the holes sized
for #4 hardware.  A 10-pin connector will be located along one of
the 1.5 inch sides of the bottom board to mate to a corresponding
row of pins on the top board.  Pins on the top board will be double
ended to pass power/ground and various signals up to a possible
third board for future use. (Future use could include a transmit
function.)

A receiver mute connection will be provided on the bottom board and
require a logic low signal to mute the receiver.

Schematic and board layout will be done in the ExpressPCB software.
The ExpressPCB software is free to download from the internet and as
I get the design entered I will post the files for others to exam.
I hope to have the design files in pretty good shape by the end of
this week.

If the design looks like it will fly, I want to get boards and other
parts on order the week of October 17 so that kits can go out to
alpha testers the first week of November.  Fifty kits in the alpha
run looks possible with kit price in the mid-twenty dollar range.

Your inputs would be appreciated.

73,
Tony KB9YIG

Stan Rife

#450

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??? Sounds great Tony. I don't think I would make a good beta tester. I am not that proficient at electronics. I do well at putting the kits together, but some/most of the "what makes it tick" part escapes me at this point.

??? Good luck with it, and I have credit card in hand. Hi Hi

?

Stan Rife
W5EWA
Houston, TX
K2 S/N 4216
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-----Original Message-----
From: softrock40@... [mailto:softrock40@...] On Behalf Of kb9yig
Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 7:50 AM
To: softrock40@...
Subject: [softrock40] V5.0 SoftRock design

Good Morning All, There has been good response to doing a version 5.0 SoftRock so I started the board layout this morning.? The board size of 1 inch by 1.5 inches for the top and bottom boards looks like a good fit for what needs to go on each board. The bottom board will have the four corner mounting holes with the holes sized for #4 hardware.? A 10-pin connector will be located along one of the 1.5 inch sides of the bottom board to mate to a corresponding row of pins on the top board.? Pins on the top board will be double ended to pass power/ground and various signals up to a possible third board for future use. (Future use could include a transmit function.) A receiver mute connection will be provided on the bottom board and require a logic low signal to mute the receiver. Schematic and board layout will be done in the ExpressPCB software.? The ExpressPCB software is free to download from the internet and as I get the design entered I will post the files for others to exam. I hope to have the design files in pretty good shape by the end of this week.? If the design looks like it will fly, I want to get boards and other parts on order the week of October 17 so that kits can go out to alpha testers the first week of November.? Fifty kits in the alpha run looks possible with kit price in the mid-twenty dollar range. Your inputs would be appreciated. 73, Tony KB9YIG

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#453

Hi Tony,

As Stan Rife said:

???Sounds great Tony. I don't think I would make a good beta tester. I am not 
that proficient at electronics. I do well at putting the kits together, but 
some/most of the "what makes it tick" part escapes me at this point.   

 Good luck with it, and I have credit card in hand. Hi Hi???
 ---------------------------------------------------------
  
But I'm QRV for any test (alpha, beta, gama... omega) that could be good for 
the project: I'm just starting to know about it, I will announce it to many 
OM's over here, I want to make the best momentum of it, including AM mode ;-))

Vy 73

Jose' Silva
CT1AXG 
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 <tt>
 Good Morning All,<BR>
 <BR>
 There has been good response to doing a version 5.0 SoftRock so I <BR>
 started the board layout this morning.&nbsp; <BR>
 <BR>
 The board size of 1 inch by 1.5 inches for the top and bottom boards <BR>
 looks like a good fit for what needs to go on each board. The bottom <BR>
 board will have the four corner mounting holes with the holes sized <BR>
 for #4 hardware.&nbsp; A 10-pin connector will be located along one of <BR>
 the 1.5 inch sides of the bottom board to mate to a corresponding <BR>
 row of pins on the top board.&nbsp; Pins on the top board will be double <BR>
 ended to pass power/ground and various signals up to a possible <BR>
 third board for future use. (Future use could include a transmit <BR>
 function.)<BR>
 <BR>
 A receiver mute connection will be provided on the bottom board and <BR>
 require a logic low signal to mute the receiver.<BR>
 <BR>
 Schematic and board layout will be done in the ExpressPCB software.&nbsp;
 <BR>
 The ExpressPCB software is free to download from the internet and as <BR>
 I get the design entered I will post the files for others to exam.<BR>
 I hope to have the design files in pretty good shape by the end of <BR>
 this week.&nbsp; <BR>
 <BR>
 If the design looks like it will fly, I want to get boards and other <BR>
 parts on order the week of October 17 so that kits can go out to <BR>
 alpha testers the first week of November.&nbsp; Fifty kits in the alpha <BR>
 run looks possible with kit price in the mid-twenty dollar range.<BR>
 <BR>
 Your inputs would be appreciated.<BR>
 <BR>
 73,<BR>
 Tony KB9YIG<BR>
 <BR>
 <BR>
 <BR>
 <BR>
 <BR>
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A suggestion Tony.

If you are going to stack boards with fixed connectors, PLEASE allow some means to access all 4 sides (or 6 sides) for probing and troubleshooting. I recently went through this with the softrock-40 and suffered some because my eyes weren't as good as they used to be. If I hadn't been able to flip the board over to probe it with the poser on, I would probably still have a non operational board!

Having an extension cable available to allow the boards to be split apart for troubleshooting would be highly desirable, especially if they can't be tested separately:>:

I should have bought more than 2 softrocks, I won't make that error with the softrock ver 5. Sure sounds like lots 'o users are laying in wait to pounce when you open the flood gates for the new version of the softrock.

Regards,

Art

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#457

Hi,

That's a remarkable suggestion!

I better go for 2 kits, too... and ther's always a colleague to profit from our 
work and experience ;-))

73

Jose' - CT1AXG
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 <tt>
 A suggestion Tony.<BR>
 <BR>
 If you are going to stack boards with fixed connectors, PLEASE allow <BR>
 some means to access all 4 sides (or 6 sides) for probing and <BR>
 troubleshooting. I recently went through this with the softrock-40 <BR>
 and suffered some because my eyes weren't as good as they used to be. <BR>
 If I hadn't been able to flip the board over to probe it with the <BR>
 poser on, I would probably still have a non operational board!<BR>
 <BR>
 Having an extension cable available to allow the boards to be split <BR>
 apart for troubleshooting would be highly desirable, especially if <BR>
 they can't be tested separately:>:<BR>
 <BR>
 I should have bought more than 2 softrocks, I won't make that error <BR>
 with the softrock ver 5. Sure sounds like lots 'o users are laying in <BR>
 wait to pounce when you open the flood gates for the new version of <BR>
 the softrock.<BR>
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 Regards,<BR>
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#458

Tony,
I would be happy to alpha test if you have available space on your list

Thanks
Don  WB5EKU

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Good Morning All,
 
If the design looks like it will fly, I want to get boards and other
parts on order the week of October 17 so that kits can go out to
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73,
Tony KB9YIG

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??? I like that too, Art. I had not thought about that aspect of trouble shooting one of these.

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Stan Rife
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Subject: Re: [softrock40] V5.0 SoftRock design

Hi, That's a remarkable suggestion! I better go for 2 kits, too... and ther's always a colleague to profit from our work and experience ;-)) 73 Jose' - CT1AXG -------------- Citando KY1K : ? A suggestion Tony. If you are going to stack boards with fixed connectors, PLEASE allow some means to access all 4 sides (or 6 sides) for probing and troubleshooting. I recently went through this with the softrock-40 and suffered some because my eyes weren't as good as they used to be. If I hadn't been able to flip the board over to probe it with the poser on, I would probably still have a non operational board! Having an extension cable available to allow the boards to be split apart for troubleshooting would be highly desirable, especially if <BR> they can't be tested separately:>: I should have bought more than 2 softrocks, I won't make that error with the softrock ver 5. Sure sounds like lots 'o users are laying in wait to pounce when you open the flood gates for the new version of the softrock. Regards, Art ???? ?? ?? ???? SPONSORED LINKS ?? ?? ?????? ?????????????????? ???????????? ?????????????????????? ?????????????????????? ?????????????? ???????????????????? ?????? </table>???? ?? ?? ?? ?? YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS ??  Visit your group "href="">softrock40" on the web.   ??  To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:  href="mailto:softrock40-unsubscribe@...? subject=Unsubscribe">softrock40-unsubscribe@...  ??  Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the href="">Yahoo! Terms of Service. ?? __________________________________________________________ Email gratuito com 2 000 MB Espa?o para guardar 1 milh?o de mensagens ???????? href=" t=ms&k=Icom+ham+radio&w1=Icom+ham+radio&w2=Shortwave+receivers&w3=Ham+radio&c=3& s=60&.sig=hFU0G_eqoU6djYHaEX8cmQ">Icom ham radio ?????? ???????? href=" t=ms&k=Shortwave+receivers&w1=Icom+ham+radio&w2=Shortwave+receivers&w3=Ham+radio &c=3&s=60&.sig=SnHD-7dqpZF6oUGxGq4Olw">Shortwave receivers ?????? ???????? href=" t=ms&k=Ham+radio&w1=Icom+ham+radio&w2=Shortwave+receivers&w3=Ham+radio&c=3&s=60& .sig=39SoBQoTdzg3LjLq8wz-Iw">Ham radio ??????