I haven't seen this cross-posted yet, and since I just love to be a cross-posting fool...
Here it is... The S-Com 7330 is basically... here! Yay! -- Nate Duehr, WY0X ---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- Subject: [SCOM-Controllers] 7330 pricing and other news From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, May 11, 2007 12:34 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi Guys, We've made tremendous progress on the 7330 since my last report! Here's the latest news: 1. We've set an introductory price for a package consisting of the 7330 Main Board and LED Display Cabinet combination at $399(!) plus shipping ($15). This is an *extremely* competitive price for a controller of this quality and capability. (If you haven't yet read the paper that discusses the philosophy behind this new series, please check out http://www.scomcontrollers.com/downloads/scom7330newdirectionspaper.pdf.) 2. The cabinets are finished and the Main Boards are being assembled. I've built some display boards, and wow, do those blue LEDs look cool against the black front panel and white graphics! (Yes, Mike, the Power ON LED is green.. :-) 3. We still have some work to do. For example, most of the testing is being done by Dave and Steve in their individual dungeons and needs to be moved to the LaPorte shop. Dave's working on the manual. And both guys are continuing to work on items that appear on our long "wouldn't-it-be-nice" feature list. 4. Rather than turn this thing loose in its current state, we'll be looking for a few customers to become beta site testers. We need folks with previous 7K programming experience who can bridge over to the new command set with limited documentation. If you're interested, please note that the price will still be the same and you'll need easy access to your repeater site. On the other hand, you'll be contributing to an interesting evolutionary period in controller history. 5. While no one on the design team will be at Dayton this year, a 7330 will be displayed in the flea market area courtesy of a friend who'll be making the trip. I'll post specific info here in a few days when arrangements are settled. Thanks and 73, Bob, WA9FBO
