Hi Bill, The SoftRock Lite kits are sold out and the kit is now retired.
The Lite+Xtall vf8.3 SDR receive kit is now available at a price of $26 for the kit. The kit includes four BPF modules for the band groups 160m, 80m/40m, 30m/30m/17m, and 15m/12m/10m. Not include at this date in the kit is the Si570 device, that provides the LO for each of the selected bands. (The Si570 device may be purchased through Tom, [EMAIL PROTECTED]) The SoftRock RXTXv6.2 SDR transceiver kits are still available as listed below. Band coverage for the one watt RXTXv6.2 family of SDR transceiver kits depends on the sampling rate of the soundcard used with the transceiver. With 48 kHz sampling the band coverage is slightly over +/- 21 kHz each side of each center frequency. If the soundcard can sample at 96 kHz the band coverage is about twice as great each side of each center frequency. The 40m/30m RXTXv6.2 transceiver kit comes with three crystals to give center frequencies of about 10.124 MHz, 7.014 MHz and 7.056 MHz. The kit price is $31 for US/Canada and $32 for DX. Mailing costs are included in the kit price. The 40m/80m RXTXv6.2 kit has 40m center frequencies of about 7.014 MHz and 7.055 MHz. The 80m center frequencies are about 3.507 MHz and 3.527 MHz. Kit price for the 40m/80m RXTXv6.2 kit is $30 for US or Canada and $31 for DX where postage costs are included in the kit prices. The 80m RXTXv6.2 kit at $30 for US/Canada and $31 for DX includes crystals to give center frequencies of 3.514 MHz, 3.549 MHz and 3.579 MHz for band coverage from 3.50 MHz to slightly above 3.60 MHz. The 160m RXTXv6.2 kit at a price of $30 for US/Canada and $31 for DX. Center frequencies provided in that kit will include 1.812 MHz, 1.843 MHz and 1.919 MHz. The 20m/30m RXTXv6.2 kit is $38 for US/Canada and $39 for DX. The kit includes a small daughter overtone oscillator kit to get center frequencies of about 14.050 MHz and 10.124 MHz. The 15m/17m RXTXv6.2 kit is $38 for US/Canada and $39 for DX. The kit includes a small daughter overtone oscillator kit to get center frequencies of about 21.16 MHz and 21.05 MHz. The 10m/12m RXTXv6.2 kit is $35 for US/Canada and $36 for DX. The kit includes a small daughter overtone oscillator kit but does not include crystals for either band. (ICM is one possible source for suitable overtone crystals for the 10m or 12m bands.) The XTALLv1.1 kit at $12 US/Canada and $13 for DX may also be used as a oscillator source for the RXTXv6.2 transceivers. The CMOS Si570 used with the XTALL kit is not included with the kit and may be purchased through Tom, [EMAIL PROTECTED] . The XTALL board provides 16 DIP switch selected center frequencies. (Code is not being tested to expand the XTALL center frequency selection to 40 center frequencies.) The software may be download at no cost with a number of programs available that will play the SoftRock receiver. Please see: Rocky Software < http://www.dxatlas.com/rocky/ > KGKSDR Software < http://www.m0kgk.co.uk/sdr/index.php > Powersdr-sr40 http://powersdr-sr40.sourceforge.net Winrad Software < http://digilander.libero.it/i2phd/winrad/index.html > Documentation to build the kit may be downloaded from files area of http://groups.yahoo.com/group/softrock40/ You will have to register at the website to download the documents for the kit. Orders will be accepted by PayPal to user name [EMAIL PROTECTED] or by mailing a check or money order to me at: Tony Parks 1344 E 750 N Springport, IN 47386 Thanks and 73, Tony KB9YIG ----- Original Message ----- From: bill.conkling To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, May 02, 2008 4:05 PM Subject: [softrock40] What Softrock items are avail and cost? Tony, I have developed an interest in SDR and would like to get a Softrock kit. Probably a 40 meter Lite series (I think they are around $10). Could you point me to where I could order one? I tried the Softrockradio.org site, found lots of info, but no real listing with prices. Also, could not find how to join, lots of places to login, but nowhere to signup? I have downloaded Rocky 4.0 and also am looking for some "I/O" files to test it with. I am the newsletter editor for the Williamsburg Area Amateur Radio Club (Short Circuit) and also write a section on Building Stuff each month. I would appreciate any help you might be. Thanks for your time.... .....bc nr4c
