On Fri, 2008-05-09 at 10:04 +0000, kb9yig wrote: > Good Morning All, > > The v8.3 kits that are being mailed today are sorted into four small > zip-loc bags. One bag contains the circuit board and the packet of > ICs. Please look carefully in the IC packet for the two SOT23-5 ICs > in the rolled up end of the IC anti-static bag. Abbreviated markings > on the top of the FIN1002 IC indicate that it is the FIN1002. > > The four BPF module kits are together in a zip-loc bag. Included > with the BPF kits is a 9-pin length of a SIP socket strip. This > socket strip is to be used as a tool to align the 2-pin and 3-pin > sections of the header pins on the v8.3 circuit board. Afterwards > the 9-pin socket may be snipped into 2-pin or 3-pin lengths as spares > for the sockets that mount on the bottom of each BPF board. > > The third and forth zip-loc bags in the kit include the > resistor/capacitor bag and a hardware bag. Included in the > resistor/capacitor bag is an anti-static bag holding the programmed > PIC, the PIC socket, the DIP switch and the 5 volts LM7805 TO-220 > cased regulator IC. > > The 5 volt regulator mounts on top of the circuit board and the tab > is fastened to the circuit board by 4-40 hardware provided in the kit. > > The programmed PIC, (Tom's v2.4 code), contains the following set of > center frequencies for DIP switch inputs 0000 to 1111. > > 0 1.846 > 1 1.892 > 2 3.546 > 3 3.846 > 4 7.046 > 5 7.221 > 6 10.146 > 7 14.046 > 8 14.271 > 9 18.114 > 10 21.046 > 11 21.321 > 12 24.936 > 13 28.046 > 14 28.092 > 15 28.346 > > Feedback on the kit would be appreciated. > > Thanks and 73, > Tony KB9YIG > > > > > __._ > > . > >
Tony I am afraid the QRG for 40 meters is less than needed For example: We here are only allowed to use the band from 7MHz to 7.100Mhz so we will not be able to see the end of the 7.100 frequency.On the other hand we have these far into the band which we can't use. Since I do not have the means to program the pic to suite my desired QRG's I am afraid we will not be a client at this time. Sorry and best regards Jose
