--- In [email protected], "eplerkeppler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Nice to see it a bit smaller. > > Shave another quarter inch off, for 2.25 X 3.25 and it would be an > Altoids Tin candidate. Well if the band module has enough vertical > room as well, an Altoids tin has slightly over 0.75" vertical inside > dimension. More SMD's? > > > -- Charles WC5MC > > > --- In [email protected], "kb9yig" <raparks@> wrote: > > > > Good Afternoon All, > > > > I have completed the board layout for a version of the RXTX where the > > Xtall function is combined on the same board with a SoftRock Lite > > receiver, (like the Lite+Xtall v8.3), as well as the one-watt RXTX > > transmitter function. Plug-in RX and TX modules provide for band > > changing with the target to be the four band groups: 160m, 80m/40m, > > 30m/20m/17m, and 15m/12m/10m. > > > > The board size is slightly smaller than the RXTXv6.2 board at 2.5 > > inches by 3.25 inches. The TX module plugs on top of the upper right > > quadrant of the RXTX board carries the TX band specific components as > > well as the driver and PA circuits. The receiver band specific > > module is the same as used with the v8.3 Lite+Xtall kit. > > > > One additional feature of the RXTX+Xtall v6.3 board is the inclusion > > of the Rocky 3.x interface on the board so that the transceiver is > > Rocky ready, just wire a D-9 connector to the board for serial port > > control of the RXTX board. > > > > Final board checking should be completed by Monday and prototype > > boards will be orders for four examples of the transceiver kit. I am > > needing two additional testers who have the interest and test > > equipment to evaluate the performance of the transceiver on various > > bands. The kit will be provide at no charge to two testers who are > > interested in providing feedback later in May. > > > > Thanks and 73, > > Tony KB9YIG > > >
Tony: I believe I can help with one of them. The only issue is that I will be out of town in DC in early June. So, it depends on how late in May. I would be interested in a production unit in any case. Terry WB4JFI
