Will do Jim. 73, Tony KB9YIG ----- Original Message ----- From: James R. Elledge To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2008 7:08 PM Subject: [softrock40] Re: 10m operation problem with SN74CB3253CDR
--- In [email protected], "kb9yig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Good Afternoon All, > > A problem identified by Bodo, DJ9CS, and confirmed by Mike Collins > requires a change in the QSD/QSE switches recently shipped with > SoftRock kits. The TI SN74CB3253CDR MUX/DEMUX provided in kits does > not function properly above 25 MHz. Any kits that includes 10m > operation will require a change to the Fairchild FST3253MX. > > If you have received a SoftRock kit that is to be used above 20m, (to > be safe), please check the 3253 parts supplied with that kit. If you > did not receive the FST3253 part(s) with your kit, please send me an e- > mail with your mailing address and a count of the number of FST3253 > parts needed. I have FST3253MX devices on order and should be able to > send out needed parts right away at no cost to the kit buyers. > > Thanks very much to Bodo and Mike for excellent support on this problem. > > 73, > Tony KB9YIG > Hi Tony SR Lite V8.0 has the TI chip, checked parts box and only have the fairchild chip in the QSOP (much smaller) package. Have a Lite 8.3 on order - send one extra with it. Jim - KB2XJ
