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Ben Jackson · September 29th 06, 05:34 AM posted to rec.radio.amateur.homebrew

On 2006-09-28, wrote:

For only $50 in New Part cost, what does everyone think about
for the actual RADIO hardware?

Their goals of homebuildable and as cheap/functional as possible are in
conflict. A starter homebrew design should be more modular, rely less
on overloading of components for multiple purposes, include guidelines
for substituting any expensive or rare part with found alternatives. It
would not be concerned about requiring one of a part you can only readily
get in bags of 10 or 20.

The cheapest possible starter 40M CW/SSB radio would probably be a kit,
not built from a collection of overpriced Radio Shack components. It
probably does a lot of work in the digital domain, without regard to
ease of modification. It's built on an etched PCB mass produced in
such quantities that it's cheaper than bare copper board at the local
electronics store.

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Ben Jackson AD7GD

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