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Jim GM4DHJ ...[_2_]

On 30/12/2015 23:24, wrote:
In rec.radio.amateur.antenna gareth wrote:
"gareth" wrote in message
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But it does raise one question, and that is, who is fooling who about
its purchase price of ooo ?450, for there cannot be more than about ?40
in its component costs?

DDS modules, ?8 ea

SA612 ?2 ea

PIC processor, anything from ?2 to ?20 ea.

Double-sided PCB for ugly-bug construction, ?5

Ally die cast box ?15

SMA sockets ?3 ea

Handful of capacitors, peanuts.

Software, any self-respecting radio amateur will write his own, anyway.

Considering that it is homebrewers that would be using such kit, there
must be some out there with more money than sense?

So why aren't you building and selling them yourself at a cut-rate
price?

I remember in the 70's when 3amp power supplies cost a fortune a local
professional started producing them and selling to the local
hams...every one blew up...didn't hear much from him after that ....

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