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Ham Radio 360: WorkBench - 10 Intro to PCB Design

Posted: 08 Nov 2016 04:27 AM PST
http://hamradio360.com/index.php/201...to-pcb-design/

This week, we announce the details of the Antenna Analyzer project!
George teaches Jeremy about all the facets of DIY printed circuit board
(PCB) design using CadSoft Eagle (Show Sponsor, download for free at
http://www.cadsoft.io).
George discusses Schematic Capture, Board Layout, and an overview of PCB
fabrication.
News
Antenna Analyzer


BOM, designs, directions, and software available in the new HamRadio360
forums!


Forums to provide support


5 sources for parts to keep costs low


Digikey for discrete components


HR360 for board and diodes


Arduino from SparkFun, eBay, or DX


LCD from eBay


Synthesis Module from eBay




Go to the hr360 page, click on workbench tab, all will be revealed



CommRadio CTX-10 SDR Transceiver


160M-10M


10W


Built in batteries


Rugged case


Internal Antenna Tuner


SDR Output Via USB


Universal Radio Link



What’s on the Workbench?
Jeremy


Designed a case for my BlueDV and DVMega Dual Band board Here


DVMega monoband $130


BlueStack Micro Plus $45


Link to 3DHubs 2016 Printer List


Autodesk Fusion 360


Rocket City 3D Printing (run by a Ham!)


Printrbot Play $400


Printrbot Play Heated Bed Y Axis Upgrade $75



George


Hobby PCB RS-UV3 200mw 3 band transceiver boards


https://www.hobbypcb.com/products/uhf-vhf-radio/rs-uv3



Main Show Content – Intro to designing PCBs
Download FREE Eagle https://cadsoft.io
Manufacturing options


Traditional board houses


Sierra Circuits




Low cost traditional “hands off” option


New wave of automated aggregation sites


Seedstudio


OSH Park




Resources
EEVBlog #939 How to Manufacture a PCB
EEVBlog #127 PCB Design for Manufacturing Tutorial




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