"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?