[hpsdr] JANUS BoM

[H. Gruchow]

Hi Lyle and the group,
if these boards are declared to be  Amateur Radio parts at least within the EU they can be 
imported duty-free. Only the VAT has to be payed additionally. RoHS is the more 
complicated part but unassembled parts kits do not fall under RoHS. So they can be imported.
In about two weeks I will be getting some LT1128s in plus EPM240T100s.
Some I could share with other EU builders.
On the other side AKM  is using ordinary NE5532 OpAmps on their evaluation board which 
might do the job as well.
The DS2431P can be ordered from Maxim directly for 90 cts each if you buy 25 (leadtime 6 
weeks). So we maybe could arrange something for this one within the US group.

Remains the AKM chip. Does anybody no how much they are in smaller quantities. I could not 
find a price anywhere. There is a possibility to buy them from a Hongkong distributor. 
They list this chip as a stock item with about 1.500 available right now.

Thanks to 'global village' there always is a possibility.

73
Horst
DL6KBF

Lyle Johnson schrieb:
> Hello Horst!
> 
>> So the best would be to offer the JANUS with some of the chips 
>> pre-mounted.
>>
>> Any other solutions????
> 
> We might be able to arrange a group buy and supply the PCB and the 
> hard-to-get parts.  To get the parts pre-mounted is a greater 
> complication due to RoHS regulations.
> 
> I suspect the parts would be:
> 
> 1) AK5394A
> 2) DS2431P
> 3) EPM240T100
> 4) LT1128 (note that other, less expensive and more available op amps 
> may be as good in this application)
> 
> There would still be the issues of importation and taxes to be paid by 
> the purchaser of the board and parts.
> 
> 73,
> 
> Lyle KK7P
> 
> 


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