[hpsdr] Janus & Ozy.

[Gerald Youngblood]

This is comparable to the Lynx 22 sound card, which costs $1000 retail.  
Gerald

Gerald Youngblood, K5SDR
FlexRadio Systems
Ph: 512-535-5266
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: hpsdr-bounces at hpsdr.org 
> [mailto:hpsdr-bounces at hpsdr.org] On Behalf Of Murray Lang
> Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2006 7:48 PM
> To: hpsdr list
> Subject: Re: [hpsdr] Janus & Ozy.
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> It seems to me unrealistic to think that the boards should be 
> much cheaper. 
> Quality 24bit sound cards alone are quite expensive despite 
> the advantage of mass market volumes. We could wait a few 
> years I suppose until complete SDRs are on a chip - boring.
> 
> Murray
> VK6HL
> 
> At 05:18 AM 9/11/2006, Rob Frohne wrote:
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> >Woh!  I hope you are not correct with that $500 estimate.  I 
> also hope 
> >there are bare boards available for those of us who prefer 
> to build our 
> >own.  $500 is way out of my price range.
> >
> >With samples, I expect it should be more like $100 if  you 
> build your 
> >own.  I don't have a good idea of what it would be without samples 
> >though.
> >
> >Using a temperature controlled toaster oven, it is pretty 
> fast to build 
> >these boards, and the solder connections are so much better than 
> >anything I can do by hand.  Here I have the capability to 
> make solder 
> >stencils as well.  I could make a few of them, and then 
> builders could 
> >use them to put the solder paste on, and then mail them to 
> the next guy 
> >on the list who would do the same.  All the folks would need to have 
> >their parts all on hand when they do the solder paste application, 
> >because the paste doesn't stay nice for too long after you apply it.
> >(You need to bake it the same day.)  My assembly language 
> class project 
> >this quarter is to make temperature controllers for the 
> cheap toasters 
> >found in WalMart to use them for soldering.  The total parts cost is 
> >around $100 for those.  Wouldn't it be more fun to build your own 
> >toaster oven soldering station, and then build your Janus and Ozy 
> >boards with it than to purchase Janus and Ozy already built 
> already by 
> >TAPR or whoever?
> >
> >I noted that the original Atlas boards that were distributed by 
> >volunteers were much cheaper than the ones from TAPR.  I 
> guess we are 
> >now paying for the packing and kitting hassles by going to TAPR.
> >
> >73,
> >
> >Rob, KL7NA
> >On Wed, 2006-11-08 at 09:57 -0600, Cecilio Bayona wrote:
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> > > jeffrie cook wrote:
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> > > > Hi All,
> > > >
> > > > I have Atlas and Pinocchio at the ready, and understand from 
> > > > looking at WiKi that Janus and Ozy will be ready during 
> the first 
> > > > quarter of 2007, but haven't been able to find any estimate of 
> > > > price for those two assemblies, has anybody any idea.  Rather 
> > > > relieved that they will only be available as completed 
> assemblies.  
> > > > Great stuff and thanks from Jeff Cook G0AFQ.
> > > >
> > > >
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> > >
> > > I've heard it's going to be in the neighborhood of $500 
> for the two. 
> > > I hope not, that is so far away from the initial goal of 
> this group.
> > >
> >--
> >Rob Frohne, Ph.D., P.E.
> >E.F. Cross School of Engineering
> >Walla Walla College
> >100 SW 4th Street
> >College Place, WA 99324
> >(509) 529-3585
> >http://www.wwc.edu/~frohro/
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