[hpsdr] Orientation.

[Larry Taft]

Ben Hall wrote:
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> Good evening all,
>
> Another question.  What should be the front of the enclosure?
>
> IE:  Assume you've got a Janus plugged into an Atlas sitting on the 
> table in front of you.  What is the front of this assembly?  Is it the 
> edge of the Janus card with the IQ IN, Line In, Mic, Line Out, Phone, 
> and IQ Out connectors?  Or, is that the rear of the assembly?
>
> I would think that the edge with the above mentioned connectors is the 
> front, as the other end is the end that grows larger in dimensions.
>
> thanks and 73,
> ben, KD5BYB
>
>   
Yes, yes, YES!  The connectors are on the FRONT edge of the card.  I'm 
tired of having climb on the bench to reach behind the "old style" PC 
boxes to reach cables, connectors etc.

What I did is take a smallish ATX box and swap the CD and Floppy drive 
tray with the power supply.  Now the only thing on the "back" of the box 
is the power cord.  The cd/floppy drives and all the cables to the ATX 
and PCI cards are on the FRONT.  Same way I mounted the SDR-1000.  Fan 
and switch are in the back.  Connectors and cables are in the front.  
The power supply is next to it with a genuine power switch that turns 
everything on or off.

Got it?  Connectors/cables are the FRONT.  Just like military and old 
timey broadcast stuff.  Since we don't have any more need for knobs and 
meters on the radio/computer lets make it convenient for us old farts 
with gimpy knees.  The cables can be dressed in neat little trays and 
the folks that have need for the flat front that looks like a piece of 
furniture can add a cover.  Brushed stainless, just like your internet 
ready refrigerator only smaller.

Go for it Ben!

73, Larry K2LT

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