[hpsdr] Pandora Update and Question
Ben Hall
kd5byb at bellsouth.net
Tue Sep 4 18:32:10 PDT 2007
Chris Albertson wrote:
> The problem with custom boxes is that you need a minimum
> size production run and then you have to store these some
> place while they are boxed up and shipped off to end users.
> And shipping will cost more for a box than a panel.
> It's not so bad keeping 100 PCBs in even a small apartment
> but 100 complete Pandora chassis would fill a few forklift
> pallets.
I was hoping for a hybrid concept: buy the thin, lightweight, easy to
store/inventory/ship custom slotted end panel from HPSDR and buy the
bulky yet completely off-the-shelf enclosure from Ten-Tec.
You'll have an extra, blank end panel that comes with the BK-959, but
hopefully the money and hassle saved makes up for it?
> Publishing just the design files solves the distribution
> problem too. Each end user could order his own panel or
> a few could do a group buy and save some money. No one
> has to front up $6,000 for a production run either.
Thankfully, a lot of places like Front Panel Express have minimal set-up
costs - no need to front $6k...
thanks much,
ben
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Thanks and 73,
Ben, KD5BYB
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