[hpsdr] Pandora thought

[KC4RI - Mike Stipick]

John,
After Pandora is released, I think that we could probably get at least 100 
orders for a matching cabinet with no cut outs on the back panel and no lid 
on the top. Most of us have some type of project in the shack for which we 
would love to have a matching cabinet. Since it is being done on a CNC 
machine a few simple deletes to drill file would do the trick. Also fewer 
cuts means that it costs less to manufacture. Because of current economic 
conditions I am sure the manufacturer would like to have the business.

Mike Stipick - KC4RI

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Ackermann N8UR" <jra at febo.com>
To: <carcia at sbcglobal.net>
Cc: <hpsdr at lists.hpsdr.org>
Sent: Saturday, March 14, 2009 7:58 PM
Subject: Re: [hpsdr] Pandora thought


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> Hi Frank --
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> I think it's very unlikely.  The enclosure is custom sheet metal (not made 
> from an existing case) and the parts are cut in one shot, so the CNC 
> pattern cuts the two "U" pieces with the cutouts included.  So instead of 
> reducing costs, I think it would be prohibitively expensive to do a 
> cabinet without the cutouts, unless we could do a run of at least one 
> hundred.
>
> John
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> FRANCIS CARCIA said the following on 03/14/2009 02:36 PM:
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>> Hi all,
>> I wonder if it would be possible to buy a Pandora without any holes 
>> drilled in the case. Maybe just the vent holes and the fan cut out. Also 
>> no trap door in the lid. After a careful look My final would not fit with 
>> the power supply. A second box would allow users to to roll their own 
>> final or other interface. I would think the price could drop a bunch and 
>> drive total quantity up making everything cheaper. A second box match the 
>> basic HPSDR and isolate high power RF from the low level circuits. Frank 
>> WA1GFZ
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