[hpsdr] Pandora announcement.... now a question

[Jerry Flanders]

Please post some photos on the wiki page when prototypes are available.

Jerry W4UK

At 01:54 3/5/2009, John Ackermann N8UR wrote:
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>Thanks for the kind words.
>
>The case is a two-piece design (the standard U-shaped pieces, 
>bottom, front, and back in one piece, and top and sides in the 
>other).  The "hatch" is part of the top assembly, so you can use it 
>to get at the Atlas cards, but for other access you can just take 
>the whole top off.
>
>The Alex connectors will be labeled, but apart from that the case 
>will be painted but unadorned (well, there'll be HPSDR and TAPR logos).
>
>73,
>John
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>Vern Kollas said the following on 03/04/2009 08:45 PM:
>>John,
>>Thanks for the reply.... that makes perfect sense.   How "modular" 
>>will the case be?? For example, will a side or the top be removable 
>>to say add a PA later, or maybe a display, controls, etc?  Will 
>>there be any silkscreening or labeling for all those BNC ports on 
>>Alex?  Or will the case have a smooth finish so we can add our own labels?
>>Thanks again for all the hard work going into this.  I think the 
>>case has me just as excited as when Mercury was released... :-)
>>73!
>>Vern -- KC8YOH
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>>*From:* John Ackermann N8UR <jra at febo.com>
>>*To:* Vern Kollas <spoonman1227 at yahoo.com>
>>*Cc:* HPSDR List <hpsdr at hpsdr.org>
>>*Sent:* Wednesday, March 4, 2009 8:53:36 AM
>>*Subject:* Re: [hpsdr] Pandora announcement.... now a question
>>Hi Vern --
>>That's a very good question, and one I probably should have 
>>addressed in the announcement.
>>If you want maximum performance, you will want the Alex enclosure 
>>to provide shielding around the filters.
>>However, the way Alex mounts in Pandora means that you will not 
>>need the end plates for the Alex enclosure, as the Pandora back 
>>panel provides the "front" panel for Alex (where the BNCs stick 
>>out), and a mounting bracket will provide the rear panel.
>>We are still working out just how the bits and pieces will be 
>>offered in a way that minimizes pain for the TAPR office, but in 
>>one way or another you'll be able to buy the Alex enclosure minus 
>>the end plates, and also buy the rear mounting bracket.  That 
>>should represent a cost savings, as the custom end plates for the 
>>Alex enclosure are not cheap.  So there's yet another reason to buy 
>>Pandora -- you'll be able to save a few bucks on the Alex enclosure!
>>Hope this helps.
>>John
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>>Vern Kollas wrote:
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>>  > Good morning to all..
>>  >
>>  >  I see TAPR is now asking us to express our interest in 
>> Pandora, which I most certainly did.  :-)  > Just a quick 
>> question... I see that Pandora has room for Alex, which I also 
>> want to add.  The question is, do I still need to get the 
>> enclosure for Alex, or do the cards just mount in Pandora.  I 
>> guess the next question could be, SHOULD I get the enclosure for 
>> Alex, and mount it in Pandora to provide extra shielding??
>>  >
>>  > Thanks in advance.... it is SO exciting to see this all start 
>> to come together...
>>  >
>>  > 73!!
>>  >
>>  > Vern -- KC8YOH
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