[hpsdr] In the Spirit of experimenters

[Dave Larsen]

Terry --  

Just a few additions to Tom's comments

The Support webpage has most of the documetation and what license
currently applys to each project.

http://openhpsdr.org/support.html

The Documents webpage has the project manuals

http://openhpsdr.org/documents.html

The website pages are a overview

The Wiki is the place where the developers share information

The list server is for discussion and the archive are full of useful
information.

The svn is a code repository

Teamspeak sessions are a weekly online discussion among many of the
developers.  These are archive on www.hamsdr.com

Lastly the license for each board is held by the project leader.  It is
up to each project leader to choose the license and change it later.  if
the do not declare a change the license stays as they left it. 

Come joins us and find the place you fit in.

  Dave, KV0S 


On Mon, 2010-07-12 at 22:35 -0400, Tom Holmes wrote:
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> 
> Hi Terry...
> 
> Welcome to HPSDR!
> 
> I can answer your questions about TAPR, and give you a little bit of insight
> into how these boards come to life.
> 
> First of all, TAPR is a 501c(3) non-profit organization that started over 25
> years ago in the early days of packet radio TNC's. It has always been TAPR's
> objective to help provide hams (and interested others) with access to
> leading edge technology, such as the HPSDR boards. We have done this in most
> cases by offering kits of parts for the DIY types to assemble. However, with
> HPSDR, we determined very quickly that we could provide these rather complex
> boards at a cost quite competitive with what an individual would have to
> spend to buy the parts in single unit quantities. 
> 
> Coupled with the fact that these boards would not be easy to troubleshoot
> for those hams who don't have well-equipped labs, and that with the very
> small parts, assembly errors might be hard to locate, it seemed to us that
> assembled and tested was in the best interest of the HPSDR community.
> Another factor in our thinking is that HPSDR is really about software
> experimenting, so getting the hardware issues out of the way of the
> programmer types who might not be thrilled with doing a lot of soldering
> would allow them to get right to the stuff they enjoy. 
> 
> I should also point out that TAPR has funded much of the HPSDR development
> work, for example the alpha and beta test builds that are needed to assure
> that when we go into production that the PC boards and parts values are
> right. This can easily cost several thousands of dollars. We see that as
> part of our role in bringing leading edge technology to hams.
> 
> As for the doc's, I believe that most of them are available at some point
> through links from the respective pages or the wiki. The licensing matter is
> not something I can profess to completely comprehending, but most of the
> designs are done under the OHL by the developers, not TAPR.
> 
> Full disclosure: I'm TAPR's Treasurer.
> 
> Have fun with HPSDR; I think you will find this is really neat stuff and
> that the folks involved will be more than happy to help you with whatever
> questions you have. Just ask!
> 
> Tom Holmes, N8ZM
> 
> Tipp City, Ohio
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: hpsdr-bounces at lists.openhpsdr.org [mailto:hpsdr-
> > bounces at lists.openhpsdr.org] On Behalf Of terryllong at gmail.com
> > Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 9:54 PM
> > To: hpsdr at openhpsdr.org
> > Subject: [hpsdr] In the Spirit of experimenters
> > 
> > ***** High Performance Software Defined Radio Discussion List *****
> > 
> > Someone noted that HPSdr seemed to be very expensive esp when made and
> > assembled by manufacturing firms - I'd have to concur that the price of
> going the
> > HPSdr route is probably out of my reach in the foreseeable future.
> Although I'd
> > like to help support the efforts of the group, it's not likely I can, due
> to the cost of
> > entry.
> > 
> > Can't help thinking that a group effort to design these boards and put
> together kits
> > of parts with PCB's would be also serve the experimental nature of what
> this group
> > professes.  How does this group determine what will be offered as a
> finished board
> > and what will be offered as a kit via TAPR?  Is TAPR a non-profit or
> profit
> > organization?
> > 
> > Are the schematics, PCB layout files, etc made available to the HAM
> community
> > under the unique TAPR licenses?  I haven't seen them if they are?
> > 
> > 73
> > Terry
> > N8AB
> > 
> > 
> > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
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