[hpsdr] Hermes, Apollo and Anan-10 information

[Scott Cowling]

Hi all,

To help answer as many questions as I can all at once, I have 
compiled a sort of FAQ on Hermes/Apollo/Anan-10. It has been a 
convoluted path to get to where we are today, and I hope that this 
clears up some of the questions on how we got here and where we are going.

Attached is a PDF, but the text is reproduced below.  If I have 
missed any points or made any errors in my observations, please feel 
free to comment. (Actually, feel free to comment anyway! :-)

73,
Scotty WA2DFI

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openHPSDR Hermes Information:

Abhi created the Hermes Gerbers, and hence, owns the copyright of the 
Hermes PCB design.

Abhi has released (or will release) the Hermes PCB Gerbers under the 
TAPR NCL (non-commercial license), which allows individuals to build 
a small number of units for their own use, but prohibits commercial 
manufacture of Hermes without permission.

Licenses for production runs of Hermes are issued by Abhi. The first 
production run was licensed to TAPR. The second production run has 
been licensed to Apache Labs, Pvt, an Indian company with which Abhi 
is associated. Assignment of licenses for any subsequent production 
runs are under Abhi's control.

Abhi has licensed only one production run of Hermes to TAPR. This is 
one reason that the order window is short, and TAPR will only build 
one run of a fixed number of boards.

TAPR-produced Hermes will be produced in the same manner and sold on 
the same terms as previous openHPSDR boards. The boards will be fully 
assembled and tested, with support available via the openHPSDR 
mailing list.  TAPR does provide some support on an as-available basis.

India-produced Hermes board warranty will be supplied by Apache Labs, 
Pvt and/or its assignees. Ken, N9VV has set up Apache-Labs-Support 
U.S.A.  TAPR is not affiliated with Ken's effort in any way.  Please 
contact Ken or Abhi for India-produced Hermes sales and warranty 
information, as TAPR has no involvement in this area.


OpenHPSDR Apollo and Anan-10 Information:

OpenHPSDR Apollo is a 15W 160M/6M PA with LPF, T/R switching and an 
ATU (automatic antenna tuner). Apollo and Hermes fit together in a 
standard, off-the shelf enclosure.

Anan-10 provides a custom enclosure, 10W 160M/6M PA with LPF, T/R 
switching and three antenna ports.

OpenHPSDR Apollo is an openHPSDR project.

Anan-10 was independently developed by Abhi. TAPR has no involvement 
in the Anan-10 project. Anan-10 release status is unknown.

TAPR is working on production of Apollo, since Hermes was designed to 
work with this board.  Production will be somewhat later than 
Anan-10, and the price should be comparable.

TAPR is also working on custom end-plates that will transform the 
off-the-shelf enclosure into a semi-custom enclosure for Hermes and 
Apollo. The standard enclosure with custom end plates should be in 
the same price class as the Alex enclosure (under $50).

Since TAPR's one licensed Hermes production run is build-to-order, 
there can be no TAPR-produced complete Hermes/Apollo 
systems.  TAPR-produced Hermes boards will all be gone by the time 
Apollo is in production. However, when Apollo boards become 
available, they can be added to an existing Hermes system to make a 
complete 15W radio.
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