|
W7ZOI /
WA7MLH Hybrid Cascode IF Amplifier
Info:
(01 November 2008):
-
Limited deliveries in November (I'm out of
stock!)
-
A 2nd Kitlet batch is being assembled.
Shipping in December!!! Accepting Pre-Orders (See Below).
-
Pre-Order discount for multiple HYCAS
kitlet orders.
Announcing the offering of a "kitlet"
for the Hybrid Cascode IF amplifier, as featured in the December 2007 issue of
QST:
The photos reveal the bare board (left), and the
board after kitlet completion (right).
PC Board (Leaded Parts) + Bag of Components
(OUT OF STOCK):
-
Price: First Kitlet, $25 Delivered, to anywhere
within the USA (and Canada!)
-
Need more than one?: Order before 01 December 2008 and each
additional kit is only $20.
-
This is for a leaded component version of the IF
amplifier.
-
Includes 2 layer PC board (high quality thru-hole plated,
silk screen & solder-mask).
-
Kit (whoops, "kit-let") includes all components required
to build the IF amplifier at 9 MHz.
-
Special Bill of materials / Errata can be found at
www.ka7exm.net/hycas .
- Just one toroid (T1) to wind. (It wouldn't be
an RF project if you didn't wind a toroid!)
- Pay via paypal: Pay to ka7exm at gmail
dot com via paypal. Please include your callsign & mailing address
with the order. Paypal is the easiest and safest way to get your order
on its way. Please consider setting up an account. There is no
fee to the buyer.
- OR (if you must), pay by check: Send your order to
KA7EXM, 13405 SW Juanita Pl, Beaverton, OR 97008 USA.
PC Board (Leaded Parts) Only:
-
Price: $12 Delivered, to anywhere
within the USA (and Canada!).
-
(See above for payment options).
International Orders:
-
Please email me prior to placing your order. There are portions of
this planet which I will not ship to.
-
Please add $5 (once) to help cover additional shipping costs and the trip to
the post office.
-
Paypal is the only way I will accept
payment from overseas. Please consider setting up an account.
There is no fee to the buyer.
The kitlet is presently being re-ordered. I will be
shipping all pre-orders by 01 December 2008.
Order examples:
-
Example: Mark from Hillsboro USA orders one
HYCAS kitlet: $25 delivered. 73 Mark!
-
Example: Joe the Plumber orders 2 HYCAS
kitlets to be delivered to Ohio. $25 + $20 = $45 via paypal.
Thanks Joe!
-
Example: Bill from Rome orders 3 HYCAS
kitlets to be delivered, well, to Rome Italy: $25 + $20 + $20
+ $5 = $70. (I wish I could say Thank you in Italian!)
Repeat customers:
If you have ordered in the past and want an
additional kitlet, I will honor the "additional item discount"
immediately. Email me before placing your order. Thanks!
Normally, this type of offering would be offered by our good
friend Bill Kelsey of KangaUS. Bill
is still recovering from the flood in August 2007. So in the meantime, we'll
give this a whirl and see if we can help the builders out by offering the
product ourselves.
Questions? Email ka7exm at gmail dot com for details.
Track your order by checking our Shipping Status
|
|
KA7EXM PIC Power Meter Info:
(3 May 2008): Stock is starting to run
out......Please
email prior to placing an order.
PIC-Power CPU & RF Board Set (November 2008, still
in stock):
- Price: $24 Delivered, to anywhere within the USA
(and Canada!).
-
CPU Board:
- Accepts 40-pin DIP 16F877 or 18F452.
- Compact design, ready to mount 16x2 LCD onto its back.
- ICD interface on the board (so you can program your PIC
in-place, debug, etc.)
- Board includes MAX235 chip footing, so you can add RS-232
to your project.
- Board is almost all surface mount, but ready to accept a
leaded crystal for the oscillator. Pullup resistors are hidden on back
of the board.
- RF Board:
- This is the AD8307 log amp / detector board.
- Includes Op amp for scaling output for additional resolution.
- Includes DAC for providing reference power level (for relative power measurements).
- Board is all surface mount, mostly 1208 components. IC's are SOIC.
PIC-Power CPU V2.0 (Supports Serial Port):
-
Add RS-232 Serial Port output from the meter to your PC.
- Price: $9 Delivered, to anywhere within the USA
(and Canada!).
- Includes new PIC processor with v2.0 code.
International Shipping:
-
Please email me prior to placing your order. There are portions of
this planet which I will not ship to.
- Please add $5 to help cover additional shipping costs.
- Paypal is the only way I will accept
payment from overseas. Please consider setting up an account.
There is no fee to the buyer.
More Info:
|
|
Dayton 2007
Left: G3RJV and W7ZOI, from Dayton 2007's FDIM
conference. Right: Craig AA0ZZ tries to remain composed while
greeting one of the Icom Droids.
Left: A future ham checks out the larger-than-life
Morse code keyer paddle at the Kanga booth.
Right: Tron-guy is a licensed ham
operator too. Who would have ever suspected that?
For more from the Dayton experience
click here for more photos.
|
