I think the real fun will be the real understanding of the different circuits, modifying them for improvements and then putting it altogether in the final package. And in doing so, this would eliminate the issue of homebrewing plating the thru-holes.Īnyway looking forward to getting this put all together and documenting the performance.
Advantage here would be not having to worry about the accuracy of the alignment if using jumpers. It's likely to be less of an effort to just etch two sides, drill holes and put a jumper in between the two where necessary. I'm not sure how I will approach that but I guess there is a couple of approaches one could take. I suspect that for this board a double sided would be required. Used a prototype board for the assembly and it was not to long into the wiring before I was wondering if I should have etched a board. The desktop height is 30 inches, and the hutch on top adds another 30 inches for a total height of about 5 feet. I chose the 27 inch depth to allow the unit to fit through a 30 inch doorway (with the door opened, the doorway measures 28 inches).
Early on in getting my start in electronics and while still in the process of getting my education, I did what many other students were doing at that time dabbling in radio and TV repair. The design has a footprint of about 48 inches wide by 27 inches deep. The board consists of the Si5351 and Nano boards along with a Nokia display and encoder. Any of you that have followed my N&V articles over the past 10 years certainly know by now that I am a test equipment freak. Put together the control board for the LBS project. Another very productive weekend in the shack.