----- Original Message -----

From: KD5NWA

To: softrock40@...

Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2005 9:09 PM

Subject: [softrock40] Clock Generator Chip Order

Tomorrow (Monday CST) I will be ordering the ICS501, and ICS601 clock
generators/multiplier chips, they look to be quite useful in
generating high frequency clocks from low frequency crystals, and can
go as high as 160 MHz.

The ICS501 is used in the Time Machine by Expanded Spectrum Systems
for both receive and transmit Quadrature clock generator.

< >

The parts that I'm thinking about ordering and their major
characteristics are listed below, the difference in the 501 parts is
the temperature range.

ICS501M, [email protected], 160MHz@5V, 0 to 70 degree C, 8 pin SOIC $1.25 +
split shipping
ICS501MI, [email protected], 160MHz@5V, -40 to +85 degree C, 8 pin SOIC,
$1.75 + split shipping
ICS601M-01I, [email protected], 156Mhz@5V, -40 to +85 degree C, 16 pin
SOIC, $4.63 + split shipping

The ICS501 part can go as high as 8X the crystal.
The ICS601 part can go as high as 16X the crystal, also available in
TSSOP packaging.

The link below has the specifications on the chips, if you want to
add some to my order, let me know early so I can place the order by
the end of my workday.

< >

Thanks


Cecil Bayona
KD5NWA
www.qrpradio.com

I fail to see why doing the same thing over and over and getting the
same results every time is insanity: I've almost proved it isn't;
only a few more tests now and I'm sure results will differ this time ...?

From: Milt Cram

To: softrock40@...

Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 9:52 AM

Subject: Re: [softrock40] SoftRock v5.0 kit orders now being accepted

kb9yig wrote:

> Good Morning All,
>
> Orders are now being accepted for SoftRock v5.0 kit deliveries
> starting at the end of November.
>
> Orders may be placed at the PROJECTS tab on Dale's (WA8SRA) HamSDR
> website .
>
> Three kits are offered as follows:
>
> 1) SoftRock v5.0 QSD kit at $19 per kit (US/Canada, $20 for DX).
> This is the lower board in the two board stack and contains the 5
> VDC regulator, two voltage comparators, the QSD quad switch, and the
> dual low-noise audio amplifier. All components to build the board
> will be provided in this kit and also a stereo audio cable will be
> included. However, no RG174 coax cable or the BNC connector will be
> provided in the kit. (400 kits are planned)
>
> 2) SoftRock v5.0 Low Band OSC/BPF kit at $7.50 per kit (US/Canada,
> $8.50 for DX). This is the upper board in the two board stack and
> contains the oscillator circuit, the quadrature clock phase shift
> network and the BPF. The fundamental frequency xtal will not be
> included in the kit but components will be provided for use over the
> bands from 80 meters to 30 meters. (750 kits are planned)
>
> 3) SoftRock v5.0 High Band OSC/BPF kit at $7.50 per kit (US/Canada,
> $8.50 for DX). This is again the upper board and contains the
> components for use of the SoftRock at 20 meters and above. (250
> kits are planned. Good operation at 20 meters has been demonstrated
> but operation at bands avove 20 meters has not been done at this
> date.)
>
> After confirming your order, the preferred payment method is by
> PayPal at user name raparks@...
>
> Thanks for your interest in this ongoing SDR project.
>
> 73,
> Tony Parks KB9YIG
>
>
Hi Tony,

Am I missing something?? I don't see a "Projects" tab on the home page
of the site.

Milt,
W8NUE


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Good Morning All,

Orders are now being accepted for SoftRock v5.0 kit deliveries
starting at the end of November.

Orders may be placed at the PROJECTS tab on Dale's (WA8SRA) HamSDR
website .

Three kits are offered as follows:

1) SoftRock v5.0 QSD kit at $19 per kit (US/Canada, $20 for DX).
This is the lower board in the two board stack and contains the 5
VDC regulator, two voltage comparators, the QSD quad switch, and the
dual low-noise audio amplifier. All components to build the board
will be provided in this kit and also a stereo audio cable will be
included. However, no RG174 coax cable or the BNC connector will be
provided in the kit. (400 kits are planned)

2) SoftRock v5.0 Low Band OSC/BPF kit at $7.50 per kit (US/Canada,
$8.50 for DX). This is the upper board in the two board stack and
contains the oscillator circuit, the quadrature clock phase shift
network and the BPF. The fundamental frequency xtal will not be
included in the kit but components will be provided for use over the
bands from 80 meters to 30 meters. (750 kits are planned)

3) SoftRock v5.0 High Band OSC/BPF kit at $7.50 per kit (US/Canada,
$8.50 for DX). This is again the upper board and contains the
components for use of the SoftRock at 20 meters and above. (250
kits are planned. Good operation at 20 meters has been demonstrated
but operation at bands avove 20 meters has not been done at this
date.)

After confirming your order, the preferred payment method is by
PayPal at user name raparks@... .

Thanks for your interest in this ongoing SDR project.

73,
Tony Parks KB9YIG










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Good Morning All,
Orders are now being accepted for SoftRock v5.0 kit deliveries starting at the end of November.
Orders may be placed at the PROJECTS tab on Dale's (WA8SRA) HamSDR website .

----- Original Message -----

From: kb9yig

To: softrock40@...

Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2005 20:18 PM

Subject: [softrock40] SoftRock v5.0 kits may soon be ordered

Good Evening All,

After a number of tests with the new v5.0 SoftRock I have deceided
it is ready for kit production.? Orders may be placed as soon as the
ordering system is setup at Dale's (WA8SRA) HamSDR website
( Kit deliveries will start at the
end of this month.

Three kits will be offered as follows:

1) SoftRock v5.0 QSD kit at $19 per kit (US/Canada, $20 for DX).?
This is the lower board in the two board stack and contains the 5
VDC regulator, two voltage comparators, the QSD quad switch, and the
dual low-noise audio amplifier.? All components to build the board
will be provided in this kit and also a stereo audio cable will be
included.? However, no RG174 coax cable or the BNC connector will be
provided in the kit. (400 kits are planned)

2) SoftRock v5.0 Low Band OSC/BPF kit at $7.50 per kit (US/Canada,
$8.50 for DX).? This is the upper board in the two board stack and
contains the oscillator circuit, the quadrature clock phase shift
network and the BPF.? The fundamental frequency xtal will not be
included in the kit but components will be provided for use over the
bands from 80 meters to 30 meters. (750 kits are planned)

3) SoftRock v5.0 High Band OSC/BPF kit at $7.50 per kit (US/Canada,
$8.50 for DX).? This is again the upper board and contains the
components for use of the SoftRock at 20 meters and above.? (250
kits are planned. Good operation at 20 meters has been demonstrated
but operation at bands avove 20 meters has not been done at this
date.)

When the ordering system is in place, I will post on the Yahoo
group. Please enter your order and confirm your order information
before sending any payment.? Preferred payment methode will be by
PayPal at user raparks@... .

Thanks and 73,
Tony Parks KB9YIG

Been a ham since 1966 and I'm just now getting into building. I've
got a condition called essential tremors (pretty common actually -
kinda Parkinson's little brother I guess). I thought there was no
way I could put a kit together, and there was certainly no way I
could work with SMT parts. Well, taint so. I built an SR40! I had
enough solder bridges to build that bridge to nowhere in Alaska.
I've redone each solder joint several times. I installed L1 in the
wrong hole (doh!).

After a couple weeks of frustration (and reading everyone's posts
saying how they built their SR40 in an afternoon, etc.), I reached
behind the computer to pull the SR40 out for the last time and give
up on it. When I touched it, I put some lateral force on it
(slightly bent the circuit board) and, lo and behold, I started
hearing CW! I pulled that puppy out of the USB slot and gave
it "real close look over #3248" but didn't see anything suspicious.
I felt like the bending of the circuit board was a pretty big hint
of where the problem lay, so I hooked a little 5V supply and very
judiciously bent and generally fondled the little SR40 until it
started playing again. I took note of the area of the circuit board
where the flexion seemed to make a difference. Somewhere about 1/4"
from the USB plug is where my problem lay.

Then I did "real close look over #3249" and noticed one IC pin that
looked like it might not actually have gotten tacked down. It was
solder-shiny, but if that pin wasn't really and truly soldered down,
then flexing the board a little might make it touch it's pad and...
So, I pulled out my solder and gave just a little touch to that
pad. Plugged it all back into the computer, hooked it all back up,
and, by golly, it works!

Just want to thank the guys who put this kit together. I've learned
a whole lot pushing myself past my too narrow "limits," and I've
convinced myself that, given enough solder wick and bandaids, I can
actually build a kit and can actually work with SMT parts. I'm way
slower than most, since I've got to settle the iron tip down and
take deep breaths between pins, and I've got to rebuild everything
about 15 times. But my troubleshooting skills have gotten a bit
better, and, since I'm not being paid by the job or by the hour, who
cares how long it takes me? Thanks for providing this excellent
kit. I know I'm way behind the technology curve (I learned my
theory when it was all tubes); but this kit has made me feel like
I'm on some kind of cutting edge.

Now I'll go back to lurking and reading the posts and trying to
figure out what everyone else is talking about. Wonder if I could
build one of those new IQPro vfos for my Softrock 40?

Brad Smith
WA5PSA





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Hi Bruce,
I don't have the ICS501, but I have the ICS512 and ICS501.
I'll send one of each to you. I have your address from QRZ.
You should get the envelope in a few days.


Dave
AD5JO


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From: softrock40@... [mailto:softrock40@...] On
Behalf Of Bruce K3CMZ
Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2005 10:43 AM
To: softrock40@...
Subject: [softrock40] ICS501 Where to Buy


Does anyone know where I could buy a couple of the ICS501 IC'S

see www.icst.com/datasheets/ics501.pdf

This ic may work well as a crystal oscillator for the SoftRock
series of radio.

The only source that I have found has a mim of 96 peices,
which is a bit much for me to try out!

On top of that, I might not be able to even see the dang thing!

Any comments?

Bruce K3CMZ



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Hi Tony,

Did the alpha test plans fall through???

Should I go ahead and order 2 kits, or will the alpha test kit arrive
soon? So far nothing.......

Hope everything is OK.

Regards,

Art


At 09:18 PM 11/6/2005, you wrote:

Good Evening All,

After a number of tests with the new v5.0 SoftRock I have deceided
it is ready for kit production. Orders may be placed as soon as the
ordering system is setup at Dale's (WA8SRA) HamSDR website
(). Kit deliveries will start at the
end of this month.

Three kits will be offered as follows:

1) SoftRock v5.0 QSD kit at $19 per kit (US/Canada, $20 for DX).
This is the lower board in the two board stack and contains the 5
VDC regulator, two voltage comparators, the QSD quad switch, and the
dual low-noise audio amplifier. All components to build the board
will be provided in this kit and also a stereo audio cable will be
included. However, no RG174 coax cable or the BNC connector will be
provided in the kit. (400 kits are planned)

2) SoftRock v5.0 Low Band OSC/BPF kit at $7.50 per kit (US/Canada,
$8.50 for DX). This is the upper board in the two board stack and
contains the oscillator circuit, the quadrature clock phase shift
network and the BPF. The fundamental frequency xtal will not be
included in the kit but components will be provided for use over the
bands from 80 meters to 30 meters. (750 kits are planned)

3) SoftRock v5.0 High Band OSC/BPF kit at $7.50 per kit (US/Canada,
$8.50 for DX). This is again the upper board and contains the
components for use of the SoftRock at 20 meters and above. (250
kits are planned. Good operation at 20 meters has been demonstrated
but operation at bands avove 20 meters has not been done at this
date.)

When the ordering system is in place, I will post on the Yahoo
group. Please enter your order and confirm your order information
before sending any payment. Preferred payment methode will be by
PayPal at user raparks@... .

Thanks and 73,
Tony Parks KB9YIG










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Good Evening All,

After a number of tests with the new v5.0 SoftRock I have deceided
it is ready for kit production. Orders may be placed as soon as the
ordering system is setup at Dale's (WA8SRA) HamSDR website
(). Kit deliveries will start at the
end of this month.

Three kits will be offered as follows:

1) SoftRock v5.0 QSD kit at $19 per kit (US/Canada, $20 for DX).
This is the lower board in the two board stack and contains the 5
VDC regulator, two voltage comparators, the QSD quad switch, and the
dual low-noise audio amplifier. All components to build the board
will be provided in this kit and also a stereo audio cable will be
included. However, no RG174 coax cable or the BNC connector will be
provided in the kit. (400 kits are planned)

2) SoftRock v5.0 Low Band OSC/BPF kit at $7.50 per kit (US/Canada,
$8.50 for DX). This is the upper board in the two board stack and
contains the oscillator circuit, the quadrature clock phase shift
network and the BPF. The fundamental frequency xtal will not be
included in the kit but components will be provided for use over the
bands from 80 meters to 30 meters. (750 kits are planned)

3) SoftRock v5.0 High Band OSC/BPF kit at $7.50 per kit (US/Canada,
$8.50 for DX). This is again the upper board and contains the
components for use of the SoftRock at 20 meters and above. (250
kits are planned. Good operation at 20 meters has been demonstrated
but operation at bands avove 20 meters has not been done at this
date.)

When the ordering system is in place, I will post on the Yahoo
group. Please enter your order and confirm your order information
before sending any payment. Preferred payment methode will be by
PayPal at user raparks@... .

Thanks and 73,
Tony Parks KB9YIG










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