Hi everyone! The PCBs were shipped out today to the enthusiastic few who requested them (except for Chris Northcott and John Laur, I never got your addresses!) I noticed that the Bill of Materials was an old version, so I have updated that. I need to add a link to the type of LCD I used though.

I ordered the right parts to complete the transmit section, those should get here on Thrusday. I also ordered a development board that will let me test the new screen and processor I want to use for the next version. The current LCD interface is too much of a bottleneck. (VE3MKC told me so!)

Since I am excited to design the next revision of the PCB, it's important that I know what shape to make it. I think I'm going to do a four layer board this time, and I think I'll be mounting components on both sides. I usually keep them on one side (particularly because I like the idea of the LCD laying flat against it).

SO! What is the enclosure going to look like? There are the design drawings I posted earlier. I tried roughly modeling up a few of the ideas, but I am feeling like they are uninspired. I want it to be very ergonomic, with the knob and Morse code key on the right side where they can be easily reached. I'm thinking of posting on some of the Ham radio forums to see what positions people usually like to operate in. We'll see.

Anyway, here are some pics of what I've been playing around with.