[Elecraft] DIY DSP Rev D

[Mike Harris]

G'day,

There is much to be said in favour of reworked boards.  At least 
they've had a good burn in to get rid of infant mortality.  I recall 
reading many years ago that general aviation folks often preferred 
avionics that had been once through the repair shop.

Inevitably something has to be done with the returned boards and 
rework to revision D status seems likely otherwise there wouldn't be 
the difference in price between new and swap-out.  I doubt that 
Elecraft would release a butchered board, their reputation would 
suffer.  Personally I couldn't care less if my "D" was a "B">"C">"D" 
as long as it did the same as a pure "D".

I can confirm that installing the new board is a relatively trivial 
job and I had to remove all the Sub RX hardware from mine as well as 
install a new DVR module.

The results are a none quantifiable pleasing.

Regards,

Mike VP8NO


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Naumann" <W5OV at W5OV.COM>
To: "'Brett Howard'" <brett at livecomputers.com>
Cc: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>; <don at w3fpr.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 02, 2010 9:15 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] DIY DSP Rev D


> Who said they "might even be reworked boards"?
>
> On what do you base this claim?
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brett Howard [mailto:brett at livecomputers.com]
> Sent: Saturday, January 02, 2010 4:53 PM
> To: Bob Naumann
> Cc: don at w3fpr.com; elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: RE: [Elecraft] DIY DSP Rev D
>
> See its not angst... Some of us like to open the radio up and melt 
> a
> little solder inside.  I've alredy done most of the mods I believe 
> to
> bring my board up to Rev. D.  I've already placed an order for a 
> Rev. D
> board but if the mods aren't much more than what I've already done 
> I'd
> rather bring it up to snuff myself.
>
>>From what I've read the Rev. D boards might even be reworked 
>>boards
> anyway...  If they're not complete production boards and they are
> shipping a reworked board then I'd much rather just be able to do 
> it
> myself so that I know what the differences are from the schematics 
> that
> the radio shipped with.
>
> ~Brett (KC7OTG)