[K6BW] Rockmite Info

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The order for 8 Rockmite kits are on the way�

I'll announce when the kits arrive�OR if I hear from Small Wonders Labs
as  to when
an estimated ETA  is.


Here is the Info from the small Wonders web site

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  The 'Rock-Mite' design grew out of my desire to offer a 'one-evening'
CW transceiver kit
which would be both affordable and easy to construct.


     The Rock-Mite is a crystal-controlled direct-conversion transceiver
operating on 7040 KHz,
the North American 'watering-hole' for QRP activity, or 14060 KHz for
the 20M version. It has
an 8-pin PIC microcontroller on-board which controls a T-R offset on
key-down. A brief tap
of a pushbutton control switch reverses the offset to yield a second
operating frequency.
Pushing and holding on the pushbutton activates the speed adjustment
routine for the
built-in Iambic keyer. If you'd rather use an external keyer or straight
key, there's a
'drop-through' mode which allows use of an external keying source.

You'll note that the Rock-Mite uses two crystals. The first is used in the
local oscillator for transmitter and receiver. The second is used as a
receiver front-end filter.
This crystal significantly reduces the SWBC energy present at the
receiver mixer; as a result,
unwanted SWBC reception is dramatically reduced.

The Rock-mite uses one surface-mount part with fairly large spacing.
There are no toroids to
wind, so assembly should be a snap! The Rock-Mite uses subminiature
epoxy-encapsulated RF
chokes instead of toroids- maximum harmonic content is -33 dBc for
either 40 or 20M
version..

                                                                        
                            SPECIFICATIONS:-

         - Double-sided PCB 2.0" x 2.5", plated-thru-holes, solder
masked & silkscreened for easy
                                                                        
                                                           assembly

                                                                        
                 - 0.5W power output at 12V supply.

                                                                        
                           - Supply voltage range 8-15V

                        - Tuning: fix-tuned, two frequencies ~7039/7040
Khz (~14060/14061 on 20M)

                                                                        
                      -automatic T/R offset, reversible

                                                                        
                    -Built-in Iambic keyer, 5-40 WPM

                                                                        
                                  -Built in sidetone, 700 Hz

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Includes assembly instructions and operating tips

                                                            - All
on-board parts supplied in kit (as pictured above)

                                                                        
                                          

* The 40M version includes the 7.040 Mhz crystals. 

                                                                        
                           ENCLOSURE OPTIONS: 

           We do not offer an enclosure for the Rock-Mite. It's
'Altoids-compatible', however, so a
 source of enclosures is probably as close as your nearest market or
pharmacy! For a beautiful
           custom-made enclosure, check out the 'MityBox' available from Americanmorse.com


                                                                        
                                CONNECTORS & CONTROLS
Need to be supplied by kit builders (us) 
                       
 BNC bulkhead, (2) 3.5mm stereo jacks, gain pot, knob, power jack & plug
(2.1/5.5mm), power
    and interconnect wire, subminiature switch, reverse polarity diode