Further to our e-mail of May 5th, we've received a fair bit of correspondence, and done some thinking. Several people have expressed interest in making these adapters (or possibly versions thereof).

Rather than responding for requests for information on an individual basis, I'll post copies of the information needed to manufacture and test the adapters on our website (www.treetopcircuits.com) in the coming weeks. This will include:

1. Schematic and pcb artwork files required to order boards from ExpressPCB. These will be the files we have used for production, except that the Treetop Circuits Canada lettering will be removed. They can be used as-is or edited using free software from ExpressPCB.

2. Excel Spreadsheets identifying all components, including DigiKey part numbers and/or manufacturers' part numbers.

3. Mechanical details for brackets, connectors, jigs, etc.

4. Information on testing. (we'll be keeping the test jigs so we can provide ongoing support to the adapters we built, but will include enough information to construct test jigs).

I'll get this pulled together and posted as soon as possible, but it may take a few weeks due to other commitments.

The time involved in getting into production (or even building one or two adapters for one's own use) is not insignificant. But the experience has been rewarding. I'm hoping that someone takes the plunge. It'll be interesting (though perhaps humbling) to see what improvements someone makes to my designs and methods.

73
Bob VE3TOU