Eagle sadly went to a subscription service when AutoCad bought it ... I just stayed with my installed copy and haven't upgraded. I did look briefly at Altium but it's not cheap ...

Eagle. I tried KiCad, but I found it a very similar experience to putting your fingers in a desk drawer and slamming it repeatedly. Things that took a mouse click in Eagle involved various drop down m

On Fri, 1 Jul 2022 at 18:10, neil whiting <neil@...> wrote: >> I just we we had a UK supplier that could compete - I'd be happy to pay 2x for a local source but not 10x. This is is my problem.

JLC PCB or occasionally PCBWay, but, JLC is my "go to" ... quality is first rate.

They'll still honour the warranty, this is Icom, not some joke outfit. I've had bits on my marine handheld sorted out for free ... and that must be 15 years old!

I've been having good success with DIY PTH on Rogers RO4003C, I hope to have details in Scatterpoint if I can find time to take some photos.

Strange but true ... every single meter on the HP gear of that age had the scales individually printed to match the movement.

Noted. I have a couple of hundred yards of flat field, then it starts to drop off into a valley. I was planning to use a 3m tripod "lighting stand" for the transmit end, and place the source just on t

I will at some point when I can find a day off in what is increasingly becoming a hectic few weeks, be collecting my trophies from the last Peaker Pattinson auction (a nice 2.7GHz sig gen and some lov

Noted, mine is pretty well sorted out and in spotless condition. I only have diode detectors, a couple of coaxial ones and a WG16 one, which work well and are quite sensitive, the point about adding a

Hi Kent, I have some of land on a very light, sandy soil, I'm hoping to be able to get some repeatable results. My HP415E has been modified to have 3 x 9V NiMh batteries that charge quite nicely off t

What is the "go to" antenna to use as the signal source for antenna testing? 432MHz to 3400MHz is my area of interest, 1296 being what I am thinking about at the moment. I was thinking of a good pair

Be interesting to see how it works out, PCB film is usually sensitive around the 365nm range, but, as ever, do let us know how they work in practice.

I did consider this, but, in the end, I already have enough rabbit holes to fall down and just need to crack on! If I'm not careful I'll end up growing trees to make the plywood to house them and refi

Right then ... ordered another one, that should ensure I find the original one some time later today! Considering they are just 2 tubes in a box, they are not cheap! ..

Well, there is that ... I've ordered a couple, I did ask the seller if he had complete ones, and he said he did, but then failed to get back with price or photos.

Out of interest, why did you remove the isolator? According to the spec sheet it is in band and capable of the 40W ..

The film I use is a dry film from one of the many, many eBay sellers ... 30cm x 5m is about €5 In this particular case I cannot do the "wire pins" as it is "sandwich" between two aluminium slabs that

Hi Alan, Yes, I am familiar with the process for vias, and yes there are many steps and yes, normally I would simply avoid doing it at home. Unfortunately in Rogers 4003C it is a necessity before comm

Hi Gerhard, Because of the process I am using, (drill, plate through holes, etch) I have to use a "dry film" etch resist applied after the holes are plated. The etch resist then goes on top and protec