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30 - 6000 MHz synthesizer with power amplifier

peroPero 04/03/2017 at 20:570 Comments

Today, I've completed all orders: PCBs (OSH Park), stencils (OSH Stencils) and components (Digikey). These are the total costs:

PCB (4 layers, 3.5"x1.4")€44.20
Stencils (3mil kepton, 1" margins) + shipping€14.50
Components (ICs, some inductors)€55.50
Total€114.2

Not a cheap hobby. Still, it's in the price range of cheaper RF synthesizers obtainable on Alibaba or Ebay. However, this synthesizer offers on board power meters that can be used for level control as well as scalar network analysis.

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