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overall cost and bom for DigiLite
Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2013 6:50 pm
by oe6rke
Hi All,
Fascinated by the outlined schematics i wonder about the overall cost for a digiLite 70cm device.
what cost shall i calculate for such project?
many thanks in advance for info,
ciao Robert, 73 de oe6rke
Re: overall cost and bom for DigiLite
Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2013 12:54 am
by MN-tech
Hello Robert,
I've pulled together some information from our previous builds. The cost of some parts like enclosures, connectors, cables etc is not included because we used parts on hand. Still the total cost should be under $400 USD for a transmitter with a 30 watt brick amplifier. The majority of the parts we used came from DigiKey.com. I don't know if the new version 5.8 DigiLite PCB will use different parts than version 5.7.
This should give you a rough idea of what you are getting yourself into. Good Luck.
DigiLite board $23.71
parts $100.34
Enclosure
Ultram VCO $50.58
box $1.78
cover $1.22
Driver board $5.00
parts $6.00
SD Adapter parts $10.00
RA18H1213G Amp $69.95
board $15.00
parts $10.00
Enclosure
Heat Sink
Fan
Total $293.58