Used a prototype board for the assembly and it was not to long into the wiring before I was wondering if I should have etched a board. I suspect that for this board a double sided would be required. I'm not sure how I will approach that but I guess there is a couple of approaches one could take. It's likely to be less of an effort to just etch two sides, drill holes and put a jumper in between the two where necessary. Advantage here would be not having to worry about the accuracy of the alignment if using jumpers. And in doing so, this would eliminate the issue of homebrewing plating the thru-holes.
Anyway looking forward to getting this put all together and documenting the performance. I think the real fun will be the real understanding of the different circuits, modifying them for improvements and then putting it altogether in the final package. I applaud Pete, N6QW for this project. His work in putting it into its final case is outstanding. Hope I can come close.
73, Peter
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