On 2 Oct, 14:37, Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelati...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:
> Leon wrote:
> > On 22 Sep, 22:14, DJ Delorie <d...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> > > Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelati...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> writes:
> > > > Similar kind of thing. Except I only need a handful !
>
> > > Next time someone tells me I'm wasting my time making my own boards,
> > > I'm going to point them at this thread :-)
>
> > > Last time this came up, it got me thinking. =A0I can etch on 8 mil
FR=
4,
> > > and double-stick tape that to an unetched copper clad board, to get
> > > what I think you're asking for. =A0But, not being an RF expert, I
hav=
e
> > > no idea how well it would "work". =A0I think it would be worth the
> > > effort to find out if this is a viable RF prototyping platform, just
> > > to satisfy my curiosity, if you can send me a PDF of a SS layout (no
> > > vias ;). =A0Contact me off-list if you're interested.
>
> > That technique works very well. Someone mentioned the Wainwright
> > system, which is basically the same - they were sometimes used at
> > Racal Comms for RF prototypes when I worked there. I've used it
> > myself, etching the carriers at home.
>
> Yes it was the Wainwright system I had in mind but I can find no info on
> the web.
>
> Graham
They were extremely expensive for little blank PCBs with double-sided
tape on the back. I liberated a few from the lab for my own use when I
was at Racal.
Leon
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