Leon wrote:
> Eeyore 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. I can etch on 8 mil
FR4,
> > > > and double-stick tape that to an unetched copper clad board, to
get
> > > > what I think you're asking for. But, not being an RF expert, I
have
> > > > no idea how well it would "work". I 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 ;). Contact 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.
>
>
> They were extremely expensive for little blank PCBs with double-sided
> tape on the back.
They weren't cheap as I recall for sure ! But I didn't need that much.
Mind you
MOQs would probably have caught me out.
> I liberated a few from the lab for my own use when I
> was at Racal.
I have a feeling I likewise may have some in a box hidden away somewhere
too.
Graham
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