http://www.ladyada.net/wiki/ 2008-09-08T09:28:24-04:00 http://www.ladyada.net/wiki/ http://www.ladyada.net/wiki/lib/images/favicon.ico text/html 2008-08-19T19:29:08-04:00 kmok http://www.ladyada.net/wiki/wavebubble/errata?rev=1219188548&do=diff1219188548 Unfortunately, there are many errors or discrepancies between the various resources available for this project. Eventually, they will all be listed here; if you can then update one of the resources (schematic, PCB layout, assembly directions), please do so and then remove the error from this list. text/html 2008-08-18T04:40:53-04:00 Eric http://www.ladyada.net/wiki/findingparts/distributors?rev=1219048853&do=diff1219048853 Sometimes you have to pay full price. Oh well. :) These are the big distributors that supply and keep thousands of parts on stock! Distributor Search Engines FindChips.com If you know your part number, go here and search more than a dozen popular distributors at once! It’s on my toolbar right next to Digikey and Google text/html 2008-08-16T16:13:40-04:00 Brian http://www.ladyada.net/wiki/wavebubble/power_supply?rev=1218917620&do=diff1218917620 Power supply notes Due to the various odd voltages required by RF stages, there are no less than 4 rails: * 3.3V for digital/analog wave generation * 5V for RF gain stage * 12V for VCO power * 20-28V for VCO tuning * If you’re using the PLL tuning system, there’s an additional 2.5V rail (in the PLL section). grr! text/html 2008-08-09T21:56:26-04:00 Randolph Smith http://www.ladyada.net/wiki/x0x/sipsocket?rev=1218333386&do=diff1218333386 SIP Socket Single In-Line Plastic Socket Examples include Mouser Electronics #571-1-1571994-0 (Tin contacts)Tyco Electronics/AMP #1-1571994-0 and #506-510-AG90D (gold contacts) Tyco Electronics/AMP #2-1437530-8. text/html 2008-08-04T18:48:51-04:00 Aakash Patel http://www.ladyada.net/wiki/findingparts/sampling?rev=1217890131&do=diff1217890131 It’s hard to go wrong with free. Parts manufacturers are often more than happy to ship you, for no cost, a few samples of their merchandise. They often ship within the week, sometimes the next day, and with free 2-3day FedEx/UPS. These are only the dozen companies I’ve actually ordered from, if you know others, feel free to edit the wiki page with this content, (or email me)!