I am at the point where the cost of the kit has been determined. It was based on actual parts cost with an allowance to cover the labor I will need to pay someone to do the actual production kitting.
The cost for a kit, including all components, backlit display, and enclosure, is $149. USPS Priority Mail shipping cost is an additional $11. International shipping charge will be an additional amount that I have not determined yet, whatever the post office charges that will be the cost.
So I call this the day of reckoning because I have to see if the interest justifies continuing. I have 18 kits that I will be distributing over the next month. I hope to send these primarily to those who are interested in working on the firmware. I will be upgrading the firmware functionality myself for these 18 kits, but I was hoping to get some help to enhance it even further.
If interest justifies it, we will have another 75 kits available in about two months which will have the benefit of more improved firmware.
If you have a genuine interest in buying a kit please email me and let me know so I can formulate a plan. In addition if you are genuinely interested in being a firmware developer on the radio please let me know as soon as you can so I can begin to allocate the 18 kits in queue.
For general interest, here is a shot of the RF spectrum that I took today. Comparing back to February 2010, you can see the improvements that the transmitter clean up and bias control provide.
73 Steve K1EL
