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PCB Mills, SDR and Oscilloscopes - Flaunting Furbelow Fanciness

The Amp Hour · 15 May 2013 · 1h 20m · Episode 145

What this episode covers

Hosts Dave Jones and Chris Gammell discuss the Amp Hour t-shirt launch via Printfection and upcoming community meetups at Hamvention and Maker Faire. They review a $20 USB software-defined radio (SDR) dongle for visualizing RF signals and analyze the pricing strategies of oscilloscope manufacturers like Rigol and Agilent. The conversation also covers browser-based PCB design tools like PCBWeb, the technical limitations of 'alternate trigger' in modern scopes, and the niche market for desktop PCB mills such as the Other Mill.

Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Rigol, Agilent, Tektronix, Roland, LPKF, DigiKey, Altium, CircuitHub, Thingsquare, iRobot, Stanford Solar Car Lab, OSH Park
Products
SDR, Other Mill, Sapphire OS
Tools
PCBWeb, KiCad, Upverter
Also
Printfection

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