PCB Fab - Checking to see if there is any interest...

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Jim -

While Jerry mentiones a valid point step as part of your overall process -- it is a bit alarmist.  It is one step (contacting Heath for their blessing/approval - IF you intend on using a Heath trademark on the circuit board etch, etc.) in the OVERALL process that would be taken IF the NEED (and market) actually exists for such a product.  I am willing to bet that the original artwork is long gone (and not retained by Heath).

Mike WB8VGE and Harbach have been offering updates for Heath products for a few years.  The availability of a good clean glass epoxy board as a replacement for the original phenolic boards would likely SAVE many SB line equipment from the scrap heap.  This identical step has been performed with Dynaco audio equipment.  Rockwell provided approval to Collins reproduction items for ongoing operation -- when parts are no longer avaialable. 

I woudl suggest minor layout changes for currently available through hole components as well as service bulletin changes for the specific board (resistor change, etc.) - so that the board marketed is the last version made.  In this way new repalcmenet baords (already built) could be quickly pressed into service.

Greg
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> Jim, 
> 
> You have one BIG!!! problem.. You will be violating copyrights on those boards 
> unless you get Heeath/Daystrom approval to make them... Lawyer checking time. 
> 
> Jerry 
> W3CDE> 
> > From: Jim Flanagan 
> > Date: 2005/12/02 Fri AM 10:55:33 EST> To: HEATH at LISTSERV.TEMPE.GOV 
> > Subject: [HEATH-TEMPE] PCB Fab - Checking to see if there is any interest... 
> > 
> > Guys... 
> > I am considering reverse engineering the phenolic pcbs which were used 
> > in the SB/HW series of sideband transceivers (SB102, HW101, etc). I was 
> > wondering if there would be any interest (market wise) among the group 
> > in purchasing a set of these boards (5 phenolic PCBs). My intent is to 
> > recreate the exact same boards for rebuilding purposes. This would 
> > intale phenolic material, single sided, minimal tin plating. I'm not 
> > interested in *improving* any of these, just the original design. I've> 
> designed and produced PCBs for my job, but I haven't done enough 
> > research to find out what they would cost to have made, etc. My 
> > question is, what would you guys be willing to pay for a set of these 
> > boards? Maybe there is NO interest at all.. Your comments are welcome. 
> > 
> > Take care... 
> > -jim 
> > WB5KYE> 
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