{"id":57613,"date":"2023-08-22T12:50:34","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T16:50:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=57613"},"modified":"2023-08-22T07:02:26","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T11:02:26","slug":"kiwisdr-2-on-the-horizon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2023\/08\/kiwisdr-2-on-the-horizon\/","title":{"rendered":"KiwiSDR 2 on the horizon…"},"content":{"rendered":"

A number of SWLing Post<\/em> readers have shared a link to this post<\/a> by KiwiSDR creator John Seamons on the KiwiSDR forum. In it, he (somewhat reluctantly) describes a new version 2 of the KiwiSDR that is in the works.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Image source: KiwiSDR Forum<\/p><\/div>\n

John writes:<\/strong><\/p>\n

I don’t like to announce something before it’s ready. But my hand is being forced.<\/p>\n

So please consider this a pre-announcement. There are no guarantees.<\/p>\n

The PCB and bill-of-materials (BOM) are finished and ready for prototype construction.<\/p>\n

The problem is I don’t know WHO is going to build this or HOW. So I don’t know WHEN it might be available. And most importantly I don’t know what it might COST.<\/p>\n

If YOU have\u00a0specific<\/em>\u00a0ideas about these questions please email me. I’m especially interested in full-service manufacturing and distribution outside of China.<\/p>\n

KiwiSDR 2 Goals:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Minimal changes. Fastest time-to-market with lowest possible risk. BUT since the PCB is going to be re-spun fix some of the known limitations that don’t add too much risk:<\/p>\n