Pocket HF SDR (a project dave liked in hack-a-day contest) now on kickstarter

[nixfu]

As a radio guy I find this project really interesting.  It came in 3rd place in the HACK-A-DAY Contest that Dave was a judge for.

And its great he is selling kits, because us ham radio guys love to build our radio gear.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1703258614/psdr-pocket-hf-sdr-transceiver-with-vna-and-gps

[Richard Crowley]

Thanks for letting us know.  I signed up for the kit.  But, it doesn't look like he is going to make his goal. He is only at $41K out of $60K with only 4 days to go.

[Lightages]

I can see why he isn't getting many backers. IMHO it is a very niche product at a high price. I want one but I am not going to jump in at this late date.

[Richard Crowley]

What would you use something like this for? I mean, over other equipment.

Perhaps because other equipment that does these kinds of things costs 10x to 100x more?

[FrankenPC]

I can see why he isn't getting many backers. IMHO it is a very niche product at a high price. I want one but I am not going to jump in at this late date.

The project is fantastic.  But yeah, for me it's just too darn expensive.

[mrflibble]

It indeed looks like a very interesting project. And I notice it was successfully funded a few minutes ago, so will be interesting to see what comes out of it.