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N4BBQ
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Rating: 5/5
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Nov 17, 2009 08:37
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Awesome Product
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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I purchased this kit for a future home brew project and it built up easy, has a very high-quality circuit board, and outputs a very clean signal. Can't wait to get it into action.
I recommend this VFO kit highly and Jim is very quick to answer e-mail.
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WN5Y
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Rating: 5/5
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May 16, 2009 16:17
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Best DDS kit available
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Time owned: 3 to 6 months
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I have built several DDS VFOs. When I saw Hagerty's article in QEX, I was very impressed. Very clean output (as shown by the pic of the SA scan), no SMT parts to mount, and incredible support from Jim. The kit is very easy to put together and worked first time for me, which is unusual (I can mess up the simplest of kits). I had a receiver with two offsets that I wanted to switch on the fly. Jim made the necessary changes in a very short time and sent me a new processor with no charge. The switches are intuitive to use and I found it very easy to learn and remember even when away from the DDS for a while. You save $50 with this kit from not having to mount any SMT parts (sending it away, paying labor and shipping). I have trouble with surface mount parts and have no desire to solder any DDS chip. So I figured the real cost of this kit at only $100. Considering the quality of the DDS VFO, it is a bargain. Jim uses a 4 layer board (manufacturers recommendation, everyone else uses 2 layer boards) that results in a very clean and reliable DDS. I highly recommend this kit. Order it, spend an afternoon putting it together, connect to your favorite rig, and start working the DX! I did, and couldn't be happier.
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WB6VHK
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Rating: 5/5
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Jan 24, 2009 16:03
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DDS VFO KIT
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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I was looking over the last few years for a good dds vfo to install in an older radio (Atlas) that I wanted to improve. After a few dissapointing experiences with some other inexpensive kits, I almost gave up. A few months ago, I was surprised to see the WA1FFL kit advertised in CQ magazine. I purchased one online and two days later it was at my door. It took about an hour to build the main board and another half hour to wire up the display and a few buttons for testing. It worked perfect the first time I turned it on! I am giving this kit a solid "5" rating as I am very impressed with the quality of the board and components and found Jim Hagerty (the owner of the company)to be one of the most helpfull people I have ever met! When I installed it in my radio I was amazed at how clean of a signal it produces, Very few birdies anywhere. I plan on buying another one for another project soon. Thanks jim!
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