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Re:RF Breadboarding System by mNovak on Friday April 21, 2023 @03:03PM (#35658462)
Pretty cool--it seems very focused on FPGA type RF backends, so stretches a bit what I'd personally call RF breadboarding (compared to actual RF circuits, power dividers, etc).

I feel there's definitely a need for generally making RF equipment more hobby friendly. I've long had the thought to make a modular RF test station, similar to the NI-PXI [1], but you know, not $50k. Similarly at one point I actually starting making prototypes of a simplified, low-frequency clone of the X-Microwave [2] system, which feels more like what I mean by RF breadboard.

[1] https://www.ni.com/en-us/shop/hardware/products/pxi-rf-multi...

[2] https://quanticxmw.com/reference-design-kits/

Re:RF Breadboarding System by kalimanzaro on Saturday April 22, 2023 @05:42AM (#35664835)
Do you know of any good source of CAD files or even just schematics for DIY PXI modules out there in the wild wild internet?