Barely Works Technology
Box Standards Page

USB only for i/o
  - may just buy a Keyspan for each DSP-10.

Power Poles
12 VDC
Every box has its own basic stamp or equivalent for control/monitoring
All reference common 10 MHz reference

Box Construction
RF Tight Boxes from PC Boards, QST 2003 September p. 50.

Board Construction
Surface Mount Homebrewing, QST 2004 February, p. 28.

Rig Network
 - Each piece talks to a computer over USB network (will have to learn this).
   - The original DSP-10 talks to a PC via RS-232.
     - One task is to use the Keyspan to interface to the existing DSP-10.
    - The Pic will be the standard USB terminal (may use printer cables)
   - Timewave has products that make existing serial work USB, like Keyspan does, but tailored to ham radio.

Alternative Networking
  - ISM
    - Supplier
    - Rules
    - 15.7 dBd 2.4 GHz beam antenna.  QST 2007 June, p. 116.  I could work Schlotzkey's from grandma's house.

last update 2007 January 2 cbd