I think that the compulsory addition of a housing will deter many people on low budget from purchasing a USRP. It has become a pricy commodity.
Just my opinion, cheerio Berndt On Monday 13 November 2006 07:13, Matt Ettus wrote: > ======================================== > > USRP Update, Nov 12th, 2006 > > ======================================== > > In this issue -- > > 1> USRP-announce Mailing List > 2> Enclosure [Finally] Available! > 3> SDR06 Conference > > ========================================== > > Mailing List Changes > ----------------------------- > > > There is a new USRP-announce mailing list. This list will only be used for > announcements, about once or twice a month, and users cannot post to it. > It will only be used for announcements about the USRP family of products. > > If interested, you can subscribe to it here: > > http://aeinet.com/mailman/listinfo/usrp-announce > > ======================================== > > USRP Enclosure Now Available! > --------------------------------------------- > > We are pleased to announce the availability of the new USRP Enclosure. > This oft-requested item is made out of black anodized aluminum, and > includes a fan and 2 RF cables. > > The enclosure, which measures 8.25" by 6.5" by 2" (210mm by 167mm by > 54mm) has front-panel cutouts for the power, USB, and 5 SMA bulkhead > connectors. The enclosure comes with 2 SMA cables, male on one side to > connect to daughterboards inside the box, and female bulkhead to mount > to the box on the other side. More cables are available for those > needing more than 2 RF connections to the outside of the box. > > The only restriction the enclosure places on usage is that only one TVRX > board may be used at a time. Other daughterboards are not affected. > > Going forward, all USRPs ordered will come with the enclosure, fan, 2 > cables, and appropriate hardware. The price of the USRP has been > adjusted to reflect this. > > For those who already own USRPs, you can purchase the > enclosure/fan/cables/hardware package separately for $125. > > Pictures of the enclosure are here: > > http://gnuradio.org/enclosure.jpg > http://gnuradio.org/enclosure_open.jpg > > > =========================================== > > SDR06 Conference and Trade Show > ------------------------------------------- > > Ettus Research will have a booth (#207) at the SDR06 conference and trade > show happening this week in Orlando, from Monday through Thursday. There > will be live demos of the USRP in action. We look forward to meeting those > of you who are attending. If you'd like to arrange a meeting outside of > the tradeshow, you can do so by email ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) or in person at the > booth. > > More info on the show can be found here: > > http://sdrforum.org/pages/sdr06/forumMeeting_sdr06_main.asp > > > =========================================== > > > Thanks for your time, > Matt Ettus > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss-gnuradio mailing list > Discuss-gnuradio@gnu.org > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss-gnuradio _______________________________________________ Discuss-gnuradio mailing list Discuss-gnuradio@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss-gnuradio
