K IO Board
F6ITU·K_IO_Board
About the K IO Board
K IO Board is an open source PCB design by F6ITU, published on GitHub. It is a 2-layer board measuring 100 × 100 mm, with 89 components from 25 distinct parts.
Other key parts include the L7808. By type, the board carries 45 capacitors, 23 inductors, 19 connectors, 1 IC and 1 diode.
It belongs with the rf & radio designs in this gallery.
From the project
LA2NI's OpenHPSDR I/O Board (Kicad Version)
OpenHPSDR P.A. OpenHPSDR Input/Output board by LA2NI (Munin 400)
This picture shows an early design of the I/O board by LA2NI
This I/O board is part of a set consisting of a 400 W LDMos based RF power amplifier (Munin 400), a medium power (600 or 1500 W) Zolotarev low pass filter, an Automatic Antenna Tuner (ATU) nickname « Aries » and a 4 port antenna switch.

Main components on the K IO Board
K IO Board bill of materials (BOM)
89 components, 25 distinct parts.
| Qty | Part | Footprint | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L7808 | TO-252-3_TabPin2 | U1 |
| 1 | Conn from SDR J1 | IDC-Header_2x13_P2.54mm_Vertical | J1 |
| 1 | ACC Out | IDC-Header_2x05_P2.54mm_Vertical | J2 |
| 1 | PTT In | Molex_KK-254_AE-6410-04A_1x04_P2.54mm_Vertical | J4 |
| 1 | Line In | Molex_KK-254_AE-6410-04A_1x04_P2.54mm_Vertical | J5 |
| 1 | Line Out | Molex_KK-254_AE-6410-04A_1x04_P2.54mm_Vertical | J6 |
| 1 | Right SPKR | Molex_KK-254_AE-6410-04A_1x04_P2.54mm_Vertical | J7 |
| 1 | Headphone front plate | Molex_KK-254_AE-6410-04A_1x04_P2.54mm_Vertical | J9 |
| 1 | To Andromeda J7 | IDC-Header_2x05_P2.54mm_Vertical | J10 |
| 1 | PTT Out | Molex_KK-254_AE-6410-02A_1x02_P2.54mm_Vertical | J11 |
| 1 | PTT Int | Molex_KK-254_AE-6410-03A_1x03_P2.54mm_Vertical | J12 |
| 1 | SPKR Mute | Molex_KK-254_AE-6410-03A_1x03_P2.54mm_Vertical | J13 |
| 1 | Jack_in/out | IDC-Header_2x05_P2.54mm_Vertical | J14 |
| 1 | to Andromeda J2 | IDC-Header_2x05_P2.54mm_Vertical | J15 |
| 1 | Conn_01x02_Socket | AMASS_XT30U-F_1x02_P5.0mm_Vertical | J18 |
| 1 | To SDR | AMASS_XT30U-F_1x02_P5.0mm_Vertical | J19 |
| 1 | to 12V Andromeda in | Molex_KK-254_AE-6410-03A_1x03_P2.54mm_Vertical | J20 |
| 1 | Switched 12V From Andromeda | Molex_KK-254_AE-6410-04A_1x04_P2.54mm_Vertical | J21 |
| 1 | To Alexandrie | AMASS_XT30U-F_1x02_P5.0mm_Vertical | J22 |
| 1 | To OCXO | Molex_KK-254_AE-6410-02A_1x02_P2.54mm_Vertical | J23 |
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| Qty | Part | Footprint | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SS36 | D_SMC | D1 |
| 23 | fb0805 | L_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.15x1.40mm_HandSolder | FB2, FB3, FB4, FB5, FB6, FB7, FB8, FB9 +15 |
| 2 | C_Small | C_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.18x1.45mm_HandSolder | C1, C6 |
| 41 | 10n | C_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.18x1.45mm_HandSolder | C2, C3, C4, C5, C7, C8, C9, C10 +33 |
| 2 | C_Polarized_Small | C_2220_5650Metric_Pad1.97x5.40mm_HandSolder | C11, C26 |
K IO Board design files
The KiCad project lives in the F6ITU/K_IO_Board repository on GitHub; these links point at the commit this page was built from.
- LayoutK_IO_brd.kicad_pcb
- SchematicK_IO_brd.kicad_sch
K IO Board: common questions
How big is the K IO Board?
The K IO Board measures 100 × 100 mm, has 2 copper layers and is 1.6 mm thick.
How many components are on the K IO Board?
89 components, from 25 distinct parts. The full bill of materials is listed on this page.
Where can I download the K IO Board design files?
From the F6ITU/K_IO_Board repository on GitHub, which has the KiCad layout and the schematic; the links under Design files point to each one.
Can I use the K IO Board design in my own project?
The repository has no license, so all rights stay with F6ITU. Use it as a reference, and ask the author before reusing the design.
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