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mfkiwl·KiwiSDR_PCB·active_antenna/ant.kicad_pcb

Ant PCB layout, top view — open source board by mfkiwl
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About the Ant PCB

Ant is an open source PCB design by mfkiwl, published on GitHub. It is a board measuring 138 × 38 mm, with 82 components from 41 distinct parts.

Other key parts include the TPS7A4501. By type, the board carries 27 capacitors, 25 resistors, 10 inductors, 7 transistors, 4 connectors and 4 transformers.

It belongs with the rf & radio and audio designs in this gallery.

From the project

KiCAD PCB files for KiwiSDR project including active antenna and bias tee

Software-defined Radio (SDR) and GPS for the BeagleBone Black ----------------------------------------------------------------------

An add-on board ("cape") that turns your Beagle into a web-accessible shortwave receiver.

This repository contains the KiCAD files (schematics, board layout), Gerbers, BOM and other files used to produce the KiwiSDR PCB. Also included here is the design for an active antenna and bias tee although they are still undergoing development.

Ant, from the project README
From the project README

Main components on the Ant

TPS7A4501

Ant bill of materials (BOM)

82 components, 41 distinct parts — part numbers from the project's BOM.

QtyPartRefs
1
TPS7A4501
U501
1
J310
Q501
1
J271
Q502
2
BFG31
Q503, Q506
2
BFG35
Q504, Q505
1
DNL J310
Q507
1
DNL BNC
J10
1
DNL RJ45
J11
1
DNL TB_2
J12
1
TB_2
J13
1
E_FIELD_PROBE
EP501
1
LOGO
GFX1
1
DNL T-622
T501
2
DNL T1-6
T502, T504
1
CMC 2 mH
T503
2
TEST_POINT
TP501, TP502
5
0R
L501, L502, L503, L504, L505
1
100uH
L506
4
FB 80Z
L507, L508, L509, L510
6
470n/100
C501, C502, C503, C506, C507, C508
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QtyPartRefs
2
DNL 470n/100
C504, C505
1
100n/100
C509
2
10u/25
C510, C520
9
DNL
C511, C512, C513, C514, C515, C516, C517, C518 +1
1
DNL 100n/100
C521
6
1n/100
C522, C523, C524, C525, C526, C527
2
1M
R501, R502
2
DNL 100R
R503, R504
2
100K
R505, R507
1
2K2
R506
2
470R
R508, R509
1
10R/0.66W
R510
1
DNL 1M
R511
6
0R
R512, R515, R516, R519, R523, R524
2
DNL 0R
R513, R518
1
100R
R514
1
DNL 47R
R517
1
11K
R520
1
1K
R521
1
DNL
R522
1
1K5
R525

Ant design files

The KiCad project lives in the mfkiwl/KiwiSDR_PCB repository on GitHub; these links point at the commit this page was built from.

Ant: common questions

How big is the Ant PCB?

The Ant measures 138 × 38 mm and is 1.6 mm thick.

How many components are on the Ant?

82 components, from 41 distinct parts, with part numbers taken from the project's own BOM. The full bill of materials is listed on this page.

Where can I download the Ant design files?

From the mfkiwl/KiwiSDR_PCB repository on GitHub, which has the KiCad layout and the BOM; the links under Design files point to each one.

Can I use the Ant design in my own project?

The repository has no license, so all rights stay with mfkiwl. Use it as a reference, and ask the author before reusing the design.

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