The Open Research Institute (www.openresearch.institute) is happy to announce the availability of Batch 2 kits of the RFBitBanger, an HF transceiver that is built from simple, widely available parts and is intended to be operated and maintained off the grid. It features a new digital protocol called SCAMP which is simple enough to be implemented on an 8-bit processor but has features such as forward error correction, self-synchronization, and user selectable levels of redundancy intended to get a message through even under unfavorable band conditions. You can find out about the Batch 2 kits offering here: https://www.openresearch.institute/2023/11/28/batch-2-rfbitbanger-kits-available-now/ The RFBitBanger is open source hardware and software and the radio details and its document is available here: https://www.github.com/profdc9/RFBitBanger You can watch a video presentation about the RFBitBanger here: The last batch of 100 sold out, so if you missed out, get yours today. 73, Dan KW4TI
Anyone who has an interest here ought to read the article on "Trials and Errors -- Ham Life with an Amateur" on QRZ.com. The column featured the RFBitbanger and a column written by it's designer/developer. You'll enjoy reading more at this link. Dave, W7DGJ
