[amsat-bb] fcd pro +

[Peter Goodhall (2M0SQL)]

I should also point out that there's a contact form on the shop for
Hanlincrest Ltd at
https://funcubedongle.3dcartstores.com/crm.asp?action=contactus plus
their full contact information.

73,

Peter, 2M0SQL

On Wed, 15 May 2019 at 01:37, Zach Metzinger via AMSAT-BB
<amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>
> On 05/14/19 05:04, Nick Pugh via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> > My FCD Pro+ is broken how do I get it fixed?
> > Where can I get a schematic?
>
> Hello Nick,
>
> Howard Long, G6LVB, hasn't made a post on the funcubedongle.com website
> in ~4 years. He does not respond to comments on that website regarding
> the USB bugs in the FCDP+, so I don't think he'll be very responsive to
> broken hardware/schematic requests, either.
>
> Appealing directly to AMSAT-UK may have some effect.
>
> I believe that the secrecy surrounding this dongle stems from the NDA-ed
> silicon tuner and a desire to keep it from being cloned.
>
> It is unfortunate that such a wonderful gadget is both closed source and
> closed hardware.
>
> --- Zach
> N0ZGO
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