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2 layers114 × 89 mmAyn-4b, the printed circuit board in 3D

Portable QRP CW Transceiver

Size
114 × 89 mm
Copper layers
2
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
278
Nets
187
Pads
762
Tracks, vias
1,073, 200
Pours
2
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 5 (file 20171130)
Created
12 Mar 2023
Updated
9 Apr 2026

Overview

Ayn-4b is an open-source printed circuit board by afiskon, from the afiskon/ayn-4b repository on GitHub, published under the MIT licence. It is a 2-layer board of 114 × 89 mm with 278 parts on 187 nets, routed with 1,073 tracks and 200 vias.

It is built around the LM386, NE5532 and 24LC64(LX), with the L7805, MMBT3904 and 1N4148W among its other parts. Its parts include 105 capacitors, 67 resistors, 18 transistors, 17 diodes and 12 connectors. It belongs with the radio and wireless boards and the STM32 boards of this library.

Main components

12

README

README.md

AYN/4B

Portable QRP CW Transceiver

  • Covers 40, 30, 20 and 17 meters
  • Classical single IF superheterodyne design
  • Has just a few barely hearable (~S0) spurious signals
  • Simple but effective AGC
  • Supports RIT and XIT
  • 10-30 WPM Elekey-B type keyer + straight key mode
  • Keyer supports record and playback, programmable with paddles
  • ~5W class D power amplifier
  • Has a VCC indicator and a SWR meter
  • PCB is designed to fit into Hammond 1590BB enclosure
  • The project is 100% open-source

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Parts

278
QtyValueFootprintReferences
400.1uCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.15x1.40mm_HandSolderC2, C26, C27, C28, C29, C30, C31, C32, C34, C35, C36, C37, C38, C102, C104, C105 +24
14MMBT3904Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23Q1, Q2, Q5, Q6, Q8, Q9, Q10, Q11, Q13, Q14, Q15, Q16, Q17, Q18
131N4148WDiode_SMD:D_SOD-123D1, D2, D3, D6, D7, D8, D9, D10, D11, D12, D13, D15, D17
12G6K-2F-YRelay_SMD:Relay_DPDT_Omron_G6K-2F-YK1, K2, K3, K4, K5, K6, K7, K8, K9, K10, K11, K12
10150pCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.15x1.40mm_HandSolderC18, C20, C21, C22, C23, C24, C61, C64, C100, C101
91-30pMy_Library:C_Trim_THD_L7.0mm_W6.5mm_P5.00mmC62, C63, C67, C68, C72, C73, C77, C78, C103
81KResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.15x1.40mm_HandSolderR10, R16, R25, R27, R38, R48, R56, R57
84.7KResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.15x1.40mm_HandSolderR2, R5, R6, R54, R66, R67, R68, R69
8T37-6Package_DIP:DIP-4_W7.62mmT4, T5, T6, T7, T8, T9, T10, T11
61.8KResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.15x1.40mm_HandSolderR4, R9, R41, R42, R43, R44
6270pCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.15x1.40mm_HandSolderC60, C65, C70, C75, C80, C98
69.000Crystal:Crystal_HC49-U_VerticalY1, Y2, Y3, Y4, Y5, Y6
6T37-6My_Library:Toroid_T37_Vertical_THD_L7.0mm_W6.5mm_P5.00mmL3, L4, L5, L6, L7, L8
50.01uCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.15x1.40mm_HandSolderC33, C56, C58, C59, C85
5100Resistor_SMD:R_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.15x1.40mm_HandSolderR33, R59, R60, R63, R64
510uCapacitor_SMD:CP_Elec_4x5.4C44, C47, C82, C83, C84
522Resistor_SMD:R_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.15x1.40mm_HandSolderR12, R18, R19, R46, R49
410KPotentiometer_THT:Potentiometer_Bourns_3296W_VerticalRV1, RV2, RV3, RV4
43.3KResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.15x1.40mm_HandSolderR13, R20, R22, R36
4330pCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.15x1.40mm_HandSolderC13, C15, C16, C17
468pCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.15x1.40mm_HandSolderC12, C25, C76, C79
4Conn_01x02Connector_PinSocket_2.54mm:PinSocket_1x02_P2.54mm_VerticalJ1, J6, J7, J10
4Conn_CoaxialConnector_PinSocket_2.54mm:PinSocket_1x02_P2.54mm_VerticalJ8, J9, J11, J12
4FT37-43Package_DIP:DIP-4_W7.62mmT1, T2, T3, T12
4MountingHole_PadMy_Library:MountingHole_M3_Pad_LargeH1, H2, H3, H4
31.3KResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.15x1.40mm_HandSolderR14, R21, R23
3100KResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.15x1.40mm_HandSolderR35, R40, R45
3220pCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.15x1.40mm_HandSolderC14, C95, C96
3470pCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.15x1.40mm_HandSolderC1, C93, C94
36.2Resistor_SMD:R_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.15x1.40mm_HandSolderR17, R28, R29
368Resistor_SMD:R_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.15x1.40mm_HandSolderR15, R24, R26
3680Resistor_SMD:R_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.15x1.40mm_HandSolderR52, R61, R65
20.047uCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.15x1.40mm_HandSolderC46, C86
20.47uCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.15x1.40mm_HandSolderC3, C6
21000uDiode_THT:D_DO-41_SOD81_P2.54mm_Vertical_AnodeUpL1, L2
2100pCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.15x1.40mm_HandSolderC66, C69
210KResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.15x1.40mm_HandSolderR47, R55
2150Resistor_SMD:R_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.15x1.40mm_HandSolderR30, R31
21N34/D311Diode_THT:D_DO-41_SOD81_P2.54mm_Vertical_AnodeUpD4, D5
22.2KResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.15x1.40mm_HandSolderR34, R53
2300Resistor_SMD:R_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.15x1.40mm_HandSolderR58, R62
247pCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.15x1.40mm_HandSolderC71, C74
2ADE-6RF_Mini-Circuits:Mini-Circuits_CD542_LandPatternPL-052U3, U4
2T37-6Inductor_THT:L_Toroid_Horizontal_D9.5mm_P15.00mm_Diameter10-5mm_Amidon-T37L10, L11
110Resistor_SMD:R_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.15x1.40mm_HandSolderR50
115KResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.15x1.40mm_HandSolderR1
115pCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.15x1.40mm_HandSolderC8
118uDiode_THT:D_DO-41_SOD81_P2.54mm_Vertical_AnodeUpL12
11MegResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.15x1.40mm_HandSolderR51
11N4736ADiode_THT:D_DO-41_SOD81_P2.54mm_Vertical_AnodeUpD16
12.2uCapacitor_SMD:CP_Elec_4x5.4C48
12.7KResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.15x1.40mm_HandSolderR3
1220Resistor_SMD:R_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.15x1.40mm_HandSolderR11
1220uCapacitor_SMD:CP_Elec_8x10.5C52
122uCapacitor_SMD:CP_Elec_5x5.4C87
124LC64Package_SO:SO-8_5.3x6.2mm_P1.27mmU2
13.9pCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.15x1.40mm_HandSolderC10
133pCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.15x1.40mm_HandSolderC19
136Resistor_SMD:R_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.15x1.40mm_HandSolderR32
147KResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.15x1.40mm_HandSolderR37
15.6pCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.15x1.40mm_HandSolderC11
151Resistor_SMD:R_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.15x1.40mm_HandSolderR39
18pCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.15x1.40mm_HandSolderC9
1BS170Package_TO_SOT_THT:TO-92_HandSolderQ12
1BluePill_LeftConnector_PinSocket_2.54mm:PinSocket_1x20_P2.54mm_VerticalJ3
1BluePill_RightConnector_PinSocket_2.54mm:PinSocket_1x20_P2.54mm_VerticalJ4
1Conn_01x03Connector_PinSocket_2.54mm:PinSocket_1x03_P2.54mm_VerticalJ5
1FT37-43My_Library:Toroid_T37_Vertical_THD_L7.0mm_W6.5mm_P5.00mmL9
1IRF510Package_TO_SOT_THT:TO-220-3_VerticalQ7
1L7805Package_TO_SOT_THT:TO-220-3_VerticalU1
1L7805Package_TO_SOT_SMD:TO-263-2U11
1LM386Package_SO:SO-8_5.3x6.2mm_P1.27mmU10
1Logo_Open_Hardware_SmallSymbol:OSHW-Logo2_14.6x12mm_SilkScreenSYM1
1MMBF170Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23Q3
1MMBT3906Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23Q4
1NE5532Package_SO:SOIC-8_5.23x5.23mm_P1.27mmU5
1SS14Diode_SMD:D_SMA_HandsolderingD14
1SYM_Radio_Waves_LargeSymbol:KiCad-Logo_5mm_SilkScreenSYM2
1Si5351_ModuleConnector_PinSocket_2.54mm:PinSocket_1x07_P2.54mm_VerticalJ2

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Questions

How big is the Ayn-4b PCB?

It measures 114 × 89 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the Ayn-4b use?

278 parts, built around the LM386, NE5532, 24LC64(LX) and L7805. The full list of its parts is on this page, with links to each part's symbol and footprint where PCBKit's library has them.

Where can I download the Ayn-4b KiCad files?

From the afiskon/ayn-4b repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is kicad-project/ayn-4b.kicad_pcb. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the Ayn-4b design in my own project?

Its repository publishes it under the MIT licence: you may reuse it on that licence's terms (keep the author's notice, and for a copyleft licence share your changes alike).