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2 layers35 × 117.7 mmHandifinder, the printed circuit board in 3D

KiCad 5.1 design of the HANDI-Finder Project

Size
35 × 117.7 mm
Copper layers
2
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
25
Nets
18
Pads
101
Tracks, vias
209, 152
Pours
2
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 5 (file 20171130)
Created
18 May 2022
Updated
18 May 2022

Overview

Handifinder is an open-source printed circuit board by m1geo, from the m1geo/handifinder repository on GitHub. It is a 2-layer board of 35 × 117.7 mm with 25 parts on 18 nets, routed with 209 tracks and 152 vias.

It is built around the JS203011CQN. Its parts include 8 capacitors, 6 resistors, 2 diodes, 1 IC and 1 connector.

Main components

1

README

README.md

Handi-Finder

This repository is a KiCad 5.1 design of the published Handi-Finder DF project.

The Handi-Finder Project is a radio direction finder, which connectso to an existing radio receiver such as a hand-held radio, and adds some direction finding capabiltiy to it.

The device works by switching between the two wire antennas mounted on H1 and H2 on the PCB. When the two antennas are directly lined towards the source of transmission, the arriving signal is in phase between both antennas. When the Handi-Finder is held non-squarely toward the signal source, the phase difference between the two wire antennas causes the switching frequency (here, approximately 1 kHz) to be audiable with loudness proportional to phase difference.

There are many resources online for this project, with some links here:

The outputs folder contains the Gerber files which can be zipped up and sent for manufacture at your chosen board-house.

3D View

3D View

Schematic

Schematic

Parts

25
QtyValueFootprintReferences
610kResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.20x1.40mm_HandSolderR1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6
61nFCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.18x1.45mm_HandSolderC3, C4, C5, C6, C7, C8
4MountingHole_PadMountingHole:MountingHole_3.2mm_M3_Pad_ViaH1, H2, H3, H4
21N4148Diode_SMD:D_SOD-123D1, D2
1100nFCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.18x1.45mm_HandSolderC2
122nFCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.18x1.45mm_HandSolderC1
14047Package_SO:SOIC-14_3.9x8.7mm_P1.27mmU1
19Vhandifinder_footprints:BH9VPCBT1
1Conn_CoaxialConnector_Coaxial:SMA_Amphenol_132134_VerticalJ1
1JS203011CQNhandifinder_footprints:JS-DP3TS1
1OSC_FTestPoint:TestPoint_Pad_D2.5mmTP1

Questions

How big is the Handifinder PCB?

It measures 35 × 117.7 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the Handifinder use?

25 parts, built around the JS203011CQN. 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 Handifinder KiCad files?

From the m1geo/handifinder repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is KiCad Design/handifinder.kicad_pcb. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the Handifinder design in my own project?

Its repository states no licence, so its author keeps all rights: ask m1geo before reusing the design.

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