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2 layers40 × 19.5 mmIc7000 drive, the printed circuit board in 3D

Improved driver stage PCB file for the IC-7000 HF/VHF/UHF all mode transceiver.

Size
40 × 19.5 mm
Copper layers
2
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
10
Nets
5
Pads
31
Tracks, vias
17, 21
Pours
11
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 5 (file 20171130)
Created
2 Feb 2021
Updated
7 Feb 2021

Overview

Ic7000 drive is an open-source printed circuit board by sgub, from the sgub/ic7k-driver-pcb repository on GitHub, published under the CC-BY-4.0 licence. It is a 2-layer board of 40 × 19.5 mm with 10 parts on 5 nets, routed with 17 tracks and 21 vias.

It is built around the PD55015-E. Its parts include 5 connectors, 2 capacitors, 2 resistors and 1 transistor.

Main components

1

README

README.md

Improved IC-7000 HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver driver stage PCB

Features:

  • Reduce pinheader spacing from 1.5mm to 1.27mm, for better availability of parts and easier mating with the PA board.
  • Added resistor R103 in series with the gate of the MOSFET, to suppress self oscillication on certain conditions which could burn-off the driver module.

BOM:

  • Q504: ST Microelectronics PD55015-E 550MHz/15W MOSFET, PowerSO-10 Package, formed lead.
  • R103: Choose a value by experiment from 1ohm (moderate damping) to 10ohm (~50% reduced final output power on UHF, but much safer), size 0805
  • R102: 100ohm/1W, Axial_DIN0309_L9.0mm_D3.2mm_P15.24mm. Size is critical due to limited installation space.
  • J107,J104,J103,J102,J101: PinHeader_1x04_P1.27mm_Vertical, 11mm total height.
  • C102: 39pF/100V, Size 1206.
  • C101: 10nF/50V, size 0805.

Build notes:

  • Prefered board material is FR4 double layer, 1.6mm thick.
  • Apply enough solder between the underside of the MOSFET and the heatsink for effective heat conducting, avoid space, soldering/heating with proper tool. Refer STMicroelectronics AN1294 Application note for temperature limit and technique recommendation.

Parts

10
QtyValueFootprintReferences
5Conn_01x04Connector_PinHeader_1.27mm:PinHeader_1x04_P1.27mm_VerticalJ101, J102, J103, J104, J107
10.1µFCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012MetricC101
1100R*Resistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR103
1100R/1WResistor_THT:R_Axial_DIN0309_L9.0mm_D3.2mm_P15.24mm_HorizontalR102
139pCapacitor_SMD:C_1206_3216MetricC102
1PD55015-Efootprints:PD55008-EQ504

Questions

How big is the Ic7000 drive PCB?

It measures 40 × 19.5 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the Ic7000 drive use?

10 parts, built around the PD55015-E. 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 Ic7000 drive KiCad files?

From the sgub/ic7k-driver-pcb repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is ic7000_drive.kicad_pcb. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the Ic7000 drive design in my own project?

Its repository publishes it under the CC-BY-4.0 licence: you may reuse it on that licence's terms (keep the author's notice, and for a copyleft licence share your changes alike).

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