FAR CIRCUITS

Printed Circuit Boards

mail@farcircuits.net

18N640 Field Court
Dundee, Illinois 60118
(847) 836-9148 Voice/Fax
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WEB PAGE last updated Dec 15, 2011

 

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PLEASE NOTE: THERE HAS BEEN A PRICE INCREASE IN CUSTOM BOARDS AND IN THE NEGATIVE FILM COST

 

Welcome to FAR Circuits! FAR Circuits is exclusively a manufacturer of Printed Circuit Boards for electronic projects that are used by the Amateur Radio and electronic hobby enthusiast. We supply boards in any quantity, but are geared toward low volume and individual circuit board users. We have been in business for over 35 years, and have boards in stock for most of the Ham projects published in QST, QEX, ARRL Handbook, the old Ham Radio, 73's, Amateur Radio Today, CQ, WIFB Designer Notebooks, Popular Electronics, QRPp, QRP Notebook, Communications Quarterly, Electronics Now, and others. FAR Circuits can supply board(s) for projects published in other magazines if the artwork is published in the article. The Printed Circuit Boards supplied are generally on G10 material, drilled and solder coated, and ready to be assembled. We maintain a small inventory of Integrated Circuits for some projects - please check the individual project listing for availability.

In addition to published projects, FAR Circuits offers a prototype service specializing on single-sided, and also non plated-through double-sided boards from Customer supplied artwork. FAR Circuits can also provide custom layout for printed circuit boards when required. We do layout of the foil sided(s), solder mask, and component legends, and documentation. Additionally, we offer a Confidential service for authors writing articles that may require a printed circuit board for their project. Please inquire for rates on custom projects; our Catalog of stocked boards is listed below. FAR Circuits will supply, upon request, a copy of the referenced publication article for $1.50 each in addition to PC board cost. Please indicate article requests on a separate line on the order form. Orders accepted by surface mail, phone, PAYPAL, or FAX. All orders are to be prepaid by check, money order, VISA or Master Card credit card or PAYPAL. Credit card orders may be faxed or phoned to 847-836-9148. To order please indicate the ship to address, home phone number, quantity of boards, magazine article title, publication, issue date, and any other information that would be helpful in identifying the board. Please use Order Form. FAR Circuits ships all orders via 1st class mail unless otherwise noted. All boards are made of G-10, FR-4 material, 1 oz. copper, solder coated, and drilled. Double sided boards DO NOT have plated through holes. Custom boards may be made for $.60 square inch or $5.00 minimum per board for single sided, etched, drilled and solder coated. Custom double sided non-plated through holes, etched, drilled and solder coated boards may be made for $.85 per square inch or $8.00 minimum per board. A clear film negative is required for custom boards. Film from camera ready artwork is $12.00 per shot based on 8" x 10" film per shot. Quantity pricing available. Far Circuits reserves the right to change the pricing based on the complexity of the board. FAR Circuits offers layout and prototype services. Please call for these details.


FAR CIRCUITS NOW ACCEPTS EXPRESS PCB FILES AND WILL MAKE YOUR BOARDS FROM YOUR FILES ( CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS)

 PAYPAL ORDERS, SEND ME AN EMAIL OF YOUR REQUIREMENTS AND REQUEST A PAYPAL INVOICE , I WILL THEN SEND YOU AN INVOICE TO THAT EMAIL.

 


FAR CIRCUITS HAMFEST CALENDAR

 


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NEW ITEMS

  DAVE EK CIRCLE SETTINGS GENERATOR THE CIRCLE SETTINGS WITH USB INTERFACE KIT $20.00 (CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS)

UNDER TEST EQUIPMENT

QST JAN 2012 ALAN BLOOM TRANSISTOR TESTOR $5.00

QST NOV. 2011 FOUR TONE SSB TEST GENERATOR by AK4AA MINI KIT $15.00. CLICK FOR DETAILS, CLICK FOR CORRECT SCHEMATIC

QST NOV. 2011 INTERNAL FULL BREAK-IN KEYING INTERFACE FOR THE ALS-600 AMPLIFIER BY AD5X , KIT OF PARTS AND P C BOARD $12.00 CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS

TONY ENGDAHI TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETER KIT $10.00 SEE BOARD (CLICK HERE) www.epanorama.net/circuits/tdr.html

QEX NOV/DEC 2010 AN RF PHASE METER BY K1FK, TWO BOARD SET $12.00

SAN2PC NEW FIRMWARE AVAILABLE Simi-kit including Programmed PIC, and MAX232 $19.50.(CLICK HERE NEW SCHEMATIC)(CLICK HERE FOR COMPONENY OVERLAY) http://roland.cordesses.free.fr/san2pc.html#Download

UNDER POWER SUPPLIERS

MINI REGULATOR CIRCUITS FOR 78xx and 78LXX KIT $4.00 CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS

REBUILD ASTRON POWER SUPPLY SEE WWW.BWCELECTRONICS.COM FOR THE PS-15D-122 models $5.00

TS-930 POWER SUPPLY BOARD BY VK4AMZ SEE http://brisdance.com/vk4amz/ts930.html $7.00 EA

BOARD TO REBUILD THE MLA-2500 CAPACITORS WITH SNAP IN CAPACITORS (CLICK HERE TO VIEW BOARD) AND (HERE)

 K1SG 6 KV POWER SUPPLY, 10 CAP BOARD, 48 DIODE FULL WAVE BRIDGE, TWO BOARD SET $35.00 (CLICK HERE) ALSO (CLICK HERE)

UNDER STATION ACCESSORIES

HOT OFF THE PRESS, A KIT FOR QST NOV. 2011 INYERNAL FULL BREAK-IN KEYING INTERFACE FOR ALS-600 AMPLIFIER $12.00 CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS

SWITCH CONTROL BOARD FOR THE QST APRIL 05 K04NR 6 POSITION ANTENNA SWITCH BOARD ONLY$7.00. (CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS) KIT OF PARTS $34.00

UNDER HW-7 MODIFICATIONS QST 1_74 HW-7 MODS tWO BOARD SET $11.00

UNDER RECEIVERS

QPR COM QUARTERLY WINTER 2011, DALTON" SESE80 SSB RECEIVER KIT, (Click here for info) $50.00

QST FEB.2011 COMPACT 40 METER RECEIVER BY W7JI $15.00

 UNDER AUDIO "

The SM0VPO 4 watt audio amplifier $5.00 each See details here: http://www.sm0vpo.com/_download/index.htm

AA-10A-1 25 Watt Audio Amplifier by John Keith $16.00 DETAILS AT http://www.bwcelectronics.com/projects/AA10A090.pdf

WRIED SOUND GENERATOR P C BOARD $8. SEE http://www.musicfromouterspace.com/analogsynth/YOUR_FIRST_SYNTH/YOUR_FIRST_SYNTH.html (click here)

UNDER DOPPLER AND DIRECTION FINDING 

THE VE2EMM V3.2 DOPPLER UNIT ADD THE TWO MAXIM FILTER IC'S (MAX267 AND THE MAX492) FOR $15.00

 UNDER CODE PRACTICE OSCILLATORS

THE NOW YOUR TALKING CODE PRACTICE OSCILLATOR KIT COMPLETE WITH ALL THE PARTS, MOUNTING BOARD AND SPEAKER, BATTERY NOT INCLUDED $20.00 (Click here for picture)

THE CODEPHASER BY DJ5IL GOOGLE "THE CODEPHASER" $6.00

UNDER BREADBOARDS

RJ-45 TEST/BREAD BOARD KIT (CLICK HERE)

UNDER TRANSMITTERS

QST APRIL 2011 W7JI COMPACE 40 METER TRANSMITTER $15.CHECK HERE FOR LATESTED CORRECTIONS http://www.arrl.org/qst-in-depth/

UNDER WATT METERS

JAN. 2011 MODERN DIRECTIONAL POWER SWR METER, FOUR BOARD SET, MAIN BOARD, POWER SUPPLY BOARD, AND TWO A TO D BOARDS $25.00 + PROGRAMMED PIC IS $10.00 (interconnect diagram) (top bd view) (foil view) (component overlay) (parts list) and (updates to the project)

 

RF TOROIDS AVAILABLE FROM FAR CIRCUITS

T37-6 $1.50 ea., T68-2 $2.00ea., T50-2 $2.00 ea., T50-6 $2.00 ea.

K9AY IS AVAILABLE IN COMPLETE KIT CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS

 

 

IC's Avalilable From FAR Circuits. (CLICK HERE)

 

CHIP diodes, CHIP CAPACITIRS, CHIP INDUCTORS Avalilable From FAR Circuits (CLICK HERE)

 

 

...PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS.....................DATE PAGE LAST UPDATED

 

 

FOR THOSE UNQUIE AND HARD TO FIND PARTS, VISIT www.danssmallpartsandkits.net

EFFECTIVE NOW! ALL US SHIPPING WILL BE AT THE PRIORTY RATE OF $5.50 UNLESS IT WILL NOT FIT IN A PRIORTY ENVELOPE, THEN THE RATE IS $8.50.


 

The lines highlighted in BLUE indicate that a description is available for that project, Just double click on the line highlighted in BLUE and the description will be shown.


 

If you have ordered from FAR Circuits before .... please check this link.

Read comments from builders of projects with FAR Circuits boards. CLICK THIS LINK


 

The best way to find a board is to down load the CATALOG.doc file at the bottom of this page, then do a FIND on the key works in the article title.


PAYPAL NOW AVAILABLE CLICK HERE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON HOW TO PAY VIA PAYPAL

 

Catalog last updated DEC 15, 2011, available as a printable .DOC file. To download, please click this link