Problem is, I am horrified at the very thought of having to produce a PCB
for it, let alone soldering it.... SMD make life difficult for the
hobbyists, I am
afraid.....:-(
Alberto I2PHD
Take the plunge. Get yourself a good headband magnifier and a fine bit for
your soldering iron. The standard 1.27mm pin spacing SMT devices are then
no trouble. But I have to admit the 0.635 spacing of these DDS chips does
need a steady hand.
In my last job I did a bit of chip and bond microwave circuitry. Now that
really IS small ! Bonding 25 micron gold wire onto 0.1mm pads on bare
GaAsFET chips.
Some amateurs are doing this now, (using surplus wire bonders), to get on
the 76GHz band.
Andy G4JNT
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