[Usrp-announce] USRP News and Announcements, Jan 2008

[Matt Ettus]

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USRP News and Announcements, Jan 2008
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Contents
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1   USRP2 Delayed
2   New daughterboard status
3   Standoff problems

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1   USRP2 Delayed

We are hard at work on the USRP2, but things are not progressing as 
quickly as we would like.  In order to ensure that we can deliver to you 
the most functional and reliable product possible, we need to delay our 
planned January release.  We do not have a new release date to announce 
at this time, but we hope for it to be within 2-3 months.

Unfortunately, we cannot take preorders or sell prototypes, and are not 
keeping a waiting list.  Barring unforeseen circumstances, the cost will 
be $1400.  When the USRP2 is ready, everyone will be notified via this 
same email list, so there is no need to ask us to notify you.  If you 
would like to get prepared for the USRP2, please see the email which 
will follow on the GNU Radio mailing list for more information.

We are sorry for any inconvenience this delay has caused you, and 
appreciate your patience.


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2   New Daughterboard Status


In addition to the USRP2, we are also working on 3 new transceiver 
daughterboards:
   - WBX0510 --  50 MHz to 1 GHz
   - WBX0822 -- 800 MHz to 2.2 GHz
   - XCVR2450 -- 2.4 GHz and 4.9-5.9 GHz

We are currently working with prototypes of the WBX0510 and XCVR2450, 
and will notify everyone when they are ready to ship, hopefully within 
2-3 months.  The WBX-0822 will follow, hopefully by June.  All are 
tentatively priced at $400.  Unfortunately, we cannot take preorders or 
ship prototypes.


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3   Standoff Problems

Some of the USRP packages shipped in the last 2 months contained 
standoffs which have a male threaded section which is too short to mate 
properly with the standoffs built into the bottom of the enclosure. You 
can identify these standoffs by their dull gray aluminum color, instead 
of the normal shiny color like the screws in the same package. 

If you received some of these standoffs and need replacements, please 
send an email to sales at ettus.com with "STANDOFFS" in the subject line,
with the following information:

   - Your complete shipping address
   - Your phone number
   - Your email address
   - The number of USRP systems which you received with the incorrect 
standoffs.

We are very sorry for the inconvenience.

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Thank you,
Matt Ettus
President, Ettus Research LLC