In a message dated 3/20/2001 10:39:18 PM,
hugo.haesaert@... writes:
>Hi John n All !
>
>Check out :
>
>http://www.netcontrol.fi/~jocke/arptech/
>
>With this, diy should be possible .
In a message dated 3/20/2001 5:25:56 AM,
jhaible@... writes:
>Joachim Verghese has a nice page about ARP filter modules:
>
>http://www.netcontrol.fi/~jocke/arptech/
>
>JH.
>
>> I do hear they make a good product, but I agree about the prices. What's
>even
>> worse is they are the only place around making replacement submodules
>for
>the
>> old ARP stuff. If you happen to need a replacement ladder VCF for your
>2600
>> (like I do, because a previous owner had replaced it with a CEM 3320),
>it
>> will cost you $250 for their Bluemeanie VCF submodule alone!
Yep! Thanks for the reference guys. Great minds think alike!
And me too!
Yeah, I have only the best to say about Joachim (if you look at his page
about disassembling a broken submodule, you'll see a ring modulator submodule
I used to own). A great guy to be sure. He was one of the first people (along
with Paul S.) I came into contact with when I first got online. I couldn't
imagine so many interesting and helpful people could reached so easily -- I
had high hopes for the internet (so you can imagine my profound
disappointment when I realized that Bradley and Hendry were about the best I
was going to get).
I agree that one could probably diy the ladder VCF as JV has it, but I ain't
that one! I've drawn it out for protoboarding and it looks about three times
the size of the standard ARP submodule (although, as I write this, I remember
that Phil C's Bluemeanine is much larger than the ARP too). Since I've had a
few recent bad (i.e., nonworking) diy experiences, I've not wanted to attempt
such a thing with what seems to be a bit of a complex circuit. And of course
it seems like a good PCB candidate to make available for repair reasons and
for hobbyists who might be interested in a ladder VCF too!
Oh well, I guess I have to build up my diy skills -- thanks again guys!
JB