Re: PCB design. W7DMR DE G3FHL =

[Geoff Bagley <geoff.bagley@btinternet.com>]

Hi Don,

Many thanks for your information.
Can you please tell me just how difficult it is to overcome the 
"complex"  part of  the  pcb  package.

I much prefer to use the Debian package -  I have an aversion to 
proprietary software even using wine.

I wonder which  GNU/Linux distro you use ?

I started off with SuSE way back  about 1999,  but switched to Debian 
when  "Woody" became stable.
I now use "Lenny".

Please can you give me a "steer" to get started with pcb ?
If I can get started, I can build upon a modest start.

I am not attempting an ambitious PCB -  I guess it ought to be possible 
to get pcb working.

I think I only need  8DIL  sockets and a few resistors/capacitors  to 
lay out a high gain
LF amplifier  using OP07  chips.

Thanks to everyone for allowing me to hijack the list !

73 to all

Geoff Bagley

G3FHL


don wrote:
> On Sat, Mar 21, 2009 at 08:10:21AM +0000, Geoff Bagley wrote:
>   
>> I have a PCB design package   (Debian GNU/Linux package pcb )  which I have 
>> been playing with.
>>
>> Please can you tell me are there any other guys out there who have 
>> experience of this ?
>>     
>
> I have used it for 1 board.  It works well.  The situation with
> part libraries and footprints is complex.  If you want to do your own
> no problem.
>
> For simple projects it is hard to beat expresspcb.  Their tool runs OK
> for me with wine.
>
> Don - W7DMR
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