[Ground-station] Thank you - RFBitBanger DEFCON31 Show Special sold out

[Michelle Thompson]

Thank you to everyone helping spread the word about the HF QRP digital
RFBitBanger kit DEFCON31 Show Special. We sold out the 99 kits with 13
hours to spare.

Here's the geographical distribution of this version of the RFBitBanger
kit, attached as a pie chart.

Main boards are in process at the manufacturer with final inspection
expected today, 31 August 2023.

The bandpass filter boards, which have been upgraded from "three bands
included and one spare" to "nine bands included and three spares" at no
additional cost, are in process and expected to be complete no earlier than
4 September 2023.

Kitting is well underway with the machining of the heat sinks completed.

This DEFCON31 version of the board is black in color to distinguish it from
potential future versions. I've attached a rendering of the top side of the
board.

The RFBitBanger team is discussing future builds on the #rfbitbanger
channel on our Slack right now.

The next opportunity for a show special is for QSO Today Academy, 9-10
September 2023, where Dr. Daniel Marks is speaking about the RFBitBanger
and SCAMP mode. Find out more about this event here:
https://www.qsotodayhamexpo.com/

This project would not be successful with your support, feedback, and
advice. Thank you all for making this project, one of many at ORI, a big
success. There's been a lot of interest in this project and some very nice
coverage from Hackaday and QRZ blogs, with more articles expected in the
future.

Getting the word out about what we do is up to people like you. Do you know
of any open source digital radio projects that need a friendly and
supportive home? We can help with ethical, professional, and competent
research and development support.

-Michelle Thompson
CEO ORI
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