Marcel, they're just quad flat package.  You can easily solder those by
hand.  You'll just either need to build some small breakout pcbs, or use
something like deadbug.

I really don't need 50 of those chips though, and 5.12 in Euro is like
$7-$8 USD.  Might as well just buy a laipac at that cost.  But thanks
for the heads up.  Those are very interesting chips to say the least.  :-)

Marcel van Lieshout wrote:

> There is a list of distributors on their site:
> http://www.nvlsi.com/index.cfm?obj=menu&act=displayMenu&men=6
>
> Last time I checked prices with my local distr. was sept. 2003:
> 50x EUR 5,12  1000x EUR 4,10
>
> I got a message from Nordic a short while ago that they increased production and that Logitech chose this
> chip for a new line of peripherals. So there is a good chance prices are down a bit by now.
>
> But how to solder them "at home"?
>
> Marcel
>
> Shawn Wilton wrote:
>
>>Cost?  I can't even find a link to a distrib.
>>
>>Marcel van Lieshout wrote:
>>
>>
>>>You could look into the nRF24E1 from Nordic: www.nvlsi.no
>>>2.4GHz transceiver with 8051 microcontroller on a single chip. Very very nice, I think.
>>>
>>>If you know how to solder them at home, let me know please ;-)
>>>
>>>Marcel
>>>
>>>Herbert Graf wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>>Ok, so far no one has answered my question.  :-)  Any way to get some
>>>>>decent wireless the old fashioned way w/o having to buy
>>>>>commercial modules?
>>>>
>>>>       IMHO it's simply a better idea to go with the module, in the long run it'll
>>>>be far easier and cheaper to go with a module then to try and build one
>>>>yourself. Wireless is one of those thing that unless you are trying to do
>>>>something academic it's a far better idea for a hobbyist to go with a
>>>>commercial solution. Since the commercial solutions are SO cheap there are
>>>>very few reasons not to choose them. TTYL
>>>>
>>>>----------------------------------
>>>>Herbert's PIC Stuff:
>>>>http://repatch.dyndns.org:8383/pic_stuff/
>>>
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