The “no one will get a LimeSDR” part makes me sad.
When campaign fails, is there any chance that in future will be new campaign with redesigned LimeSDR based on LMS8001? Otherwise 'll have to buy HackRF One.
This would mean that they need to sell 100 LimeSDRs per day … that will not happen :((
Sad … I was very much looking forward to it,
Maybe they find a last minute 100k sponsor?
I’d give the campaign a very low chance of not being funded at the current rate of pledges http://i.imgur.com/HbogQQe.png?1 Most campaigns usually have a high peak of pledges in the last few days similar to the first few days of pledges. It is possible, but I think at the current rate it is highly unlikely that this project will not be funded.
I hope you are right!
(maybe it would have better to put it “I give it a very high chance of being funded” instead of “low chance of not being funded”
Maybe all the negativity in this thread was blocking my positivity.
I’d say we’re getting into some pretty dangerous time constraints. What might help is some last-minute publicity. I’ve submitted a blurb to eham.net, I hope it gets approved and quickly. An article on Slashdot or similar sites may bring in more sales as well. If not an article, then an ad? I could try to submit something to slashdot - I’ve been a member there since the very beginning so that might work in favour of getting a submission accepted.
I submitted it to slashdot. If you’re a user there, you can help it’s chance of hitting the front page by voting it up. Slashdot link to upvote
Slashdot is a dreadful site
I just upvoted on slashdot. As it was predictable that it would be a struggle, I tried to place it at The Inquirer and Heise in Germany. Sadly they did not write any article … resubmitted two days ago.
BTW I do not think I am negative, I am realistic. We did not even reach 400k, and it is 4 days to go. So we need to sell 100+ LimeSDRs per day. That is substantially more than the average.
It’s at $407,666 as I write this. I am considering buying a second LimeSDR just to help get this funding to work.I am sure I could sell it at a small profit come December.
Slashdot may be horrible. Someone just marked my submission as spam.
I wish we could get one of those 100k sponsors again.
It say’s now 106% funded!
now 87% again
I already resign myself to the fact that it will not get funded and I would have to buy either bladeRF or USRP B210.
@SabineT I saw it as well, it jumped from 435,206 to 534,206 (+$99k) and then dropped back to 435,206 in less than 30 minutes.
I guess someone clicked on $99k pledge by mistake or something like that Similar thing has happened when EE did their $99k pledge - there were 2 those $99k pledges for some brief time.
They are getting close to the goal though,j ust 50k more guys.
I pledged for two LimeSDR and I’m a broke student lol
I do not know but maybe there is possibility to extend deadline?