We will be able to replace parts of the schematics with IC's, Microcontrollers or other components to make the entire VIC card a lot cheaper than the $300 we are no talking about. Before that however we first need to have a working system so we can analyse the exact workings and only then we will be able to proceed. Tony, Outlaw, ... i never meant to say that $300 is too much for the work you put into it, it is clearly not .... Only for most of us (i myself already spent several $1000 dollars in materials, components and time on this) spending $300 on a VIC card of which we do not know if it will work with a given coil/tube set is a lot of money.
It is your good right to ask that money but as stanmeyerlives indicates, we will never proceed past this point if we keep trying to make money out of every little progress we make. I hope i will find the time this summer to terminate my own schematics and PCB of the meyer vic card.
Regards,
Sharky