[DSP-10] EZKit-Lite

Thu, 14 Feb 2002 09:13:55 -0500

Steve Bible writes:

> Changing subjects a little - has anyone noticed how such a 
> contriversal topic has created such a flurry of emails?  How about a 
> flurry of emails on technical topics like circuits, software, or anything
for the DSP-10?

I think it would be neat to know what things people have done with their
DSP-10s, or what they intend to be doing.

The ARRL Lab has two of them, still being built.  We intend to look into the
feasibility of their use for the ARIA noise study (with a transverter).  On
a personal note, I want to borrow one of them and transvert it to HF to see
how the work Bob Larkin et al have done on QRP moonbounce translates to HF.
I have done 10 milliwatt QSOs coast-to-coast, so it would be WAY cool to see
if 40 dB could be squeezed  out of the integration techniques and do a 1
microwatt W1-W6 QSO! 

It's the QRPer in me!

What might also help is if any new apps that are developed by hamdom are all
on one site for download.  

73, 
Ed Hare, W1RFI
ARRL Lab
225 Main St
Newington, CT 06111
Tel: 860-594-0318
Internet: [email protected]
Web: http://www.arrl.org/tis

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steven Bible [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 10:18 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: RE: [DSP-10] EZKit-Lite
> 
> 
> No, I did mean $149.00.  I split the difference in cost.  
> $149.00 was also
> the price of the Motorola DSP56002EVM that was very popular with DSP
> experimenters.  Another EVM that has past.
> 
> Lesson learned here is that evaluation kits have a limited lifetime.
> Companies are always improving their designs, trying to make 
> them better and
> cheaper.  Hanging on to old technology is not cost effective. 
>  If you see an
> experiment with and EVM, don't waver thinking you will buy it 
> later.  Later
> sometimes means it is gone, never to return.  Next thing you 
> know you see it
> on eBay at twice, sometimes three times the price!
> 
> The same lesson goes for surplus gear.  Case in point the Drake MMDS
> converter popular with satellite enthusiasts.  Once gone, 
> everyone wanted
> one.
> 
> The price is relative.  At one time something cost $XX.XX.  
> There is no
> price that can buy it once it is gone.
> 
> Changing subjects a little - has anyone noticed how such a 
> contriversal
> topic has created such a flurry of emails?  How about a 
> flurry of emails on
> technical topics like circuits, software, or anything for the DSP-10?
> 
> - Steve, N7HPR
>   ([email protected])
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [email protected]
> > [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of [email protected]
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 7:47 AM
> > To: [email protected]
> > Subject: RE: [DSP-10] EZKit-Lite
> >
> >
> > On 13 Feb 2002 at 7:18, Steven Bible wrote:
> >
> > > Keep in mind that the EZ-KIT at $149.00 (give or take) is 
> a bargin at
> > > any price!
> >
> > Did you mean to say $249 (which is the current price from ADI)???
> >
> > 73,
> > Don AE5K
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