[Elecraft] Competition coming for Elecraft?

[Larry Phipps]

100Mb ethernet has more than enough BW and low latency... uncompressed 
PCM at voice quality is easily done... existing ethernet interfaces 
exist with built-in processors, lots of memory, multiple serial data 
ports and a web server, all in a package that looks like an ethernet PCB 
connector.

The only issue would be cost (these gadgets currently run about $50 in 
single lots). One company even has a small carrier board that includes 
digital audio in 8 different formats, including mp3. I have been looking 
at adding some of these gadgets to some of my projects.

Larry N8LP



Geoffrey Gallaway wrote:

> Simon Brown (HB9DRV) wrote:
>
>> I'm thinking of three major computer-related 'opportunities' for the K3:
>>
>> [1] A true network device with Ethernet (maybe USB but this is 
>> overkill IMHO),
>> [2] Access to bandscope info via the network.
>> [3] Audio / digital pre-audio data via the network.
>
> I agree that radios with external control interfaces (serial, USB, 
> ethernet, I care not) are a great idea however there may be issues 
> with the audio processing/management available via that same 
> interface.. You're adding some delay/latency there and you're also 
> adding complexity on the radio side to pump that analog audio out via 
> a digital interface (possibly compressed).  I'd rather just do it via 
> ye ole analog in/out..
>
> Geoffeg (KC8FDU)
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