[Elecraft] W9OY on P3

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

> Quite so, and if I could order one of the new QRP 1500s for 
> what they cost in the US rather than what we'll end up paying 
> over here I'd be tempted to get one just to try it out. 

Given their list price, the Flex-1500 looks like an interesting 
alternative to the SDR-IQ as a software panadapter and/or engine 
for running CW Skimmer.  Forget about the QPR transmitter and 
use the receiver only.  It's a shame that Flex is still wedded 
to the same old wideband downcovert and I/Q audio technology 
instead of moving to direct DSP technology like Perseus, etc. 

73, 

   ... Joe, W4TV 
 




> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Julian, G4ILO
> Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 9:43 AM
> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] W9OY on P3
> 
> 
> 
> Quite so, and if I could order one of the new QRP 1500s for 
> what they cost in the US rather than what we'll end up paying 
> over here I'd be tempted to get one just to try it out. Most 
> of the issues seem to be a consequence of the software 
> implementation rather than problems with the idea of SDR 
> itself. Installing net frameworks and virtual audio cables - 
> let's face it not all radio enthusiasts are computer wizards 
> and even those of us who are supposed to be knowledgeable are 
> not immune to blue screens of death and the like. And I think 
> the CW latency issues I've read about are due largely to the 
> fact that Windows isn't a realtime OS so you need a powerful 
> CPU and plenty of buffering to ensure that pauses don't occur 
> when the OS is busy doing something else.
> 
> If the software side came on a dedicated board with its own 
> processor and OS then you wouldn't have to worry about any of 
> that, except to update the software now and again. But hang 
> on, isn't that more or less what the K3 is, except you get 
> knobs and buttons as well? 
> 
> 
> Arie Kleingeld PA3A-2 wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > The flex radio's are fine and very good radio's.
> > 
> > The Flex-radio concept is just different form the Elecraft concept.
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
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