What do you think such a mode would be used for, Bill? I have increasing doubts about what hams really want with new modes or capabilities. It does not seem to be improved speeds or accuracy based on what they actually use, compared to what is actually available right now.
There has to be some purpose for having a higher speeds. Also, there seems to be no exceptions where a higher speed leads to greatly improved robustness. Even the fastest modes that can adjust for conditions, generally revert to a minimal number of tones, with a good example being Pactor 3. How far can you expect an ultra wide bandwidth mode to propagate? We already have relatively high speed modes that don't even require a ham license. You are not going to be able to run 192 kHz modes on 2 meters and lower without some kind of STA here in the U.S. The only interest might be FSTV. I have done some experimenting on 2.4 GHz with WiFi type image transmissions from a portable set up to a laptop computer, but it is not very compelling. 73, Rick, KV9U Bill V WA7NWP wrote: > > If we could get access to 192 KHz with a special sound card and some > minimal hardware - couldn't we really open up the high speed data > possibilities. Something simple to get on any band from 10 through > 220 MHz would be way cool! > > > Bill - WA7NWP >
