It'd be pretty cool if that nue-psk device was a little more like this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRS-80_Model_100 With the built in keyboard. Is it very cumbersome to have that, a keyboard and your radio going all at once?
On Tue, Jul 20, 2010 at 10:20 PM, J. Moen <j...@jwmoen.com> wrote: > > > > Remote control. Very useful in some situations. Especially if you aren't > allowed to have decent antennas where you live. > > The kick I get from battery-operated QRP operation is communicating without > infrastructure. I am out there with a battery, a radio, a NUE-PSK modem and > a portable antenna. No internet, no power company. > > (Full disclosure -- I don't yet have a portable solar facility to recharge > my battery, so right now I'm still tied to power company infrastructure for > re-charging. But architecturally, I don't have to be.) > > As you say, both approaches have value. This diversity is why Ham Radio is > so interesting.... > > Jim - K6JM > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Gary Edwards <gfe00...@yahoo.com> > *To:* digitalradio@yahoogroups.com > *Sent:* Tuesday, July 20, 2010 6:25 PM > *Subject:* Re: [digitalradio] directly modulate computer /thus eliminating > transceiver audio input" > > > > NUE PSK is great for back packing and mobile operation so long as only PSK > 31 or RTTY is of interest. Computers offer a richer display with more > options and the ability to generate many different modes. The idea is to go > directly from the computer via IP to a back box that is broadband and can > be remotely located and is mode agnostic. Both approaches have their own > advantages. > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* J. Moen <j...@jwmoen.com> > *To:* digitalradio@yahoogroups.com > *Sent:* Tue, July 20, 2010 8:50:07 PM > *Subject:* Re: [digitalradio] directly modulate computer /thus eliminating > transceiver audio input" > > > > Will be interesting to compare this effort to the NUE-PSK, which takes a > different appoach. They have a modem that plugs directly into a > transceiver' s Data port eliminating the need for PCs and soundcards, but > they are now working on a "NUE-SDR" transceiver that either will fit as a > card inside the little modem, or attach underneath it (not sure what their > final design will be). This would eliminate both the PC and a separate > transceiver. > > http://www.nue-psk.com/ > > Jim - K6JM > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* obrienaj <k3uka...@gmail.com> > *To:* digitalradio@ yahoogroups. com <digitalradio@yahoogroups.com> > *Sent:* Tuesday, July 20, 2010 5:20 PM > *Subject:* [digitalradio] directly modulate computer /thus eliminating > transceiver audio input" > > "I am developing a 'modem' to directly modulate computer generated modes to > RF thus eliminating the requirement of using a transceiver audio input" > > Welcome to the group, tell us more. > > Andy K3UK > > >
