Jim, That's exactly why I think there is some positive feedback on the Indian rig. Add the Atlas/Ozy/Janus combo to it and you are close to the $1000 board you mentioned. If FRS or someone else offered a 5000 series style (integrated sound card) 1W board for $1000 I'd buy it. I've been looking for a 1W rig at a reasonable price for some time. Mike (KM0T) had a great deal that was gone by the time I had a chance to investigate. This kind of SDR1K replacement may just be the ticket or a step in the right direction.
I'm sure FRS has looked at that market and by appearances (no 1W radio) decided it was not viable for them. Hopefully as more and more people move into SDR they we re-evaluate this decision. With guys like Mike, Philip and others who blazed the trail by using their SDR-1000 for VHF+ (and kicking everyones rears in the contests) I think in coming years you will see an increased demand for a SDR based IF rig just to stay competitive. Dana N1OFZ On Jun 19, 2008, at 11:50 AM, Jim Lux wrote: > > But it's interesting.. there appears to be a market for a > specialized SDR1K or F5K compatible box with low output power for > the microwave folks. Perhaps someone will put together a kit or a > new board design that does the trick. Integrated audio A/D and D/A > to do away with the cable nightmare. External frequency reference > almost certainly needed. Do away with the existing T/R switch > logic, so that it's full duplex. Doesn't have to actually have the > audio interface on board, if one took an off the shelf interface > widget and just soldered permanent cables to it and the RF unit and > put them both in a box. (That's what I did with the SDR1000s I was > using at work.. just soldered cables to the pads where the miniphone > jacks used to be...) > > > Or, a cookbook integration of HPSDR stuff might do? > > Realistically, it's going to be a moderately pricey board.. in the > $1000 range, I'd guess. > > > _______________________________________________ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
