I thought that fiber optic was actually a waveguide for some extremely high frequency RF (tongue in cheek!).
Jim W4YXU > -----Original Message----- > From: flexedge-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexedge-bounces@flex- > radio.biz] On Behalf Of Brian Lloyd > Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2011 10:59 PM > To: Bret Mills > Cc: flexra...@yahoogroups.com; flexe...@flex-radio.biz; FlexRadio > reflector > Subject: Re: [FlexEdge] [Flexradio] Firewire vs. USB vs. Ethernet > > On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 8:56 PM, Bret Mills <bmil...@ecso.com> wrote: > > > Why use wire at all? > > > > Fiber optics is the way to go if your talking about changing things then > > change it to something that makes since, after all Wire of any kind make > a > > good receiver antenna which is what the problems are in the first place > > with > > Firewire, USB, or Ethernet. > > > > Good point. But if you use Ethernet, you can change media without having > to > change software. > > > > Speed on Fiber optic cable will be thousands, millions or even trillions > of > > times faster then ANY Copper using multi wavelengths of Light and won't > > react to RF energy . > > > > Well, it won't necessarily be faster than copper for the kinds of > distances > we want to run. And remember that you have to move electrons to make the > photons. Regardless, it does provide excellent isolation at HF. ;-) > > -- > Brian Lloyd, WB6RQN/J79BPL > 3191 Western Dr. > Cameron Park, CA 95682 > br...@lloyd.com > +1.767.617.1365 (Dominica) > +1.931.492.6776 (USA) > (+1.931.4.WB6RQN) > _______________________________________________ > Flexedge mailing list > flexe...@flex-radio.biz > http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexedge_flex-radio.biz > This is the FlexRadio Systems e-mail Reflector called FlexEdge. It is > used for posting topics related to SDR software development and > experimentalist who are using beta versions of the software. _______________________________________________ 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://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
