There is an abundance of quality discussion on the gnuradio mailing list http://www.gnu.org/software/gnuradio/
On 9Apr, Tarrold Burgy wrote: > Not much discussion on this. Any one have the boards > yet? Is there a SIG starting? > > --- "Mark S. Petrovic" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > fyi > > > > New hardware additions to the GNURadio software > > radio effort. > > > > Mark > > > > ----- Forwarded message from Matt Ettus > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ----- > > > > Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 14:56:42 -0800 > > From: Matt Ettus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [Discuss-gnuradio] USRP News > > > > > > > > New Products > > ============ > > > > We are pleased to announce the availability of a new > > RF > > daughterboard. Known as the "TVRX" board, this > > receive-only board is > > based on a Microtune 4937 Cable Modem tuner. It is > > capable of receiving > > from 50 MHz to over 870 MHz, and gives access to a 6 > > MHz wide band > > anywhere in that range. Each board costs $100, and > > each USRP can > > accomodate up to 2 TVRX boards at one time. > > > > This board comes with an "F" connector for its RF > > input, which is common > > for TV/Cable systems in North America. It is > > recommended, especially > > for those outside of North America, that you also > > purchase an F to BNC > > Female adapter, available from us for $5. > > > > If you have an order which has not shipped yet, you > > can add products to > > your order without paying additional shipping > > charges. > > > > We are now selling RF cables to go with your USRP > > systems. We carry > > SMA-Male to SMA-Male cables ($20) and SMA-Male to > > BNC-Male cables ($15), > > both in 2 foot (61 cm) lengths. > > > > Daughterboards coming soon include: > > - 800MHz to 2.4 GHz Receive-only board > > - 400-500 MHz Transceiver > > - 800-1000 MHz Transceiver > > - 1200-1300 MHz Transceiver > > - 2300-2700 MHz Transceiver > > > > > > Payment and Shipping Changes > > ============================ > > > > We now have a real credit card gateway system set > > up, so you can use > > regular VISA and MasterCard, and > > corporate/government P-cards. Orders > > can be placed from any country in the world now. > > > > The new order page is accessible from our main page, > > or directly at > > > > http://www.ettus.com/custom.html > > > > Corporate purchase orders, bank transfers, money > > orders, > > dollar-denominated checks, and PayPal are still > > acceptable as well -- > > just contact us at [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Shipping rates have been simplified and reduced in > > some cases. Small > > items (orders without USRPs) have reduced shipping > > rates for > > international customers. > > > > > > Quantity and Academic Discounts > > =============================== > > > > We are now selling "USRP Lab Packs" which consist > > of: > > > > - 5 USRPs > > - 10 BasicTX daughterboards > > - 10 BasicRX daughterboards > > - 5 Extra USB cables > > - 1 Extra Power Supply > > > > If purchased separately, this would cost $3295, but > > we are selling the > > packs for $3100, which is 6% off the regular price. > > They appear as a > > single line item on the invoice, but are not > > eligible for credit card > > purchase. > > > > For other quantity discounts, please contact us at > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > USRP News > > ========= > > > > We are proud to announce that in the first 3 months > > over 140 USRPs have > > been sold worldwide, and there is at least one USRP > > in use on every > > continent except for Antarctica! > > > > We'd like to thank all those who have helped out by > > contributing code, > > bug fixes, bug reports, and suggestions, as well as > > all of our customers. > > > > > > Matt Ettus > > Ettus Research LLC > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Discuss-gnuradio mailing list > > [email protected] > > > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss-gnuradio > > > > ----- End forwarded message ----- > > > > -- > > Mark Petrovic > > Pasadena, CA > > Amateur radio AE6RT > > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses. > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail -- Mark Petrovic Pasadena, CA Amateur radio AE6RT
