[hpsdr] HamHUD SDR Multiband Sortware Radio

[Carl Morris, WN3DUG]

>From the HamHUD List Digest:

HamHUD SDR Multiband Sofware Radio info.

Enjoy!

73, Carl, WN3DUG
cwmorris at pa.net


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 Re: HamHUD project status?
    Posted by: "Steve Bragg" steve at hamhud.net ka9mva
    Date: Tue Sep 26, 2006 12:16 pm (PDT)

Quoting Bob Burns K4RXR:

> Could someone post a status update? What's being developed and what's
> the timeframe? Not looking for firm dates, but are we talking weeks,
> months, years?

Hi Bob,

I understand that you, like a lot of those new to the HamHUD group,  
want to know what's next for HamHUD and the timeframe.

Unfortunately, when new developments are announced, some people  
immediately start bugging the designers with questions like "when will  
it be ready?" and "will it have such-and-such feature?"   Also, more  
and more the ham community expects new collaborative projects to  
approach commercial quality at release, the bugs already worked out.   
For these reasons and others, I've been reticent to announce the new  
HamHUD developments that I and others have been busily working on  
behind the scenes.

Another reason new developments haven't been talked up is that several  
different parties are working on them.  There really isn't a single  
point of contact between these disparate teams; Dale Seaburg and I  
have some involvement in all four developments, but we really didn't  
want to speak for the teams.

That being said, it probably is about time to establish timeline goals  
for the HamHUD development projects, and to at least let the HamHUD  
user base know that something is cooking.   I encourage the  
development teams to think about doing that.

So, here's what I'm going to do:  I'll state a brief description of  
the four development efforts I know about.  I'll then give a short  
status of the one I know the most about, and let the team leaders of  
the other three efforts give some status, if they are inclined to do so.

Here are the four, in no certain order:

1.  HamHUD III.  This is Juergen DB3TB's baby, and I'll let him talk  
about it as much or as little as he likes.  Dale KG5LT has been  
involved here, too.  I will say that what I've seen of this project is  
VERY impressive.

2.   HamHUD SDR.  A multiband software radio / TNC / video HamHUD /  
system hub.  Steve KA9MVA is working the technical end of this one,  
with Dale KG5LT, Tony KD7TA and Jason KE4NYV consulting on specs and  
functionality.  It will be interoperable with HamHUD II and III, or  
useful by itself with any NTSC/PAL video monitor.  No laptop or PC  
will be needed for the software radio functionality (unlike the  
FlexRadio SDR-1000), just a memory stick.  Status: parts of the HamHUD  
SDR testbed are running, but I don't want to say much more than that.   
Preliminary release goal is the 2007 Hamvention, but don't quote me on  
that.

3.  HamHUD II KISS Support Firmware.  Dale KG5LT and Curt WE7U are  
working on this.  How about an update, guys?

4.  HamHUD II Rev E Kits / Firmware Support.  Jason KE4NYV, Juergen  
DB3TB, and Dale KG5LT did a great job on the last run of kits.  One or  
more of you might want to comment on whether you are interested in  
another run of HH2RE kits, or waiting for HamHUD III and HamHUD SDR.

If I have left any effort out, please chime in and correct me.

73,

Steve Bragg KA9MVA
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HamHUD - Heads-Up Mobile Digital Ham Radio
http://www.hamhud.net
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