[hpsdr] Sasquatch II

[Bob McGwier]

YEAH.  One point for us software GEEKS (who dabble in hardware).


ARRL SDR Working Group Chair
Member: ARRL, AMSAT, AMSAT-DL, TAPR, Packrats,
NJQRP, QRP ARCI, QCWA, FRC.
"And yes I said, yes I will Yes", Molly Bloom


-----Original Message-----
From: hpsdr-bounces at lists.hpsdr.org [mailto:hpsdr-bounces at lists.hpsdr.org]
On Behalf Of G3XJP
Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2008 6:02 AM
To: hpsdr at hpsdr.org
Subject: Re: [hpsdr] Sasquatch II

***** High Performance Software Defined Radio Discussion List *****

Lyle,
Great news!  And being self-contained, this may provide the incentive to 
move the discussion on from mostly hardware or mostly tools or mostly OS or 
general infrastructure  .... to the actual unique to amateur radio 
software.  The stuff that processes our signals!

> > By going for an embedded DSP you'd just be reproducing
> > existing Japanese radios but with better hardware.

Not so in my experience.  High Performance Software is what Defines a 
Radio.  The biggest opportunity to differentiate is in seriously superior 
signal processing software - produced for the real needs of active users of 
amateur radio and produced with emphasis on TLC and not profit margin.  And 
being quite a bit better than JA is not difficult.  Vastly superior would 
be the goal that gets my vote.

Lyle, you have the background and the track record.  And you have the forum 
here.  Best of luck, I say!
Peter G3XJP  @ 14.153 MHz




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