[hpsdr] first report from Dayton

[Sid Boyce]

On 23/05/11 15:30, george byrkit wrote:
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> Dear Sid,
>
> The last sentence, that I was tired and my feet hurt, is most applicable
> here!  As was my warning that I didn't want to get too specific, lest I omit
> some detail of great import to someone.  I most likely omitted a lot of
> detail.  I was really only trying to indicate how well the presentations
> went at the forum, and how much interest the TAPR booth fielded.  And that
> it was a gathering of the clan.
>
> Yes, Hermes (USB though) was there, along with an Apollo board that Kjell
> brought with him from Norway.
>
> You may remember that the next pre-build of boards (Gamma, I think they
> called it a few weeks ago) was slated to be received and built up just after
> Dayton.  Scotty is a very busy person...  So is Phil...
>
> Hermes was mentioned, and often discussed, as an 'easier way in' to HPSDR
> than Pandora, Atlas and a selection of boards from TAPR and iQuadLabs.
> Someone from the US Navy in fact stopped by and was most curious as to when
> Hermes/Apollo might be released (general release).  The thought was it was
> likely 'later this year', most likely in the autumn.  There is, after all,
> Alex to get out the door, and iQuadLabs to get Mercury and PennyLane boards
> available for those who need them.
>
> And Phil, VK6APH, would like to see a bit more testing on Metis, because the
> Hermes that ships will use the Metis ethernet PHY and its verilog code.
> This is why largely Hermes is taking longer, because the decision was made
> (in January, I think) to move Hermes from USB to Ethernet, to better support
> putting the box 'at the antenna' for those so inclined.  Practically
> impossible with USB, a piece of cake with Ethernet.  The more beating we get
> on the ethernet code we get before Hermes is released the better!
>
> 73,
> George K9TRV
>

Thanks George for shedding more light on developments, interesting times 
ahead.
73 ... Sid.

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