[hpsdr] Fwd: any news from Friedrichshafen?

[Hermann]

Dear All,

at request by Phil, VK6APH, I forward the following email !

73, Hermann

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Phil Harman <pvharman at letsgo.com.au>
Date: Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 7:37 PM
Subject: Fwd: [hpsdr] any news from Friedrichshafen?
To: Hermann von Hasseln <hermann at vonhasseln.de>


Hi Hermann,

Could you please forward the report below to the HPSDR reflector for me
since it seems that the reflector does not like the email address that i am
sending from.

Thanks.

73 Phil...

Sent from my iPad

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*Date:* 25 June 2012 7:01:39 PM GMT+02:00
*To:* pvharman at letsgo.com.au
*Subject:* *Re: [hpsdr] any news from Friedrichshafen?*

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All,

I'm presently at 30,000 feet typing on my iPad and able to send email using
the WiFi in the A380 - a very useful service.

Friedrichshafen was a great experience and one I'm sure to repeat in the
future.  The venue is very modern with a large air conditioned hall  that
holds the displays from the manufacturers. The flea market is also under
cover in adjacent halls.  The quality of items available in the flea market
is outstanding with lots of high quality test equipment and components and
virtually no junk on display anywhere.

The presentation rooms were very well equipped with sound and visual
equipment and comfortable seating

The Flex presentation on their new 6000 series was exceptionally  well
attended and once the organizers realized that there was insufficient
seating they rapidly bought more chairs into the room.

The HPSDR Forum on Saturday morning was well attended and I would estimate
about 100 present.  Kjell, LA2NI, presented the history and current status
of Hermes and Apollo. Hermann, DL3HVH presented his work on CUDSDR and
explained how he can move DSP and graphics processing to a suitable video
card.  The fact that his can provide some 24,000 threads certainly
impressed the audience.  I presented the new AGC and Speech Processor code
that Warren contributed to recent versions of PowerSDR and KK.

After the presentations we were fortunate to be able to remain in the room
we had been allocated so we could answer questions and show a number of
Hermes transceivers that builders had bought with them as well as a working
Apollo board.

It was great to put faces to a large number of European Hams that until now
I've only communicated with via Email.

A special thank you to the DL Hams who were wearing badges displaying
 "HPSDR is Wonderful"!

Friedrichshafen is a holiday destination located adjacent to the shore of
Lake Constance.  The view across the lake to Switzerland is very impressive
with snow clearly visible on the mountains despite being mid summer.

Post exhibition evenings were spent in one of the numerous bars and
restaurants that overlook the lake.  As we experienced the longest day on
June 23 it was not dark until after 10 pm so we had plenty of time to enjoy
the view and fellowship of other Hams.

I had the good fortune to enjoy the companionship of a number of Norwegian
Hams that had travelled to the show with Kjell, LA2NI.  I previously
thought that us Aussies knew how to drink beer but the LA Hams have
developed this into an art form!

New SDR hardware and software has been covered by others so I wont repeat
this again.

Although we had a storm late on Thursday, and very heavy rain for the drive
back to Munich today, the weather for the rest of the weekend was just
delightful.

It's difficult not to compare this show with Dayton.  As we know the Dayton
venue is rather run down so there is really no comparison. The venue,
facilities and support staff at Friedrichshafen are simply outstanding as
are the free shuttle busses that the city provides and the wide choice of
places to eat inside the venue.

Of course the attendance at approximately 16,000 (2011 figures) is lower
than Dayton but in my opinion the quality of the experience makes up for
this.

I am already planning a return visit.

Finally thanks for the warm reception and hospitality from all those that I
met at the show.

73 Phil...VK6APH, Currently over Amman
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