<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><div style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 191);">http://www.arrl.org/news/tapr-and-iquadlabs-announce-agreement-for-software-defined-radio-components</div><h2>TAPR and iQuadlabs Announce Agreement for Software Defined Radio Components</h2>
<span class="date">01/22/2012</span>
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<div><a href="http://www.tapr.org/"><strong>Tucson Amateur Packet Radio</strong></a> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 191);">www.tapr.org</span> (TAPR) and <a href="http://iquadlabs.com/content/home"><strong>iQuadlabs</strong></a> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 191);">http://iquadlabs.com/content/home</span> have announced a sourcing agreement for <a href="http://openhpsdr.org/"><strong>openHPSDR</strong></a> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 191);">http://openhpsdr.org/</span> (High Performance Software Defined Radio) development boards. These include <i>Pennylane</i>, a ½ W transmitter, <i>Mercury</i>, an HF direct-sampling receiver and <i>Magister</i>, an FPGA-based interface controller card. <br></div><div><br></div><div>Together these boards can be used to create a high-performance HF SDR transceiver.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Under the new agreement, TAPR will acquire inventory from iQuadLabs,
creating a one-stop source for all openHPSDR boards. In addition,
iQuadLabs will acquire inventory from TAPR to build pre-configured and
tested complete openHPSDR systems. Zephyr Engineering, Inc will continue
to manufacture the assembled boards.</div>
<div>Amateurs interested in exploring “next generation” Software Defined
Radio will be able to easily purchase openHPSDR components directly from
TAPR. And, for the first time in the history of openHPSDR, those who
wish to buy a completely assembled and tested radio will have a source
at iQuadLabs.</div>
<div><br></div><div>TAPR is a non-profit organization devoted to furthering the
development of digital communication technology in the Amateur Radio
community. TAPR and ARRL co-sponsor the annual<a href="http://www.tapr.org/dcc"><strong> Digital Communications Conference</strong></a> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 191);">www.tapr.org/dc</span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 191);">c</span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 191);"></span>. Last year’s conference was held in Baltimore, Maryland. The 2012 conference will be held in Atlanta, Georgia.</div>
<div><i><br></i></div><div><i>--our thanks to Scott Cowling, WA2DFI</i></div><div><i><br></i></div></div></body></html>