<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif;font-size:12pt"><div><br></div><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt">As those of us who have used the USB dongles that were mentioned in QST will tell you, the SSB phase noise is not nearly the issue that folks make it out to be.<br><br>The *biggest* problem with anything Silicon Labs is finding someone to sell you any. Silicon Labs (and my former employer Conexant, now Entropic) just do not want to talk to you unless you are going to buy a few hundred thousand ICs.<br><br>As with the USB dongles, if you can find another radio that uses the chip, you might be able to experiment with them. If you haven't checked out the USB dongles yet, it is well worth the time. You can't beat
a receiver that costs $17.<br><br>Ray<br>W5IFS<br></div></div>
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