By definition, the "value" of an SDR is going to be in the software, and not in the diminishing number of hardware bits that front-end it. Software, as protected Intellectual Property (IP), is where
When I was a youngster of about 13, deciding what receiver I wanted to put with my DX-40 when I graduated up from the BC-455 I started out with, I used to go through the Allied catalog and count kno
You're right -- I wasn't thinking about the swept results in the Expanded Report. Wouldn't be a bad thing if narrower spaced numbers were included in the main report, too, though, since 2Khz spacing
Well in the ensuing 47 years my views have changed regarding that particular measure of goodness :-) A couple of HQ-170's and an HT-37 will solve those problems :-) I'd say the jury is out on the 90
These guys are still very much in business, selling very expensive dummy loads -- uh -- ah -- sorry, "automatic" Antenna Tuners. The name has been changed to protect the innocent (or guilty, dependi
Yes, yes, you insist on dredging that up. Not everyone, however, finds the same problems. I would certainly hope not. Although, there are many joys in operating HQ-xxx and HT-xxx and Globe-something
I totally agree with that. The discussion is truly pointless. Which was my only point. None of us have the same discriminators for what constitutes a "problem" or not, and none of our individual dis
Balanced feed it a good thing. But it isn't magic. The 10dB between the zepp with ladder line and the Titan most likely had almost everything to do with how poor the Titan is on 75 and almost nothin
'white That doesn't say much for people in the US, now, does it? If it isn't in feet and isn't in English, we don't need it, right? (even though Spanglish, and not American English, will be the prim
I've been contemplating the 6/2 M Elecraft transverters for use with my Orion -- excellent high-performance specs, in the same general price range as the DEM. Grant/NQ5T
A thousand dollars!! ??? It will lose about a third or more of it's value the day you drive it off the lot. I guess radios are just suppposed to last forever :-) Grant/NQ5T
I'd call that the luck of the draw. You buy a camera, an iPod, a computer, or a washing maching and you face the same issue. When was the last time Sears told you to wait two months to get the lates