George, if your speculation is by some chance what the
Orion will be, sign me up for one of the first ones
off the production line! Your description sounds an
awful lot the radio I described in my eHam.net article
titled "I want a New Radio".
http://www.eham.net/articles/2936
I would definitely love to see two separate versions
made available, one with the traditional front panel
and one without.
73
Duane
N9DG
--- "George, W5YR" <w5yr@att.net> wrote:
> How would the group feel about an almost fully
> digital radio built around a
> DSP "core" operating at 30 to 50 KHz, with up and
> down converters and
> amplifiers, etc. before (for receiving) and after
> (for transmitting)? All
> signal generation, modulation, filtering,
> demodulation, etc. done
> digitally? No crystal filters at all, except for
> roofing purposes?
>
> With extensive built-in computer and audio
> interfacing, or perhaps with a
> self-contained "soundcard?" Or, even a
> self-contained computer requiring
> only the addition of a mouse, keyboard and monitor?
>
> How about the Big Brother to the Pegasus and
> Jupiter?
>
> Remember where Doug Smith worked before coming to
> TenTec . . .?
>
> Hmmm . . .
>
> 72/73/oo, George W5YR - the Yellow Rose of Texas
>
> Fairview, TX 30 mi NE of Dallas in Collin county
> EM13qe
> Amateur Radio W5YR, in the 56th year and it just
> keeps getting better!
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