[TenTec] Orion vs. Jupiter Audio vs. DSP

[Mike Hyder -N4NT-]

When are they going to get better?

Mike N4NT

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gary Hoffman" <ghoffman@spacetech.com>
To: "Scanandoah, Alan" <ascanand@harris.com>; <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, January 03, 2003 4:29 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion vs. Jupiter Audio vs. DSP


> Well... as well all know, this hardware and software (DSP) was developed
> for Military applications in the very early 70's.  I remember reading my
> Association of Old Crows magazine back then and thinking about how
> nice it would be when it finally hit the civilian market.  And it did,
> starting
> in the late 80's.  Now we have a lot of it to choose from and things are
> only going to get better.
> 
> 73 de Gary, AA2IZ
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Scanandoah, Alan" <ascanand@harris.com>
> To: <tentec@contesting.com>
> Sent: Friday, January 03, 2003 4:08 PM
> Subject: RE: [TenTec] Orion vs. Jupiter Audio vs. DSP
> 
> 
> > Another $0.02
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ten-Tec Inc. Amateur Radio Sales [mailto:sales@tentec.com]
> > Sent: Friday, January 03, 2003 4:16 PM
> > To: tentec@contesting.com
> > Subject: RE: [TenTec] Orion vs. Jupiter Audio vs. DSP
> >
> >
> >
> > ...and to Adam's, one more line:
> >
> > Q: What is the function of the DSP stage?
> > 1. Makes the radio sound better
> > 2. Everything George says about it
> > 3. Everything Doug says about it
> > 4. No one knows but it sorta works and is fun to play with.
> > 5. Rockwell Collins has been doing it since 1995.
> > 6. Ten-Tec's DSP RX-330 came to market in 1992, predating
> >      Rockwell Collins by three years.
> > 7. Harris RF-5020, early 1991.
> >
> > 73 - Al, K2ZN