Orion was ( [TenTec] Hercules III / Mark Erbaugh)

[Mark Erbaugh]

Duane,

Ethernet would work, but the internal software would have to support an
external interface to get the data. For example, the spectrum scope on the
Jupiter screen is better than anything you can get on an external display.
The problem with displaying the data externally is that if you sweep the
frequency quickly, you get artifacts of the receiver's AGC decaying and you
see a sawtooth pattern. I asked Gary Barbour how they got around that on the
Jupiter and he said that when the Jupiter is sweeping they handle the AGC
differently. That can't be done with software commands.

Mark

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Duane Grotophorst" <n9dg at yahoo.com>
To: <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 9:59 AM
Subject: Re: Orion was ( [TenTec] Hercules III / Mark Erbaugh)


>
> --- Mark Erbaugh <mark at microenh.com> wrote:
> > As long as we're dreaming, how about a small
> > internal monochrome display (as
> > now), but with a "standard" video connector for an
> > external color monitor.
> > The hardware cost for a PC type video adapter would
> > be minimal. Then folks
> > could put as much money as they like into an
> > external montior.
> >
> > Mark
>
> Yep, and while a color display is nice, and can also
> be extremely useful, - it just doesn't belong on the
> radio itself.
>
> And also adding an Ethernet adapter wouldn't even cost
> as much as a video adapter would.
>
> Duane
> N9DG
>
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