[TenTec] Orion III Survey

[Barry N1EU]

On Tue, Feb 21, 2017 at 8:41 PM, Jim M. via TenTec <tentec at contesting.com>
wrote:

>
> Don't go down the direct sampling rabbit hole, just because it's sexy and
> claimed to be so-called "state of the art". The dynamic range and
> quantization requirements of a suitable A/D converter could be a problem,
> without adequate front end Preselectors.  Continue to do filtering and
> processing at IF.  If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
>
>
Just wanted to voice the opposite opinion.  You will eventually NEED to go
to a direct sampling architecture (Orion 4), although you might get away
with one legacy dsp IF rig (Orion 3).

Barry N1EU