Topband: rigs for top band

[Tree]

On Wed, Aug 22, 2007 at 02:34:12PM +0100, Ian Wade wrote:
> In message <20070818141655.GA66663 at kkn.net>, Tree <tree at kkn.net> writes
> 
> >The K3 is not based upon the K2 at all.  It is a totally different animal.
> >It uses a first IF around 8 MHz and essentially your narrow crystal filter
> >is your roofing filter.  After that - everything is done with DSP (there
> >have been 21 versions of the DSP code in the beta testing phase so far).
> >
> 
> Tree, when the radio goes into production, will users be able to 
> download and install further DSP updates, or will they be stuck with the 
> version they get when they buy the radio?

Downloading updates will be a common thing to the K3 owners.  The process
is being designed to be very easy and is working very well - even in the
beta test mode.  

> (In the back of my mind I am thinking of the PowerSDR DSP package, which 
> has gone through hundreds of updates since it first appeared, and it is 
> always possible to bring the radio right up to date at any time).

Exactly.  

Tree