[TowerTalk] receivers for HF phased array

[Jim Lux]

At 11:28 PM 12/5/2005, Michael Tope wrote:

>----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Lux" <jimlux at earthlink.net>
>To: "Tower Talk List" <towertalk at contesting.com>
>Sent: Monday, December 05, 2005 8:04 PM
>Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] receivers for HF phased array
>
>
>>Someone pointed out that an FT-817 is only $100 more($600) than the 
>>(discontinued) PCR1000($500), and probably has better RF performance. No 
>>idea, though, if it all locks to one oscillator, etc.
>>Jim, W6RMK
>
>This looks interesting, Jim, but I couldn't find a price (not a good sign):
>
>http://radio.tentec.com/Commercial/RX331

A mere $2725...  but n4py recommends them highly.  That probably would work 
(although, as Rick pointed out, it would be really nice if you could have 
all the LOs ganged)

I guess it will be a few years before amateur scale DSP type phased arrays 
are a reality.


Jim