I just spoke about 45 minutes on the phone, then SKYPE with one of the
engineers who designed this radio.
In a nut shell, "looks good."
I took a lot of notes, some of which I did not understand and perhaps I
noted something wrong.
He was talking fast.
In any case it sounded good to me.
More important, I WILL HAVE ONE HERE, SOON;
hopefully before my April 1st SOTA outing (remember "Fool on the Hill").
This will be much easier to lug up the mountain than my old Scout.
Some Data Points:
. DDC / DSP 24 bit
. Filter for each band (almost; a couple share 2 bands)
. -45 dBc
. 2 differential paths (meaning 2x AD and 2x DA)
. Stereo DSP
. This enables eliminating almost all phase noise
. Signal + Noise / Signal - Noise = Signal without noise
. Usable with higher SWR (important!) Folds back power rather than
shutting down altogether like the FT817 does.
. Latency 48 ms !!! (Vy good for SDR)
My expectation ("speculation"): it may not be quite as good as a KX3 but
should be significantly better than all of the other QRP radios in the $500
class.
Sounds like this may be just what I was looking for.
I will test it's receiver compared to my Eagle, Scout, and FT-900.
73 - Rick, DJ0IP
(Nr. Frankfurt, Germany)
73
Rick, DJ0IP
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