Hello everybody.
I was wondering if anybody has experimented with the FLEXI RADIO Software Defined Radios on satellites. I know the SDR 5000 can do dual receive, but can cross-band full duplex be done as well?
Grateful for any wisdom.
73 Piero MM0TWX/HB9DSU ________________________ Piero Calvi-Parisetti MM0TWX currently also HB9DSU for music, Ham Radio and more visit http://www.qsl.net/hb9dsu
It should be trivial to do if you have the transverters. The Flex5000 is capable of full duplex "Out Of The Box", and the PowerSDR software has provisions for use with more than one transverter. Jim KQ6EA
--- "pcalvi@bluewin.ch" pcalvi@bluewin.ch wrote:
Hello everybody.
I was wondering if anybody has experimented with the FLEXI RADIO Software Defined Radios on satellites. I know the SDR 5000 can do dual receive, but can cross-band full duplex be done as well?
Grateful for any wisdom.
73 Piero MM0TWX/HB9DSU ________________________ Piero Calvi-Parisetti MM0TWX currently also HB9DSU for music, Ham Radio and more visit http://www.qsl.net/hb9dsu _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
Hi,
I talked with the Flex guys at Pittsburg about that. They were doing some tweaks in the full duplex operation. You can used external transverters, but I was told that fully integrated ones will be available 3rd qtr this year. Needless to say, I am expecting to return from Atlanta with an order number, if not a rig, if they come through.
Alan WA4SCA
Hello Piero, Robin, VE3FRH has two Flex radios and is most impressed with them. He did an audio -visual presentation at our Club in Australia a few weeks ago and is convinced this is the way of the future. After hearing him speak on this I was quite impressed this their capabilities.
Regards Tony. VK5ZAI
J.A.(Tony)Hutchison P.O.Box 470 Kingston SE South Australia 5275
National ARISS Co-ordinator and Satellite ground Station.
Web Site :- http://www.electric-web.org
pcalvi@bluewin.ch wrote:
Hello everybody.
I was wondering if anybody has experimented with the FLEXI RADIO Software Defined Radios on satellites. I know the SDR 5000 can do dual receive, but can cross-band full duplex be done as well?
Grateful for any wisdom.
73 Piero MM0TWX/HB9DSU ________________________ Piero Calvi-Parisetti MM0TWX currently also HB9DSU for music, Ham Radio and more visit http://www.qsl.net/hb9dsu _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
They are indeed very nice radios!
However, they are not working on VHF or UHF. The only option is to use a transverter which is kind of funny since the whole idea was to get away from "hardware" and do it in "software". I really hope Flex would design a VHF, UHF SDR for satellite operation. That would be a fantastic.
Stefan VE4NSA
-----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Tony VK5ZAI Sent: February-28-08 4:33 PM To: pcalvi@bluewin.ch Cc: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: SDR for satellites
Hello Piero, Robin, VE3FRH has two Flex radios and is most impressed with them. He did an audio -visual presentation at our Club in Australia a few weeks ago and is convinced this is the way of the future. After hearing him speak on this I was quite impressed this their capabilities.
Regards Tony. VK5ZAI
J.A.(Tony)Hutchison P.O.Box 470 Kingston SE South Australia 5275
National ARISS Co-ordinator and Satellite ground Station.
Web Site :- http://www.electric-web.org
pcalvi@bluewin.ch wrote:
Hello everybody.
I was wondering if anybody has experimented with the FLEXI RADIO Software
Defined Radios on satellites. I know the
SDR 5000 can do dual receive, but can cross-band full duplex be done as
well?
Grateful for any wisdom.
73 Piero MM0TWX/HB9DSU ________________________ Piero Calvi-Parisetti MM0TWX currently also HB9DSU for music, Ham Radio and more visit http://www.qsl.net/hb9dsu _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
_______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
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