At 09:35 PM 1/3/2011 +0000, [email protected] wrote:
>On 03/01/11 21:26, Vince Fiscus, KB7ADL wrote: >>At 06:25 PM 1/2/2011 -0500, [email protected] wrote: >>>Check out: >>> >>>http://www.funcubedongle.com/ >>> >>>Assuming you only need receive, of course... >>> >>>Works great...just had a QSO on FO-29 using it for receive (thanks KB1RVT!). >>> >>>73, >>> >>>Mark N8MH >> >> >>You know what's really interesting to me about this. With a WX type >>enclosure you could put the receiver right at the feedpoint of the antenna. >> >>Well, maybe not, I don't know what the maximum USb cable length can be. > >USB is not going to make *that* kind of distance, and I wouldn't >reccomend it anyway, due to lightning etc...*BUT* you can get >USB Opto Converters... > >I must confess, once I've played a bit more with my USRP, There's >likely to be a USRP2 going up the mast, with an ethernet<->fibre >adapter on the end... > > >73s > >Iain I didn't think so, you never see any really long USB cables. I went back and found a couple issues of the Amsat Journal that gave an introduction to SDR, and you know it's really quite ingenious. 73 KB7ADL _______________________________________________ Sent via [email protected]. 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
