Sebastian, Your "as we have known it" phrase is telling - I think that attitude is prevalent among hams, but military and other users of SDR would not agree.
An SDR can be implemented by means of software in a personal computer *OR* embedded computing device (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software-defined_radio) Taking the second alternative, Elecraft already has 2 SDRs - the K3 and the KX3. I believe other SDRs are moving toward the embedded processor approach because it does away with obsolescence due to changes in personal computers - note that the early Flex transceivers used Firewire. Try to find a modern laptop that has a firewire interface. I know there are Firewire cards available for desktops, but many SDR users insist on using laptops so things can be "portable". On 5/21/2012 6:27 PM, Sebastian, W4AS wrote: > So if the new Flex doesn't require a top of the line PC to operate and > already has much of the processing power inside, then I would say it's no > longer a software defined transceiver in the traditional sense as we've known > it (as the 3000/5000), and perhaps should be called a software assisted > radio. Did I just coin a new phrase? > > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
