I have built the 80 meter Phaser II which is a QRP FT8 Transceiver and as the QRP-Labs Kits was fun to build. I also have the 20 meter Phaser II version coming and another QCX Mini and QCX+ kit to build. The kits have kept me off the streets during this Pandemic.
Ed.. AB4IQ -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of SteveL Sent: Monday, February 22, 2021 8:44 AM To: Elecraft Reflector <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] An FT8 Radio- just dreaming This purpose-designed digital transceiver for FT8 (and other digital modes) has received some attention recently: https://midnightdesignsolutions.com/phaser/ <https://midnightdesignsolutions.com/phaser/> Not exactly revolutionary, but compact QRP design needing only a laptop - or even something like a Raspberry Pi - to use with digital modes. And a number of years ago a fully self contained ultra portable PSK31 transceiver was shown at Hamvention: https://www.silentsystem.jp/handypsk.htm <https://www.silentsystem.jp/handypsk.htm> http://forum.radioamateur.ca/index.php?topic=8379.0 <http://forum.radioamateur.ca/index.php?topic=8379.0> Steve aa8af > On Feb 21, 2021, at 10:36 PM, Doug Millar via Elecraft <[email protected]> wrote: > > I have been wondering for some time- How will FT8 change ham radio equipment? Right off I imagine a radio and computer in one box maybe with the display. (FT8 should vastly simplify the first interface with the radio, with menus reaching deeper into its control. Most of today's designs are not well enough integrated and I think are hampered by preconceptions. Nor do they take advantage of graphic user interfaces that are common in say cell phones. I think it could be one box with voice and touch control with keyboard and mouse optional. How about an internal projector so that the screen can be projected onto another surface making monitors optional? If it is going to be worth it, It has to be not different but do things differently. > Has anyone else had any thoughts? ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected]
