I use SPDIF optical cables between the IC-7800 and computer. No voltage or RF problems. However it runs at only 48K samples/sec.
73, Barry KD5VC ------Original Message------ From: Brian Lloyd To: Bret Mills Cc: [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Cc: FlexRadio reflector Subject: Re: [FlexEdge] [Flexradio] Firewire vs. USB vs. Ethernet Sent: May 5, 2011 10:58 PM On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 8:56 PM, Bret Mills <[email protected]> wrote: > Why use wire at all? > > Fiber optics is the way to go if your talking about changing things then > change it to something that makes since, after all Wire of any kind make a > good receiver antenna which is what the problems are in the first place > with > Firewire, USB, or Ethernet. > Good point. But if you use Ethernet, you can change media without having to change software. > Speed on Fiber optic cable will be thousands, millions or even trillions of > times faster then ANY Copper using multi wavelengths of Light and won't > react to RF energy . > Well, it won't necessarily be faster than copper for the kinds of distances we want to run. And remember that you have to move electrons to make the photons. Regardless, it does provide excellent isolation at HF. ;-) -- Brian Lloyd, WB6RQN/J79BPL 3191 Western Dr. Cameron Park, CA 95682 [email protected] +1.767.617.1365 (Dominica) +1.931.492.6776 (USA) (+1.931.4.WB6RQN) _______________________________________________ Flexedge mailing list [email protected] http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexedge_flex-radio.biz This is the FlexRadio Systems e-mail Reflector called FlexEdge. It is used for posting topics related to SDR software development and experimentalist who are using beta versions of the software. _______________________________________________ Flexedge mailing list [email protected] http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexedge_flex-radio.biz This is the FlexRadio Systems e-mail Reflector called FlexEdge. It is used for posting topics related to SDR software development and experimentalist who are using beta versions of the software.
