Re: [amsat-bb] Cross Country Sentry 10 Info

2014-08-08 Thread Stefan Wagener
See, sometimes I miss something especially if I ask the question directly to the developer. Update: "...Thanks for your enquiry about the Sentry 10. It has been designed with a single local oscillator so it is a simplex transceiver. Once the transceiver is in production we intend to develop

Re: [amsat-bb] Cross Country Sentry 10 Info

2014-08-07 Thread Stefan Wagener
Hi Les, Thanks for the info. It actually substantiates my initial comments. Limited panadapter spectrum because of built in sound card limitation, no full duplex, very limited software support. Don't know why you still think this is a real winner for satellite operation. Not holding my breath. Bu

[amsat-bb] Cross Country Sentry 10 Info

2014-08-07 Thread Les Rayburn
First of all, I should state that I have no financial interest in the Cross Country Sentry 10 SDR, nor any ax to grind against competitors. But I have gotten some additional information from it's developer that I think will be of interest to VHF operators. Overall, this product sounds like a re