Re: [Elecraft] K4 and Linux Infrastructure

2019-06-03 Thread Jeff Scaparra
;>> > >>> > Why? If too many users change things, and break things, the radio >>> will >>> > get a bad rep... If Elecraft is smart, they will lock the users out >>> of >>> > that level of access. >>> > >>> > 73s and

Re: [Elecraft] K4 and Linux Infrastructure

2019-06-03 Thread Jeff Scaparra
to see how this shakes out before commiting which means I cant be the first one with the radio. Jeff N5SDR On Mon, Jun 3, 2019, 4:04 PM Jeff Scaparra wrote: > I believe these are all good points that elecraft should consider. As for > myself I am a tinker-er and as such i can imagine many th

Re: [Elecraft] K4 and Linux Infrastructure

2019-06-03 Thread Jeff Scaparra
I believe these are all good points that elecraft should consider. As for myself I am a tinker-er and as such i can imagine many things i would like to do with the on board system. Personally I would like the option of "unlocking" access do that I could use the underlying linux system and would be

Re: [Elecraft] 4K Ultra High Def version of Elecraft K4 Q Video Posted by NG7M

2019-05-29 Thread Jeff Scaparra
) > > 73 Bill AE6JV > > On 5/30/19 at 10:07 PM, j...@scaparra.com (Jeff Scaparra) wrote: > > >One thing I > >noticed is the screen they have hooked up to the K4 looks like it is > >running ubuntu. > > -

Re: [Elecraft] 4K Ultra High Def version of Elecraft K4 Q Video Posted by NG7M

2019-05-29 Thread Jeff Scaparra
Wow the radio looks much more impressive in high definition. One thing I noticed is the screen they have hooked up to the K4 looks like it is running ubuntu. I find that very interesting. Either it wasn't hooked up to the radio and it was hooked up to a linux box or we may have access to a linux

Re: [Elecraft] K4 DSP bit width

2019-05-29 Thread Jeff Scaparra
Comparing a 24 bit ADC at a 32 KHz sample rate to a 16 Bit ADC at 122 Msps and saying it is less bits and therefore will have worse performance isn't a great comparison. The high speed ADC would be highly oversampling the signal at the second IF. This allows the ADC to use some neat tricks to

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft SSB net results for 5/19/13

2013-05-25 Thread Jeff Scaparra
Wooowhooo! i made the list. i could barely make out the net but was happy to stumble across it. QTH is Springfield VA and i was only using 5 watts. Thanks for picking me up. Serial 3958. Jeff N6SDR On Fri, May 24, 2013 at 6:10 PM, Phil Shepard ph...@riousa.com wrote: Last Sunday's net was