--- In [email protected], "i2phd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Bob, > > in the case of the 1000D that's quite a possibility, referred to > the demodulation done by via software instead of a conventional > product detector. In the case of the Mark-V, you have both the > possibilites. You can continue to use the standard product detector, > or use the EDSP (as Yaesu calls it) that performs the demodulation and > filtering in software. > > I own a Mark-V and have compared many times this rig to a prototype of > the new SDR-X that will be shortly marketed by WoodBox Radio. > Irrespective of what demodulator I have set in the Mk-V, I find the > SDR-X, how to say, a bit more clear and limpid. But IMHO this is > caused by the fact that in the SDR-X there are no crystal filters with > their non-constant group delay and non-linear phase response. > The real advantage of a direct conversion software defined radio is > just that, the lack of the distortion induced by the use of crystal > and/or mechanic filters. > > 73 Alberto I2PHD > Alberto -
Thanks! I gather you like the upcoming woodbox radio? Bob
