lstoskopf wrote: > Why do we need to take the AF signal and run it thru whatever steps to make > an RF signal?
If you already have an SSB transmitter (as most people do), that is the most convenient way. Feed in audio and the transmitter translates it to a higher frequency. > Can anyone explain why the various signals can't be simply generated, > especially at the lower bands, and put on the air directly? It has already been done. It's not that hard to do. A local group is working on a homebrew transceiver that will be capable of FT8 and other similar modes. SSB transmit capability is not a goal so the audio from the computer can't be used. Instead we are generating the RF directly with a DDS chip. More details here: https://github.com/wb2osz/technightradio/tree/master/poc _______________________________________________ wsjt-devel mailing list wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wsjt-devel
