[amsat-bb] Cross Country SDR Sentry 10

[Les Rayburn]

Stefan,

Yes, I've tracked the Blade RF closely...but I think you've answered 
your own question. To use the device on 2 Meters or lower, you need 
downconverters...and the output power level is too low to drive most 
amps. Basically, it's an engineer's tool, but not well suited for 
operators. Ditto for the HackRF.

The Cross Country Sentry promises to drive brick amplifiers without 
intermediate stages, and excellent performance on all the amateur VHF 
bands due to bandpass filtering. To be a true "game changer", a product 
must not only be a technical marvel, but it must be popular in the 
marketplace. It remains to be seen if any of these products will reach 
that standard, but an inexpensive all-in-one VHF/UHF SDR transceiver 
would certainly be in demand.

Time will tell.

73,

Les N1LF



On 8/6/2014 5:25 PM, Stefan Wagener wrote:
> Did you look at the Blade RF?
>
> http://nuand.com
>
> With available downconverter and full duplex! It is already a game 
> changer and being used.
>
> Also, the HackRF is shipping now.
>
> Stefan
>
>
>
>
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> On Wed, Aug 6, 2014 at 3:00 PM, Les Rayburn <les at highnoonfilm.com 
> <mailto:les at highnoonfilm.com>> wrote:
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>     http://www.crosscountrywireless.net/sentry.html
>
>     If true, this would provide the first SDR with output on 6 Meters,
>     2 Meters, 222, 432, and 1.2 GHz. This would be a real game-changer
>     for VHF weak signal operators, and provide enough drive for most
>     amps. Can't wait to learn more about this product.
>
>
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