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A new industry trend?

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--- Mike Maiorana <mikemo@a...> wrote:
Hmmmm, wonder if the boys at
Yaesu have a K2 in their lab ;-)
Of course they do -- either in the lab or at home. The entire
industry
has much to learn from the K2, and I seriously hope that everybody
does.

Here are my own lessons, in no particular order.

1. Receivers as differentiators. Most anybody can build a great
transmitter (even more so with recent DSS chips e.g. Analog Devices).
The difference between a great radio and a so-so one is all in the
art
of receiver design.

2. Technology leaps forward in niche markets. Much like the mobile
community gave us a new form factor (FT-50, IC-706, DX-70 and
FT-100),
the QRP community may set new standards for power consumption,
portability, receiver quality and price. These are long overdue.

3. Architecture. There are many benefits to separate the traditional
100W RF stage from the receiver (size, thermal, manufacturing
technology, QRP to name a few). 100W linears are low-tech products
nowadays and can be had for real cheap (when neded ;-)

Let's hope that QRP radios inspiers "mainstream" design of radios,
amps, tuners and antennas. Perhaps it's time for "docking" (much like
in the portable PC industry) to become a viable option in quality ham
gear.

Just my wishful thinking...

73
On 4z4kq
Cameron C.R. Bailey
 

Roger on the receiver!!
That is where the rubber meets the road. (Sorry, tires are in the news too
much lately.)

I wish that docking would take place with rigs. I would have thought that
by now, there would be a 2m HT radio that slid into either a front panel or
microphone which then is really two radios, portable and mobile.
Put a decent receiver in the module and then a small exciter/modulator that
would either excite a 5 W HT brick or a 50 W mobile amp.

kt3a

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Sent: Tuesday, 12 September, 2000 01:49
Subject: [FT817] A new industry trend?



--- Mike Maiorana <mikemo@a...> wrote:
Hmmmm, wonder if the boys at
Yaesu have a K2 in their lab ;-)
Of course they do -- either in the lab or at home. The entire
industry
has much to learn from the K2, and I seriously hope that everybody
does.

Here are my own lessons, in no particular order.

1. Receivers as differentiators. Most anybody can build a great
transmitter (even more so with recent DSS chips e.g. Analog Devices).
The difference between a great radio and a so-so one is all in the
art
of receiver design.

2. Technology leaps forward in niche markets. Much like the mobile
community gave us a new form factor (FT-50, IC-706, DX-70 and
FT-100),
the QRP community may set new standards for power consumption,
portability, receiver quality and price. These are long overdue.

3. Architecture. There are many benefits to separate the traditional
100W RF stage from the receiver (size, thermal, manufacturing
technology, QRP to name a few). 100W linears are low-tech products
nowadays and can be had for real cheap (when neded ;-)

Let's hope that QRP radios inspiers "mainstream" design of radios,
amps, tuners and antennas. Perhaps it's time for "docking" (much like
in the portable PC industry) to become a viable option in quality ham
gear.

Just my wishful thinking...

73
On 4z4kq


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