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older XCVR ..hack job... add a new SDR for the IF board

exces3

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has anyone thought about adding
a new SDR for use as the IF,

TS930
others

I have been away from the mic and key
for a long time.

what bothers me is that a Flex3000
cost 1 grand more that the 1500,
and all more you get is a 100W PA.

Elecraft K3S, the 100 watt PA is 700bucks? Yuc
 

has anyone thought about adding
a new SDR for use as the IF,

TS930
others

I have been away from the mic and key
for a long time.

what bothers me is that a Flex3000
cost 1 grand more that the 1500,
and all more you get is a 100W PA.

Elecraft K3S, the 100 watt PA is 700bucks? Yuc


Are you talking about a receive panadapter?

If so, it is a suitable candidate. The 930 has a first IF of 44.93 MHz, which is well within the tuning range of the USB tuner dongles.

On the RF unit, a suitable tap point would be the RIF connector, this is the 44.93 1st IF signal (receive).

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Are you talking about a receive panadapter?

If so, it is a suitable candidate. The 930 has a first IF of 44.93 MHz, which is well within the tuning range of the USB tuner dongles.

On the RF unit, a suitable tap point would be the RIF connector, this is the 44.93 1st IF signal (receive).

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Ok, lets try again...
not for a panadapter --->
as a replacement IF system, audio output, etc,
..with reason being, use the new capabilities of
DSP/SDR radio...eg, Perseus, SDRPlay, those kind of things...
and keep the other stuff from 'traditional transceiver' ( the PA and freq readout)
which I assumed (older XCVR)you could get for 500 bucks on EBAY,
but I looked there, and OOPS, there were not as many as I thought there would be.
On the other hand, you can buy an Icom IC-7410 for 1300USD or so.
so maybe my idea does not make sense.
I just hate to buy something when
it appears that receiver technology is about to make
a big change.
alternate idea is buy a FLEX1500 and build a kit 100Watt PA.
anybody around here try that route?
Sorry for rambling post, as I am trying to
come up to speed on new receiver design.
Bonus question. what happened to old Drake C-line rigs?,
there must have been thousands built.
73
 

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