RF Breadboarding System
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RF Breadboarding System
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Re: RF Breadboarding System
#2This looks interesting, but not particularly well marketed. Probably close to $4K configured to do basic RF work but I found it interesting. I am a bit surprised it doesn't have a basic FPGA + ADC/DAC module that could provide transceiver functions. (it may, it could just be the sparse descriptions)
I have been noodling on the idea of a "modular" amateur radio and this popped up on my research on whether or not there was something out there already doing that.
Re: RF Breadboarding System
#3This looks interesting, but not particularly well marketed. Probably close to $4K configured to do basic RF work but I found it interesting. I am a bit surprised it doesn't have a basic FPGA + ADC/DAC module that could provide transceiver functions. (it may, it could just be the sparse descriptions) I have been noodling on the idea of a "modular" amateur radio and this popped up on my research on whether or not there…
Maybe not entirely what you're looking for but certainly modular.
https://quanticxmw.com/
Re: RF Breadboarding System
#4This looks interesting, but not particularly well marketed. Probably close to $4K configured to do basic RF work but I found it interesting. I am a bit surprised it doesn't have a basic FPGA + ADC/DAC module that could provide transceiver functions. (it may, it could just be the sparse descriptions) I have been noodling on the idea of a "modular" amateur radio and this popped up on my research on whether or not there…
Maybe not entirely what you're looking for but certainly modular. https://quanticxmw.com/
That is pretty cool.
Re: RF Breadboarding System
#5This looks interesting, but not particularly well marketed. Probably close to $4K configured to do basic RF work but I found it interesting. I am a bit surprised it doesn't have a basic FPGA + ADC/DAC module that could provide transceiver functions. (it may, it could just be the sparse descriptions) I have been noodling on the idea of a "modular" amateur radio and this popped up on my research on whether or not there…
Kind of clever, but you could probably accomplish most of this with modules from Mini-Circuits:
Re: RF Breadboarding System
#6This looks interesting, but not particularly well marketed. Probably close to $4K configured to do basic RF work but I found it interesting. I am a bit surprised it doesn't have a basic FPGA + ADC/DAC module that could provide transceiver functions. (it may, it could just be the sparse descriptions) I have been noodling on the idea of a "modular" amateur radio and this popped up on my research on whether or not there…
Kind of clever, but you could probably accomplish most of this with modules from Mini-Circuits: https://www.minicircuits.com/
Very cool, asking as a layman, what parts would one use to implement hobby level microwave, two way, point to point communication?
Re: RF Breadboarding System
#7Pretty cool--it seems very focused on FPGA type RF backends, so stretches a bit what I'd personally call RF breadboarding (compared to actual RF circuits, power dividers, etc).
I feel there's definitely a need for generally making RF equipment more hobby friendly. I've long had the thought to make a modular RF test station, similar to the NI-PXI [1], but you know, not $50k. Similarly at one point I actually starting making prototypes of a simplified, low-frequency clone of the X-Microwave [2] system, which feels more like what I mean by RF breadboard.
[1] https://www.ni.com/en-us/shop/hardware/products/pxi-rf-multi...
Re: RF Breadboarding System
#8Earlier quoted context omitted.
Kind of clever, but you could probably accomplish most of this with modules from Mini-Circuits: https://www.minicircuits.com/
Very cool, asking as a layman, what parts would one use to implement hobby level microwave, two way, point to point communication?
Surplus ones from eBay. Buying this stuff new would send most of us to the poorhouse.
Re: RF Breadboarding System
#9I thought I'd see something more like this Amateur Radio homebrew proto board I designed a while back:
https://www.pcbway.com/project/shareproject/W7RLF_Proto_Boar...
Re: RF Breadboarding System
#10This looks interesting, but not particularly well marketed. Probably close to $4K configured to do basic RF work but I found it interesting. I am a bit surprised it doesn't have a basic FPGA + ADC/DAC module that could provide transceiver functions. (it may, it could just be the sparse descriptions) I have been noodling on the idea of a "modular" amateur radio and this popped up on my research on whether or not there…
I've also been working up an idea. You can do a lot with a frontend and ADC that can be on a single board and push everything into the digital domain where board to board connectors work better. I want to do a vhf/uhf+ dual slot modular SDR handheld that has first class data support, so no stupid AF modems to get APRS or M17.