p1879
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- Mar 15, 2004
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I must eat crow instead of turkey this week, but rather happily as it turns out. I made a nag about email some time back, but now I must admit I am pleased and humbled from the reply I got from Airspy US.
First, a severe case of NRA (new radio anxiety) has been reigning in my pea-brain for some time over the HF+ radio. It is very similar to when I got my first sophisticated radio, an R 71 Icom, back in the Eighties. I feel that the HF+ will be a big event in my radio enjoyment trajectory. So, in my eagerness, I sought to prod along-- in my inept way-- or at least milk out some more information on this most promising receiver. My email asking (May 3) about availability was answered in spades, along with another email from the announcement sub-group for Airspy, just last week to my great jubilation and excitement.
It was like closing in on a marathon finish, and then winning the lottery at the same time for me, as the prompt pre-order notification allowed me to be a lucky "winner" of the earlybird/special discount that was in-place for a brief time.
When my (pre) order went through, I was so ecstatic that on another thread I made a misleading statement . I did not communicate well that the "availability" I trumpeted was actually the opening of the pre-orders. People thought I implied the radios were ready for shipment, but I was just crowing about my pre-order being accepted. I was just too amped up, sorry.
So, all apologies to Airspy US, as your notification and return email surpassed any expectations I had! I know I will not be disappointed, and it seems like the exceptional offering from Airspy has stimulated at least one other SDR company to innovate their product line, somewhat. The world of SDR is getting even more interesting each day.
On that very note, it seems like the Spyserver software may be a tipping point in hurdling a great juggernaut of radio connectivity into being. Yes, there have been other methods for remote access, but it appears that the SpyServer is seeing very rapid adoption. The ability for listeners to access so many radios, as time goes on, is a big step toward planetary diversity reception, as well as for the extra-terrestrial signals many seek. Already we are seeing people siting sdr units in very low-noise areas, that enable people across the world to hear and see quality signals from afar. Some of this is not so new, but the pace is rapidly increasing now.
Maybe our hobby is being reborn or re-created. I do know that the technical challenges of using SDR's, has brought many of us into a new relationship with Computer Science, and stimulated novel new solutions for QRN and QRM, etc.
There are a lot of things, signal-wise, out there that are becoming accessible to people worldwide. I can't wait to access a radio receiver in the Andes for Tropical Band broadcasts.
Finally, widespread remote access is a real boon to elderly people who can't deal with outside antennas, or may be in assisted living where a pile of radio equipment, cables, and antennas are out of the question. With a laptop, someone can escape the drabness of bed confinement or other inevitable indignities, and have a window into a different world. Thanks AirSpy, you are doing a great job making people happy!
p1879
First, a severe case of NRA (new radio anxiety) has been reigning in my pea-brain for some time over the HF+ radio. It is very similar to when I got my first sophisticated radio, an R 71 Icom, back in the Eighties. I feel that the HF+ will be a big event in my radio enjoyment trajectory. So, in my eagerness, I sought to prod along-- in my inept way-- or at least milk out some more information on this most promising receiver. My email asking (May 3) about availability was answered in spades, along with another email from the announcement sub-group for Airspy, just last week to my great jubilation and excitement.
It was like closing in on a marathon finish, and then winning the lottery at the same time for me, as the prompt pre-order notification allowed me to be a lucky "winner" of the earlybird/special discount that was in-place for a brief time.
When my (pre) order went through, I was so ecstatic that on another thread I made a misleading statement . I did not communicate well that the "availability" I trumpeted was actually the opening of the pre-orders. People thought I implied the radios were ready for shipment, but I was just crowing about my pre-order being accepted. I was just too amped up, sorry.
So, all apologies to Airspy US, as your notification and return email surpassed any expectations I had! I know I will not be disappointed, and it seems like the exceptional offering from Airspy has stimulated at least one other SDR company to innovate their product line, somewhat. The world of SDR is getting even more interesting each day.
On that very note, it seems like the Spyserver software may be a tipping point in hurdling a great juggernaut of radio connectivity into being. Yes, there have been other methods for remote access, but it appears that the SpyServer is seeing very rapid adoption. The ability for listeners to access so many radios, as time goes on, is a big step toward planetary diversity reception, as well as for the extra-terrestrial signals many seek. Already we are seeing people siting sdr units in very low-noise areas, that enable people across the world to hear and see quality signals from afar. Some of this is not so new, but the pace is rapidly increasing now.
Maybe our hobby is being reborn or re-created. I do know that the technical challenges of using SDR's, has brought many of us into a new relationship with Computer Science, and stimulated novel new solutions for QRN and QRM, etc.
There are a lot of things, signal-wise, out there that are becoming accessible to people worldwide. I can't wait to access a radio receiver in the Andes for Tropical Band broadcasts.
Finally, widespread remote access is a real boon to elderly people who can't deal with outside antennas, or may be in assisted living where a pile of radio equipment, cables, and antennas are out of the question. With a laptop, someone can escape the drabness of bed confinement or other inevitable indignities, and have a window into a different world. Thanks AirSpy, you are doing a great job making people happy!
p1879