You think FT8 does a good job of pulling signals out of the dirt? Check this out....
www.theregister.com
It's an interesting look at how they're trying to make radio antennas more sensitive, which would allow the transceiver (cell phone) to be smaller and draw less power. As with everything else, this type of technology could be bridged over to the amateur side some day to allow you to have a handheld multiband radio or scanner with 100 times better sensitivity.
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It's an interesting look at how they're trying to make radio antennas more sensitive, which would allow the transceiver (cell phone) to be smaller and draw less power. As with everything else, this type of technology could be bridged over to the amateur side some day to allow you to have a handheld multiband radio or scanner with 100 times better sensitivity.