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New Direct Sampling Transceiver IC from Texas Instruments

Dave - WB5NHL
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Steve Hicks - something for you to play with hi hi
DAC: 9 GSPS
2 or 4 TRX channels
rx/tx up to 1.2GHz (or 800MHz depending on chip PN) on each channel/antenna
Check this out!
https://news.ti.com/industrys-first-integrated-quad-and-dual-channel-rf-sampling-transceivers-enable-multiantenna-wideband-systems?HQS=asc-dcs-hsc-afe74xx-twit-lp-pr-wwe
This is insane!! On a single chip (17mm x 17mm)!! GSPS ->
Giga samples per sec Not cheap $1800 per chip but this is where technology is moving! And Kenwood, Yaesu & Elecraft are still not selling direct sampling radios.
DAC: 9 GSPS
2 or 4 TRX channels
rx/tx up to 1.2GHz (or 800MHz depending on chip PN) on each channel/antenna
Check this out!
https://news.ti.com/industrys-first-integrated-quad-and-dual-channel-rf-sampling-transceivers-enable-multiantenna-wideband-systems?HQS=asc-dcs-hsc-afe74xx-twit-lp-pr-wwe
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Maybe Flex will come out with an SDR transceiver for VHF and up!!
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6700?0
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Possibly they will use it in their commercial products? When it gets down to $400.00 look out world. Flex 7800?
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