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APD in my lifetime?
Rod KQ6F
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I bought a 6400 a couple months ago primarily because I wanted to try out SSDR. Well, the software is great but it has many features I don't use and lacks one that I'd really like to have - APD. I've read all the threads on this topic as well as Gerald's recent announcement but still don't have any idea when (or if) APD will become a reality. If it's way down on Flex's priority list then I'm probably going to sell the 6400 and move on to an ANAN rig. But before I take that step, I'd like to ask if there are any outstanding rumors or inside dope about when or if Flex will get to it in the near future. Thanks.
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Adaptive Predistortion, aka “Pure Signal”, an Anan feature.0
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If you can, feed the mic input from a two-tone generator and run your rig at full power. That's one of the best tests for IMD. The two-tone generator should have harmonic distortion less than -55db. Most of them do.
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Will do. I teach this to my students!1
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Yes. Facts would be helpful in this case to understand the pain vs gain, so to speak.0
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Bill: How did you measure -40dB? Is that the result of a two-tone IMD measurement? Tnx.0
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When we get into discussions of QRO IMD, I usually tell folks that if they care about linearity, the thing to do is to operate well below maximum power, minimizing supply droop and thermal issues. (Say 3 dB down = 1/2 S unit.) APD would be great, I agree, but mostly to the extent of letting you feel good about running at the full power level.
I worked with "Pure Signal" on an Anan 100D. It did pretty well, but it was tricky to set up. To be very practical, we need a fully automated linearization that works on all bands, with a wide range of power / SWR levels, modulation types, etc. Maybe the Anan guys are doing better now. It should be doable for Flex, but I can see why they haven't been eager.
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In the scheme of things I see a greater ROI elsewhere. Greater fish to fry, personally this isn't a feature I would hang my hat on as a deal breaker.2
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So... I've read the referenced posting "Official Position on Adaptive Predistortion. Many times. Many times, over the past 8 years in fact. I've seen spectral images on the Web, in ARRL publications, and off-the-air. There is absolutely no doubt that PureSignal / Adaptive Pre-Distortion is a huge improvement.
Another couple of years and Flex will achieve an entire Decade of Denial. There is no doubt that Flex has made noticeable and substantial improvements over the years and across new models in many other areas, but not APD.
I believe in APD so much that I've put my $$$ where my mouth is: my old tube-amp has had a tube-swap and bias-change to drive the 3rd order IMD to -45dBC, and I've added a -60dB output-coupler. I'm just waiting for Flex to do something :-) and I live in hope of seeing commercial (CATV) specs like 3rd IMD -60dBc. 10 years after ANAN achieved it should be enough time... Let's do this one thing, do it right, and put it to bed forever; 8 years of waiting is too long already!1 -
APD was developed by Dr. Warren Pratt, NR0V and adopted by Apache Labs into their ANAN radios. I don't know if this arrangement is proprietary to Apache. And I don't know the business arrangement between Apache and Dr. Pratt. But I think it would be worth a phone call to Dr. Pratt by somebody at Flex to inquire. If Flex is too busy with other things to develop their own version of APD, then it might make a whole lot of sense for them to work with Dr. Pratt.
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Adaptive Pre-Destortion has been around for a while. Warren Pratt adapted it for the Anan radios and called it Pure Signal. But, he didn't invent or patent the idea and method.
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