Posted: 3/29/2014 2:17:04 PM EDT
Trying to understand what the text on this picture is telling me.
7 Slice receivers each with 15 independent receivers means to me 105 possible receivers! Am I understanding that right? I don't have that many speakers or ears. I can see where slice receivers would come in handy for contesting or watching for band openings especially 6 meters. Here is a picture with 7 active receivers. That makes sense to me. Would be nice for monitoring fixed frequencies. Waiting on a sked or a net. 
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That is looks like the Studio 1 SDR software, probably running on the Anan-100D transceiver. As to why you'd want to monitor that many transceiver slices simultaneously there are many. You could, for example, work JT65 on 4 bands simultaneously, or work 4 bands simultaneously for contesting, etc. Personally I have problems trying to listen or pay attention to even two things at once. However you could, again for example, run 4 instances of WSTJ-X and JTalert and look for rare contacts automatically.
Here is a video that shows an Anan-100D with Studio 1, a Flex 5000 with PowerSDR and some audio processing running all simultaneously--this guy is really into it: 
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Hard to see much in the picture. Do you have a link to see what they are showing? This is the picture showing 4 of the 7 slice receivers. This is the one saying there are a possible 105 receivers. It is Studio 1 with an Anan 100D. http://www.n9vv.com/Images/WoodBoxRadio/4s1-anan_text.png This is the picture of 7 receivers at one time. The software is cuSDR with an Anan 100D. http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n63/HillBilly_Heaven/Hermes_7Rx_2.jpg There is a Yahoo Group discussion currently about the differences in the 100D and the new 200D in the Apache Labs Group. https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/apache-labs/conversations/topics/12003 |
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Is there even a US warranty repair location for the Anan yet??? I like the Anan SDR also, but I can't imagine the hassle it would be to get it repaired without a North American warranty repair location. I would have to agree, I have been sticking with US manufactures. It tends to make life easier :) |
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Is there even a US warranty repair location for the Anan yet??? I like the Anan SDR also, but I can't imagine the hassle it would be to get it repaired without a North American warranty repair location. I would have to agree, I have been sticking with US manufactures. It tends to make life easier :) Guess you better stick with Ten Tec, Elecraft or Flex then. 
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Is there even a US warranty repair location for the Anan yet??? I like the Anan SDR also, but I can't imagine the hassle it would be to get it repaired without a North American warranty repair location. I would have to agree, I have been sticking with US manufactures. It tends to make life easier :) Guess you better stick with Ten Tec, Elecraft or Flex then. Well...sending a rig back to India for warranty repair seems like a cluster. If Apache Labs is serious about the US market, the most logical thing for them to do is provide a warranty repair location here. Who would want to spend several thousand dollars for something that couldn't be fixed in the US ? I'm not a hater, just pragmatic. 
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What attracts me more towards the Anan than say the Flex or even Elecraft is that it is more of a true Software Defined Radio than the others. The amount of electronic hardware is very reduced. Mostly logic circuits and some rf circuits for the PA. This is why it is Direct Down Conversion/Direct Up Conversion. Straight from RF to Digital and Digital to RF. Anan has one main board similar to the motherboard in your computer. I shouldn't say that cause most readers of this wouldn't troubleshoot or repair a computer motherboard. Simple reason would be parts availability. Manufacturers will not sell you chips to repair a computer motherboard. Here is where the Anan is different. While some components can be sourced locally those that can't are available from Apache Labs. I would be less intimidated to repair an Anan radio than say my Icom 746Pro. As far as no stateside warranty station, turn around should take no longer than it would if they were stateside. It is just as easy to send a package to the other side of the world as it is across the US continent. The only thing that I would worry about, and it is only a small worry at this time, is global unrest. That would be the only thing that would worry me is if something political would happen in India, and that is always possible. Every time we buy something not made here stateside we take that chance and even then we better hope it was all sourced here. Its a global economy we live in now and it is the chance we take. |
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Well...sending a rig back to India for warranty repair seems like a cluster. If Apache Labs is serious about the US market, the most logical thing for them to do is provide a warranty repair location here. Who would want to spend several thousand dollars for something that couldn't be fixed in the US ? I'm not a hater, just pragmatic.
Don't let your fear of global shipping hold you back from technological advancement.I couldn't blame you at this time if it was Russia or one of the stan countries. Some IcWoodSu equipment goes back to Japan we just don't see it as an end user. I am looking at purchasing some electronics from Russia and debating the same. I ask myself can I do the same here or find someone some where else for similar items. |
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In 22 years of ham radio.....I have found that everything breaks at some point in time. I don't care who makes it.
For instance my Flex 3000 needed a trip back to Austin, TX for a warranty repair. The turn around time was about a week for the repair. Most importantly the communications and customer service was outstanding during that time. I'm not sure that I would have had the same experience shipping to someplace as far away as India. Shipping internationally, dealing with customs and the possibility of damage or loss are just too great for me to want to risk it on bleeding edge Indian SDR technology. Having said that the Anan SDR looks good. I just won't jump into one until they have offer some kind of safety net for US buyers. Warranty repair in the US is a must for me. I will let others like you trail blaze and keep me posted about your Anan SDR adventure.
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Is there even a US warranty repair location for the Anan yet??? I like the Anan SDR also, but I can't imagine the hassle it would be to get it repaired without a North American warranty repair location. I would have to agree, I have been sticking with US manufactures. It tends to make life easier :) Guess you better stick with Ten Tec, Elecraft or Flex then. I'm pretty much doing that now TenTec Amp, Flex-150, K3 & P3, SGC Autocoupler, and a DEMI 2 meter transverter |
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Oh Board Level Repair (Warranty) is done in Cove Arkansas by an Apache hardware/software Engineer. He is an expert and can repair or replace anything in Warranty and then in future years at a reasonable repair price. You must first get an "RMA" (Return Merchandise Authorization) from Apache Home Office <[email protected]> and then send your unit to the person and address they give you.
There you go Bob! No it ain't an April Fool joke. I wouldn't be that cruel. |
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Wow! Very interesting!
You've got to like the Anan, though. Half the price as a Flex 6700 with very comparable performance, if not actually better. However it's still a "thick client" architecture compared to the Flex thin client, although on the other hand that is a potentially a much better environment for open source development, etc. |
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Might want to hold off till after the hamfest in Germany in June. I was just sent some spy pics. I will share. Keep the drooling on your own keyboard. I like two of them. http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n63/HillBilly_Heaven/1024-Img_0298.jpg http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n63/HillBilly_Heaven/SunSDR2-M1.png http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n63/HillBilly_Heaven/hiqsdr.jpg Quoted:
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Better get my order in for the 200D before they ship on the 20th. Might want to hold off till after the hamfest in Germany in June. I was just sent some spy pics. I will share. Keep the drooling on your own keyboard. I like two of them. http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n63/HillBilly_Heaven/1024-Img_0298.jpg http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n63/HillBilly_Heaven/SunSDR2-M1.png http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n63/HillBilly_Heaven/hiqsdr.jpg I'll take the middle one please! |
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Wow! Very interesting! You've got to like the Anan, though. Half the price as a Flex 6700 with very comparable performance, if not actually better. However it's still a "thick client" architecture compared to the Flex thin client, although on the other hand that is a potentially a much better environment for open source development, etc. That's why I like to think of the Anan as a vehicle that I can put any engine in. Hard to call it a radio when the majority of it is software. The FPGA is large enough that there is plenty of room for additions to the firmware to add future functionality. What ever that maybe. Just think a radio that is never obsolete. |
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Any recommendations for, preferably free, SDR software for the KX3? http://k4mtx.wordpress.com/my-kx3-setup-blog-posts-helpful-links-for-you/ The site above has lots of good info for your.
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I think stand alone....no PC needed SDR with knobs is the future. The screen with knobs looked interesting. While I see where this would be pleasing for most I would rather have a separate computer. Today computers are shipping with 8GB or memory, most builds are using 16GB and 32GB/64GB are not out of the realm of possibility. SSD are getting cheaper everyday and quicker too. Using a partition on a SSD for swap speeds things up a good bit. I like the knobs idea, but I would like the computer choice left up to me. |