Amateur Radio Labview Applications

[chutla]

In the past few years, Radio Amateurs have discovered the glories of software defined radios, SDRs.  However, not every ham knows that Labview preceded the concept of SDR radios by quite a wide margin.  Being able to reprogram a radio's functions on the fly is much like redesigning a VI.

I wonder how many other Labview developers have been looking at some really cool Amateur Radio control and processing applications.  Is there a potential that we could provide a low cost Labview development suite just for these applications?  This would be a great way of getting Labview into a lot of creative and capable hands....and a potentially lucrative market.

Just some thoughts.  By the way, I have recently received a special grant to operate a transmitter on 500KHz, as a member of the ARRL 600 meter experimental group.   Extremely weak signal processing, such as used in this project, would be an ideal use for Labview.  For background on this project, check out www.500kc.com

Just some thoughts,

Eric P. Nichols, KL7AJ, WD2XSH/27

[AnalogKid2DigitalMan]

Eric:

Nothing of use for me to add, just wanted to comment you are way down on the band, I'll have to fire up my 'shortwave' reciever just to see if I can pick up any signal of any sorts. And string a heck of a longwire out in the yard. Speaking of wires, are you the only LabVIEW user at the North Pole or is there a place in Alaska named North Pole?

Cool Stuff!

-AK2DM

[chutla]

Howdy! Actually, North Pole is a small town about 15 miles SE of Fairbanks. Quite a few Labview users here....don't know about the REAL North Pole, though! Anyway, I don't have my 500kc station up yet, since I was JUST given the grant....but plan on having something up and running this winter.. Mose of the folks doing this are using REAL slow CW and DSP programs like those used for PSK31.....totally inaudible signals for the most part. :) Eric

[Eny]

I am interested in Perseus SDR receiver. I want to control Perseus with Labview. I began to work with Perseus SDK, but no success become.

I hope can help me!

Enildo