Thanks to Bob W8SX for being the SolderSmoke Correspondent at FDIM again this year.
We will present the audio recordings that Bob did for us. The first of these is with Hans Summers G0UPL.
Bob talks to Hans about the QMX and QMX + transceivers. Hans reports that he has sold more than 16,000 of these transceivers in the last three years. He describes for Bob how he made use of the Hilbert transform, and how the fact that this rig is SDR means that with each firmware update, the user gets essentially a new radio, with features that often did not exist before.
Here is the recording:
http://soldersmoke.com/G0UPL FDIM 2026.mp3
Thank you Bob, thanks Hans, and thank you QRP ARCI.
Surely the QMX stands on the peak of design and implementation for a commercially-available QRP rig (kit or assembled). That QRPLabs is able (and willing) to make it available at such a low cost is truly remarkable. For Hans, there is no "MVP" (minimum viable product)--nothing is released without careful development and exhaustive testing. In addition to this FDIM interview, it's worthwhile to read about the design decisions and trade-offs Hans made with the QMX (many of which are very clever) at https://qrp-labs.com/qmxp.html.
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