Ready - Thanks for the feedback on the LimeSDRs. Those are definitely better developed (and in fairness, they're designed to be more sophisticated hardware) than the ADALM-PLUTO that I cited. So yes, the new LimeSDR Mini 2.0 would be a better radio stage for my imagined UHF SD Transceiver.
I've had two peripheral involvements in the aviation industry in my day jobs and what I remember was that the dual mandate to regulate AND promote were sometimes in direct conflict. I *think* that it was ultimately decided that the regulatory mission was primary, and the "promotion" was dropped, especially given that commercial aviation had become a behemoth of an industry, quite capable of promoting itself. I don't ever recall hearing about a similar "promotion" mission for the FCC - only regulatory. Yeah, Amateur Radio regularly gets dealt a "black eye" when some idiot with a radio and a bad idea does something really dumb and gets caught... and happens to have an Amateur Radio license. K1MAN comes to mind...
Ready - Thanks for the feedback on the LimeSDRs. Those are definitely better developed (and in fairness, they're designed to be more sophisticated hardware) than the ADALM-PLUTO that I cited. So yes, the new LimeSDR Mini 2.0 would be a better radio stage for my imagined UHF SD Transceiver.
I've had two peripheral involvements in the aviation industry in my day jobs and what I remember was that the dual mandate to regulate AND promote were sometimes in direct conflict. I *think* that it was ultimately decided that the regulatory mission was primary, and the "promotion" was dropped, especially given that commercial aviation had become a behemoth of an industry, quite capable of promoting itself. I don't ever recall hearing about a similar "promotion" mission for the FCC - only regulatory. Yeah, Amateur Radio regularly gets dealt a "black eye" when some idiot with a radio and a bad idea does something really dumb and gets caught... and happens to have an Amateur Radio license. K1MAN comes to mind...