KØHB wrote:
"Dee Flint" wrote


Hey I'm all for the "eureka" when it happens but the problem is that it is
unpredictable. Not only is it unpredictable in time but in the nature of the
breakthrough.



That's what makes ham radio some damn much fun! In my profession role I can
send a team of engineers off with some marketeers scribbling and know that
within 12-18 months I'll be shipping product. Bnt ham radio is not so
predicable --- we get these delightful surprises from unexpected places.

Some like APRS and PSK-xx gain traction and thrive in a niche, others like AX.25
packet radio and 2-meter autopatches which blossom like an Independence Day
firework, then fizzle to a few sparks on the ground after a short period of
glory.

Then there are a few genuine "revolutions" which fundamentally change the nature
of amateur radio. We're about due for one of those.

More so than that, Hans. This would be a real breakthrough!

Bandwidth is a precious commodity. That we are looking at a method of
transmission that breaks Shannon's law is one thing, but here is a
method that will allow us to send video at frequencies that are less
than their original needed bandwidth!!!!! If that isn't a revolution, I
don't know what is!

"John" should be thankful for my gauntlet that I tossed him. He will be
a *wealthy* man after his system is in place and working!

I mean we do all know why there is more bandwidth available as the
frequency is increased, no? No change in the *really* basic laws
governing bandwidth, correct? John's method, upon successful completion,
means that with simply using a personal computer, we will be able to
stuff immense amounts more data into all the available bands. The
problems of bandwidth squeeze will go away, and quickly!

What is most amazing is that a lot of engineers and programmers have
been working on this problem for a long time, and now an anonymous
poster in a newsgroup has figured out how to do it - with a PC and a
sound card no less. Amazing indeed....

I'll be proud just to be proven wrong on such a momentous moment in
communications history.

- Mike KB3EIA -