An engineering team in Rolling Meadows, Illinois has been experimenting with SDR circuit cards and they believe they’ve found a way to dramatically increase the amount of spectrum available to individual users. Since selecting channels in software is much easier than doing it with a physical tuner, their AD9361 SDR chips are capable of dealing with a much wider range of frequencies than most other devices. End-users are free to pick VHF, UHF or SHF channels at their leisure.
This alone should ensure that everyone has enough spectrum to transmit both voice and data information without any major amount of interference. Most users of the
AD9361 SDR chip are likely to stick to SHF frequencies, which consist of many of the microwave bands. Individuals who do so will experience very little in the way of noise, thus making this an ideal option for industrial and commercial sensors. Higher frequency channels are also praised for their low demands on antenna design.
Some engineers associated with the project expect that this device will make its way into a wider array of devices than just sensors, however, and that’s why they’ve been testing it with such a diverse group of channel assignments. Those who plan on configuring dedicated voice networks might want to pick lower frequencies, especially if they’re used to the noise level tolerated by telephony equipment. Broadcasting applications could even be on the table, helping to further broaden the card’s overall appeal.
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