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Is this someone's attempt at marketing SDR to the masses? This is nothing new, and I'm surprised to see how little information they put forward about it.
by gravypod 11y ago
Is this someone's attempt at marketing SDR to the masses? This is nothing new, and I'm surprised to see how little information they put forward about it.
- neilwillgettoit 11y agoIt's just a low power FM station with a raspberry pi in it as a controller. It would be highly illegal to use this device in most modern nations without a license.
- voltagex_ 11y agoThe Nokia N900 could broadcast short-range FM with RDS, I'm not sure what advantages this has.
- neilwillgettoit 11y agohigher power. The n900's transmitter was 15nW (1.5e-8 W), which is why it was legal. For a claimed 6km radius, I would assume this is about 3-7W output.
- zumatic 11y agoA 6km radius would fit quite well with schemes like Community Radio in the UK: http://consumers.ofcom.org.uk/tv-radio/radio/a-guide-to-community-radio/ http://consumers.ofcom.org.uk/tv-radio/radio/a-guide-to-comm... ...still need a licence, of course.