On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 5:00 PM, <discuss-gnuradio-requ...@gnu.org> wrote: > 12. Re: GSM Handset Emulation (John Gilmore)
> Message: 12 > Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:08:21 -0800 > From: John Gilmore <g...@toad.com> > Subject: Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] GSM Handset Emulation > To: Isaac Gerg <isaac.g...@gergltd.com> > Cc: Discuss-gnuradio@gnu.org > Message-ID: <200911190608.naj68lc7009...@new.toad.com> > It wouldn't be very convenient, since you'd have to have a USRP, plus > antennas, dangling off your laptop. that would suffice perfectly as a development platform, such that then obtaining smaller lower-priced dedicated hardware, such as the AD6720 (ARM7+DSP) and porting the USRP-developed softwawre, would be an easier step. the $40 to $50 cost of GSM "modules" is just too much. the present situation is, thanks to the "proprietary" nature of GSM solutions, that free software is entirely locked out of the low-cost options ($10 to $15) involving DSPs and baseband front-ends. so - yah, regardless of how ridiculous it would look as a quotes handset quotes it'd be a damn good start. l. _______________________________________________ Discuss-gnuradio mailing list Discuss-gnuradio@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss-gnuradio
