Hi,
I'm curious too about the details... Guess we'll have to be patient...
Gerhard
Yes... but the developers will be gradually releasing more information as the development moves along. Stay tuned.
Thanks for posting this. It is showing on the "What's New" page on Blitzortung.
I hope that with the STM controller integrated on a single board, the noise performance will improve.
The references are for "main board", so does this mean that the existing RED E-Field and H-Field amps will continue as kits and will be compatible with the new BLUE board?
I might upgrade the old "Green" system to one of these when they come out, keeping only the antennas and amplifier box basically.
Is that picture a teaser of the actual board? Or some generic SMT board?
Greg H.
RED is the 'standard"... and the SMT has proven it's versatility... but there will be no more Red production. "Blue" takes the best of the RED H and the E field basic design, and what was learned from the pioneer "Greens", upgrades and enhances it, and will put it all together in an fantastic package, as envisioned currently. The Red data, particularly with E field capability provides
about the same info that Blue will... generally---much of which has not been utilized so far. Local 'customized' filtering
may be enhanced for Blue. There are a few 'surprise' innovations, and features planned....
many of which we've all suggested or discussed here in this forum or in PMs. There are a couple of differences expected, in H and E field detection and hardware... one or two may be a major "
Huh? But I thought..." Hint: Go read up on lightning characteristics and field propagation and polarization.
Construction is likely to be almost exclusively tiny SMD components... ± ....
Yeah, Greg,
If I were a Green operator I would seriously consider upgrading to Blue in 2015...
however wait for more information! The developers plan to release more info as the project develops, and testing is completed.
That's the 'releasable' info for now... , perhaps, if no snag develops, early summer, maybe late spring? Many variables. Egon, Richo, Tobi and the crew are hard at it...