🚀 go-pugleaf

   I've been trying to ask in other places (like rec.ham-radio and some
   of our internal conferences) until I realized there's a DSP
   newsgroup... stupid me.

   I've been planning to try out some DSP stuff for ham radio / SWL
   applications for quite some time. I haven't done anything before - I do
   have some (?) theoretical background (a degree in EE) but have been a
   pure SW type for the past umpteen years...

   Anyway, my main question is, where (and for how much $$$) could I get
   a DSP board for a PC? For my specific purposes, sampling rates in the
   order of 10 kHz are sufficient (even lower for some applications),
   and 8 bit samples should be quite enough.

   What DSP chips are popular nowadays? (Mostly I hear of the 320
   series). How does a typical board for a PC look like (how much
   memory, and how much should I be looking for)?

   As my theory has grown a bit rusty, I'd also appreciate pointers to
   good literature (textbooks for digital filter design, manufacturers
   application books etc.). The applications I have in mind involve
   detection of noisy FSK signals received by radio (data, FAX etc.).
   I could think of zillions of other applications in this area too...