MOSAIC Alpha

Alpha contract

What works today

This matrix is the alpha contract. Rows are independent: a green UHF result does not imply an HF contact.

ClaimStatusNotes
UHF shared-channel multi-user, radiatedYesTwo independent SDR transmitters; up to 12 catalogue identities recovered CRC-valid on air.
UHF bidirectional keyboard QSOYesLab antennas at 431.200 MHz; KISS + operator panel.
UHF continuous demod keep-upYesuhf-live path; backlog-capped workers; offline keep-up <1× wall.
Operator web panelYesTX inhibit, transcript, receiver health via --ui-port.
HF single-user via sound cardYesReal DAC/ADC path; intended HF deployment model.
HF realtime continuous RXYesMOSAIC_HF_AUDIO narrow CFO search; keeps up with live audio.
HF multipath single-user (simulated ITU-R F.1487)YesMeasured Eb/N0 cliff; fading costs ~3 dB near threshold.
HF multi-user with ionospheric fadingNo / limitedSIC residual from static gain over long packets; tracking work ongoing.
HF waveform on free-running UHF SDR LOPartialAcquires strongly; header decode fails (tone spacing vs drift).
On-air HF QSONot demonstratedRequires a real HF transceiver in the loop.
Sub-second chatNoAirtime is the floor (~2.6 s UHF / ~40 s HF packets).

Evidence snapshots

HF limits summary
HF alpha limits at a glance.
Multi-user recovery
On-air UHF multi-user proof versus HF fade ceiling.

What alpha testers should try

  • UHF uncoordinated multi-station decode with independent radios.
  • Keyboard QSO over UHF SDR using the operator panel.
  • HF audio loopback and, with care, dummy-load transceiver tests for interface/ALC only — not as multi-user fading proof.