This is apparently another significant benefit of upsampling. As you probably recall, one of the only drawbacks to broadcasting at 5 Hz is decreased radio range/penetration. To achieve the bandwidth necessary to transmit the corrections from our base at 5 Hz we were required to modify the modulation to D16QAM.
We now have the option of transmitting from our base at 1 Hz, upsampling at the rover and running the corrections through the Beast mode processor at 5 Hz with no loss in fidelity. Upsampling effectively neutralizes the only drawback in processing at 5 Hz.
By running the base at 1 Hz with a modulation of D8PSK, upsampling at the rover and processing at 5 Hz, we regain the loss in UHF radio range. I use the 1 watt radio so heat has not been a problem. For those of you transmitting 35 watts at 5 Hz, you may have experienced additional heat management issues. I suspect the battery run time may increase as well.
Has anyone tried this configuration?
I use Upsampling with the 35 watt radio. The radio doesnt seem to generate as much heat using upsampling as it does with 5 hz broadcast. I didn't buy a fan until a couple weeks ago, so upsampling helped a lot this summer to reduce heat.