Re: Active Antennas
I found that one, https://www.pa3fwm.nl/projects/miniwhip/, but I have not found the second part one in the pictures that is discussed with improvements. I found this one that looks promising:
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Bertho
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Re: Active Antennas
After spending too much time searching and reading about active antennas and building a library, I visited Amazon. Search for "Mini-Whip Antenna". There are enclosed ones, but I ordered a promising
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Bertho
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Re: Some comments on SDR radios and control software
Pieter-Tjerk de Boer, PA3FWM has a series of articles on E-Field antennas that can be extremely helpful in getting the best performance from these antennas. Fundamentals of the MiniWhip antenna
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wn4isx <wn4isx@...>
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#99883
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Re: Active Antennas
Pedid y recibir¨¦is Simple and better circuit for MiniWhip antennas https://www.pa3fwm.nl/projects/miniwhip/ The 2SC5551A might be a viable substitute for the 2N5109 in the original PA0RDT Mini-Whip.
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wn4isx <wn4isx@...>
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#99882
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Re: Some comments on SDR radios and control software
Thanks, I have no specific plans except testing the new technology and also look at GPS signals. I did a lot of work with GPS 30 years ago and I still have some active GPS antennas to try. The PAORDT
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Bertho
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#99881
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Active Antennas
Previously wn4isx posted a link to: https://www.pa3fwm.nl/projects/miniwhip/ The reference refers to an improved version but there is no link to it. Does anyone know where I can find the improved
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Bertho
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#99880
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Re: Some comments on SDR radios and control software
What do you want to listen to? I might be able to offer some advice.
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wn4isx <wn4isx@...>
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Re: Sata acquisition and data logging
As I mentioned, I have one main program that was extremely expensive, cost me over $1000, I also routinely use Adobe Audition, while there are good audio programs for Linux like Audacity, they are not
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wn4isx <wn4isx@...>
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#99878
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Re: Sata acquisition and data logging
Yes but I'd be forced to learn to use an Ardino, build a case, etc, the Dataq requies a USB cable and is ready to go, time saved at my age is well worth a few dollars.
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wn4isx <wn4isx@...>
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#99877
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Re: Some comments on SDR radios and control software
Thanks for the introduction of SDRplay. I used to design commercial RF equipment but not for the last couple of decades. So I decided to buy the SDRply RSPdx-R2. Now I have to review the antenna
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Bertho
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#99876
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Some comments on SDR radios and control software
OK I am not pushing the SDRplay line of SDR (software defined radios) but I received a PM that prompted this post. Oh I have no relationship with SDRplay then as a generally satisfied customer. I've
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wn4isx <wn4isx@...>
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#99875
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Re: Sata acquisition and data logging
I've run nothing but linux since 1999. And yeah, virtualbox is one way to go, this email client is running under Slackware 12.2 (because I like the older version of kmail) on a Debian host system.
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Roy J. Tellason, Sr.
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#99874
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Re: Sata acquisition and data logging
You can do a whole lot better than that, and way cheaper: https://www.nutsvolts.com/magazine/article/March2014_Davis -- Member of the toughest, meanest, deadliest, most unrelenting -- and ablest --
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Roy J. Tellason, Sr.
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#99873
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Re: Sata acquisition and data logging
I suspect the HP units had a wider Vin and higher "oops" Vin but the Dataqs work as advertised, the Dataq software is amazingly flexible and the $79 Dataqs are extremely stable. The Dataq software can
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wn4isx <wn4isx@...>
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#99872
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Re: Slew rate and BW logic when designing differentietor of a pulse
* Faster op-amp. * An alternative differentiator that does not depend on an op-amp. Andy
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Andy
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#99871
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Re: Sata acquisition and data logging
My first job working for HP as a Systems Engineer with Data ACQ hardware as my support product. I recall it being a large box with plugin boards for relays, thermo couples, digital ins and outs.
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Dan Kahn
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#99870
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Sata acquisition and data logging
If you have projects that require data acquisition Ebay has several options but the gold standard would be Dataq. They offer a variety of data acquisition units, some are analog only, some feature
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wn4isx <wn4isx@...>
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#99869
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Re: Slew rate and BW logic when designing differentietor of a pulse
Hello Andy ,I lowered the rise time to 5ns,As you can see in the attached photos. I have 437mV/14ns=31V/usec? which twice lower then?80 V/¦Ìs which described in the datasheet. How Can I improve the
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john23
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#99868
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Re: OFF-TOPIC: Jeeps, shifting, and snow (was: Batteries)
Nice story. My left knee was replace about 5 years ago and I can kneel. Some folks say that they can not. This Friday I'm getting a shot in my right knee. The last shot was 4 month ago, that's about
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Dan Kahn
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#99867
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Re: OFF-TOPIC: Jeeps, shifting, and snow (was: Batteries)
At my last job the tractor of a tractor trailer was blocking our loading dock. The driver got into an argement with his dispatcher, left the keys on the seat and stomped off in a huff. No one but me
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#99866
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