Re: Rocky v1.1
Now, you really cannot do a fair comparison of Rocky and PowerSDR. The PowerSDR software was developed to support the SDR-1000 which is MUCH more complex than the SR40. Support for the SR40 was added
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Phil Covington
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#952
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Laptop Soundcards
I know the Delta-44 is the "preferred" sound card by many for SDR use, however I wonder which external card has shown the best performance for use with a laptop. The SB Audigy 2 NX USB and the SB
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Ray WB6TPU
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#951
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Rocky v1.1
Hi Guys, I loaded the Rocky software last night. I was suprised to find that it seemed to make a better receiver with the SoftRock40 than the Flex software. Is it all in the mind? Prehaps the Flex
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Donald Rasmussen
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#950
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Re: Useful FPGA development board
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Leon Heller <leon.heller@...>
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#949
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Using SDR for study
I don't know about you guys but I have had a great time using my SoftRock40 to study the band conditions. I have identified all kinds of noise sources within my shack, ethernet cables, battery
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Bill Walker <wv7g@...>
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Re: Useful FPGA development board
This is totally cool :-) Thank you very much :-) Phil Harman wrote:
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John H. Fisher
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Useful FPGA development board
I'm presently supervising a couple of overseas engineering students whilst they do their industrial training. They need 12 weeks of practical experience so they can obtain their degrees. They are both
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Phil Harman <pvharman@...>
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Re: Software Defined Superhet
wrote: system's better this. > > I seem to remember reading some place the QSD mixer had a noise figure in the area of 12 db ? Would this not be acceptable except maybe above 28 mhz since the
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myid_63301
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#945
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Re: Software Defined Superhet
The first device in the received signal's path determines the system's noise figure. If it's a DBM, then the noise figure can't be any better than 6 dB. Putting a low noise preamp in front of the DBM
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Bob Hillard
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#944
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Re: Connection to Delta-44
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Leon Heller <leon.heller@...>
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Re: Connection to Delta-44
Hi, Leon. I'm following the Flex Radio Delta44 setup using Y adapters. http://www.flex-radio.com/delta44/delta44.htm Dick Patten wrote: Delta44 card. adapters or version of reliable jack
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patt896 <d.patten@...>
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Re: Software Defined Superhet
I would 'not' use a pre-amplifier stage. In the QEX article a gain of 6 was obtain from the input transformer which should be enough to overcome the losses in the BPF. Need to run the AADE program to
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myid_63301
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Rocky 1.1 crash
Thanks for the release of the new Rocky 1.1 code. Good stuff!! I've just started experimenting with it using some recorded .wav file signals. I am finding it works great for about 30 seconds or so and
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Ray WB6TPU
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#940
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Re: Software Defined Superhet
If you are going to put a pre-amplifier in front of the QSD that I would suggest a better pre-amplifier than a MMic chip. They don't have the best IP3 figures in the world and can have a lot of noise.
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KD5NWA <KD5NWA@...>
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Connection to Delta-44
I'm just getting round to connecting the SR-40 to my M-Audio Delta44 card. How are people doing this? I can either use 3.5 mm to 1/4" jack adapters or a couple of 1/4" jack plugs and cable. I've got a
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Leon Heller <leon.heller@...>
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Re: PowerSDR 1.4.5 Beta preview 2 - SoftRock Support built in
Beta preview 3 will be out early this week and will contain significant bug fixes: Database problems, callback threading bugs, etc. IT IS BETA AFTER ALL. Thanks! Man do I like my SR40. Bob N4HY Bill
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Robert McGwier <rwmcgwier@...>
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#937
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Re: SDR on 50Mhz
Jean-Claude, The 2N3866 post amp would not be needed. I get sufficient output from my pre-amp/mixer to drive the SR30. Bob WA6UFQ
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Bob Hillard
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SR-40/30 Dual Bander and Rocky v1.1
SR Folks, Got my SR modified with a switch so I can select either crystal for 40 or 30 meters. Used a sub-mini SPDT toggle switch and soldered the crystals directly to the switch. The common switch
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Chuck Carpenter <w5usj@...>
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Re: Desoldering
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Leon Heller <leon.heller@...>
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SoftRock v5.0 new schematic posted
Good Morning All, I have posted a new schematic with a table started on the schematic page to include band-specific component values. The first example of the v5.0 SoftRock is playing nicely on 40
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kb9yig <raparks@...>
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