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Re: I need a new laptop...is W7 going to be OK for SDR?

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Alan,
Good new...thanks,
Lee
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From: Silverfox
To: softrock40
Sent: Tue, Apr 1, 2014 12:18 pm
Subject: RE: [softrock40] I need a new laptop...is W7 going to be OK for SDR?

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Yes.? They all work with Win 7.? I've had some work on Win 8 but only because I tried them and have no tried them all.
73,
Alan - W6ARH
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From: softrock40@... [mailto:softrock40@...] On Behalf Of Kc9cdt@...
Sent: Tuesday, April 1, 2014 8:45 AM
To: softrock40@...
Su bject: [softrock40] I need a new laptop...is W7 going to be OK for SDR?
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Hi SDR group,
My XP laptop just died so I am looking at getting a new one.
Of course it will have to be W7 so my question is....
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I use HDSDR, PowerSDR I/q, Maybe Rocky soon, FLDIGI, HRD? ect.
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Are all these going to be OK with W7??
Thanks,
Lee
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Re: I need a new laptop...is W7 going to be OK for SDR?

Silverfox
 

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Yes.? They all work with Win 7.? I've had some work on Win 8 but only because I tried them and have no tried them all.

73,

Alan - W6ARH

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From: softrock40@... [mailto:softrock40@...] On Behalf Of Kc9cdt@...
Sent: Tuesday, April 1, 2014 8:45 AM
To: softrock40@...
Subject: [softrock40] I need a new laptop...is W7 going to be OK for SDR?

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Hi SDR group,

My XP laptop just died so I am looking at getting a new one.

Of course it will have to be W7 so my question is....

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I use HDSDR, PowerSDR I/q, Maybe Rocky soon, FLDIGI, HRD? ect.

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Are all these going to be OK with W7??

Thanks,

Lee

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I need a new laptop...is W7 going to be OK for SDR?

[email protected]
 

Hi SDR group,
My XP laptop just died so I am looking at getting a new one.
Of course it will have to be W7 so my question is....
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I use HDSDR, PowerSDR I/q, Maybe Rocky soon, FLDIGI, HRD? ect.
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Are all these going to be OK with W7??
Thanks,
Lee
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Re: CB transmission

 

Hey, there.

I?m apologize about the topic, cause it became polemic. I wasn?t my intention!!! I would like to thank anyone that solved my doubt.

73 de Marcos.
Re: CB transmission

Cecil Bayona
 

It's still illegal, I believe below 100mw it operates under different rules.

At 10:15 PM 3/30/2014, you wrote:


It is NOT illegal to transmit with the RXTX on 11meter, because it only transmits 1 watt. Max legal is 12 watts, so how can it be illegal. I use it on 11 meter all the time.
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Re: CB transmission

Silverfox
 

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You can set any frequency ?within the range of the Si570 but the filters will restrict you.

73,

Alan - W6ARH

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From: softrock40@... [mailto:softrock40@...] On Behalf Of Jean-Paul Louis
Sent: Monday, March 31, 2014 10:09 AM
To: softrock40@...
Subject: Re: [softrock40] CB transmission

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Marcos,

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The answer is yes, it will work, but you might want to check the Brazilian regulations

for CB transmitters. You will need to restrict the transmitter frequencies to the channel frequencies

authorized in Brazil..

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73

Jean-Paul (AC9GH)

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On Mar 30, 2014, at 9:55 PM, marcosbazzo@... wrote:



Hey, there.

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It?s possible to transmit in CB band (26.65 to 27.99MHz) with Ensemble RXTX and HDSDR?

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73.

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Re: CB transmission

 

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Marcos,

The answer is yes, it will work, but you might want to check the Brazilian regulations
for CB transmitters. You will need to restrict the transmitter frequencies to the channel frequencies
authorized in Brazil..

73
Jean-Paul (AC9GH)

On Mar 30, 2014, at 9:55 PM, marcosbazzo@... wrote:

Hey, there.


It?s possible to transmit in CB band (26.65 to 27.99MHz) with Ensemble RXTX and HDSDR?

73.
Re: CB transmission

Alan
 

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Subject: Re: [softrock40] CB transmission



The question was would it work?
Has no-one said yes?
I had ignored this thread because of the noise.

HDSDR is not limited, an Ensemble will work over it's design range.

73 Alan G4ZFQ
Re: CB transmission

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Now that we have heard from the lawyers, quite a few are incorret and/or clueless.
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The question was would it work? Maybe he has a transverter that uses a CB radio as an IF and wants to convert it over to a softrock TX/RX or use an ensemble as a pan adapter.
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Re: CB transmission

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Not type accepted.

To: softrock40@...
From: malard@...
Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2014 20:15:34 -0700
Subject: Re: [softrock40] CB transmission



It is NOT illegal to transmit with the RXTX on 11meter, because it only transmits 1 watt. Max legal is 12 watts, so how can it be illegal. I use it on 11 meter all the time.

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Re: CB transmission

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not anymore

lot of countires also allow ssb and am now

peter
Re: CB transmission

 

On Sun, Mar 30, 2014 at 10:59:05PM -0400, n9ixw.ham wrote:
From what I have been told in the past. Most countries that allow CB radios, all have the same standard as the US. 5 watt max am. 12 watt ssb. The reason most homemade gear and the reason ham radios are not allowed is the vfw. C radios are channelled.???
Except everywhere outside the US, where it's 4W FM, and AM and SSB are not permitted.

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Re: softrock40

Alan
 

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Subject: [softrock40] Re: softrock40


Only Alan has brought into the conversation the case where internal noise exceeds the antenna noise and my response there is "get a better antenna".
I completely agree, if internal noise it higher than external noise then gain is not the answer. That was not the case in Roger's problem so far.
Warren,

I too am guilty of not reading posts carefully:)

Roger started this topic with
"The sensitivity of my SoftRock Ensemble II is not adequate on 12 meters. This unit was purchased assembled and tested.
On 12 mtrs, on a good day, the band noise on my yagi is very low, but (just) above the sensitivity floor of my ICOM 738. The band noise is below the floor of the SoftRock however."

The easy answer is a RF preamp.
What I usually use is a Norton, with a relay for use with a RXTX. I have tried a MMIC on the plug-in 15-10m BPF of my 6.3. That appears to do the job satisfactorily and could probably be incorporated in an Ensemble. But I guess this MMIC mod will show problems sometimes.
As I said before, anyone checking for the noise level on 12 or 10m should be wary. It has been quite high on occasions recently and above the noise floor of my unmodified Softrocks. Maybe check in the middle of the night?


I did a few checks yesterday.
About the only thing I can be sure of it that the noise floor of my EMU rises 12dB when applying power to a Softrock.
Playing with the gain of the op-amps always seemed to make no difference or reduce sensitivity. But I need to look at this more carefully.

73 Alan G4ZFQ
Re: CB transmission

Paul Playford
 

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Citizens Band radios are channelized and must be type accepted for that use.? You’re using an RXTX is against the law and you are breaking the law.
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From: malard@...
Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2014 8:15 PM
Subject: Re: [softrock40] CB transmission
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It is NOT illegal to transmit with the RXTX on 11meter, because it only transmits 1 watt. Max legal is 12 watts, so how can it be illegal. I use it on 11 meter all the time.
Re: CB transmission

n9ixw.ham
 

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?To transmit on 11 meters it must be locked to the designated frequencies (channels) designated by the fcc.?
If it can transmit between the channels ie continuous vfw it is not allowed.?
A ssb cb radio has a clarifier, but it only works on recieve. If the clarifier is clipped to work on transmit then that radio is no longer fcc type accepted.?
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Re: CB transmission

 

Ross pointed this out to me

"§95.409???(CB Rule 9) What equipment may I use at my CB station?

(a) You must use an FCC certificated CB transmitter at your CB station. You can identify an FCC certificated transmitter by the certification label placed on it by the manufacturer. You may examine a list of certificated equipment at any FCC Field Office or at FCC Headquarters. Use of a transmitter which is not FCC certificated voids your authority to operate the station.

(b) You must not make, or have made, any internal modification to a certificated CB transmitter. (See CB Rule 25, §95.425). Any internal modification to a certificated CB transmitter cancels the certification, and use of such a transmitter voids your authority to operate the station.

[48 FR 24894, June 3, 1983, as amended at 63 FR 36610, July 7, 1998]"

So yea it would appear that you are breaking the FCC rules for CB radio.

Larry



On Sun, Mar 30, 2014 at 10:15 PM, <malard@...> wrote:
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It is NOT illegal to transmit with the RXTX on 11meter, because it only transmits 1 watt. Max legal is 12 watts, so how can it be illegal. I use it on 11 meter all the time.
Re: CB transmission

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It is NOT illegal to transmit with the RXTX on 11meter, because it only transmits 1 watt. Max legal is 12 watts, so how can it be illegal. I use it on 11 meter all the time.
Re: CB transmission

 

Thanks for the clarification. ?To be honest I'd almost forgotten about the CB band.

Larry
Re: CB transmission

n9ixw.ham
 

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From what I have been told in the past. Most countries that allow CB radios, all have the same standard as the US. 5 watt max am. 12 watt ssb. The reason most homemade gear and the reason ham radios are not allowed is the vfw. C radios are channelled.?


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Re: CB transmission

 

Larry,


It???s possible to transmit in CB band (26.65 to 27.99MHz) with
Ensemble RXTX and HDSDR?
It should work with an Ensemble built for 15/12/10m operation. It
would be illegal to transmit on that band in the US.
I'm confused about being illegal to transmit on the CB band.



"The Citizens Band (CB) Service is licensed by rule. This means an
individual license is not required to operate a CB device. You can
operate a CB device regardless of your age and for personal or business
use so long as you are not a representative of a foreign government."

The Wikipedia quote uses the phrase "CB Device". In the US, the CB service requires a "FCC certificated CB transmitter". The Ensemble, for example, is not such a device.

For the specific rule about CB transmitter requirements, see .

For all of the CB rules, take a look at .


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