Re: LF: SDR programs

[M0FMT <m0fmt@yahoo.co.uk>]

Hi Marco

 

Beware vested interests we are talking cheap here, Funcube is not cheap!!!!!! This whole exercise exposes the dark side of ham radio publishing. I could say more but suffice to say the DVB-T stick is probably a lower spec than that. But not at a ratio of 10 to 1!!!

 

73 es GL Pete M0FMT IO91UX

From: "Scholz, Marco " <marco.scholz@citi.com>
To: "'rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org'" <rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org>
Sent: Thursday, 21 June 2012, 10:30
Subject: RE: LF: SDR programs

Hello Pete,

I bought a Funcube Dongle (covers 60-1700MHz) 2 weeks ago and it’s very impressive how this small USB stick works.

I compared on 4m (70MHz) the Funcube with my converter and could receive with the Funcube dongle many stations via Sporadic E nearly with the same signal strength.

SDR program is SDR-Radio http://sdr-radio.com/

 

vy73

Marco, DD7PC

 

From: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org [mailto:owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org] On Behalf Of M0FMT
Sent: 20 June 2012 20:40
To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org
Subject: Re: LF: SDR programs

 

Hi all

Save those precious Euros because you don’t know how long they will be around. Try HDSDR with Balint Seeber’s  BorIP app and ExtIO.USRP DLL using  ultra-cheap Software Defined Radio with RTL2832 (chip set) DVB-T USB stick.

These DVB-T USB Digital TV sticks are about £5 to £10 from UK source and cover about 50megs to 1.7gigs and with an up converter 60meg O/T osc the cheap way or expensive Monolithic IC local Oscillator 5v into an SLB-1 or similar block mixer; you too can have a USB (no sound card) SDR RX with DC to UHF coverage for peanuts all run off the USB supply just add antenna.

Oh and guess what the stick gets you all your local digital TV stations with record facility and all your local Digital radio and if that’s not enough all your local FM BC as well.  Not a lot of people know that!

URLs apply………

https://www.cosycave.co.uk/product.php?id_product=239

http://www.reddit.com/r/RTLSDR/comments/s6ddo/rtlsdr_compatibility_list_v2_work_in_progress/

You won’t read about this in Radcom……. :0)

Yy 73  Pete M0fmt

 

 

73 es GL Pete M0FMT IO91UX

From: Stefan Schäfer <Stefan.Schaefer@iup.uni-heidelberg.de>
To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org
Sent: Wednesday, 20 June 2012, 18:40
Subject: Re: LF: SDR programs

Hi Piotr,

Thanks for the overview of programs. That's what i searched for.
But maybe i have expressed wrongly what i need. I assumed a SDR software is also for a mono input, not only for IQ inputs. Are the programs you're referring on usable for both, IQ and mono?
Well, i'm waiting for one of my SL teachers (Wolf or Markus :-) ) answer. If there is a solution in SpecLab i would prefer that i think...

Best 73, Stefan/DK7FC

> Hi Stefan, LF
>
> i have SDR-IQ receiver from  RFSpace. The primary supporting software for all their sdr  hardware is Spectravue.
> you can download this program from the rfspace site:
>
> http://www.rfspace.com/RFSPACE/SVDownload.html
>
> i do recommend this program  although it is sligthly difficult to get started.
> However,  once you get familiar with it you will like it:)
>
> on a "support" page of http://www.rfspace.com/  you will also find a link to sdr -radio:
>
> http://www.sdr-radio.com/
>
>  they have a very powerful radio console which looks like a regular transceiver front side
>  It has many many different options - of course, it does take time to learn all of them but the basic setup is rather easy..
>
> i also recommend  HDSDR software:  http://www.hdsdr.de/index.html
> very intuitive and easy to use.
>
> Well, there is a growing number of sdr software supporting  sdr hardware.  an example of such collection of sdr programs you can find here:
>
> https://sites.google.com/site/g4zfqradio/soundcard_sdr_software
>
>                                                                        yours, Piotr, SQ7MPJ
>
> qth: Lodz /jo91rs/
>
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