[soft_radio] new

2010-04-27 Thread BBS
Hi I am a returning amateur and now trying to get my head round SDR. I think this subject is the most interesting but I have a few questions if anyone is in the mood to help. I am very interested in VHF UHF even SHF. Is there anything equipment wise so far that works well at those

RE: [soft_radio] new

2010-04-27 Thread Dave Wade
1) If you want to work at VHF (100Mhz) and above you probably have to down convert first and then use a soft IF 2) The low cost of the simpler hardware is a big attraction. Thats the idea of software defined radio. Make the software work and keep the hardware simple. Of course if you want to

[soft_radio] Re: new

2010-04-27 Thread i2phd
--- In soft_radio@yahoogroups.com, BBS pel...@... wrote: Hi I am a returning amateur and now trying to get my head round SDR. I think this subject is the most interesting but I have a few questions if anyone is in the mood to help. I am very interested in VHF UHF even SHF. Is there