Re: [time-nuts] Ideas for a long-wave receiver sought

2009-06-23 Thread Leigh L. Klotz, Jr. WA5ZNU
Are you doing DGPS? An an alterative to the roll-your-own SDR, tou can build a direct conversion small receiver or IF converter with a SA602 chip, which contains a Gilbert cell mixer and a local oscillator. Here is a board that will do most of what you want, if you're willing to live with the

[time-nuts] Ideas for a long-wave receiver sought

2009-06-22 Thread Marc Balmer
Hi I want to build a small, cheap, yet precise long-wave receiver which can be tuned from the computer in the 2KHz - 200 KHz range (the intended use is to receive various time signal stations). Does a chip for such a receiver exist? Should I take the SDR route? I designed a DCF77 receivers

Re: [time-nuts] Ideas for a long-wave receiver sought

2009-06-22 Thread Poul-Henning Kamp
In message 38553aad-ecc6-4af8-90b3-42bbec366...@msys.ch, Marc Balmer writes: I want to build a small, cheap, yet precise long-wave receiver which can be tuned from the computer in the 2KHz - 200 KHz range (the intended use is to receive various time signal stations). Does a chip for such a

Re: [time-nuts] Ideas for a long-wave receiver sought

2009-06-22 Thread Marc Balmer
Am 22.06.2009 um 10:14 schrieb Poul-Henning Kamp: In message 38553aad-ecc6-4af8-90b3-42bbec366...@msys.ch, Marc Balmer writes: I want to build a small, cheap, yet precise long-wave receiver which can be tuned from the computer in the 2KHz - 200 KHz range (the intended use is to receive

Re: [time-nuts] Ideas for a long-wave receiver sought

2009-06-22 Thread Poul-Henning Kamp
In message 70d1e333-26c4-4068-bfac-30d689bbf...@msys.ch, Marc Balmer writes: Ok, thanks. I happen to have some Overp Earth boards, OMAP 3503 Application Processor with ARM Cortex-A8 CPU, do you think these will handle the job? (runnin at 600 MHz). They say it makes up 1200 dhrytsone mips It's

Re: [time-nuts] Ideas for a long-wave receiver sought

2009-06-22 Thread Marc Balmer
Am 22.06.2009 um 11:46 schrieb Poul-Henning Kamp: In message 70d1e333-26c4-4068-bfac-30d689bbf...@msys.ch, Marc Balmer writes: Ok, thanks. I happen to have some Overp Earth boards, OMAP 3503 Application Processor with ARM Cortex-A8 CPU, do you think these will handle the job? (runnin at

Re: [time-nuts] Ideas for a long-wave receiver sought

2009-06-22 Thread Poul-Henning Kamp
In message 0587cb86-96ef-4660-9fbe-8c1d1fdfb...@msys.ch, Marc Balmer writes: unfortunately it's only a TI TPS65950 which has only an audio codec, the ADC doing 48kHz max. That's still usable, you could for instance use a DRM frontend like the pappradio There are some links here:

Re: [time-nuts] Ideas for a long-wave receiver sought

2009-06-22 Thread Brooke Clarke
Hi Marc: The SDR-IQ has the ability to record everything between 500 Hz and 190 kHz when used with a fast enough PC. This is the best of the SDR series for use below 200 kHz. It can be used with SpectraVue or Winrad. Works with I2PHD WINRAD, SM5BSZ LINRAD, HOKA and DRM software. See:

Re: [time-nuts] Ideas for a long-wave receiver sought

2009-06-22 Thread Marc Balmer
Am 22.06.2009 um 16:18 schrieb Brooke Clarke: Hi Marc: The SDR-IQ has the ability to record everything between 500 Hz and 190 kHz when used with a fast enough PC. This is the best of the SDR series for use below 200 kHz. It can be used with SpectraVue or Winrad. Works with I2PHD WINRAD,

Re: [time-nuts] Ideas for a long-wave receiver sought

2009-06-22 Thread Poul-Henning Kamp
In message 4a3f9299.9080...@pacific.net, Brooke Clarke writes: The SDR-IQ has the ability to record everything between 500 Hz and 190 kHz when used with a fast enough PC. This is the best of the SDR series for use below 200 kHz. I have looked at that earlier, but it does not look like it is

Re: [time-nuts] Ideas for a long-wave receiver sought

2009-06-22 Thread Brooke Clarke
Hi Poul: The SDR-IQ has holes in the PCB for an SMA jack and there's a jumper/resistor used to select either the on board 66 MHz crystal oscillator or the external source. See: http://www.prc68.com/I/Bats.shtml#SDRIQ Have Fun, Brooke Clarke http://www.prc68.com Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: In

Re: [time-nuts] Ideas for a long-wave receiver sought

2009-06-22 Thread Lux, James P
, 2009 7:18 AM To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Ideas for a long-wave receiver sought Hi Marc: The SDR-IQ has the ability to record everything between 500 Hz and 190 kHz when used with a fast enough PC. This is the best of the SDR series

Re: [time-nuts] Ideas for a long-wave receiver sought

2009-06-22 Thread John Miles
...@febo.com]on Behalf Of Lux, James P Sent: Monday, June 22, 2009 9:13 AM To: bro...@pacific.net; Discussion of precise time andfrequency measurement Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Ideas for a long-wave receiver sought 200kHz is a bit tricky for the top end.. That probably puts the standard music