[amsat-bb] Re: Need Advice for SDR choice

[Greg D.]

> Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2011 14:26:55 -0700
> To: amsat-bb@amsat.org
> From: vlfis...@mcn.net
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Need Advice for SDR choice
> 
> At 06:25 PM 1/2/2011 -0500, marklhamm...@gmail.com wrote:
> 
> I'm going to look into SDR.  My Icom r-7100 has an IF out jack I could feed 
> into a unit.
> 

That was my first thought too, but R-7000 receiver's IF is at 10.7 MHz and the 
FCD only goes down to 64 MHz.

On the other hand, the R7000's tuning range isn't that different from the FCD, 
and I bet the FCD has better specs, so why bother with the receiver?

Greg  KO6TH

                                          
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