On Fri, Dec 08, 2006 at 02:27:35PM -0500, M. Ranganathan wrote: > Thomas, Eric and Dan, thanks for your replies! > > Looking at Ettus Research web page and given that I have already ordered > a BasicRx board + USRP, can a TVRX (50 MHz to 870 MHz Receiver) do the > trick in conjunction with the BasicRx if I want to receive VHF/UHF from > a walkie talkie?
If you're OK with receive only, a TVRX is a great way to get started. > Seems like a cheaper option than the RFX400 (which I > will get if there's no choice). Is it simpler to just use an RFX400 > rather than BasicRx + TVRX even if this is an option? ( I want to reduce > the learning curve and make life simple given that I am a beginner. ) > As for hooking up a long piece of wire to recieve AM/FM radio, I assume > I don't need any hardware other than BasicRx and USRP Mother board > (please correct this if I am wrong). With a piece of wire you've got zero selectivity. You can receive strong FM stations, but because of where the images fall (based on the 64 MS/sec A/D), you can't for example distinguish 96M - 1M from 96M + 1M. Eric _______________________________________________ Discuss-gnuradio mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss-gnuradio
