Oops... I meant to send this to the list. Begin forwarded message:
> From: "Mark J. Blair" <[email protected]> > Date: March 3, 2011 6:38:46 PM PST > To: ranjini ram <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] choice of antenna and daughter board > > > On Mar 3, 2011, at 6:15 PM, ranjini ram wrote: >> Am sorry i forgot to mention the frequency range.am concentrating on FM >> broadcast transmissions i.e.88-108Mhz.i found like both TVRX operates in >> 50-860hz.This lead to confusion in choosing the daughter board.please do >> help me in this. > > > Ok, that helps! The TVRX boards will be able to receive the FM broadcast > band, according to the specifications on the Ettus site (I haven't used these > boards myself). So can the WBX (I have one, and I've used it to receive FM > broadcast transmissions). The WBX is more expensive, but it also covers a > wider tuning range and is capable of transmitting, in case you expect a > future need for either of those. > > The BasicRX won't receive FM broadcast band transmissions by itself, because > it doesn't include an RF front end. It might be possible to hack up a regular > FM broadcast band receiver to use as a front end, since I think that they > commonly use a 10.7 MHz intermediate frequency. It'll really depend on what > you're trying to accomplish and how much you feel like tinkering. > > For an antenna, if you're just trying to receive a strong local station, you > might get by with a few feet of wire attached to the center pin of the SMA > connector and laying on the table. Sure, a properly tuned antenna will work > better, but for receive-only and strong signals, a random length of wire > might be enough. > > -- > Mark J. Blair, NF6X <[email protected]> > Web page: http://www.nf6x.net/ > GnuPG public key available from my web page. > > > > -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <[email protected]> Web page: http://www.nf6x.net/ GnuPG public key available from my web page. _______________________________________________ Discuss-gnuradio mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss-gnuradio
