On Mon, Aug 25, 2014 at 11:54 PM, Alexey Bazhin <[email protected]> wrote:
> If you are a ham and doesn't want to spend too much, I would recommend > Peaberry SDR V2 (and it's not just receiver it's 4-band tranceiver and > it doesn't require sound card opposed to softrock). It will cost you > $150 as a kit (quite easy to build) or $250 built. > > On Mon, 25 Aug 2014 20:50:42 -0400 > Mike Markowski <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I have experience in DSP but am completely new to Gnuradio and > > excited to get started. Because I'm also a ham I am thinking of > > buying one of > > > > 1. lp-pan (US $250) > > 2. softrock Ensemble II (US $87) > > > > and have a linux-only computer. With that tiny background, I wonder > > if any list members would recommend one of these SDRs over the other? > > > > Lp-pan works at my transceiver's IF and would integrate nicely with > > my ham radio set up. > > > > Softrock rcvr is just over 1/3 the lp-pan price, though, and not > > dependent on my amateur gear. > > > > Seems like 6 of one, half dozen of the other - or are there other > > factors I'm overlooking? > > > > Thanks very much! > > Mike ab3ap > > > -- > Alexey Bazhin <[email protected]> > You can also start with an rtl-sdr (nooelec is now selling them, so supply is easy to come by). As a ham, you're going to hate a lot of the RF, but it's cheap, works easily with GNU Radio, and you can find many pre-built examples that use this receiver. It's also receive only. Still, it's a great and really cheap way to start, and it'll give you some time to play and develop better concepts about what else you might need from the hardware. Tom
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