>From what I've surmised over the last three years I've followed the SDR-1000's development (and 1-3/4 years of ownership), when fitted with a plain-vanilla soundcard, the SDR-1000 performs as well as the rest but with better (lower) noise levels. Having the option to go with higher end soundcards (or the HPSDR boards as I have now) for even higher performance is the key point for me. I like the flexibility that comes from this approach, and the open source software.
IMHO, I would rate the SDR-1000/Flex5000's software, called PowerSDR, above the WinRadio and RFSpace software. It has more features and configuration options, and is constantly being improved further by the enthusiastic user community of open source software developers. I feel that PowerSDR is much more user-friendly for DXers than RFSpace/SpectraVue software, and and equal or better to WinRadio in this regard. Buttons and sliders are very convenient for adjustments such as filter bandwidth, passband tuning, etc.; you don't need to type in numbers to change a filter bandwidth, as I believe you do with SpectraVue. A downside to PowerSDR: you need quite a bit more computer horsepower to operate in 192 kHz spectrum display & recording mode, compared to the RFSpace/SpectraVue software. Patrick, if I were you I would consider waiting a year or so on a SDR, especially if you want to record spectrum. Receivers that are now in the development stages such as HPSDR's Mercury will be providing much more than 192 kHz recording ability! 73, Guy Atkins Puyallup, WA ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Wed, 03 Oct 2007 21:10:44 -0700 From: Rob Moore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Housing the RF-Space SDR-IQ To: Patrick Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [email protected] Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Hi Patrick, <SNIP> The SDR-1000 is out of production now but can be bought for around $1200 on the used market.. I haven't had mine long enough to comment on it but Guy Atkins seems to like his very much. It requires an expensive added sound card for best performance and I'd rate the software somewhere between the G303/313 and the SDR-IQ. <SNIP> _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected]
