Hi Guys: Well today was the day I decided I was going to learn how to RECORD and PLAYBACK Recordings on the ELAD SDR!! I find the User's Manual for the ELAD quite useless and lacking in instructions for the un-initiated !! It may be easier if you have worked with other SDR's…but for a first time owner and user the Manual doesn't help a lot!! It's an amazing Receiver, but there are so many controls and settings , and many of them are not really covered well in the Manual!!
So, after reading the Manual all I got was frustrated, so I threw it on the floor and used the good old "Trial and Error Method". I was able to record some files, but then I couldn't figure out how to play them back. After some more looking around, I was able to figure out how to play back the files!! It really wasn't all that hard…but with little direction to work with, you don't know where to start!! I figured I needed some Practice and that would help cement what I just learned into my head!! I made 2 Recordings at 2000 EDT and 2030 EDT tonight. I recorded the entire AM BCB for 4 Minutes at the top of the hour and 4 Minutes at the Bottom of the hour. 2 Minutes on either side of the Legal ID Time. Everything worked as planned and I ended up with 2 Big files to listen to!! Took me a couple of Hours to dissect those 4 Minutes and check for anything unusual. It is really an amazing thing to be able to capture the entire BCB all at once at ID Time!! I can see that this SDR is going to be a Great tool in the upcoming days, especially when conditions are "Real Good" or in Auroral Conditions etc……..I think it will be fun. I learned that 4 Minutes at ID Time is probably TOO LONG to Record for. I think 3 Minutes or maybe even 2 Minutes would be better. It takes a long time to listen to 4 Minutes on each frequency!! Anyway…I didn't get anything NEW in my first recording attempt, but conditions were not all that great and it was noisy. Here's what I did get, along with a Stiff Neck from staring at the screen for so long!! ELAD FDM-S2 Receiver 100 FOOT Longwire 73….ROB VA3SW Robert S. Ross London, Ontario CANADA *********************************************************************************** 1360 WGBN McKeesport, PA. Apr/07/15 1958 EDT EE GOOD Black Gospel Music . Duel ID as "WGBN McKeesport/Pittsburgh - WMNY New Kensington/Pittsburgh" @ 2000 EDT. Into more Black Gospel Mx. RELOG but NEW CALLS - EX-WMNY 5/1 KW ROSS, ON. *********************************************************************************** 990 UNID UNID Apr/07/15 2000 EDT EE GOOD Christian Station with Male Talking @ 2000 EDT…but they switched to Lower Power in Mid sentence and disappeared!! ROSS, ON. *********************************************************************************** 1310 WDPN Alliance, OHIO Apr/07/15 2030 EDT EE GOOD MOR/AC Music to 2030 EDT. ID by Male DJ as "AM 1310 - WDPN" RELOG…But Not heard in MANY Years!! 1 KW/480 Watts ROSS, ON. *********************************************************************************** Of course I heard and ID'd Many other stations, but nothing NEW or spectacular so they are not listed here. This was my Test Run to make sure I knew what I was doing…..and mission accomplished!! Now to dig out the DX in future recordings!! 73…ROB _______________________________________________ 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]
