Despite advances in SDR technology, the Perseus continues to maintain a reputation for excellence yet to be reached by more recent models. My questions are:
1.) Is this real or just the basis of early adopters who don’t like the idea of lower priced competitors? For example, I own the Elad FDM-S2 and the Airspy HF+—how do these compare to the Perseus on both MW and FM (with adapter for Perseus)? 2.) Any links to head-to-head comparisons that are worth viewing? 3.) Why was the Perseus model discontinued? Any chance of a revival? I really wish I’d bought one when they were easily available. I’m tired of trolling ebay looking for one! :-) 73, Les Rayburn, N1LF 121 Mayfair Park Maylene, AL 35114 EM63nf Member WTFDA, IRCA, NRC. Former CPC Chairman for NRC & IRCA. Elad FDM-S2 SDR, AirSpy SDR2, SDRPlay RSP-2 Pro, Sony XDR-F1HD [XDR Guy Modified], Dennon TU-1500RD, Sangean HDT-1X, Ray Dees RDS Decoders, Korner 9.2 Antenna, FM-6 Antenna, Kitz Technologies KT-501 Pre-amps, Quantum Phaser, Wellbrook ALA1530 Loop, Wellbrook Flag, Clifton Labs Active Whip. “Nothing but blues and Elvis, and somebody else’s favorite song…” > On Aug 14, 2018, at 2:42 AM, Chuck Hutton <[email protected]> wrote: > > I've successfully run the Perseus software on a $58 Atom Z3735 based tablet.. > > That has to be the lowest horsepower system for sale these days. > > Best to step up a level so you can run a browser, Actobat Reader, etc. > > No need for a gaming laptop with today's chipsets and CPUs. > > Chuck > > ________________________________ > From: IRCA <[email protected]> on behalf of Guy Atkins > <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, August 13, 2018 10:51 PM > To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America > Subject: Re: [IRCA] drake r8a for sale > > You can actually run most SDRs on much lower priced computer hardware than > you might imagine. The main (free) SDR software packages have progressed in > processing efficiency the last few years; I'm specifically thinking of > lower CPU requirements for SDR-Console and SDRuno. IMHO the HDSDR software > has been CPU-thrifty from the start. > > If all you're doing is DXing the MW band, an older Intel Core i3 laptop > will handle the Mbps sampling rate needed, and even many of the newer > netbooks of yore. I remember at the dawn of Perseus, Bjarne Mjelde and I > used low-end MSI Wind netbooks just fine with Perseus. That said, an i3 or > i5 computer would give more "headroom" for the first time SDR user. > > Alternatively on the low end of PCs, the newer Atom processors can handle > SDRs just fine. Three years ago I ran an Elad FDM-S2 successfully on an HP > Stream 7 tablet with CPU usage of just 11 to 13 percent: > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FAwxwI95Zg > [https://www.bing.com/th?id=OVP.M_Ixgq0a_zWz0ZGhfQNmRQEsCo&pid=Api]<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FAwxwI95Zg> > > HP Stream 7 - Elad FDM-S2 SDR > Demo<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FAwxwI95Zg> > www.youtube.com > This short video demonstrates that the Elad FDM-S2 software defined radio > runs well on the $99 HP Stream 7 Windows 8.1 tablet. In the demo the entire > medium wave band ... > > > > > > That Stream 7 tablet was only $99 new three years ago, so price really > isn't a barrier as much as some people claim for computers for SDRs. > > Don't like Windows for SDRs? There are some Mac SDR programs out there now. > I can't name them as I don't follow the Apple computer world closely, but > the software exists. I also know of some DXers who use Boot Camp on their > MacBooks for running SDRs with their chosen flavor of Windows. > > 73, > > Guy Atkins > Puyallup, WA > _______________________________________________ > 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] > > _______________________________________________ > 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] > _______________________________________________ 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]
