[soft_radio] Radio Gear Yahoo Group

2007-01-17 Thread Dave
Check out the new Radio Gear Yahoo Group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/radiogear/ A place to discuss radio communications gear, accessories, and other radio communications equipment. Everyone here at soft_radio Group is invited. From the moderators of the PCR2500 Yahoo Group and the PCR1500

[soft_radio] Oscillator, why divide/4

2008-02-09 Thread Dave Wade
been a better choice, and as an amateur I can get samples of those free of charge? Dave G4UGM Illegitimi Non Carborundum - Original Message - From: Adnan Yusuf To: soft_radio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2008 6:26 AM Subject: [soft_radio] Oscillator, what

Analog Device Samples (was RE: [soft_radio] Oscillator, why divide/4)

2008-02-09 Thread Dave Wade
or the Netherlands. The only person I know of who had problems used a disposable e-mail address, (I think Yahoo and Hotmail are excluded, I would hope that QSL.NET would work OK.) Dave -Original Message- From: soft_radio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alan Sent

Re: [soft_radio] How useful is the Elektor may 2007 SDR

2008-02-27 Thread Dave Wade
lead as the antenna. Main issue with portable use is many laptops cards don't have good stero line in. My IBM T41 is very poor even on the mini dock. Probably need something like a USB soundblaster, which was recomended by G8JCF for his software. Dave G4UGM Illegitimi Non Carborundum

RE: [soft_radio] Elector Boards

2008-03-22 Thread Dave Wade
A friend tried to etch his own from the layouts and gave up. It wasn't the registration as he is OK on double layer boards, and has done lots before, you can centre drill the mounting holes and use those. What he had trouble with was the very fine artwork, and either etched away the tracks or

RE: [soft_radio] Re: Elector Boards

2008-03-31 Thread Dave Wade
Dave G4UGM -Original Message- From: soft_radio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of artus1947 Sent: 31 March 2008 01:26 To: soft_radio@yahoogroups.com Subject: [soft_radio] Re: Elector Boards David, Thanks for the information. The Elector seems like a poor path

RE: [soft_radio] Re: Elector Boards

2008-04-01 Thread Dave Wade
1) Whats the phase jitter on a typical PC sound card? 2) Doesn't the divide by 4 reduce jitter. The chip is not used to generate the IQ directly . 3) The ready built price to the UK is only marginally more than I can buy the bits for. I can't find a ready built general coverage

RE: [soft_radio] Re: Elector Boards

2008-04-03 Thread Dave Wade
David, If you are a real purist why not sample at RF? I know the cost is about 4x the cost of the Elektor kit but the result must be worth it. When I looked at recent reviews in RadCom the direct sampling boards came out realy well. Dave -Original Message- From: soft_radio

Re: [soft_radio] Re: [soft_rad] DSP - SDR now sample point

2008-05-15 Thread Dave Wade
to appeal. YUK. On the other hand I have had lots of stuff delivered from the US and Canada without issue including the US QRP club DDR board, and the SoftRock are probably still cheaper than WS with the duty. (Mind you they will have to pay it..) Dave G4UGM Illegitimi Non Carborundum (p.s. I know

RE: [soft_radio] Winrad Question

2008-10-19 Thread Dave Wade
I think I would be inclined to upgrade the RAM if possible.. Dave Wade G4UGM Illegitimi Non Carborundum -Original Message- From: soft_radio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of jr_dakota Sent: 19 October 2008 01:15 To: soft_radio@yahoogroups.com Subject

Re: [soft_radio] Stay away from Grouply

2008-12-15 Thread Dave Ackrill
i2phd wrote: This appeared on another discussion group, and I feel quite appropriate to repost it here. I've also had direct 'invitations' to join Grouply, which I don't think the other person knew were being sent, and which I have avoided. In the future of the internet, we all will have

RE: [soft_radio] Winrad screen size?

2009-02-13 Thread Dave Wade
Many cards come with utilities that will force an application to a particular screen. Which card are you using? Dave Wade G4UGM Illegitimi Non Carborundum -Original Message- From: soft_radio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:soft_ra...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of k8crm2 Sent: 13 February

Re: [soft_radio] Re: Winrad screen size?

2009-02-17 Thread Dave Wade
Why not swap monitors. Right click on empty desktop, choose properties, click settings tap, click on monitor 2 image and then check use this as the primary monitor. k8crm2 wrote: I would like to thank those who responded to my question. My laptop is an IBM T40. I went to their web site and

Re: [soft_radio] pll chips

2009-03-30 Thread Dave - WB6DHW
...@philpem.me.uk http://www.philpem.me.uk/ The 4046 series also is a lot lower frequency than much of the MC1451XX series. There are a lot of PLL's designed for cell phones and such available for low prices. The problem is they are all ssop(.025 lead pitch) or smaller. Dave - WB6DHW http

[soft_radio] Winrad and SDR-IQ

2009-06-14 Thread Dave Ackrill
in the list of available options, but when I try to start Winrad I get a load of Access violation error messages and the program wont start. I have to close the SDR-IQ/14 option and Winrad from task manager. Thanks for any help. Dave (G0DJA)

Re: [soft_radio] Winrad and SDR-IQ

2009-06-14 Thread Dave Ackrill
at removing that and see if it will run correctly. Cheers - Dave (G0DJA)

Re: [soft_radio] Winrad and SDR-IQ

2009-06-14 Thread Dave Ackrill
. The local beacon is nice and strong, and on the expected frequency, so it must be doing something right now. :-) Cheers - Dave (G0DJA)

Re: [soft_radio] Winrad and SDR-IQ

2009-06-14 Thread Dave Ackrill
narrowband FM anyway. I'm sure it's something I've not set up properly yet, but I don't think I'll be using Winrad to decode many NBFM signals anyway. HI. Dave (G0DJA)

Re: [soft_radio] Winrad and SDR-IQ

2009-06-15 Thread Dave Ackrill
Alberto I2PHD wrote: Hi Dave, the FM demodulator is Winrad was an afterthought added upon request from an user. I didn't spend much time on it, especially because I didn't have signals to test it with... Don't worry too much on my account Alberto, I doubt that I will need FM

Re: [soft_radio] Winrad and SDR-IQ

2009-06-15 Thread Dave Ackrill
, put it through a DEMI 432/28MHz transverter, that I've just obtained, and feed that to the SDR-IQ. It may not be pretty, but I guess that it should work. Dave (G0DJA)

Re: [soft_radio] Winrad and SDR-IQ

2009-06-15 Thread Dave Ackrill
a range of 'wideband' and NBFM, at a variety of signal strengths. Dave (G0DJA) Dave (G0DJA) Dave (G0DJA)

Re: [soft_radio] Re: winrad i will be happy to pay for it

2009-06-22 Thread Dave Ackrill
see he has, since then, produced programs for SDR though. Dave (G0DJA)

Re: [soft_radio] Re: Winrad

2009-07-29 Thread Dave Ackrill
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Re: [soft_radio] SRv9 with Si570 used as a signal source - looking for AVR programming service for the bcd thumbwheel decoding

2009-08-30 Thread Dave - WB6DHW
Using a BCD to binary routine would be more efficient than a big loop-up table. Any of the AVR or PIC chips can easily handle that. Dave - WB6DHW http://wb6dhw.com Jeff Blaine AC0C wrote: I have configured my SR v9 to serve dual duty. With the BPF, it provides 160-10m RX service

Re: [soft_radio] Re: Fun with WinRad. (of topic?)

2009-09-25 Thread Dave Ackrill
it to the photos area and we could all go and look at it there. You could then post the URL in a message to the group. Alternatively, upload it to somewhere like Flickr and post the URL to take people to the picture. Dave (G0DJA)

Re: [soft_radio] Re: Winrad Yahoo Group gone ?

2009-12-10 Thread Dave Ackrill
! 73, Bob G8VOI I think I made the mistake of joining once as well. Either that, or it's similar to a few other groups I've joined and regretted doing so in the past. Dave (G0DJA)

Re: AW: AW: AW: AW: [soft_radio] Re: LD-1 Discussion on Garage-shoppe.com Blog

2010-01-24 Thread Dave - WB6DHW
per second. This satisfies the Nyquest \. Dave - WB6DHW http://wb6dhw.com

Re: [soft_radio] Re: LD-1 Discussion on Garage-shoppe.com Blog

2010-01-27 Thread Dave - WB6DHW
to cover below 2.1 MHz. The frequency control is an AD9834, which should go down to audio without problem. Dave - WB6DHW http://wb6dhw.com hank smith wrote: Hello I ordered mine all ready built he is not answering my questions either I don't think this can even go below 2.1 mhz either is your

RE: [soft_radio] Re: LD-1 Discussion on Garage-shoppe.com Blog

2010-01-28 Thread Dave Wade
... Dave G4UGM -Original Message- From: soft_radio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:soft_ra...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Dave - WB6DHW Sent: 28 January 2010 22:19 To: soft_radio@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [soft_radio] Re: LD-1 Discussion on Garage-shoppe.com Blog Peter

RE: [soft_radio] Re: LD-1A updates: a testimonial, transmitter module, and more

2010-03-14 Thread Dave Wade
Dave G4UGM

RE: [soft_radio] Re: LD-1A updates: a testimonial, transmitter module, and more

2010-03-14 Thread Dave Wade
-Original Message- From: soft_radio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:soft_ra...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Peter Sent: 14 March 2010 12:37 To: soft_radio@yahoogroups.com Subject: [soft_radio] Re: LD-1A updates: a testimonial, transmitter module, and more Hi, Dave. I think you

RE: [soft_radio] new

2010-04-27 Thread Dave Wade
to sample at RF then simple does not equal cheap.. Dave G4UGM Illegitimi Non Carborundum -Original Message- From: soft_radio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:soft_ra...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of BBS Sent: 27 April 2010 16:24 To: soft_radio@yahoogroups.com Subject: [soft_radio] new Hi I am

Re: [soft_radio] new

2010-04-30 Thread Dave - WB6DHW
Hank: The kit is not pre-build. However, I do know someone(Chris Waldrup) that will build it for a reasonable price. It will not tune below 1750 KHz unless you use an external oscillator. Dave - WB6DHW http://wb6dhw.com hank smith wrote: will you also be allowing this kit pre built? also

Re: [soft_radio] new

2010-04-30 Thread Dave - WB6DHW
? if not what second sdr do you suggest I purchase fore frequencies below 1750 khz? thanks fore the help smiles Hank - Original Message - From: Dave - WB6DHW brain...@wildblue.net To: soft_radio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, April 30, 2010 12:03 AM Subject: Re: [soft_radio] new Hank

Re: [soft_radio] Repairman Needed

2010-05-15 Thread Dave Matthews
Did you try increasing the output level of your sound card? Dave KB2YWT On Sat, May 15, 2010 at 6:28 PM, nels_58701 anel...@min.midco.net wrote: I have a 6.3RXTX with only 50 milliwatts output. Receive works great. Have tried different PA modules one for 80/40 other 30/20 and both act

Re: [soft_radio] Re: experimental winradF build

2010-06-30 Thread Dave Ackrill
in WinradF but I can't see anything in the top window as I can with WinradHD. Anyone any suggestions as to what I need to alter in WinradF please? Thanks - Dave (G0DJA)

Re: [soft_radio] Re: experimental winradF build

2010-06-30 Thread Dave Ackrill
Andrea_Vi swl wrote: For Dave GoDJA there are two sliders right of the spectrum window, try lowering/highering them to raise spectrum contrast/sensitivity. I've tried that idea and the signal is still visible in the small window, but either very, very faint in the upper one or even non