Adnan Yusuf wrote:

> The sdr for the masses circuit shows that the antenna input is 0 - 54 
> mhz and the oscillator is 0 - 120 mhz, why is the local oscillators 
> frequency more than double of the antenna receiving frequency.

The digital phase shifters require twice, or four times, the desired 
working frequency as phase shifters drive. Basically, those are digital 
ring counters with phase shifted outputs at a fraction (1/2, 1/4, ...) 
of the input frequency.

> my other question is that what kind of local oscillator will give me 
> that kind of range. 

A Digital Direct Synthesizer chip does...

73,

Jose, CO2JA


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