On 14 Jun 2008 at 16:56, dalepavlicek wrote: > I would like to use a softrock ,basically as a band scope/panadapter > with my current rig Icom Ic-775dsp.The IF on the icom is 69.015 mhz. I > have looked at other units..space rf, the Iq, but the costs to do what > I want are out of site 500.00+. All I want to do is set up a simple > bandscope that will follow the vfo of the 775 with a center tune point. > There does not need to be interaction between the radio and scope to > make it useful..Ie click and tune etc like the flex does. > Iam new to the SDR system and there is lots I do not understand. Iam > looking at this point for guideance as where to look for info on what I > want to do and if the soft rock is capable of doing it,with or without > mod or add on. > would be greatful for any guideance on this. > thanks > dale wt4t > 69MHz is too high a frequency for a softrock. You would need a mixer and osc to convert the 69MHz down to something below 30MHz. You could use my 995x board(it goes to 80+ MHz), but it is more complicated and much harder to solder due to finer pitched IC's.
Dave - WB6DHW <http://wb6dhw.com>
