Yes, but the TV tuners do all the "hard part" that is getting a big chunk of bandwidth into your computer. You have to build a mixer and a LO to down or up convert the RF to what the tuner can handle but LOs and mixers and filters are the easy part
On Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 2:25 PM, Lizeth Norman <[email protected]>wrote: > Gents, > These things are limited in usefulness by themselves. They need decent > filtering and preamps for any weak signal stuff. > If all you want to do receive the local channels, then these are for you! > Norm n3ykf > > On Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 5:21 PM, Don Latham <[email protected]> wrote: > > > About $85 US. But a TV tuner type is about $24. > > > > J. Forster > > > Has anyone played with this thing? > > > > > > http://microsat.com.pl/product_info.php?products_id=35 > > > > > > If you add a laptop, is the thing a complete radio? It seems to be far > > > too > > > cheap to believe. > > > > > > -John > > > > > > =================== > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > > > To unsubscribe, go to > > > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > > > and follow the instructions there. > > > > > > > > > -- > > “The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those > > who have not got it.” > > -George Bernard Shaw > > > > > > > > Dr. Don Latham AJ7LL > > Six Mile Systems LLC > > 17850 Six Mile Road > > POB 134 > > Huson, MT, 59846 > > VOX 406-626-4304 > > Skype: buffler2 > > www.lightningforensics.com > > www.sixmilesystems.com > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > > To unsubscribe, go to > > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > > and follow the instructions there. > > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > -- Chris Albertson Redondo Beach, California _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
