The SoftRock-40 is a small, low-cost, good performing 40-meter "software defined radio" receiver that plugs into a computer USB port and delivers I-Q audio signals to the computer's sound card. It was designed by Tony Parks, KB9YIG and Bill Tracey, KD5TFD as an "SDR sampler project" for hams everywhere to easily try out software defined radio.
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... Chief suspect would be a dodgy mains connection, a job for a scope if you can get hold of one. The only experience any way near was my PC powering off when
Hi John, The ground connections from the USB cable and the soundcard to v9.0 board form a ground loop. You might try opening the ground connection on the USB
... I use the E-MU 0404 PCI card which is supported by the kernel emu10k1 driver module. The E-MU 0404 USB which I also have does not work with SDR, the input
I have a similar effect when I turn the lights on and off in the shack. 1) Computer beeps as though USB manually disconnected 2) Si570 defaults to start-up
I vote we port all softrock40 group traffic to the megafreebies google group..... Cecil... K5DL "The beatings will continue until moral improves" ... From: