the v9.0 Lite+USB Xtall receiver kit and one watt RXTXv6.3 SDR
transceiver kit. Band coverage from each center frequency depends on the
sampling rate of the soundcard. With 48 kHz sampling the band coverage
is slightly over +/- 21 kHz each side of each center frequency. If the
soundcard can sample at 96 kHz the band coverage is about twice as great
each side of each center frequency.
center frequencies are set via a USB connection to the v9.0 circuit board.
The v9.0 receiver has MDS of at least -118 dBm on each of the amateur
bands and covers the range from 1.8 MHz to 30 MHz with four plug in
BPF moducles supplied in the kit. The v9.0 Lite+USB Xtall kit is priced
at $44 for US/Canada and $45 for DX where each kit price includes
postage cost.
with the RXTX transmit function. A four-position DIP switch at the
edge of the circuit board provides for setting sixteen possible
center frequencies for receive and transmit functions. The
Lite+Xtall BPFs are used with the receiver function for band changing
and a PA/Filter module plugs on top of the RXTX board for changing
the transmit band. As with receive, four PA/Filter modules will be
required to cover all HF ham bands. Also included on the RXTX board
is the Rocky 3.x serial interface function for control of the PTT
input to the board and to provide paddles input to the Rocky SDR
program.
board kit along with the receiver BPF kits for all HF ham bands. The
$50 price would include the CMOS Si670 device used on the board.
(Without the Si570 included in the kit, the kit price would be $35.
The RXTXv6.3 board also provides for use of the LVDS Si570 part.)
Each PA/Filter kit would be an additional $15 per kit. Thus for two
or three band coverage the RXTX+Xtall v6.3 kit group would cost
$65. Additional PA/Filter modules would expand the band coverage
such that all HF bands could be covered at a total kit price of $110
The DX price for the RXTX+Xtall v6.3 kit is $52 and each PA/Filter
kit pirce is $16. In each case the kit price includes mailing cost.
PA/Filter kits are for band groups: 160m, 80m/40m, 30m/20m/17m,
and 15m/12m/10m.
DX. The USB I2C interface kit provides a means of setting the Si570 device
on a v6.3 RXTX+Xtall transceiver desired frequency from a USB port.
The v6 SoftRock Lite is a single-board receiver kit that provides
single-band coverage with each kit. The board size is 1.5 inches square
and a height of about 0.6 inches. Connections on the board provide for
QSD mute so the SoftRock can be used with a separate transmitter.
except the Lite is a square board.
that will play the SoftRock receiver. Please see:
< http://www.flex-radio.com/ >
< http://www.dxatlas.com/rocky/ >
< http://www.m0kgk.co.uk/sdr/index.php >
< http://digilander.libero.it/i2phd/winrad/index.html >
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/softrock40/ You will have to register at
the website to download the documents for the kit.
Here are the SoftRock Lite kit options that are being offered at this time.
40m kit at $10 US/Canada and $11 for DX will tune the following ranges:
80m kit option
80m kit at $10 US/Canada and $11 for DX will tune the following range:
160m kit option
160m kit at $10 US/Canada and $11 for DX will tune the following range:
Upgraded 30m kit option
30m kit at $12 US/Canada and $13 for DX will tune the following range:
MHz
Upgraded 20m kit option
20m kit at $12 US/Canada and $13 for DX will tune the following range:
14.00 to 14.094 MHz
Upgraded 15m kit option
15m kit at $12 US/Canada and $13 for DX will tune the following range:
21.00 to 21.092 MHz
1344 E 750 N
Springport, IN 47386
Tony KB9YIG
----- Original Message -----From: oe3zkSent: Saturday, October 25, 2008 11:18 AMSubject: [softrock40] Re: RXTX+Xtall v6.3 transceiverHi Tony!
I pulled out my old Softrock RX V 6.0 for a demo in a school and
noted that there a new developments in hard- and software.
Is currently a TRX kit available? What are the costs?
73
Gert, OE3ZK
--- In softrock40@yahoogroups.com , "kb9yig" <raparks@...> wrote:
>
> Good Afternoon All,
>
> I have completed the board layout for a version of the RXTX where
the
> Xtall function is combined on the same board with a SoftRock Lite
> receiver, (like the Lite+Xtall v8.3), as well as the one-watt RXTX
> transmitter function. Plug-in RX and TX modules provide for band
> changing with the target to be the four band groups: 160m, 80m/40m,
> 30m/20m/17m, and 15m/12m/10m.
>
> The board size is slightly smaller than the RXTXv6.2 board at 2.5
> inches by 3.25 inches. The TX module plugs on top of the upper
right
> quadrant of the RXTX board carries the TX band specific components
as
> well as the driver and PA circuits. The receiver band specific
> module is the same as used with the v8.3 Lite+Xtall kit.
>
> One additional feature of the RXTX+Xtall v6.3 board is the
inclusion
> of the Rocky 3.x interface on the board so that the transceiver is
> Rocky ready, just wire a D-9 connector to the board for serial port
> control of the RXTX board.
>
> Final board checking should be completed by Monday and prototype
> boards will be orders for four examples of the transceiver kit. I
am
> needing two additional testers who have the interest and test
> equipment to evaluate the performance of the transceiver on various
> bands. The kit will be provide at no charge to two testers who are
> interested in providing feedback later in May.
>
> Thanks and 73,
> Tony KB9YIG
>
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