I just received my kit yesterday. I found that the L1 lead, not the body which goes to gnd, was shorted to the gnd plane on the bottom side of the board. I...
Is anyone using a Sound Blaster Live SB0570 sound card for the Ensemble II RX? If you are, tell me how well it works and does it have any quirks (features?) I...
QTRadio is being developed on the Linux platform but it's also being compiled for people to try on Windows- a bit less function though. I'd heard that the...
All, I have been trying out a new software package for my Softrock. I is called MRP40-SDR. It does a very good job of decode of CW plus it will also send CW....
Little did I know that i would need two soundcards to use my RXTX Ensemble with HDSDR or Rocky......I wish I was aware of this beforehand. So will a cheap USB...
First let me thank those who have put up with my questions, problems and occasional whining! I'm actually getting somewhere. I spent today getting software...
Good Morning All, I am thinking about offering the SoftRock_40_R kit for mostly IF signal processing applications. To do that I want to go for a group of...
I just want to start by saying that I'm not an electrical designer or an engineer. If I have specific instructions on how to put circuits or kits together,...
Hi: I'm interesting in SDR radio for use with gnuradio project. There are some modification for use in fm commercial band 88-108Mhz? Is for a community radio...
Hi, I read a post in another group that listed the Peaberry and the ensemble RXTX as godd SDR kits. After spending some time looking at both I have a question...
I was wondering if anyone has the drivers for this card they could upload to the files. I cant find them anywhere on the web. Just updates that need the...
What software should a NEWBIE use to test a softrock receiver? I am a highly skilled retired EE and a skilled ham. I Just have never tried one of these simple...
...... and why should I bother? Answer: for the most part you need not bother. The software that I use; HDSDR, Rocky, WSPR are all very tolerant of input...
I've finally reached the stage of testing the rcvr! Never thought I'd get there. I have both HDSDR installed and PowerSDR v 1.9.....Both have issues I can't...
Folks here must be using the RXII or an SDR as a second receiver while operating, since it is great for monitoring band activity. Cutting the 12v power to the...
Has anyone had any luck using the SB live soundboard with Rocky? Without any hardware attached the sound quality is crackly and ratty sounding and not clear at...
One last time and I give up.... my 40/30/20.. is running into line in of computer being sent to digital master by virtual cable.. RX is great......... TX...
I have had CFGSR running flawlessly for about 3 weeks suddenly I have an issue with it. I am running a windows 7 machine and when I plug in the usb cable I...
I finished the build and things seem to check out. I have a Voltage of 41mVdc across R48 and 40.2mVdc across R49, it's just a bit below the +/- 10mVdc spec and...
I finally finished stage 6 of the build. I completed the tests indicated at the end of this stage and discovered 5v on pins 2 and 14 from the divider. All...
I may be ready to cry uncle on this Ensemble RXTX build. I just don't have the patience and expertise to trouble shoot the problems I encounter. I think I'm...
Hi, For sale: Softrock Ensemble RX II inside the KM5H enclosure, Softrock_40_r (built for 40m), Softrock Ensemble 2m I had this kit built & tested by myself,...
does anyone know if there is a webpage out there that shows specifically how to add a panadapter using the softrock series to the IC-718? i searched around on...
I have my RXTX Ensemble up and running, but I notice that I can clearly see the image and the image signals. This is both in HDSDR and SDR-Radio 1.5. Swapping...
I am running two copies of HDSDR on one computer. Every time I reboot I must reconfigure them as it appears only one configuration is saved. Is there a way to...
0.69uH: 16T/2x8T bifilar #30 on T25-6 (yellow) 9" (top) Is that a 16 Turn primary of #30 9"long with a 8 Turn bifiler #30 that will also be 8" On a Yellow...
I searched archives unsuccessfully, but guess I guess I am not using the correct search terms. I am looking for a list, that I have seen posted periodically on...
Wise Hams... I just finished my Softrock TXRX, the rx works like a champ on both my HP and Intel computers. However I have 2 PCs with on board audio on both...
