Hello all. i have downloaded this version of rocky.after installing i find when selecting cw that the keyer is sending dashes all the time although not keying...
I have all 5 RXTX v6.2 and a single Xtall kit. With the USB I2C kit, it now becomes interesting to use the Xtall on all of them. I got a quote from Tony for...
Could anyone point me in the right direction for the construction of the transformers on the main board of the ver6.2 30/20 kit. After oct 2007 , i have come...
Hello, I'm now trying to get the Pa operating with no success. I've been following Robby's excellent Build and test notes. PTT is ok I read 12 volts on both...
Folks FYI I have been sent many warnings about Grouply. See below the latest warning from another list that I belong: "There has been a rash of messages back...
Good Morning All, I have another 50 USB I2C kits ready to mail on September 2 when the USPS is open for business after the holiday weekend. The ATTiny45...
I built the USB si570 synthesizer from SDR-kits. I've interfaced it to a softrock V8.3 It works fine with the DG8SAQ test program. However, it won't work with ...
I previously tested a Si570 LVDS part which is a "BBC000141G" which means 3.3V LVDS, 10-280Mhz supported (correction from before), 90ppm/V tuning slope. I see...
I am running XP home edition and SP3. I couldn't get any version later than 5.10.00.0051 to run with Rocky here and I still get a driver related "blue screen"...
Hello everyone, I have run into a snag in the TX OpAmps section that doesn't seem right to me. I've completed the TX OpAmps section and I'm seeing a higher...
Using the PIC/570 combo with 4x freq LO at 15.384 I have a foreign broadcast station at 11.551MHz (15.384-3.833Softrock freq)) "bombing" in S-9 on Rocky at...
Good Afternoon All, This afternoon it was determined that I failed to print out a kit order placed on July 19. I am not sure at this time if I missed one than...
I've always felt there was only one Si570, and there was a speed sort. It's just too hard to make variations of such a complex chip :-) Thanks for confirming...
Good Evening All, The updated files for the USB I2C Interface board are now in the USB I2C Interface board folder in the files area. Files > USB I2C Interface...
Kees, I finished building my kit. I plan on controllling an external Si570 board. The display was blank when I first powered it up. I installed the jumper...
I recived my rxtx+xtall kit today. I also have both the cmos and the lvds device. my question is which one would give the better performance. I read that the...
Tony kudos AGAIN!! Power applied and first signals heard last night. Kit of parts was complete again ... amazing. No TX PA/filter yet, so receive only. Played...
hello all, I have found Robby's WB5RVZ build notes very helpful but now I'm stuck In testing out PTT I run a jumper from r33 to r 35 then measure the voltage...
Hi all, I received a rather odd personal email today from a person named Sergey Kuzmin. He States that we share the Softrock group and he would like to add me...
I am so stupid , you are not going to believe what i just did . I got a nice built RXTX 6.3 with 40/80 PA from Robbie throught the post today.Wired some nice...
The 50C and 60C thermistors are in and listed at; < http://www.softrockradio.org/catalog/35/resistors > The shipping was pretty high; they shipped them in a...
I do have a question. My Tektronix 7L13 has a so calles video output. I would like to decode those signals via a SDR. what frequency i have to use? a vlf...
So I assume the best place to get the LVDS chip is Tom's group buy? What's the status? Is there an August group buy I can still get in on? Thanks, Bryan, AC0MB...
Good Afternoon All, The first forty production USB I2C kits were mailed today. I will get the documentation updated this weekend and include suggestions on ...
Many of you may have been following the Scotty's Spectrum Analyzer. The SSA has had major face lift and the verification effort is complete. I'm glad to offer...