Good Morning All,

Additional Si570 devices shipped this morning to be followed later next week
with another shipment of Si570 devices. A good supply of circuit boards for the
RXTX Ensemble kit and the RX Ensemble II kit are presently in stock.

This evening additional RXTX Ensemble transceiver kits and RX Ensemble II
receiver kits will be offered on my website.  Kits available on my website this
evening will start shipping early this coming week after pre-orders for these
two kits are filled.

Thanks for your interest in the kits.

73,
Tony KB9YIG

Tony, is it possible to buy crystals from you to use
   for IF Softrocks? I need one for the K2 IF


                                  Thanks, Leroy

Quoting Tony Parks <kb9yig@...>:

> Good Morning All,
>
> Additional Si570 devices shipped this morning to be followed later
> next week with another shipment of Si570 devices. A good supply of
> circuit boards for the RXTX Ensemble kit and the RX Ensemble II kit
> are presently in stock.
>
> This evening additional RXTX Ensemble transceiver kits and RX
> Ensemble II receiver kits will be offered on my website.  Kits
> available on my website this evening will start shipping early this
> coming week after pre-orders for these two kits are filled.
>
> Thanks for your interest in the kits.
>
> 73,
> Tony KB9YIG
>
>



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I'm sure I would want a few at least.........
                                                     Leroy

Quoting Tony Parks <kb9yig@...>:

> Good Morning All,
>
> Several have recently expressed an interest in the original
> SoftRock-40 design that plugged into a PC USB socket to take DC
> power form the USB port.
>
> Basically it would be the Lite II circuit, less the 5 volt regulator
>  circuit.  A USB-A plug would be on one end of the narrow board and
> the antenna and stereo audio connections would be on the other end
> of the board.
>
> Would there be an interest in an updated version of that kit?  If
> there is enough interest, I will give it a try.
>
> Thanks and 73,
> Tony KB9YIG
>
>
>
>



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----- Original Message -----

Subject: [softrock40] Ensemble TXRX with Vista 64





>I have completed building an Ensemble TXRX, and I am having trouble with
>software. I can use the CFGSR to communicate with it, and change the
>frequency of the oscillator, but HDSDR doesn't seem to be communicating
>with the Ensemble. When I launch HDSDR, I get an error message "Unable to
>locate component" "This application has failed to start because
>MSVCR71D.dll was not found". I did a search on my pc and found the
>mentioned dll, but I don't know why the application can't find it. Can
>someone point me in the right direction?


Tom,

This page has information regarding HDSDR.
<http://sites.google.com/site/g4zfqradio/calibrating-the-softrock-si570-usb-cont\
roller>
That DLL is not needed for USB control.

73 Alan G4ZFQ

Tony Parks
kb9yig@...
http://www.kb9yig.com

May I have one please Tony

Don leitch

Zl1atb

51 garton dr

Massey west

Auckland

New zealand

 

From: softrock40@yahoogroups.com [mailto:softrock40@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Tony Parks
Sent: Friday, 2 December 2011 11:26 p.m.
To: softrock40@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [softrock40] Delta 66

Still have a few of the Delta 44 Interface Module kits in stock.  Please contact me directly if you would like one.

73,

--   Tony Parks kb9yig@... http://www.kb9yig.com

On Fri, 2011-12-02 at 07:01 +0000, Alan wrote:

 


----- Original Message -----
Subject: [softrock40] Delta 66

>I got my hands on a m-audio delta 66. Does it use same settings in sdr
>software as the delta 44.

Yes, it is the same.

> It seems to work ok, is there a test I can do on all the channels? It
> has1/4 inch plug, should I just get reduced stereo plugs from radio shack
> to make them go to smaller plug?

Test it by using it.
The 1/4" plugs are mono. You will probably need to make up cables. Tony did
offer a replacement for the breakout box but I think they are exhausted.

73 Alan G4ZFQ

Tony Parks
kb9yig@...
http://www.kb9yig.com

Done Tony tnx

Don zl1atb

 

From: softrock40@yahoogroups.com [mailto:softrock40@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Tony Parks
Sent: Saturday, 3 December 2011 7:46 a.m.
To: softrock40@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [softrock40] Delta 66

Hi Don,

PayPal $17 to kb9yig@... to have a Delta 44 Interface Module kit mailed on Saturday.  The $17 includes DX postage.

Thanks and 73,

--   Tony Parks kb9yig@... http://www.kb9yig.com

On Sat, 2011-12-03 at 07:40 +1300, Don Leitch wrote:

 

May I have one please Tony

Don leitch

Zl1atb

51 garton dr

Massey west

Auckland

New zealand

 

From: softrock40@yahoogroups.com [mailto:softrock40@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Tony Parks
Sent: Friday, 2 December 2011 11:26 p.m.
To: softrock40@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [softrock40] Delta 66



 

 

Still have a few of the Delta 44 Interface Module kits in stock.  Please contact me directly if you would like one.

73,

--     Tony Parks kb9yig@... http://www.kb9yig.com

On Fri, 2011-12-02 at 07:01 +0000, Alan wrote:

 


----- Original Message -----
Subject: [softrock40] Delta 66

>I got my hands on a m-audio delta 66. Does it use same settings in sdr
>software as the delta 44.

Yes, it is the same.

> It seems to work ok, is there a test I can do on all the channels? It
> has1/4 inch plug, should I just get reduced stereo plugs from radio shack
> to make them go to smaller plug?

Test it by using it.
The 1/4" plugs are mono. You will probably need to make up cables. Tony did
offer a replacement for the breakout box but I think they are exhausted.

73 Alan G4ZFQ






 

Have an up and working receiver wired for hf bands along with KM5H KASE that
could use a new home, as I'm about to build the RXTX package. As far as I know
it works as it should, have been using it on hf bands for sometime.

$60.00 shipped via US PRIORITY MAIL.

Contact via email please.

73's
Lew

Good Evening All,

Several have ask in the past two weeks if additional 6m/4m/2m RX Ensemble
receive kits are available.  My response has been that I will check when I have
caught up on open orders for this kit. If you are one of the people who recently
sent me an e-mail concerning the availability of this kit, please contact me
directly since I now can source a few more of the 6m/4m/2m RX Ensemble kits.

Thanks and 73,
Tony KB9YIG

On 12/2/2011 10:05 AM, Tony Parks wrote:
> Good Morning All,
>
> Additional Si570 devices shipped this morning to be followed later next week
with another shipment of Si570 devices. A good supply of circuit boards for the
RXTX Ensemble kit and the RX Ensemble II kit are presently in stock.
>
> This evening additional RXTX Ensemble transceiver kits and RX Ensemble II
receiver kits will be offered on my website.  Kits available on my website this
evening will start shipping early this coming week after pre-orders for these
two kits are filled.
>
> Thanks for your interest in the kits.
>
> 73,
> Tony KB9YIG
>
>
>
Hi All,

According to the website, kits are available now.

73, W8NUE

I have a Delta 44 PCI board, with cable and interface box, however I don't have
the control panel software. I downloaded from web site link provided in this
group. If I can locate the link I'll download and provide a copy on a cd, if not
you'll need to do so.

Works well, however I plan to use my iMac and need a usb sound card interface.

$75.00 shipped via U.S. Priority Mail lower 48 states.

73's
Lew

GONE, THAT WAS QUICK!!!



--- In softrock40@yahoogroups.com, "Lewis" <lewischeek@...> wrote:
>
> Have an up and working receiver wired for hf bands along with KM5H KASE that
could use a new home, as I'm about to build the RXTX package. As far as I know
it works as it should, have been using it on hf bands for sometime.
>
> $60.00 shipped via US PRIORITY MAIL.
>
> Contact via email please.
>
> 73's
> Lew
>

Tony I would like a tx/rx or rx kit let me know how much

Dave KL7qw

---

From: Tony Parks <kb9yig@...>
To: softrock40@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, December 2, 2011 10:05 AM
Subject: [softrock40] Next offering of Ensemble kits

 

Good Morning All,

Additional Si570 devices shipped this morning to be followed later next week with another shipment of Si570 devices. A good supply of circuit boards for the RXTX Ensemble kit and the RX Ensemble II kit are presently in stock.

This evening additional RXTX Ensemble transceiver kits and RX Ensemble II receiver kits will be offered on my website. Kits available on my website this evening will start shipping early this coming week after pre-orders for these two kits are filled.

Thanks for your interest in the kits.

73,
Tony KB9YIG

A couple additional thoughts...

If a new SoftRock-40 kit is done, the design would mostly be SMT for resistors, capacitors, transistors, etc.  Probably the only non-SMT components would be the crystal, inductor and transformer.   (Inductor and transformer would continue to be user wound on toroid cores.)

A two foot long stereo audio cable would be included in the kit where the cable would have a 3.5mm plug on one end.  A two foot long length of coax cable would also be included in the kit.

Kit price would depend  on the number of crystals to be included but probably would be around $23 with crystals for 160m through 20m.

73,

-- Tony Parks kb9yig@... http://www.kb9yig.com

On Fri, 2011-12-02 at 13:06 +0000, Tony Parks wrote:

 

Good Morning All,

Several have recently expressed an interest in the original SoftRock-40 design that plugged into a PC USB socket to take DC power form the USB port.

Basically it would be the Lite II circuit, less the 5 volt regulator circuit. A USB-A plug would be on one end of the narrow board and the antenna and stereo audio connections would be on the other end of the board.

Would there be an interest in an updated version of that kit? If there is enough interest, I will give it a try.

Thanks and 73,
Tony KB9YIG

I'm looking for software that not only shows the "waterfall" like we get
with our normal SDR programs, but I'm looking for a way to display the
waterfall as an image over a specified period of time.  In other words, I
could, at a glance in a waterfall chart form, see all signal activity
occurring at say 28.3 to 28.396 over the last 24 hours by looking at a
"cumulative waterfall".  Is there any software anyone is using that can do
this?

Thanks,
Eric

On Fri, 02 Dec 2011 18:48:20 -0500
"Eric Tv" <astro4565@...> wrote:

> I'm looking for software that not only shows the "waterfall" like we get
> with our normal SDR programs, but I'm looking for a way to display the
> waterfall as an image over a specified period of time.  In other words, I
> could, at a glance in a waterfall chart form, see all signal activity
> occurring at say 28.3 to 28.396 over the last 24 hours by looking at a
> "cumulative waterfall".  Is there any software anyone is using that can do
> this?
>
> Thanks,
> Eric
>

I could probably write something to do this ;-)

Do you mean you want it to just keep writing the image data out to an
ever-growing file?

--
Gordon JC Pearce MM0YEQ <gordonjcp@...>

On Fri, 02 Dec 2011 17:35:33 -0600
Joel Black <joel.b.black@...> wrote:

> I would rather have SMT.
>
> Joel - W4JBB

Seconded!  I don't have the patience or enthusiasm to work on complicated,
fiddly through-hole parts, and I no longer have a big enough welding torch to
deal with the massive leads.

--
Gordon JC Pearce MM0YEQ <gordonjcp@...>

 

I'm looking for software that not only shows the "waterfall" like we get
with our normal SDR programs, but I'm looking for a way to display the
waterfall as an image over a specified period of time. In other words, I
could, at a glance in a waterfall chart form, see all signal activity
occurring at say 28.3 to 28.396 over the last 24 hours by looking at a
"cumulative waterfall". Is there any software anyone is using that can do
this?

Thanks,
Eric

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----- Original Message -----

From: Bruce Tanner

To: softrock40@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Friday, December 02, 2011 7:05 PM

Subject: Re: [softrock40] any software do this?

I believe the 'analysis' feature in SDR Radio Console by Simon Brown works like this... you can do a 'time lapse' sort of file and determine the length of time for data collection.

bet


On 12/2/2011 6:48 PM, Eric Tv wrote:

 

I'm looking for software that not only shows the "waterfall" like we get
with our normal SDR programs, but I'm looking for a way to display the
waterfall as an image over a specified period of time. In other words, I
could, at a glance in a waterfall chart form, see all signal activity
occurring at say 28.3 to 28.396 over the last 24 hours by looking at a
"cumulative waterfall". Is there any software anyone is using that can do
this?

Thanks,
Eric

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Interesting, that's actually the program I'm using.  Without an official manual yet, it's been a lot of trial and error but it has potential.  I'll take a look.  Thanks.

 

Eric

 

----- Original Message -----

From: Bruce Tanner

To: softrock40@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Friday, December 02, 2011 7:05 PM

Subject: Re: [softrock40] any software do this?

I believe the 'analysis' feature in SDR Radio Console by Simon Brown works like this... you can do a 'time lapse' sort of file and determine the length of time for data collection.

bet


On 12/2/2011 6:48 PM, Eric Tv wrote:

 

I'm looking for software that not only shows the "waterfall" like we get
with our normal SDR programs, but I'm looking for a way to display the
waterfall as an image over a specified period of time. In other words, I
could, at a glance in a waterfall chart form, see all signal activity
occurring at say 28.3 to 28.396 over the last 24 hours by looking at a
"cumulative waterfall". Is there any software anyone is using that can do
this?

Thanks,
Eric

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Hello,

I have been building an Ensemble RX II.  I am up to the bandpass filter section.
I have an IFR-1200S with a tracking generator and as a fun experiment I decided
to look at the filter shapes as I build them.

I put together band 0 (160m) and the lower and upper cutoff frequencies look
good.  However, when I built band 1, I noticed it wasn't so hot.  The upper
frequency is right at about 7.5 MHz, but the lower frequency starts attenuating
around 4MHz.  By the time it gets to 3.5MHz, the loss is around 10dB.

I haven't actually tried finishing the receiver to see how this will affect the
performance, but have a feeling it wont be good.

One more thing I thought I would mention.  I have been using an inductance meter
to measure the inductors before mounting them on the board and they tend to read
a little high.  I have been removing one turn from almost all the inductors
before soldering them to the board.  And yes I did this with some or all of the
160m band inductors as well.

I believe my inductance meter to be properly calibrated, but I'm starting to
wonder.  What should the upper and lower 3dB points be for the band 1 bandpass
filter?  -thanks.

73 de W1IF

  -bob

SpectrumLab can periodically write the waterfall image to disk. I do this as
part of my meteor reflection monitoring setup.
It has many other neat features. For example, you can save images only if there
was activity (peak signal exceeded some threshold) and timestamp them.

73, Mike

--- In softrock40@yahoogroups.com, "Eric Tv" <astro4565@...> wrote:
>
> I'm looking for software that not only shows the "waterfall" like we get
> with our normal SDR programs, but I'm looking for a way to display the
> waterfall as an image over a specified period of time.  In other words, I
> could, at a glance in a waterfall chart form, see all signal activity
> occurring at say 28.3 to 28.396 over the last 24 hours by looking at a
> "cumulative waterfall".  Is there any software anyone is using that can do
> this?
>
> Thanks,
> Eric
>