... It's kinda pricey but it's pretty darn elegant and probably easy to repurpose as desired, though. Dana K6JQ...
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Rick Simpson
ricks_wv
Aug 2, 2012 5:38 pm
Anyway, it is not available as a kit. And Tom would need a programmer for the chip. And be able to read SoiC assembly code. Fat chance. Rick ... From: Zack...
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Rick Simpson
ricks_wv
Aug 2, 2012 5:44 pm
Go to YouTube and search on "oscilloscope". There are a dozen or more tutorials that demonstrate every aspect of scope usage. Rick ... From: KENNETH CHASE To:...
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Jasmine Strong
h_e_r_o_i_c
Aug 2, 2012 6:05 pm
I have a couple hundred bucks worth of Rigol 2-channel DSO. It's all you're likely to need for radio stuff up to VHF. -J. ... I have a couple hundred bucks...
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Stephen West-Fisher
westfisher
Aug 2, 2012 6:15 pm
It's handy if you go further to have a scope that has a bandwidth which can handle your clock speed so you can see the digital signals. Not a requirement,...
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Jasmine Strong
h_e_r_o_i_c
Aug 2, 2012 6:18 pm
Yes, my Rigol has 100 MHz analogue bandwidth and 1 GHz sample rate, so it can easily handle anything that comes out of an HF Softrock. It's also small and...
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David Turnbull
ae9rb
Aug 2, 2012 7:06 pm
I have a SimpleSDR. It uses a PSoC 3 like my Peaberry. KF6SJ uses a PSoC model with a DSP so is able to decode SSB on the same chip that provides USB, performs...
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Neal Lewis
neallewis
Aug 2, 2012 8:39 pm
Nice one Tony et al. Just to let you know I have now received both packages here in the UK so I can now get my project on the go. All the best for the future ...
Check out "Oscilloscope Basics" here: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/43021514/CWTD/TeamspeakChat.html 73/72 - Mike WA8BXN...
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navyman88
Aug 2, 2012 9:34 pm
Hello All, I have completed the build of my Ensemble RX/TX. It seems to work fine in Transmit Mode, i.e. I can get 1 watt into the power meter/dummy load. On...
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John Greusel
greusel...
Aug 2, 2012 9:59 pm
Hi Navyman, You have to change the jumpers to suit your system. In your case, if the transmit is USB when it should be then you just need to change the jumper...
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navyman88
Aug 3, 2012 1:15 am
Hi John, Thank you for the reply/ Jhave just read another post which deals with this problem and came up with the same solution as you. Again many thanks for...
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Mitch
w1gi
Aug 3, 2012 3:10 am
I know this is not as modern as using an SDR, but there is a series of single chip ICs that contain a working AM receiver. YS414, TA7642, UTC7642, CD7642 and...
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Joel Caulkins
caulktel
Aug 3, 2012 3:16 am
Mitch, I don't think you can get any simpler AM radio that this: http://cool386.tripod.com/zn414/zn414.html I have built these before and they perform pretty...
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MIKE DURKIN
seth_otherpower
Aug 3, 2012 4:02 am
duhhh ... now running ghpsdr3-Alex I already knew the commands to use UHFSDR , just forgot it ..... my softrock call = "sudo softrock -m 2 --si570 --qi...
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sunswept12001
Aug 3, 2012 5:05 am
An excellent resource I think everyone in this group would enjoy (if they don't already know about it) is W2AEW's You Tube channel and also his web site. He...
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k6jq
Aug 3, 2012 5:32 am
... PSoC development is done with a (free, I think) IDE based on C. The source is available at the author's website. Note the PSoC family are both a CPU (PSoC...
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Gordon JC Pearce
gordonjcp
Aug 3, 2012 6:54 am
... I find digital 'scopes to be worse than useless for RF work. For less than 50 quid you can pick up a decent second-hand analogue dual-trace 'scope which...
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Sid Boyce
priddix
Aug 3, 2012 10:36 am
... Mike, OK with the UHFSDR and 2 sound cards, something I never tried. # usbsoftrock usbsoftrock 1.0.2 I think this was built from svn sources. With the...
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John
v321uk
Aug 3, 2012 1:01 pm
Using PE0FKO I2C interface with RXTX 6.3 and SDR# Windows 7 x32. Is a software driver needed for the I2C interface or does Windows 7 have a compatible driver?...
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Zack Widup
w9sz
Aug 3, 2012 1:03 pm
Someone sold me a Hitachi 30 MHz dual-channel scope for $5 at a hamfest a few years ago because it didn't work. I spent maybe a half hour digging into it and...
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Alan
alanzfq
Aug 3, 2012 1:08 pm
... Subject: [softrock40] PE0FKO I2C driver question ... John, The driver has to be installed. Windows 7 will install it as an "Unknown device...
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KQ8M
Aug 3, 2012 1:10 pm
Why can't I ever find a deal like that. The closest I ever got was buying a "non" working Micronta power supply from Radio Shack back in 1977. Got it for 75%...
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chrismwilsonuk
Aug 3, 2012 1:29 pm
... That's great news, I have been watching the old web page to order an RX/TX kit ad lo and behold, I check today and a painless ordering procedure is...
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Chris Wilson
chrismwilsonuk
Aug 3, 2012 1:32 pm
03/08/2012 14:31 Does anyone do a dedicated case for these kits? I am sure I can find a generic "box" but was just wondering if anything bespoke is available? ...
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Albert Gerheim
alpg49
Aug 3, 2012 1:38 pm
http://km5h.softrockradio.org/index.php?route=product/category&path=37 An excellent deal. When "in use", the graphics are on the back, along with all the...
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The Silver Fox
arhill999
Aug 3, 2012 4:36 pm
Any wisdom or advice on cables and cable ends for measuring those tiny SMT capacitors? Its too bad that the industry cannot mark them like the resistors. 73, ...
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Albert Gerheim
alpg49
Aug 3, 2012 4:51 pm
I have a Klein MM220 meter from Home Depot. It measures capacitance. Good, cheap, meter for use with softrocks. ... -- Al Gerheim Adopt a Homeless Pet ...
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Mike WA8BXN
wa8bxn
Aug 3, 2012 4:55 pm
Alan, Search for "tweezers smd meter" and you will find information on a tweezers
like device designed to measure SMD components. Also you will get references...
