Russ, the Ensemble was purchased December 2010 for $77 so I'm guessing it is not an Ensemble II, but that's a guess. The board says, "RXTX Ensemble -...
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jose
ct1aos
Nov 10, 2012 4:55 pm
Yes, thisis a rxtx ensemble and not an rx II. You should follow the build for RXTX? 73 Enviado do tablet Samsungtiminuganda <timinuganda@...>...
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rifkum
Nov 10, 2012 5:21 pm
I just bought and used one of these... ...
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rifkum
Nov 10, 2012 5:29 pm
I posted this response to a qustion about measuring Toroids... but I thought I would start a new topic so others would be more likely to see it. I have no...
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Zack Widup
w9sz
Nov 10, 2012 5:30 pm
I also bought one of these. I am also very impressed. Hand-wound inductances and toroids measure within a few percent of the calculated value. I made a little...
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MIKE DURKIN
seth_otherpower
Nov 10, 2012 5:59 pm
You didn't look very hard for USB with stereo line in ... Its been discussed before .. My cheap choice was a CM106 clone .. Mike KC7NOA To:...
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Russ Ramirez
rlramirez77
Nov 10, 2012 6:13 pm
OK, so it is an RXTX, and sounds like a 6.2. I'm sorry for the confusion. 6.3 and RX II are basically the same in this area, but the 6.2 is an earlier design...
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Russ Ramirez
rlramirez77
Nov 10, 2012 6:15 pm
I have the same unit, it has been excellent and verified by other units for accuracy and anecdotally through use. Russ...
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kcmuthumani
Nov 10, 2012 6:20 pm
Hi John, You might want to try the built in soundcard, about 3 months ago I bought a new MB for my sdr computer it has a Realtek ALC887 HD chipset and I found...
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jose
ct1aos
Nov 10, 2012 6:29 pm
If itsays RXTX ENSEMBLE THEN IT IS NOT A RXTX 6.2. 73 Enviado do tablet SamsungRuss Ramirez <russ.ramirez@...> escreveu:OK, so it is an RXTX, and sounds...
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David Turnbull
ae9rb
Nov 10, 2012 6:34 pm
The AVR isn't real USB. It's not electrically compliant and doesn't recover from all errors. See the library info: http://www.obdev.at/products/vusb/index.html...
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Alan
alanzfq
Nov 10, 2012 7:54 pm
... Subject: [softrock40] Protect USB Si570 from parasitic RF in shack. ... Yes, I cannot offer any specific advice. You must experiment until you cure it. ...
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Alan
alanzfq
Nov 10, 2012 7:54 pm
... Subject: [softrock40] Re: Sound Card (Internal or USB) for Ensemble II HF receiver ... Yes, a lot of modern motherboard systems offer a very reasonable...
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Alan
alanzfq
Nov 10, 2012 7:54 pm
... Subject: [softrock40] Ensemble Stage Three Problems ... Tim, This comes from the regulator, it may be faulty. Check your soldering of U2. Particularly of...
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rlramirez77
Nov 10, 2012 8:30 pm
Not sure my last reply made it back to you. Your notes are correct regarding the resistor values. Alan can guide you through the rest of the problem...
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rifkum
Nov 10, 2012 9:16 pm
Hey Russ, I just noticed something... when you ZERO the LC meter, if you hold the ZERO button down and keep holding it down after it shows "OK" it will then...
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Ricardo Caratti
pu2clr
Nov 10, 2012 9:16 pm
Helo everybody. Â I also bought one of these on ebay. I posted a video showing that this device working. Softrock VHF RX Ensemble II 8/10 (T2 Wind) -...
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kk4dcf
Nov 10, 2012 10:03 pm
Rewound T4 and my voltages across R48 and R49 are at least close to each other now. R48 - 32mV R49 - 29mV The ATU now at least indicates that something is...
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John Greusel
greusel...
Nov 10, 2012 10:35 pm
James, Bear in mind that the many of troubles with transformers is incorrect cleaning of the insulation and essentially soldering an insulated wire in place...
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Leonard McGarity
wv4i...
Nov 10, 2012 11:15 pm
Ran into same problem with realtek on MB sound. If a stereo input, could not find it, poor documentation. Using Win 7 32 bit with SDR-Radio. Bought a M-Audio...
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Russ Ramirez
rlramirez77
Nov 10, 2012 11:31 pm
Same here. Thanks for pointing that out. Russ...
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kk4dcf
Nov 11, 2012 12:25 am
Rewound T2. No change in apparent tx power R48 - 34.6mV R49 - 31.5mV...
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kk4dcf
Nov 11, 2012 12:40 am
I've been testing continuity from the solder balls after installing them to be sure. I'm wondering if maybe I installed T4 backwards and had a primary and...
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John Greusel
greusel...
Nov 11, 2012 12:48 am
Backwards has happened. The trouble with all this reworking is you may be making a normal amount of RF and you're assuming that you're not. The elecraft tuner...
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n8mdp
Nov 11, 2012 2:06 am
Yesterday, I installed the latest GIT of ghpsdr3-alex for my SoftRock Ensemble II for station N8MDP. No problems with the install or serving the Softrock....
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Patrick Hall
patrickineve...
Nov 11, 2012 5:32 am
I have the receive portion of my RXTX basically working. I have finally figured out how to configure my software and hardware correctly to get a panadapter...
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kk4dcf
Nov 11, 2012 6:26 am
Two steps forward, one step back. I can tune on 40m and 20m consistently now. The ATU reports transmit power on 40m between 1.5 and 3w. On 20m it reports...
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Alan
alanzfq
Nov 11, 2012 6:29 am
... Subject: [softrock40] Receive Sort Of Working ... Patrick Wait until conditions are good enough to hear amateur signals with PSDR. Check they are on the...
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Andrea Montefusco
a.montefusco
Nov 11, 2012 8:09 am
... John, I am afraid that Jmonitor has never been upgraded to the new client server protocol in ghpsdr3-alex. AFAIK, there are only two clients able to speak...
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kk4dcf
Nov 11, 2012 8:41 am
Pulled and resoldered T5 and I appear to have a fully working radio now. I'll know for sure tomorrow. The 20/40m bands appear completely dead right now. James....
