John, One simple way to check SOFTROCK I and Q signals is to tune to a steady carrier strength about S9 on the band and using Rocky. Now just connect the I...
Hi all, I've finished the nice SDR Trcvr project of Exciter and RxTx today. I took some pictures and put into the folder as below; Files > JA9MAT's V6-Excier...
Good Morning All, There has been enough positive response concerning a new FET PA board for the stack version, (alpha version), of the RXTX that I am going to...
Hi Tony , please let me know the total for : N.2 RXTXv6.1 n.2 FET PA so I can transfer the money to your Paypal right now . Only one delivery to my DX QTH in...
I second Bill's comments. I messed around with an on-board card, a SoundBlaster Live 5.1, SoundBlaster 128, and one other card I cannot remember before buying...
Hi, I have not been reading all the threads here but if you are looking for the softrock lite ver 6.2 kits in the UK , Waters and Stanton keep the 160, ...
First off, Happy New Year from our home to all of yours! Secondly, I have a question regarding SMT assembly as a hobbiest. My experience with SMT was quite...
Howard: So far, I have not used or had to use an oven. I use a short conical point controlled temp (700 deg F) soldering iron, 0.015 dia Kester 44 solder, a...
... Below is a link to a tutorial on using a toaster oven to solder double-sided SMT boards. On the article is a link to sites with tutorials on two other...
Which is preferred, the Delta 44 or Delta 66? ... -- Thanks! & 73, doc, KD4E *Have a joy-filled New Year!* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ...
Kees: It's been interesting to hear what you've discovered about Op Amps and noise. The formula you gave for adding the different kinds of noise is an...
I understand that the SoftRock has been used for PSK (PSK31) and RTTY, but what about other Digital Modes, please? -- Thanks! & 73, doc, KD4E Have a joy-filled...
Just remembered to look at Andrew's proposed calling freq. list and the new ARRL band plan list on my wall! Do these look OK for digital & SSB modes if one is ...
Howard, Use plenty of rosin flux. You can buy it from DigiKey or Mouser in a syringe. You can also apply it with a toothpick. I put some on each pad I am going...
Happy New Year to all on the list. I've been following the list for awhile, and plan to order some kits soon. There's been mention of being able to handle SSB...
A quick look at the low cost crystals stocked by Digi Key give the following fits to the desired center frequencies and band coverage. 40m- 28.224 MHz crystal...
Mike, Until a kit of crystals is provided to cover all of 40 meters, questions like yours will always be asked. "A set of 7.040, 7.120, 7.200, and 7.280 MHz...
Bill, WA9PWR wrote ... This is fine for receive, but for transmit I remember seeing something like +/-20kHz to comply with the FCC requirements regarding the ...
Hi Malc, for purchase of Softrock kits I advise that you contact Tony Parks directly. Delivery is very quick, you pay no import duty to UK and the overall...
GlacierHi all- New to list. I've been looking at several SDRs and see that most are very expensive; ICOM 1500 is about $350 and the SDR-1000 is $1400 or so. Is...
What would it cost to get a full set of those and a similar set for 80M? Would it be necessary to socket them or might they be outboarded and switched, please?...
Tony, Is this true? Is the only purpose of a SoftRock TxRx to be on receive a panadapter? I was assuming that it could be used up to where the windowing gave ...
Hi Bill, The RX coverage with a SoftRock receiver or the RX function in the RXTX can be +/- 48 kHz from the center frequency if the soundcard can sample at 96...
G'day es HNY It has been interesting to hear what people use to assemble their SoftRocks. I have assembled two v6 and one v4, using nothing more than an old...
Tony, Why is the " TX coverage is limited to about +/- 20 kHz from the center frequency"? Bill WA9PWR From message 7604: "Good Morning All, Please give me some...
