Posted by Jack on 8th February 2012
Wow, I am so impressed with the SDR-Radio application ( http://sdr-radio.com/ ). When I last had a chance to mess around with my Software Defined Radios (a FunCube Dongle and the RX Ensemble) the software that was available didn’t work very well. So yesterday, when I downloaded and installed SDR-Radio, I just about fell out of my chair. SDR software had basically gone from that scene in Space Odyssey 2001 where the early primate is throwing a bone, to that very next scene where we are now in space . . . THAT was the quantum leap I experienced when I started this program.
A view of the SDR-Radio Console (click to see full image)
Not only can you use SDR-Radio to tun into your own radios, you can tap into others on the network who are sharing their equipment with the public (and bravo to all who do). This is a full-featured package and I hope to have more to add as I explore this fine piece of software.
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Posted by Jack on 14th December 2010
This evening I downloaded and installed the WSPR 2.21 r2286 beta Joe had released a while ago. Setup of the new feature couldn’t be easier. I’m running it on Windows 7 64-bit connected to my Yaesu FT-857D switched to my Butternut HF9V, 5watts.
I set the transmit percentage at 20% except for the 160m band where I am listening only (I have a great antenna for 160m but I can’t use it to transmit on the other bands) and 6m where I have it set to 50%.
Already in the course of half an hour I’ve picked-up quite a few stations. As it goes to each band, I select my usual frequency in the audio bandpass. I think coordinated hopping is really a great feature. Running that with a multi-band SDR would be really cool.
72/73!
Jack, K6JEB
Here’s one hour so far, WAHOO:
0422 -3 -0.1 3.594009 0 N7YET DN35 37
0426 -2 -0.1 7.040169 0 N7YET DN35 37
0440 5 -1.3 1.838033 0 NN6RF CM87 33
0442 -8 2.0 3.594086 0 WC7EOC CN85 43
0442 3 0.0 3.594162 0 KC6KGE DM05 37
0446 -28 -0.3 7.040108 -1 VE6PDQ DO34 37
0500 4 -1.2 1.838033 0 NN6RF CM87 33
0500 -10 0.6 1.838120 0 N7YET DN35 37
0502 -2 1.7 3.594087 0 WC7EOC CN85 43
0502 -26 -0.4 3.594155 0 K1JT FN20 37
0506 -15 -0.2 7.040167 0 VE6OG DO33 37
0506 2 0.2 7.040186 -1 KC6KGE DM05 37
0508 -11 -1.4 10.140190 0 KC6KGE DM05 37
0520 5 -0.8 1.838058 0 W7IUV DN07 40
0520 -26 -0.1 1.838107 0 KB5NJD EM12 40
0522 -6 0.1 3.594008 0 N7YET DN35 37
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