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.
Here’s a short video clip of the contest. Pardon the poor resolution but the audio is fairly clear:
Comments:
Finally a contest where 160-10 were quite usable at some part of the day! Although I didn’t take part in this contest full-time, I still had fun doing Search and Pounce. My only goal was to get at least 100 QSOs.
My equipment for this contest:
rig: Yaesu FT-857D
amplifier: Dentron GLA-1000
antennas: Cushcraft A3S, Butternut HF9V, Inverted L for 160m
Conditions were better on Saturday than Sunday, at least for me. I did try calling CQ on one frequency for a while and that simply didn’t produce any QSOs.
This contest is fun since there are so many multipliers. It occurred to me that new hams can benefit from their call sign prefixes as well. Now I’m looking forward to the CW weekend. Hopefully I can clear the schedule to dedicate the weekend to it.
73
Jack, K6JEB
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