Hi, Frank
I had a HackRF for a couple of weeks and got rid of it.
It only does 8-bits for the receive conversion, just like a $20 dongle, and IMO, is not worth the $300 price tag.
YMMV, but I was quite disappointed with it,
73, Jim KQ6EA
On 01/23/2016 06:21 AM, Franklyn A. Ballentine, Jr wrote:
Hi, I have the original FCD and the RTL dongle (not the most current chipset). Both have been OK but I wouldn't mind stepping up. I'm looking for comparisons between the SDRPlay and the AirSpy receivers. I had considered HackRF or BladeRF but i think by the time I got around to playing with their transmit functions, they would have been replaced.
73 Frank B kb1qzh
On Fri, Jan 22, 2016 at 2:10 PM, John Toscano tosca005@umn.edu wrote:
Mentioning that you are waiting for a tax refund makes me think you are planning to dive into SDR with a fairly high-end and expensive unit, You can probably get away with spending $25 or so if you have reasonably modest expectations. Noo Elec makes a whole line of SDR devices, from inexpensive dongles to the pricier (but well worth it if you have the passion) HackRF unit. Take a look here: http://www.nooelec.com/store/sdr.html
There are some dongle vendors who sell junk. the Noo Elec units are high quality. Of course, take that recommendation from someone who owns one of their dongles, plus HackRF Blue board (clone of the HackRF and virtually unobtainable now), and a Flex-1500. ;^) 73 de W0JT/5, EL09vu
On Fri, Jan 22, 2016 at 1:28 AM, Franklyn A. Ballentine, Jr < art.ballentine@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi All,
I just wanted to say thank you. I was also wondering the same thing and to see that it works well using an SDR for receive is very reassuring. Tax refund going to an SDR now.
Thanks again! 73 Frank B kb1qzh FN31fa
On Thu, Jan 21, 2016 at 6:24 PM, Norm n3ykf normanlizeth@gmail.com wrote:
It gets far more interesting when there is a language barrier. One of these days I'll tell the "Documentos" story.
Use an 857d and an IC-7000 in a Pelican case for moderate worldwide indestructibility. The Icom was chosen because of it's dual ADI DSP units working at IF. Power hog on standby. 2x what the Yaesu is. Wanted the flexibility of having an analog front end, as well, though. Each has it's strong points.
Batteries are an easy commodity in the rest of the world. Most of the passes in the lands of la-la use the automobile as the power source. Surplus HP server supplies are useful and light. The bay your friend..
On Thu, Jan 21, 2016 at 5:13 PM, J. Boyd (JR2TTS) the2belo@msd.biglobe.ne.jp wrote:
On Thu, 21 Jan 2016 12:55:07 -0500, skristof@etczone.com wrote:
Anybody using a Yaesu FT 857D to work the SSB satellites? If so,
what do
you think? Can you take it outside and use it with an Arrow antenna?
This is probably overkill, but I've got two of 'em, one each for up
and
down. One sitting on top of the other makes for a nice compact setup that's easy to read. I took a piece of advice from KB5WIA, who does it with two FT817's in a similar fashion (http://kb5wia.blogspot.jp/2010/10/satellite-portable-station.html),
and
change the color of the display on one of the rigs so I can tell them apart.
I also have an adapter for my Heil Proset 6 headset, so I have the headphone out jack coming out of one rig, and the mic/PTT going into
the
other with a hand switch. So all I have to do is walk around the back
of
my truck with a headset on, aiming an antenna on a tripod at the sky, with one hand gripping what looks like a detonator. You'll have to excuse me, the cops are here.
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