I can't speak to the SDR 1K because I don't have one. However,
I was an early adopter of a much less capable radio, the WinRadio G303i.
It's an SDR that brings an 11kHz IF into your sound card and does the
rest with software.
I can say it's astounding what it can do with that arrangement. The
filters are razor-sharp (they're equations, not physical filters!) and
the sound quality is outstanding.
Bob Sherwood did note that the thing has poor close-in rejection because
it has to pass a 11kHz wide band into your sound card, but I've not found
that -- in practical use -- to be an occurance.
Note that the G303i isn't even considered to be in the same class as
an Orion, RX340 or other premium receiver -- it's more a "software
breadboard" than anything else.
Regards,
Eric
At 06:58 PM 4/21/2006 -0700, you wrote:
>I think Lee has the poop on this:
>
>========snip=====================
>First as to my experience. I have been a ham for 43
>years, and I have been able to copy at least 5 wpm
>code since I was 7 years old which is when I first
>took my novice test. I have come up through the ranks
>using discrete RX TX rigs like a Viking-2 and a
>HQ-170, transceivers, and now SDR radios. My present
>rigs include a Paragon, an Orion and 2 SDR-1000's and
>a K-1 plus a smattering of others. My past rigs have
>included Drake lines, TS-820 and a TT 580 Delta, and
>older rigs like home brew 6146's that used discrete
>manual TR
>============end snip==================
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Toby Pennington" <toby423@earthlink.net>
>To: "Ten Tec List" <tentec@contesting.com>
>Sent: Friday, April 21, 2006 2:17 PM
>Subject: [TenTec] SDR 1K
>
>
> > I have been monitoring the Flex Radio reflector for the past everal days
>and find it is extemely active, much moreso than the TT reflector. Much of
>what is posted is way over my head, but I am trying to understand what all
>the excitement is all about?
> >
> > Any of you guys own one of those SDR radios? How does it compare to the
>Orion? Toby W4CAK
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