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Re: [TenTec] OT: Rob Sherwood's impression of the FLEX 6x00

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Subject: Re: [TenTec] OT: Rob Sherwood's impression of the FLEX 6x00
From: K8JHR <jrichards@k8jhr.com>
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Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2014 17:58:05 -0400
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Thanks, guys, for the uptake on using a Flex radio as a station scope.

I "built" an SDR radio Kit, produced by the German FunkAmateur organization, called a FiFi-SDR Kit (there was a favorable blurb on it in QST a couple issues ago.) I was sorta hoping it would have sufficient resolution to function in the same place as the Flex mentioned in the suggestions. I have better than average sound cards because I use speech recognition software, and thought maybe it would be sufficient to mimic the output of the Flex, provided the Flex is good enough, and it seems it is. I labor under the impression the FiFi SDR is equivalent to a SoftRock SDR or similar.

You can even use it as an ersatz "second receiver" with N4PY software. Do you suppose it is up to the task? Would it have sufficient detail to suffice? If so, I am good to go without an additional purchase.

Thanks, again.

-----------------------  K8JHR ----------------------


On 4/25/2014 2:48 PM, GARY HUBER wrote:
I agree with Bob, a SDR like a FLEX-1500, (you can buy or build for a
Soft-Rock for less) along with a basic PowerSDR like program and a Radio
Control Program (DXLab Commander for example) with a computer, will work
as a station monitor, panadapter, scope, and other things.  Download
Audacity, software for recording, editing, and analyzing audio and you
have the tools to analyze your (or others') transmitted audio.

Other than the SDR and interconnecting cables, the cost is minimal, as
the software mentioned above is free.


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