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Re: [TenTec] How to Choose an SDR RX for the Pan-Adapter?

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Subject: Re: [TenTec] How to Choose an SDR RX for the Pan-Adapter?
From: "Rick - DJ0IP / NJ0IP" <Rick@DJ0IP.de>
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Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2014 18:22:59 +0100
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GM George,

I probably chose a bad acronym when I used "HP".
I meant Horse Power.
I think you mean Hewlett Packard.

Do you happen to know the general specs of your computer off hand?
Dual Core; ??GHz CPU? ; ?? GB Memory?  ; Operating System?

TNX

73 - Rick, DJ0IP
(Nr. Frankfurt am Main)


-----Original Message-----
From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of george fritkin 
via TenTec
Sent: Friday, December 26, 2014 6:07 PM
To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
Subject: Re: [TenTec] How to Choose an SDR RX for the Pan-Adapter?

In as much as low cost SDRs are so dependent on software and attached computer 
this is one area not to go one the cheap.  I use SDR Console and a HP modestly 
priced (500.00) lap top. These in conjunction with the Funecube Pro+ make a 
wonderful combo with lots of horsepower left over George, W6GF 

     On Friday, December 26, 2014 8:32 AM, Rick - DJ0IP / NJ0IP <Rick@DJ0IP.de> 
wrote:
   

 Good point, Pete.
Yes, I'm sure you will need lots of HP to do all of that.
It's just hard to understand how much HP we need for each different solution.

That is why I only want to do the most basic thing, because my laptop is not 
the latest greatest and I do not intend to buy the latest greatest.

There are plenty of servers available to supply spots and skimmer over telnet.
Perhaps it's not quite as good as doing it from your own QTH, but it certainly 
is useful and it costs ZERO - albeit you need a fast computer to cope with all 
of the spots during a big contest.

73 - Rick, DJ0IP
(Nr. Frankfurt am Main)


-----Original Message-----
From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Peter Bertini
Sent: Friday, December 26, 2014 4:58 PM
To: tentec@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TenTec] How to Choose an SDR RX for the Pan-Adapter?

I'm also interested in adding a spectrum display, but I'll be using a LP-Pan 
and a 192 kHz external sound card.

I've read where others have used SDR receivers that allow monitoring several 
bands at once, and displaying activity using CW Slimmer and other software.

One thing I have NOT seen mentioned, and I suspect it may be very important, is 
the horsepower behind the software.  I have a few modest Dell  Optiplex
755 Dual Core machines in the shack.  I'm not sure these up are to the task of 
running NaP3, CW Skimmer and other associated programs (HRD,
etc.) at the same time. Rick says he has a laptop.  Unless it is the latest and 
greatest powerhouse, perhaps those limitations also need to be discussed.  I'd 
certainly appreciate a reality check regarding the computing hardware needed to 
to this stuff.

Pete  k1zjh
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