[TenTec] Orion vs SDR-1000

[J. Reed]

Steve, I cannot seem to use the site you sent me too... how do I 
get the software defined receiver for $23 ?  Jim Reed, W3RYJ 


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Steve Ireland 
  To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment 
  Sent: Monday, September 05, 2005 01:05
  Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion vs SDR-1000


  G'day

  If any Orion users (or anyone else) on the reflector have been following 
  the above thread and would like to try out the SDR-1000 software on air, 
  using their PC, there is a dead cheap way of doing it.

  The American QRP Club is selling a bare-bones software defined receiver for 
  40m for a massive $23 which uses Flexradio's PowerSDR free open-source 
  software .  This uses a quadrature mixer, plugs into the USB port of your 
  PC and delivers an I-Q audio signal into the PC's sound card.

  The little receiver has a claimed MDS of about -128dBm and a sensitivity of 
  around 0.1uV (? - I think).   It has been designed by Tony Parks KB9YIG and 
  Bill Tracy KD5STD - see www.amqrp.com for details.  A friend of mine has 
  just bought one and is having heaps of fun with it.

  Incidentally, I don't have an Orion or a SDR-1000....  Lots of boat anchors 
  here...

  Vy 73

  Steve, VK6VZ


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