[TenTec] OT: SDRplay ???

[Martin Sole]

I have one and like it a lot, great tool for noise hunting as well. 
There are options to turn the gain down which helps in some overload 
situations. If you want to see the full 10Mhz bandwidth at once you will 
need USB3, USB2 will be awful choppy at more than about 2MHz. I have 
seen a website/YTV(youtube video) where someone rebuilt one into a metal 
enclosure for better immunity. Also saw lining the case with copper foil 
done. Nothing is perfect but at the price point it's a lot of radio for 
little money and with its other tool like functionality it's more than 
just a radio.

Martin, HS0ZED



On 16/12/2016 13:26, rick at dj0ip.de wrote:
> Tnx Barry,
>
> I was reading eham reports (which I don't value very high) but there seemed
> to be a lot of complaints about overloading on large antennas.  Mine will be
> on an all band dipole so it picks up plenty of signal from lots of bands.
>
> I can use a preselector with it, I have a couple.
> One thing I read that makes sense though I don't know if it is true, was one
> should never place a direct conversion RX in a plastic enclosure.
>
> 73 - Rick, DJ0IP
> (Nr. Frankfurt, Germany)
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Barry N1EU
> Sent: Friday, December 16, 2016 12:15 PM
> To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] OT: SDRplay ???
>
> I was just researching this Rick, contemplating adding a panadapter to my
> Omni 6+.  The SDRplay is a good performer in the $100-$150 range but if you
> want to spend just a bit more ($200-$250), the Afedri (ethernet interface)
> seems a better unit.
>
> 73, Barry N1EU
>
> On Fri, Dec 16, 2016 at 4:00 AM, rick at dj0ip.de <Rick at dj0ip.de> wrote:
>
>> How does the SDRplay compare to other SDR receivers in its price range?
>>
>> What else should I be looking at?
>>
>> Tnx
>>
>> 73
>>
>> Rick, DJ0IP
>>
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