[EIDXA] SuperCheap SDR

Mon Dec 17 17:07:56 EST 2012

Not sure.  I will have a look.  Might check on ebay, too.

Jason

From: jcfreela at rockwellcollins.com [mailto:jcfreela at rockwellcollins.com] 
Sent: Monday, December 17, 2012 3:21 PM
To: Jason Joens
Subject: RE: [EIDXA] SuperCheap SDR

I'd like to get one for my son as a surprise for christmas - were there any
suppliers like amazon, that may be able to ship in 3 days ??  but a little
more $$$ of course 

"Jason Joens" <pixelpaint at mchsi.com> 

12/17/2012 02:50 PM 

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Oh!  Sorry about that!  

<http://dx.com/p/mini-dvb-t-digital-tv-usb-2-0-dongle-with-fm-dab-remote-con
troller-92096>
http://dx.com/p/mini-dvb-t-digital-tv-usb-2-0-dongle-with-fm-dab-remote-cont
roller-92096 

As far as I can tell, it’s the same one they used for the pictures on the
QST Article. 

I’m also working on using Eagle CAD to design a board for the upconverter.
Once it’s designed, I just email the files to some place in china, and they
send me a handful of printed boards for super cheap, so I will have a few of
them to make kits out of.  I ordered 2 of the USB toys.  I will leave one of
them on stock frequencies, and upconvert the other one for use on HF. 

For me, it’s about situational awareness.  It’s about being able to see the
entire band, and know what is where.  That’s just too valuable to pass up
for this kind of price! 

Jason 

From: jcfreela at rockwellcollins.com [mailto:jcfreela at rockwellcollins.com] 
Sent: Monday, December 17, 2012 2:25 PM
To: Jason Joens
Subject: RE: [EIDXA] SuperCheap SDR 

sorry - the link of the dongle you ordered 

"Jason Joens" < <mailto:pixelpaint at mchsi.com> pixelpaint at mchsi.com> 

12/17/2012 02:22 PM 

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What link can I send you?  
Here’s the link to OST online, but you might have to log in via your own
call first. 

<http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/arrl/qst_201301/index.php?drml=kd0mnd&drmp=
d85c8a727dabec0898d28d0f92793ff7bda43c97#/32>
http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/arrl/qst_201301/index.php?drml=kd0mnd&drmp=d
85c8a727dabec0898d28d0f92793ff7bda43c97#/32 

also, go to youtube.com and type in RTL2832 and see what comes up. 

Jason 

From:  <mailto:jcfreela at rockwellcollins.com> jcfreela at rockwellcollins.com [
<mailto:jcfreela at rockwellcollins.com> mailto:jcfreela at rockwellcollins.com] 
Sent: Monday, December 17, 2012 1:55 PM
To: Jason Joens
Subject: Re: [EIDXA] SuperCheap SDR 

jason - can you send me the link ? 

"Jason Joens" < <mailto:pixelpaint at mchsi.com> pixelpaint at mchsi.com> 
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12/17/2012 01:47 PM 

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I already ordered one to play with.  And I'm working on a board for the
upconverter.  I always wanted one of those fancy bandscope gadgets!  I did
some browsing on YouTube, and there's quite a few demonstrations of this
thing.

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Sent: Monday, December 17, 2012 1:42 PM
To: Jason Joens
Subject: Re: [EIDXA] SuperCheap SDR

Yes I read the article Jason,
looks like a lot of downloads though for the software ...

Jerry

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From: "Jason Joens" < <mailto:pixelpaint at mchsi.com> pixelpaint at mchsi.com>
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Sent: Monday, December 17, 2012 1:29:27 PM
Subject: [EIDXA] SuperCheap SDR

Has anyone taken a good look at page 30 of the new QST yet?  It describes a
$20 little USB gadget for picking up broadcast TV on your computer, that can
be rigged to function as an SDR receiver.  The frequency range is vhf to 1.7
gig, but there's also a simple upconverter design that makes it useful on
the HF bands. To me, this looks like gold!  Any other opinions?

Jason

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