[Elecraft] Rx-In/Out used for exteranl SDR Device?

[Dave Erickson]

On 12/6/2021 10:27 AM, Bob KD7YZ wrote:
> Hello Dave Erickson:
> 
> Sunday, December 5, 2021, 5:12:22 PM, you chiseled out:
> 
> 
>> Hey guys, replying to my own comments here: the SDRPlay can connect directly to the "IF" output not the RF as I misstated in the original post.
> 
> Hi Dave, tnx reply.
> 
> Well, hmmm, off the IF ...Okaaayyyy ... doable, I'm usually interested in, say, 200Kc on that particular ham band.
> 
> If I was wanting to use I/Q, for, say, MAP65, then how would that work?
> If I just wanted to decode FT*, how would the program know the frequency?
> 
> 
> This definitely does sound like it would fix all the problems. Heck, the IF-Out port justr sits there waiting.
> 
> As for the RSPDuo I have, I also like to use it off the stacked 2m 15el  yagis, bit of a tough oner to get.
> I have three MFJ 1708b-sdr devices to take off the SDR port ... but ... I discovered that there is about 6 S-Units of attenuation off all three in the path of Antenna-in to Antenna out ... NOT the SDR port!!
> 
> S-Units !! I was watching an SSB contact on 40m yesterday.
> 
> --
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Bob KD7YZ EM88LL

Hi Bob,

It has it's limits, but if you can live with them it works FB and is as 
simple as pluging it into the IF port on the back of the radio and 
loading a driver.

Not sure on MAP65....

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Dave Erickson
AB0R
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