[R-390] r390a and SDR

[Larry H]

Hi Jose,  In reference to increasing the bandwidth, it might be possible to
increase it to 50 or 60 kh, but I doubt any more than that.  In order to do
that, you would need to bypass the 16 kh filter in the IF deck.  You would
also need to put a custom filter in it's place to increase the gain of the
skirts, so the result would be some what flat.  The R390s were designed to
not have a panoramic bandwidth.

Regards, Larry

On Thu, Apr 18, 2019 at 3:56 PM jm <josemic at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi fellows!
>
> Taking advantage of the IF external connection of the receiver, I have been
> using it with my SDR dongle. It is a Funcube pro+ and the  sdr software is
> Gqrx running under linux. I have to thank my son the program settings and
> his willingness to help me with the obscure world of linux.   The
> combination of both new and old technology runs smoothly.
>
> Obviously, the program is tuned to 455 kcs and the bandwith used in the 390
> is its maximum capability,  16 kcs.
>
> I am impressed by the technical level of the people in the list and hope
> not to be an annoying beginner that makes silly questions.
>
> In spite of the above, here are my questions:
>
> 1. I was surprised about the floor level in the sdr sofware. The floor is
> -100 db which is very low, in my opinion, according to what I have read
> about the 390. I don't aspire to have a receiver whith a 'galactic level'
> as Mr. Rippel says, but this is far from expected. Does that level
> correspond to the r390 or is it the sdr receiver level (funcube)?
>
> 2. I read somewhere that it is possible to feed the sdr receiver through
> some point of the 390 with the result of obtaining a much widest bandwidht.
> I remember that could be extended to 1 mhz. The current 16khz is
> appropriate for amateurs chunks of bands but in broadcasting the reception
> is limited to only one station.
>
> Many thanks as always and happy Easter!
>
> Jose
> EA8DCP
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