Date
1 - 11 of 11
AirSpy R2 Setup with SDRC V3
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jdow
I have an R2. I have a plain AirSpy. I have an HF+.
I have a Discovery. I have several others. They are nice. They are
not precision instruments. Without knowing your settings I cannot
do anything other than I have commented.
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So I'll Fisk this. 1) I have a GPS locked R2. (And a very stable and precise HP instrument to work with.) 2) Tune the carrier where how? There are several ways some of which do entirely different things. What frequency? 3) Change the frequency in the popup panel. What frequency? How is it generated? 4) The carrier is always moving. So what do you mean here? How much? Position on the screen or numerical frequency reported on screen or what? 5) So far I do not see a bug. Give numbers and settings information and screen shots somebody can work with or it's not a bug. {^_^}
On 20210421 18:21:57, Max Mucci, N5NHJ
via groups.io wrote:
Hello jdow,
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Hello jdow,
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I don't really understand why you jump in any discussion, sometimes without a clue about what is the topic. Do you have an R2? if yes tune a carrier, change the frequency, click on center (the pop-up control panel which appears over the panadapter zone) and please confirm the carrier has moved. I have reported it as a bug few weeks ago, it has noting to do with GS locking (yes, my R2 is GPS locked) or with moon Doppler. ---------------------- 73 de Max, N5NHJ (I8NHJ) Wednesday, April 21, 2021, 11:51:57 PM, you wrote:
On 20210421 08:45:39, Max Mucci, N5NHJ via groups.io wrote:
I've been using the R2 for 70 cm EME with excellent results (the only issue I have found using it with SDRC is the frequency shift after centering the signal in the panadapter). You want to play a bit with the Radio panel controls, what I've found working quite well for me in terms of sensitivity and SNR is: Gain: Sensitive/17 LNA: 17 Mixer: 20 VGA: 19 Visual: -30 ---------------------- 73 de Max, N5NHJ (I8NHJ) Wednesday, April 21, 2021, 10:00:49 AM, you wrote:
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jdow
Visit www.sdr-radio.com and look through the menus
on the page. Just an amazing amount of basic data is up there
compared to say SDRSharp.
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{^_^}
On 20210421 13:20:49, invl160 Davis
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Max
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jdow
Phase lock it to GPS and the unscheduled wandering
frequency should end. But, the Moon moves relative to your
location so you get frequency shift there, I am sure you know.
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{o.o}
On 20210421 08:45:39, Max Mucci, N5NHJ
via groups.io wrote:
Hello Frank,
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jdow
On 20210421 08:00:49, invl160 Davis
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I am doing a TransAtlantic 144Mhz VHF Signal project this summer and plan to use the AirSpy R2 OR an SDRPlay RSP2 as the Receiver monitoring Eu FT8 VHF beacons. Good Lord - what bandwidth is that in? I'd look for something akin to -164 dBm in a 1Hz bandwidth at LEAST. -174 dBm in 1 Hz bandwidth would be pretty good, under a 2 dB noise figure. In a 10 kHz bandwidth I'd expect -144 dBm to be considered excellent and -134 dBm to be marginal. The Airspy doesn't seem to be working. The noise floor is -95dbFS and no test signal can be heard. What can be the issue?. 1) AirSpy, AirSpy R2, AirSpy HF+, AirSpy Discovery? Which one is it? 2) How are you deploying it? 3) What are its settings? 4) In a location as noisy as you imply, why bother? If I run the Airspy using SDR# I can't hear anything. I am not familiar with SDR# so I must have not installed it correctly. Is there a procedure to setup the Airspy to work in SDRC V3? See above - vouchsafe us some meat to work with please. {O.O}
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invl160 Davis
Max...Ok thanks . Now I am asking myself how did I miss that!! A senior moment for sure. Got it. Even with your picture it took me a few minutes to find it!....I "borrowed your settings as a starting point. Many thanks for your help. If you haven't already done so you can check QRZ page for VO1FN to read about our TransAtlantic VHF Signals project
73 Frank VO1HP
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Frank,
See the attached screenshot. ---------------------- 73 de Max, N5NHJ (I8NHJ) Wednesday, April 21, 2021, 3:20:49 PM, you wrote:
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invl160 Davis
Max
Thanks for your reply. I have looked everywhere in SDRC V3 but see no Radio control panel when using AirSpy R2?...Can you send me a screen shot of what you are seeing Frank VO1HP
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Hello Frank,
I've been using the R2 for 70 cm EME with excellent results (the only issue I have found using it with SDRC is the frequency shift after centering the signal in the panadapter). You want to play a bit with the Radio panel controls, what I've found working quite well for me in terms of sensitivity and SNR is: Gain: Sensitive/17 LNA: 17 Mixer: 20 VGA: 19 Visual: -30 ---------------------- 73 de Max, N5NHJ (I8NHJ) Wednesday, April 21, 2021, 10:00:49 AM, you wrote:
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Gedas
Hi Frank. Going back to your
RSP2 I am wondering how you arrived at the -120 dBm noise
floor on 6m? Was this verified with a known sig gen or are you
going by what the software is showing. The latter is not an
absolute figure and also as you know -120 dBm is pretty poor
as far as an MDS is concerned so if it is a real number an LNA
may be in order. 73 Gedas, W8BYA EN70JT Gallery at http://w8bya.com (under repair) Light travels faster than sound.... This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak. On 4/21/2021 11:00 AM, invl160 Davis
wrote:
I am doing a TransAtlantic 144Mhz VHF Signal project this summer and plan to use the AirSpy R2 OR an SDRPlay RSP2 as the Receiver monitoring Eu FT8 VHF beacons.
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invl160 Davis
I am doing a TransAtlantic 144Mhz VHF Signal project this summer and plan to use the AirSpy R2 OR an SDRPlay RSP2 as the Receiver monitoring Eu FT8 VHF beacons.
I have used both of these before but it has been a couple of years . The SDRPlay RSP2 appears to be working and the noise floor is approximately -120dBm on 6M. (VHF antennas not erected yet). A weak test signal is being received. The Airspy doesn't seem to be working. The noise floor is -95dbFS and no test signal can be heard. What can be the issue?. If I run the Airspy using SDR# I can't hear anything. I am not familiar with SDR# so I must have not installed it correctly. Is there a procedure to setup the Airspy to work in SDRC V3? Frank VO1HP
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