tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post740633199678805872..comments2024-03-26T20:17:30.126-07:00Comments on Every Blade of Grass: SDRplay Receiverdrjimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-32570285208230206302016-07-17T16:28:06.784-07:002016-07-17T16:28:06.784-07:00Good Lord, is this thing ever a royal PITA to get ...Good Lord, is this thing ever a royal PITA to get running under Linux!<br /><br />DO NOT install the MiricsAPI from the SDRplay website if you ever expect this thing to work!<br /><br />Their installer lacks any way to remove it once it's on your system, and the things it installs breaks the functionality of Gqrx and Linrad.drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-79373590886480978612016-07-16T19:11:07.775-07:002016-07-16T19:11:07.775-07:00Staves off the boredom if nothing else... :-)Staves off the boredom if nothing else... :-)Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-35582868390474027272016-07-15T15:15:17.483-07:002016-07-15T15:15:17.483-07:00Haven't tried it on Windows yet.
Since the ne...Haven't tried it on Windows yet.<br /><br />Since the new dual-link DVI cable is working through the KVM switch on the Linux machine, I'm pulling the old DVI cable out for the Windows machine, and running a matching dual-link DVI cable.<br /><br />Probably have the station all back together in a few hours.<br /><br />It's nice having my radio stuff "integrated" with the computer desk until I wnt to make a change.<br /><br />Then I wind up ripping all kinds of stuff apart to "just change one cable"!<br /><br />The RF stuff is all in a separate run, and that does't change very often.....drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-627590552534017962016-07-15T15:10:37.432-07:002016-07-15T15:10:37.432-07:00Cool! Thanks. I looked up the Mirics parts but n...Cool! Thanks. I looked up the Mirics parts but never found those. I'll look around some more. <br />SiGraybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-49371032043845986372016-07-15T10:48:24.269-07:002016-07-15T10:48:24.269-07:00There's a 16 page spec sheet here:
http://sdrp...There's a 16 page spec sheet here:<br />http://sdrplay.com/docs/SDRplay_Technical_Information.pdf<br /><br />SFDR = 67dB<br /><br />The tuner is a Mirics MSi001 and the USB part is a Mirics MSi2500<br /><br />And a detailed AGC analysis here:<br />http://sdrplay.com/docs/SDRplay_AGC_technote_r2p2.pdf<br /><br />If you go to any of the "Platforms" pages, you'll find several other spec sheets.<br /><br />Gonna try getting it running on Windoze today....drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-42542370913378328082016-07-15T08:16:00.004-07:002016-07-15T08:16:00.004-07:00I just spent about 15 minutes trying to get the sp...I just spent about 15 minutes trying to get the specs on the ADC and couldn't find anything numerical, other than "12 bits". Got anything solid: SFDR? ENOB? <br /><br />SiGraybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.com