SDR PLAY 2 Front End Protection?
Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2017 9:41 pm
Hi all
I have recently purchased a SDRPLAY Pro 2 a few weeks ago and would like some advice if that is OK.
I am a radio ham and transmit quite a bit on HF & VHF.
Now I have always disconnected the antenna from my sdrplay 1 and currently sdr play 2 when I transmit but it is getting a bit of a pain.
Now I know a high amount of RF will kill the device but I am wondering is that only when it is receiving (so for example I am listening to a signal on the waterfall)
Will it still be damaged if the coax is connected to the sdr play, usb connected to the computer but no program running decoding anything?
Is it safe to transmit like that or is it best to either just unplug the aerial or unplug the USB lead from the device?
Any way of having to save me unplugging my westflex 103 coax which is a pain to do at the best of time will save me a lot of time and trouble as westflex is a brittle cable and easy to snap.
Regards
Dos
I have recently purchased a SDRPLAY Pro 2 a few weeks ago and would like some advice if that is OK.
I am a radio ham and transmit quite a bit on HF & VHF.
Now I have always disconnected the antenna from my sdrplay 1 and currently sdr play 2 when I transmit but it is getting a bit of a pain.
Now I know a high amount of RF will kill the device but I am wondering is that only when it is receiving (so for example I am listening to a signal on the waterfall)
Will it still be damaged if the coax is connected to the sdr play, usb connected to the computer but no program running decoding anything?
Is it safe to transmit like that or is it best to either just unplug the aerial or unplug the USB lead from the device?
Any way of having to save me unplugging my westflex 103 coax which is a pain to do at the best of time will save me a lot of time and trouble as westflex is a brittle cable and easy to snap.
Regards
Dos