I'm operating my SDRplay from a MacBook Pro, and find that certain ham bands are getting swamped by broadband noise when the laptop is plugged in and charging. Some googling around seems to indicate that a USB galvanic isolator can solve this, however I haven't come across any testimonials specifically for SDRplay.
It's not hard to find USB galvanic isolators for sale, but they all seem to be limited to supplying no more than 100 mA to the device side. I haven't been able to find a reference for nominal current draw for the SDRplay, but I suspect its higher.
Anyway, has anyone run into this problem (or similar computer RFI problem), and has anyone solved it with a USB galvanic isolator?
Thanks in advance!
Experience with USB galvanic isolators?
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brinberkeley
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Experience with USB galvanic isolators?
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Re: Experience with USB galvanic isolators?
I haven't used galvanic isolators, but I'm using a shielded USB cable (those with ferrite beads)
See my results here:
viewtopic.php?f=5&t=388
See my results here:
viewtopic.php?f=5&t=388
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CaptainNemo
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Re: Experience with USB galvanic isolators?
According to my low-price low-precision keweisi usb meter
SDRplay current draw is about
0.05 A at IFbw/SR =< 1.536 MHz
0.08 A at IFbw/SR > 1.536 MHz
bye
SDRplay current draw is about
0.05 A at IFbw/SR =< 1.536 MHz
0.08 A at IFbw/SR > 1.536 MHz
bye
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