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by gteague
Wed Aug 05, 2015 2:57 am
Forum: SDRplay related
Topic: disappointing performance so far
Replies: 5
Views: 21458

Re: disappointing performance so far

tks again. i'm collecting your posts into an evernotes file. i've found a very useful page at: https://sites.google.com/site/g4zfqradio/installing-and-using-hdsdr which starts with an install and setup guide aimed squarely at the beginner and seems to explain every window and control. and i've re-lo...
by gteague
Tue Aug 04, 2015 10:32 pm
Forum: SDRplay related
Topic: disappointing performance so far
Replies: 5
Views: 21458

Re: disappointing performance so far

that's an interesting and helpful document link you sent. i missed that when going over the documentation on the site. i decreased the gain by 25db and noticed an immediate improvement in received signal readability. i reset all the sdhdr settings to factory default so i could start over from scratc...
by gteague
Tue Aug 04, 2015 9:24 pm
Forum: SDRplay related
Topic: disappointing performance so far
Replies: 5
Views: 21458

Re: disappointing performance so far

many thanks for the detailed response. i have already played with the bandwidth settings and tried from 200khz to 8mhz and couldn't really remember any differences. to be honest, i thought that only applied to how much spectrum i could see on the display and i still can't figure out why i can't see ...
by gteague
Tue Aug 04, 2015 5:54 pm
Forum: SDRplay related
Topic: disappointing performance so far
Replies: 5
Views: 21458

disappointing performance so far

hi folks! i've had my sdrplay a few weeks but it arrived with at least two other radios and i've been distracted and not had a chance to really use it yet. i'm trying to get an outside antenna up, but for now all i have is about 100' of speaker wire running around the house and a backpackers 40-10m ...
by gteague
Wed Jul 22, 2015 10:01 pm
Forum: New Users' experiences
Topic: driver install failed
Replies: 3
Views: 16450

Re: driver install failed

Hello, It will depend on what the host is? If you can send your information into support@sdrplay.com we will try to help you. Best regards, SDRplay Support host? the hardware is a mac imac. i'm running 64-bit win7 under latest version of vmware. i have about 15 radios connected to this system so i ...
by gteague
Wed Jul 22, 2015 6:36 pm
Forum: New Users' experiences
Topic: driver install failed
Replies: 3
Views: 16450

driver install failed

windows7 running on vmware. the com port (usb virtual) seems to have been recognized.

what now?

tks, /guy (73 de kg5vt | wqpz784)