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by fotoralf
Thu Jan 10, 2019 9:55 am
Forum: SDRplay related
Topic: RSP1A Longwave sensitivity
Replies: 45
Views: 130609

Re: RSP1A Longwave sensitivity

Reception reports are far more informative when they include a location. Contrary to common conceptions in most international forums, not everyone uses Windows and not everyone lives in the U.S.A.

Ralf
by fotoralf
Mon Jan 07, 2019 5:38 pm
Forum: SDRplay related
Topic: THIS THREAD EXPLAINS WHY IT IS SO DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND RECEIVER'S SENSITIVITY IN LF & RELATED MATTERS
Replies: 28
Views: 76314

Re: THIS THREAD EXPLAINS WHY IT IS SO DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND RECEIVER'S SENSITIVITY IN LF & RELATED MATTERS

I heard that the PA0RDT works well at low frequencies. Do you pickup much man-made noise on the coax shield? Maybe your outside ground helps to lower the level. I've just spent two weeks near Dunkirk with a RSP2 connected to my Macbook Pro and an original PA0RDT Miniwhip in the garden on a 4 m fibe...
by fotoralf
Tue Dec 25, 2018 10:18 pm
Forum: SDR Antennas
Topic: MFJ Noise cancelling pre-amp
Replies: 2
Views: 16733

Re: MFJ Noise cancelling pre-amp

I've used a 1026, years ago, with conventional receivers in an urban environment and it saved me from giving up on HF radio altogether. I even opened mine up for the AM radio band by removing two inductors at the antenna inputs. With two Datong active antennas spaced by about 30 m it was quite good ...
by fotoralf
Wed Nov 28, 2018 8:24 pm
Forum: SDRplay related
Topic: Support for Coherent Functions of RSP Duo - When?
Replies: 4
Views: 17007

Re: Support for Coherent Functions of RSP Duo - When?

JJ_in_TN wrote:I have been patiently waiting but there is still no mention that I can find of when this functionality is coming.
It'll come right after the Mac version of the software.

*duckandrun*

Ralf
by fotoralf
Sat Nov 17, 2018 9:51 am
Forum: General
Topic: DAB for Mac please
Replies: 0
Views: 7442

DAB for Mac please

Western Europe has been seeing rather good DX conditions for DAB radio, these last days. Been to my favourite VHF location yesterday afternoon, at nearly 700 m ASL near the German/Belgian border, and was able to receive NRK (Norway), MDR (deep down in East Germany), and NDR in Northern Germany plus ...
by fotoralf
Wed Nov 07, 2018 9:48 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Radio Algeria - Longwave
Replies: 3
Views: 9940

Re: Radio Algeria - Longwave

Yeah, but Europe 1 are beaming towards France and I'm at the rear of their antenna diagram. Worse still, the attenuation is stronger for the carrier than for the sidebands so we get some odd kind of DSB signal from them. Not exactly easy on the ears unless you have a synchronous AM demodulator which...
by fotoralf
Tue Nov 06, 2018 7:30 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Radio Algeria - Longwave
Replies: 3
Views: 9940

Re: Radio Algeria - Longwave

We Europeans use their signal for charging batteries... :-)

SCNR
Ralf
by fotoralf
Sat Oct 27, 2018 3:33 pm
Forum: General
Topic: GQrx and/or SDRdx On A Mac ?
Replies: 1
Views: 7280

Re: GQrx and/or SDRdx On A Mac ?

GQRX does work on some Macs and not on others on some weekdays and not on others and depending on the day's relative lunar humidity. The exact configurations, dates, and conditions can be determined by reading your coffee mud or tea leaves. On my current Macbook Pro (mid 2012, 10.12.6) GQRX only wor...
by fotoralf
Mon Oct 22, 2018 8:54 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Anyone Using CUBIC On A Mac ?
Replies: 1
Views: 6824

Re: Anyone Using CUBIC On A Mac ?

Here, it takes a hit on the Refresh button to make the SDRplay come up.

Ralf
by fotoralf
Mon Oct 08, 2018 6:12 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Cubic The Only Mac program For The RSP-2 ?
Replies: 5
Views: 16102

Re: Cubic The Only Mac program For The RSP-2 ?

There's still gqrx.

Ralf