Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] SETI-quality receiver going cheap!

[Rob Judd]

ed,

When I placed that message there was 5 hours to go and the bidding was
at AU$91.00 so it looked like quite a bargain. I'm aware of the
limitations, having checked the internet for a current source of parts.
It's a fairly obscure brand and they look to have gone out of business.

Still, in terms of noise performance it was designed well, and I found
sites where people were using them as receivers coupled to
radiotelescopes, which is a good indication of quality. Certainly
outperform the average TV tuner anyway.

The belt issue wasn't a big deal for me, it still tunes. I just don't
have any spare change, having just purchased an SDR-1000 from Gerald
Youngblood last week. :)

Regards,

Rob


ed wrote:
> 
> At 05:19 PM 7/31/03 +1000, Rob wrote:
> 
> >Hi,
> >
> >This thing will go to 150GHz. Auction closes today, check it now.
> >
> >http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3037354940&category=296
> >
> >And yes, those are Australian dollars. AUD1.00 = USD0.65 right now.
> >
> >Rob
> 
> While the Micro-Tel 1200 is an excellent receiver (I own one) it is no more
> suitable for GNU Radio applications than any other quality analog receiver
> with an IF output.  And without external mixers, it will not receive into
> the GHz range.
> 
> As an aside, you won't be able to get that weird drive belt anywhere.  Mine
> is intact, but a colleague found it to be unobtainable (which is probably
> why this unit sold so cheaply on ebay.)
> 
> -ed
> 
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