RE: [Discuss-gnuradio] Re: gnu radio with a soundcard

[Mathew George]

Hi all,

Thanks for the responses, so far.

Yesterday I came across the elektor project on SDR via USB and soundcard, at - http://www.elektor.com/magazines/2007/may/software-defined-radio.91527.lynkx   . All the details including the necessary software is freely downloadable, from the Elektor website.

This seems to be fully functional in 150 kHz - 30 MHz band, and needs a supported sound card, for its operation. Pre-assembled boards costs about 110 euros (tested units from Elektor), where as one can consider building the unit on his own tor educe the costs. Pre-fabricated PCBs for this project is available for 28 euros or so per piece.

Can someone comment, whether it is possible to make the unit working with GNU radio? If the answer is yes, how to proceed? What would be the first steps?

Thanking you,

Mathew George

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Subject: RE: [Discuss-gnuradio] Re: gnu radio with a soundcard
Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2008 00:45:05 -0400

 

Get a softrock 40.  I/Q sampler based on the quadrature sampling detector (fully balanced. Virtual ground, thus not Tayloe).  High performance, good sensitivity.  Yields I/Q in stereo audio for baseband processing.  If you already have a USRP, get the LFRX.

 

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/softrock40/

 

 

http://www.amqrp.org/kits/softrock40/

 

 

Frank Brickle and I wrote the SDR core for the software in the GUI shown in the second link (PowerSDR).

 

 

Bob McGwier

 

 

 

ARRL SDR Working Group Chair

Member: ARRL, AMSAT, AMSAT-DL, TAPR, Packrats,

NJQRP, QRP ARCI, QCWA, FRC.

“Trample the slow ....  Hurdle the dead"

 

From: address@hidden [mailto:address@hidden On Behalf Of sriram s
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Subject: [Discuss-gnuradio] Re: gnu radio with a soundcard

 

Hi,
You could try tapping the IF out of an old radio (which uses FETs) . But you will need  a mixer and band pass filters to bring the signal down to a range which your soundcard can handle.

Regards,

Ram

On Sat, Aug 30, 2008 at 11:25 PM, Mathew George <address@hidden>wrote:

>  Hi all,
>
> Can someone explain how we may build a FM/SW receiver using A/D D/A
> converter in a sound card and minimal additional hardware? Somewhere I have
> read that this is possible, in principle, but could not yet gather info
> suitable for a novice.
>
> Thanks for the help.
>
> Cheers,
> Mathew
>
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