Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Fw: Need Advice for SDR choice

[Marcus D. Leech]

>
> On Jan 2, 2011, at 1:31 PM, Andrew Rich wrote:
>   
>> I have a MacBook PRO I7 it can run OS X or windows
>>     
> I have been successfully using the Ettus Research USRP with LFRX, LFTX and 
> WBX boards on my 17" MacBook Pro under OS X (Snow Leopard). Installing the 
> software portion is pretty easy: Install the MacPorts package, then run "sudo 
> port install gnuradio" in a terminal window. You can play with the gnuradio 
> software to see if it's right for you before committing to buying any 
> hardware, since it can use the audio device and/or data files as a 
> source/sink, or even run entirely simulated flowgraphs.
>
>   
The only caution I have is that the pre-packaged binary packages for
various OS distributions are often
  moderately to severely out-of-date with respect to the current GIT
codebase.

For Ubuntu and Fedora users, I usually recommend a build of Gnu Radio
and UHD from the current
  GIT sources--which I have to admit is partially selfish on my part.
 Fewer people in my support
  queue that way :-) [Wearing my address@hidden hat].



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