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Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] New (potential) user + question


From: Dan Halperin
Subject: Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] New (potential) user + question
Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:52:45 -0800

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On Nov 17, 2008, at 10:44 AM, Peter O'Doherty wrote:

This is my first post to this list.
I'm a sound artist and I've just started to explore the world of software radio and have been eavesdropping on this list for a while and have a few questions. There seems to be a large body of dedicated users out there. I'm curious as to what kinds of things people use gnuradio for. Are there any other sound artists or the like here using software radio in their work?

Also, I'm worried about diving into the deep-end and buying a USRP package without being really sure it's what I need. Are there any cheaper alternatives or other possibilities to get a taste of what software radio is all about?

Welcome!

You really only need a USRP if you're going to be using __radio__. For __sound__ your sound card (and maybe you'll want a good one, but that's up to your needs) will work.

So if you want to work with sound, all you need is the free, open source software GNU Radio which is available for download on the wiki (at http://gnuradio.org). There are several examples in there that don't use the USRP (e.g., dialtone which plays a dial tone through your sound card). And most scripts can be modified to work w/o the USRP. For instance, we have made a narrowband wireless network using sound card & microphone on each machine instead of 2 USRPs.

Don't be fooled by the "radio" in "GNU Radio", most of the code is just signal processing which works with other types of signals too.

- -Dan
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