[amsat-bb] Re: Newsky dongle

[Fabio Azzarello]

Hello everybody,

I'm using SDR# (v.999) with several dongles (FCD, FC0013, E4000) and it
works great.

I could suggest to use a notch filter (it could be a quarter wave stub) to
limit front-end overload from FM broadcasting.

Hope that helps,
73s
Fabio
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On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 8:47 PM, Mark Spencer <wa8sme at comcast.net> wrote:

> Scott,
>
>
>
> I too have just started playing with the NooElec SDR.  One thing that hit
> me
> between the eyes is that the SDR is not very sensitive.  I have had
> moderate
> success copying local two meter traffic and APRS signals on 144.390 by
> using
> a broad band preamp at the radio and also one at the antenna, with that
> arrangement the SDR hears much better.
>
>
>
> 73,
>
> Mark
>
>
>
> Mark Spencer, WA8SME
>
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