On Sep 3, 5:37 am, RHF wrote:
Software Defined RadioReceivers (SDR) - Why Choose . . .

Note - I am really 'only' interested in AM/MW
and Shortwave Bands 500 kHz to 30 MHz so
Wide-Band Receivers are off-the-list.
.
First the Flex-Radio SDR-1000 Receiver (only)
is no longer being made and so is off-the-list.http://www.flex-radio.com/Products.a...io_my_next.php
.
* WinRadio WR-G303e Receiverhttp://www.grove-ent.com/303E.html
Technical Specificationshttp://www.grove-ent.com/G303ETECHSPECS.htm
.
* Ten Tec RX-320D Shortwave Receiverhttp://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/commrxvr/0321.html
Specificationshttp://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/commrxvr/0321spec.html
.
* WinRadio WR-G313e HF Receiverhttp://www.grove-ent.com/WR313E.html
Technical Specificationshttp://www.winradio.com/home/g313e-s.htm
.
QUESTIONS :
.
Do you own one of these SDRs ?
.
Why Did You Buy An SDR ?
.
Would You Buy An SDR Again ?
-IF- Not Why Not ?
.
Any other SDRs out there that should be considered ?
.
YOUR OPINION THE PROS AND CONS :
.
Name Three Things You Like About Your SDR.
.
Name Three Things You Don't Like About Your SDR.
.
NOTE - Not interested in a Flame War - Just Tell Your Story
and let the other guy tell his.
.
ABOUT - Software Defined Radio/Receivers (SDR)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software-defined_radio
.
SDR Forum Website =http://www.sdrforum.org/
.
ARRL - Software Defined Radio/Receivers (SDR)http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/sdr.html
.
DX Zone - Software Defined Radio/Receivers (SDRhttp://www.dxzone.com/catalog/Technical_Reference/Software_Defined_Ra...
.
FCC Rules on Software-Defined Radios (SDR)http://www.softwarefreedom.org/resou...hitepaper.html
.
.
i want to know ~ RHF
.
.
. .

I have a Ten Tec 320D receiver. It's a tremendous value. Nothing else
currently being made--at least that I'm aware of--will give you the
bang for the buck that this thing does.

That said, it's not for everyone. There are people who will never be
comfortable attaching their receivers to a computer in any way. To
some extent I'm one of them. If I'm DXing, in particular, and trying
to receive a signal that's very weak or faint, I will (for obvious
reasons) not use a receiver that it attached to my computer. Still,
the 320D is a fine receiver and I've had a lot of fun with it. And of
course, the advantage of the computer connection is the huge selection
of filters that some software packages make available as well as the
excellent noise reduction that's available in software such as RxPlus.
And if you want to decode SSTV, HF fax, PSK, and other digital modes
then a 320D is just the ticket.

It's also interesting to have a choice between competing software
control programs because moving from one to the other is literally
like moving between different receivers. In that sense, when you buy a
320D, you're getting as many receivers as there are control programs.

Of course, in order to use the noise reduction or decode SSTV signals
the audio from the receiver has to be processed through your
computer's soundcard. This means you end up listening to the radio
through the speakers for your computer, and this, in my opinion,
stinks. I've tried updating my soundcard by buying a fancy one from
Turtle Beach and it definitely helps, but nothing's going to sound as
good as just listening to the receiver itself attached to a good
external speaker. Or so it seems to me. The 320D also lacks
synchronous detection, which means it's not for someone who's
primarily interested in program listening.

The 320D will decode DRM broadcasts. I've never used mine for this and
am not sure why anyone would. Maybe I'll try it one day, before DRM
disappears, just so I can say I did it.

I guess my position is this: I wouldn't want the 320D to be my only or
primary receiver, but I've had tons of fun with it and am extremely to
have it. And it really is an incredible value. That this receiver
costs less than an Eton E1 is just astounding to me. But that's the
advantage of the "black box" approach, I guess. You don't have to pay
for the big, noisy backlit display and all the little knobs that can
fall off, and only pay for the stuff that counts.

The 320D is also built like a tank, and as we all know, metal beats
plastic everytime.

Steve

In article 46e3c9ce@kcnews01, K Isham wrote:

Matt wrote:
In article 46e2a27a@kcnews01, K Isham wrote:

RHF
I own a Ten Tec 320D which I like very much, I also own a JRC 535D,
Palstar R30CC and numerous Sony's. I am very impressed by the Ten Tec
it rates better than the Palstar in most cases and keep up with JRC unit
in most instantiates. The thing I like most about it is the computer
control, I can with my program for MAC (Mac logger) plus is to use the
databases to program unit for either time or station. This is helped me
to log more stations, because I alway forget what time so of the rare
ones are broadcasting. The Ten Tec is very sensitive also. I originally
got it so I could decode DRM transmissions. I am very impressed with
Radio New Zealand's offerings. The Sackville relay station in Canada has
several different station on 9800KHZ and about 0000 UTC RADIO TRP is
broadcast at 20 KBS stereo. At my QTH in Tucson, AZ I have very few
drop-outs while listening, as compared to my dial-up internet real-audio
/MP3 broadcasts.
Ken I

I am also interested in the 320d? do you use a mac with your 320d?
Matt:
I use the MACLOGGERDX program to control my Ten Tec 320D with a $19.95
USB to serial converter that I picked up at Walmart and it works very
well. I have two PPC MAC MINIS.
There a Linux programs that you can get under the FINK and X CLASS, but
I still have not been able to make them work. To decode the DRM signals
on short-wave I use the DRM decoder program that I picked up on the Win
Radio site, and the DREAM software that I picked up when I bought my TEN
TEC on the WORLD STATION site it also came with the WORLD STATION
control program, but I rarely use it because I dislike the Windows
operating system. Bought the DRM decoder and Dream software have to be
run on a Windows OS so I still use my old At halon PC for DRM. Now
DREAM also can be run under LINUX but I not able to get it running due
to my Linux ineptitude, maybe one of these days I'll figure it out.
Now that Apple has put out a Core 2 DUO Mac Mini, I think I am going to
save up to buy one for Christmas time and run everything on the Mini
just using the Parraells program for simultaneously running both the MAC
and Windows OS.
The Ten Tec is a good buy, and I glad I bought one.

Ken I

Thanks for the input, I have a macbook pro, looks like i will be picking
up this radio, too bad the price went up 10.00 at the beginning of the
month.:-( Any advantage to buying the radio from the world radio site,
as apposed to the ten tec site

thanks

RHF wrote:


If you had to choose the better of the two Receivers
for pure Shortwave Broadcast Program Listening :
Which one would you choose ?

[ ] TenTec RX-320D Receiver

[ ] WinRadio WR-G303e Receiver

Note - I want the Black-Box out and away from the
PC and next to where the Antennas enter the Room.

~ RHF
.

I don't know, having never used the '320D. The G303 is a great little
receiver. Its UI is wonderful. The downside is you have to have a
virtual soundcard mixer to bring the audio out to a recording program,
a problem you won't have with the '320D.

There are multiple UIs for the '320D, *and* the G303 UI will run on a
computer without the radio installed in "demo" mode. That may be a
big deciding factor.

As for noise... the internal PCI card that is the G303i is extremely
well shielded and I have absolutely no problems whatsoever with
computer noise. If you still need/want the radio far away, that's
possible with both the external G303 and the 320D.

Oh, the G303 is heavily dependent on the quality of your soundcard(s)
and speakers. Mine are pretty good, so a strong signal can be a real
pleasure to listen to.

--
Eric F. Richards

"The weird part is that I can feel productive even when I'm doomed."
- Dilbert

On Sep 10, 5:57 pm, Eric F. Richards wrote:
RHF wrote:
If you had to choose the better of the two Receivers
for pure Shortwave Broadcast Program Listening :
Which one would you choose ?

[ ] TenTec RX-320D Receiver

[ ] WinRadio WR-G303e Receiver

Note - I want the Black-Box out and away from the
PC and next to where the Antennas enter the Room.

~ RHF
.

I don't know, having never used the '320D. The G303 is a great little
receiver. Its UI is wonderful. The downside is you have to have a
virtual soundcard mixer to bring the audio out to a recording program,
a problem you won't have with the '320D.

There are multiple UIs for the '320D, *and* the G303 UI will run on a
computer without the radio installed in "demo" mode. That may be a
big deciding factor.

As for noise... the internal PCI card that is the G303i is extremely
well shielded and I have absolutely no problems whatsoever with
computer noise. If you still need/want the radio far away, that's
possible with both the external G303 and the 320D.

Oh, the G303 is heavily dependent on the quality of your soundcard(s)
and speakers. Mine are pretty good, so a strong signal can be a real
pleasure to listen to.

--
Eric F. Richards

"The weird part is that I can feel productive even when I'm doomed."
- Dilbert

EFR - Thank You ~ RHF

On Sep 11, 1:54 am, K Isham wrote:
Matt wrote:
In article 46e3c9ce@kcnews01, K Isham wrote:

Matt wrote:
In article 46e2a27a@kcnews01, K Isham wrote:

RHF
I own a Ten Tec 320D which I like very much, I also own a JRC 535D,
Palstar R30CC and numerous Sony's. I am very impressed by the Ten Tec
it rates better than the Palstar in most cases and keep up with JRC unit
in most instantiates. The thing I like most about it is the computer
control, I can with my program for MAC (Mac logger) plus is to use the
databases to program unit for either time or station. This is helped me
to log more stations, because I alway forget what time so of the rare
ones are broadcasting. The Ten Tec is very sensitive also. I originally
got it so I could decode DRM transmissions. I am very impressed with
Radio New Zealand's offerings. The Sackville relay station in Canada has
several different station on 9800KHZ and about 0000 UTC RADIO TRP is
broadcast at 20 KBS stereo. At my QTH in Tucson, AZ I have very few
drop-outs while listening, as compared to my dial-up internet real-audio
/MP3 broadcasts.
Ken I
I am also interested in the 320d? do you use a mac with your 320d?
Matt:
I use the MACLOGGERDX program to control my Ten Tec 320D with a $19.95
USB to serial converter that I picked up at Walmart and it works very
well. I have two PPC MAC MINIS.
There a Linux programs that you can get under the FINK and X CLASS, but
I still have not been able to make them work. To decode the DRM signals
on short-wave I use the DRM decoder program that I picked up on the Win
Radio site, and the DREAM software that I picked up when I bought my TEN
TEC on the WORLD STATION site it also came with the WORLD STATION
control program, but I rarely use it because I dislike the Windows
operating system. Bought the DRM decoder and Dream software have to be
run on a Windows OS so I still use my old At halon PC for DRM. Now
DREAM also can be run under LINUX but I not able to get it running due
to my Linux ineptitude, maybe one of these days I'll figure it out.
Now that Apple has put out a Core 2 DUO Mac Mini, I think I am going to
save up to buy one for Christmas time and run everything on the Mini
just using the Parraells program for simultaneously running both the MAC
and Windows OS.
The Ten Tec is a good buy, and I glad I bought one.

Ken I

Thanks for the input, I have a macbook pro, looks like i will be picking
up this radio, too bad the price went up 10.00 at the beginning of the
month.:-( Any advantage to buying the radio from the world radio site,
as apposed to the ten tec site

thanks

Matt:


- I bought the Ten Tec off the World Station web site because
- at the time, it came with the World Station Control software
- as well as the Dream decoder software for what about Ten
- Tec wanted just for the receiver alone.
-
- Ken I

Ken - "World Station web site" - Link/URL Please ~ RHF

On Sep 3, 2:37 am, RHF wrote:
Software Defined RadioReceivers (SDR) - Why Choose . . .

Note - I am really 'only' interested in AM/MW
and Shortwave Bands 500 kHz to 30 MHz so
Wide-Band Receivers are off-the-list.
.
First the Flex-Radio SDR-1000 Receiver (only)
is no longer being made and so is off-the-list.http://www.flex-radio.com/Products.a...io_my_next.php
.
* WinRadio WR-G303e Receiverhttp://www.grove-ent.com/303E.html
Technical Specificationshttp://www.grove-ent.com/G303ETECHSPECS.htm
.
* Ten Tec RX-320D Shortwave Receiverhttp://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/commrxvr/0321.html
Specificationshttp://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/commrxvr/0321spec.html
.
* WinRadio WR-G313e HF Receiverhttp://www.grove-ent.com/WR313E.html
Technical Specificationshttp://www.winradio.com/home/g313e-s.htm
.
QUESTIONS :
.
Do you own one of these SDRs ?
.
Why Did You Buy An SDR ?
.
Would You Buy An SDR Again ?
-IF- Not Why Not ?
.
Any other SDRs out there that should be considered ?
.
YOUR OPINION THE PROS AND CONS :
.
Name Three Things You Like About Your SDR.
.
Name Three Things You Don't Like About Your SDR.
.
NOTE - Not interested in a Flame War - Just Tell Your Story
and let the other guy tell his.
.
ABOUT - Software Defined Radio/Receivers (SDR)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software-defined_radio
.
SDR ForumWebsite=http://www.sdrforum.org/
.
ARRL - Software Defined Radio/Receivers (SDR)http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/sdr.html
.
DX Zone - Software Defined Radio/Receivers (SDRhttp://www.dxzone.com/catalog/Technical_Reference/Software_Defined_Ra...
.
FCC Rules on Software-Defined Radios (SDR)http://www.softwarefreedom.org/resou...hitepaper.html
.
.
i want to know ~RHF
.
.
. .

Still looking for any input {experience / opinions} concerning
what's out-there in the way of Software-Defined Radios (SDR).

~ RHF