23 Aug

The Buzz

Couple weeks ago I ran a parallel RX test between SunSDR DX2 and Flex 6600M. With a disclaimer: not a pro lab test but rather an amateur shack test.While the intention was to simply see how well the little SunSDR compares to big SDR Flex,...
23 Aug

The best receiver is... your antenna!

This an old saying which goes back to the earliest days of radio communications. Nowadays we say: the best receiver is a quiet location, far away from man made noise, transmission lines, solar inverters, high voltage cow fences, transmitting towers, routers, garage remotes, neon lights,...
21 Aug

Remoting

Over the weekend it became noticeable that my remote setup wasn't performing as well as it normally does. While the receiving and decoding of FT8 signals was still fine, transmitting reports were rather poor. The A and K indices were sky high, so the verdict...

The Buzz

Couple weeks ago I ran a parallel RX test between SunSDR DX2 and Flex 6600M. With a disclaimer: not a...

The best receiver is… your antenna!

This an old saying which goes back to the earliest days of radio communications. Nowadays we say: the best receiver...

Remoting

Over the weekend it became noticeable that my remote setup wasn't performing as well as it normally does. While the...