Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] FCC CDR/SDR Order from a PC site

2007-07-07 Thread michael taylor
On 7/6/07, Robert McGwier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Here is a PC site for the paranoid: Thanks Bob. It looks pretty boring as far as I can tell. Here's an excerpt of the part about amateur radio: 6. In regard to MSS' request for clarification about the regulatory treatment of amateur radi

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] GNU radio: where to start?

2006-12-15 Thread michael taylor
On 12/6/06, Mario Rossi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: GNUradio looks very interesting, but I haven't found too much documentation for very beginners (I'm not en engineer, and I've problems understanding many things behind radio and frequencies). I think of it very much as a project still (at this

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] What antenna for WWV/WWVB?

2006-12-07 Thread michael taylor
SDR work I would recommend getting a recent copy. -Michael Taylor, VE3TIX ___ Discuss-gnuradio mailing list Discuss-gnuradio@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss-gnuradio

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] FM Radio USB Dongles?

2006-11-10 Thread michael taylor
On 11/10/06, Johnathan Corgan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Fri, 2006-11-10 at 14:19 -0500, michael taylor wrote: > :-) Silicon Labs makes one chipset used in some. It has a 8051 > microcontroller and a FM Tuner chip. I think all those chips output > Left/Right audio, not

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] FM Radio USB Dongles?

2006-11-10 Thread michael taylor
On 11/10/06, Dave hartzell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I've seen a lot of these $50 devices lately and I'm wondering if they would be compatible with GnuRadio... No support currently. Not likely. Anyone ever used one, and/or know how they operate? Hopefully they're just a front-end with a ADC

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] to prevent damages

2006-09-27 Thread michael taylor
On 9/27/06, Brian Padalino <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: It might not be a bad idea for Ettus Research to also stock some other items such as SMA cables/adapters/attenuators. Attenuators might a good idea. I think a model to match the 100mW transmitters would be Mini-Circuits' VAT-15 (50 ohm, SMA,

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] BasicRX frequency selectivity

2006-05-30 Thread michael taylor
On 5/30/06, Matt Ettus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: The ADT1-1WT transformer from mini-circuits is in the signal path. DC definitely won't go through, but you will get some response down to about 100 kHz. You can get specs on it from them. http://www.mini-circuits.com/ADT1-1WT-1.pdf I assume

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Opinions on best choice for project...

2006-02-18 Thread michael taylor
On 2/18/06, Jovan Mostanovski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Michael, thanks for the link. I've checked that out, and I think it's a > good idea that I get an amateur radio licence, as the frequencies that I > require for long distance communications (~2 - 30Mhz) Sounds good. > that I need the main

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Opinions on best choice for project...

2006-02-17 Thread michael taylor
On 2/16/06, Jovan Mostanovski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm doing a uni project which entails me building an RF data comms > network. The network must facilitate communications between many nodes > and a single main hub, node to node communications is not required. The > nodes can be mov

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Do I need a FCC license?

2006-01-10 Thread michael taylor
On 1/9/06, Eunsoo Seo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, guys. I'm a newbie. > I'm planning to buy some USRPs and start learning gnu radio. > > By the way, somebody told me that I need a license from FCC to use gnu radio. > And he said that getting a license is not the manufacturer's duty but mine. >

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] LW/MW/SW TiVo

2005-12-19 Thread michael taylor
On 12/19/05, cswiger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, 19 Dec 2005, Chuck Swiger wrote: > > > then commit them into the repository with: > > > > cvs -z3 -d:pserver:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/sources/gnuradio ci > > gnuradio-examples > > > > > > Well, of course not an anonymous commit. If I use CVSROOT:

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] AM receiver

2005-10-31 Thread michael taylor
On 10/31/05, michael taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 10/31/05, Gituma Nturibi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm back again with a few questions about GNU radio. As I had said earlier I > > was thinking about creating an Fm receiver. However cost and complex

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] AM receiver

2005-10-31 Thread michael taylor
On 10/31/05, Gituma Nturibi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm back again with a few questions about GNU radio. As I had said earlier I > was thinking about creating an Fm receiver. However cost and complexity > considerations have made me think about trying AM reception instead. Taking > into accoun

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] N1Bt software board and front end design

2005-10-22 Thread michael taylor
On 10/22/05, Gituma Nturibi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Greetings to all GNU radio enthusiasts. I'm an electronics and computer > engineering student currently undertaking a sofware radio project for my > final year. I would like to receive broadcast FM but the task seems to be > quite daunting a

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] USRP connectors

2005-10-10 Thread michael taylor
Note: added discuss-gnuradio to cc: On 10/10/05, Robitaille, Michael <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > These don't look like to connectors on my USRP. Doh! Sorry, I leave the daughterboards plugged into my USRP so when you asked I looked at it saw the header pins off the daughterboards. See "Mechanic

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] USRP connectors

2005-10-07 Thread michael taylor
On 10/7/05, Robitaille, Michael <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Can someone let me know what the part number and manufacturer for the > connectors that connect to the USRP are. I am guessing that it's a female > connector since those on the USRP look like male connectors. Also, where > can I bye t

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Libalsa2-devel

2005-08-18 Thread michael taylor
On 8/18/05, Eric Blossom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > for other Linux systems we have to use LIBASOUND2-DEV? I cannot find > > Libalsa2-devel for Fedora 3 > > I don't know about alsa package naming on FC3. Any FC users out there??? rpm -q alsa-lib alsa-lib-1.0.6-8.FC3 rpm -q alsa-lib-devel al

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] linux soundcard modem

2005-05-23 Thread michael taylor
On 5/23/05, Jaap Stolk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > and a mobile phone (without IR or connector). I would like to use > the sound card as a modem (using acoustic coupling). 300 Baud is ok, > Does anyone know about any win-modem-like source code that can be > used for this kind of thing, or should