The really cheap SDR dongles (meant for DVB-T television reception, $10) can get down to 30mhz without a downconverter (as I recall).
They only have an 8bit A2D converter, so reception with the uBitx receiver would have much more dynamic range.
The uBitx has a 45mhz first IF which should be within reach for the DVB-T dongle for displaying a spectrum of what's in the band,
tap in the dongle just prior to the 45mhz crystal filter so you can see more than a few khz worth. ?Downside is this may inject a lot of hash
into the uBitx receiver, good luck getting rid of that. ?Maybe a buffer amp of the 45mhz IF inside the uBitx enclosure, a coax going out
to a separate box for?the dongle?
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On Wed, Dec 13, 2017 at 10:27 am, Arvo KD9HLC wrote:
What would be the advantages of using anything else for RX?? (I'm kinda new at all this.)
And if one is going to set up a spectrum analyzer that (from what I understand from the original post) picks off the incoming signal inside the BitX, why not just use the SDR for RX?
