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From: softrock40@... [mailto:softrock40@...] On Behalf Of Bruce Beford
Sent: Monday, October 03, 2005 9:53 AM
To: softrock40@...
Subject: [softrock40] Battery power IS better. Photos prove it.

Apparently, my last message on this got lost in the server somehwere.

I have uploaded two new photos to the N1RX folder that show the
difference between powering the SoftRock from the USB port vs using
a battery powered supply.

Both photos show the central noise spike from an SR-40 connected to
a dipole antenna. The only difference between the two photos are the
source of power. In the first, the SR-40 is powered by the USB port,
using the standard Q1 power conditioner. In the second, the SAME SR-
40 is now powered by a 78L05 voltage regulator, driven by a battery.
Notice the difference in the width of the central noise spike.

Better performance from the SR-40 can be obtained by running from a
power source OTHER than the USB port on the computer. Battery power
is best. For details on how to modify the SoftRock to use non-
computer power, see the other photos in the N1RX folder.

73,
Bruce N1RX