[450] The noise!

[David McKenzie]

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On Fri, Dec 28, 2012 at 12:52 PM, William Knapp / KC1WJ <kc1wj at kc1wj.com> wrote:
> I think I have it figured out. There are quite a few online tutorials.
> Here's a good one.
> http://www.atouk.com/SDRSharpQuickStart.html#installation
>
>
> Quoting John Foege <john.foege at gmail.com>:
>
>> These sticks are to receive DVB TV in Europe bill...they aren't going to
>> work here.
>>
>> You have to use SDR Sharp and special drivers.
>>
>> Dave can help you.
>>
>> BTW Dave...your noise floor is @ -40 dBm but you should turn off RTL AGC
>> and Tuner AGC with the configure button and adjust your IF Gain
>> manually...also the contrast slider on the FFT waterfall is useful in your
>> situation...
>>
>> You can get much better performance out of it when you do the above...
>>
>> Also can use the PPM offset to get your freq readout accurate. Mine was
>> 30PPM off...
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> John
>> ------Original Message------
>> From: William Knapp / KC1WJ
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>> What software are you using? The supplied software that came with mine
>> isn't working and the manual is in German.
>>
>>
>>
>> Quoting David McKenzie <dmckenzie at gmail.com>:
>>
>>> Here's an image of my local noise when pointed at it with the
>>> horizontal beam using that dvb stick and sdr#
>>>
>>
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