[hpsdr] PowerSDR vs Kiss

[Chris Smith]

Berndt

With PowerHPSDR you need to calibrate the system with a known level signal source at various frequencies.

I use(d) an XG2 Elecraft kit. There is a procedure somewhere but don't ask me where.

Cheers & 73

Chris G4NUX


On 10 Feb 2011, at 12:20, Berndt Josef Wulf wrote:

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> G'day,
> 
> The Mercury card arrived today and it was time to play with HPSDR. The current 
> system consists of Atlas, Ozy and Mercury. 
> 
> I downloaded and installed the current PowerSDR and Kiss versions from the 
> OperHPSDR website. Initially nothing was going to work until I also installed 
> Microsoft .NET Framework version 1.1 on a Windows XP box.
> 
> Eventually both, Kiss and PowerSDR started working. Whilst pushing both 
> applications through its paces, I noticed that the signal level indication on 
> the S-Meter and panorama display on PowerSDR shows -70dBm without pre-
> amplifier switched off and antenna disconnected, whilst Kiss shows a more 
> realistic level of about -120dBm.
> 
> Not having any experience with either applications, I'm at a loss finding an 
> explanation. Perhaps I missed a setting in PowerSDR?
> 
> Also, is there a way of listening to the audio on the PC just with USB 
> connected? I alway had the impression that data is send via USB, similar to 
> the USRP, and data processing was done on the PC. It took me some time to 
> realize that I had to plug the head phone into the Mercury PC or alternatively 
> use an audio cable connecting it to the PC.
> 
> How does this work with Metis?
> 
> 73, Berndt
> VK5ABN
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