<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif;font-size:12pt"><div><br></div><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt">I got mine from NooElec for about $17 plus shipping.<br><br>Ray<br><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><hr size="1"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> "mstangelo@comcast.net" <mstangelo@comcast.net><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> lester@veenstras.com<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cc:</span></b> Bill Tracey <bill@ewjt.com>; Raymond Mack <ray.mack@sbcglobal.net>; hpsdr@lists.openhpsdr.org<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Wed, April 10, 2013 3:02:53 PM<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [hpsdr] Silicon Labs
chips<br></font><br>
<br>I'd like to experiment with one of these DVB-T dongles.<br><br>I want to get one with the RTL238U with R820T tuner since it starts at 24Mhz.<br><br><<a href="http://rtlsdr.org/" target="_blank">http://rtlsdr.org/</a>><br><br>Does anyone know of a good source for this dongle?<br><br>Still straying off-topic...<br><br>Mike N2MS<br><br><br>----- Original Message -----<br>From: Lester Veenstra <<a ymailto="mailto:lester@veenstras.com" href="mailto:lester@veenstras.com">lester@veenstras.com</a>><br>To: 'Bill Tracey' <<a ymailto="mailto:bill@ewjt.com" href="mailto:bill@ewjt.com">bill@ewjt.com</a>>, 'Raymond Mack' <<a ymailto="mailto:ray.mack@sbcglobal.net" href="mailto:ray.mack@sbcglobal.net">ray.mack@sbcglobal.net</a>>, <a ymailto="mailto:hpsdr@lists.openhpsdr.org" href="mailto:hpsdr@lists.openhpsdr.org">hpsdr@lists.openhpsdr.org</a><br>Sent: Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:42:16 -0000 (UTC)<br>Subject: Re: [hpsdr] Silicon Labs
chips<br><br>***** High Performance Software Defined Radio Discussion List *****<br><br>The phase noise/frequency wander was with the AM/SW broadcast version<br><br><br>As those of us who have used the USB dongles that were mentioned in QST will<br><br>tell you, the SSB phase noise is not nearly the issue that folks make it out<br>to <br>be.<br><br>The *biggest* problem with anything Silicon Labs is finding someone to sell<br>you <br>any. Silicon Labs (and my former employer Conexant, now Entropic) just do<br>not <br>want to talk to you unless you are going to buy a few hundred thousand ICs.<br><br>As with the USB dongles, if you can find another radio that uses the chip,<br>you <br>might be able to experiment with them. If you haven't checked out the USB <br>dongles yet, it is well worth the time. You can't beat a receiver that<br>costs <br>$17.<br><br>Ray<br>W5IFS<br><br><br>Lester B Veenstra MØYCM K1YCM W8YCM<br><a
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