[Moon-net] WIN/LINRAD

[Alberto di Bene]

Heinz Bordé wrote:
> Hi all
> The contest showed me oncemore: I need some equipment that helps to find stations, working in WSJT. 
> Lots of stn are using LINRAD or WINRAD. TZhe software is no problem, so what hardware do they use?
> I think for a simple system, that is going down from 144 to i.e. 28 MHz and in next step to I and Q.
> 144 to 28 MHz is no problem. But is there somewhere a homemadable proposal for the next step?
> I would be verry appreciated for some input.
> 
> 
>        Heinz, DM2BHG

  Heinz,

    28 MHz -> baseband (I/Q) can be done, e.g.,  with the Softrock V7 kit, a simple and inexpensive (less than 20 USD) 
kit that implements a quadrature, direct conversion receiver/mixer that many have successfully used as a last IF after 
some other rigs.
Go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/softrock40/ for further information.

73  Alberto  I2PHD