I have built this site to allow me to provide to hams worldwide the resuts of my labor of love, the documentation in a heathkit style of the construction of the several softrock softwaredefined radio sdr kits designed and distributed by. Ive been playing round with some basic software defined radios since about 2010 when i purchased the softrock 9 and softrock txrx kits. The fava5 is a portable instrument, offering precise one port vector measurements up 600 mhz, with up to 40 hours battery life from 2 aa batteries at a very competitive price. Home of the famous softrock family of software defined ham radio qrp rcvr and xcvr kits. Start with a simple kit, like an accessory for your ham radio station. Listed under the manufacturers software defined radio category that. Ill be sure to post some more videos once its up and running. Sdr radio transceiver flex, elecraft, cube, softrock. Ham radio kits built radios enclosures ham radio, electronics, kits, softrock radio. Friends and fans react kobe bryant and daughter gigi dead due to helicopter crash huey lewis unable to sing, perform due to debilitating hearing loss music, radio and podcasts, all free. Just a short video to show the completed softrock ensemble ii software defined receiver kit in operation in the ham shack. I have built this site to allow me to provide to hams worldwide the resuts of my labor of love, the documentation in a heathkit style of the construction of the several softrock software defined radio sdr kits designed and distributed by my friend, tony parks. Why not plunge into the wonderful world of software defined radio sdr. Linux, software radio and the radio amateur qst october 2002, pp.
I just got my softrock lite ii 30m reciever kit this past week and have been assembling it. The station for classic soft rock from america, bob seger, eric clapton, fleetwood mac, james taylor and more. Softrockrxtx48 software defined radio 4080m kitfrom. The softrock radios have been available as kits for several years and thousands have been built by amateurs and swl enthusiasts. Much of the software is available as a free download, and full details to be found in the products section of the site. Soft rock software will, as usual, be attending the annual risc os london show, which takes place one week from today. Introduction to softwaredefined radio technical articles.
The softrock kitset is sold as an entrylevel introduction to the world of software defined radio. Love music romantic, tender and sweet music for those times when the heart wants what it wants. Configuring usb driver, config softrock tool and high definition software defined radio revised 27september2015 the ideal time to install the softrock drivers and software on your windows 7, 8 or 10 pc is now prior to connecting your softrock radio to. Software defined radio is a concept according to which rf communication is achieved by using software or firmware to perform signalprocessing tasks that are typically performed by hardware. The 9v1al motherboard mobo is a plugin addition to the softrock rxtx v. This plugin board turns the softrock into an all band transceiver, minus the control functions and tx low pass filters which need to be provided by additional modules. Other interest are photography, computer programming, and design of electronic equipment. The software of choice seems to be flexradio powersdr, although other software can also be used. The softrock lite ii, the sequel to the sr lite v6. Softwaredefined radio sdr is a radio communication system where components that have been traditionally implemented in hardware e.
Unboxing the softrock rxtx amateur radio sdr transceiver kit. A number of different detectors are available including usb, lsb, dsb, am, synchronous am, fm plus several for digital modes. Have a listen to rock music dedicated to the heart. All smt components are mounted on the bottom of the board. A short tutorial is given on each subcircuit as it is being. My name is cecil bayona, my main hobby is ham radio.
Listen to soft rock radio stations for free iheartradio. A software defined radio for the masses by gerald youngblood, ac5og this series describes a complete pcbased, software defined radio that uses a sound card and an innovative detector circuit. Softrockrxtx48 software defined radio 4080m kit radioworld. Ieee at my college helped me fund this little project. Modern rock a sonic snapshot of the sounds of rock and roll for the modern era. Buy products related to software defined radio products and see what customers say about software defined radio products on free delivery possible on eligible purchases. Building the softrock sdr this is the first of two posts which take a look at the relatively simple and easy to construct softrock softwaredefined. Other useful information would include your experience with similar products, infomation on a product that you would purchase instead of this one, and so on.
Software defined radio sdr is a radio communication system in which the hardware components, such as mixer, amplifiers, and filters are implemented using a computer. It was designed by tony parks, kb9yig and bill tracey, kd5tfd as an sdr sampler project for hams everywhere to easily try out software defined radio. Designed for the commercial, government, amateur radio and shortwave listener communities, this software provides a powerful interface for all sdr users. Your source for softrock radio kits softrock rxtx ensemble transceiver kit the softrock rxtx ensemble transceiver kit provides a 1 watt sdr transceiver that can be built for one of the following five band groups. After completion it worked immediately and with software like winrad and rocky i was able to receive first signal on the 40m quickly. Build and test log of the softrock lite ii receiver kit.
These receivers will usually significantly outperform the more general purpose receivers shown above in terms of sensitivity, but they usually concentrate only on the hf or amateur bands. The rtlsdr is an ultra cheap software defined radio based on dvbt tv tuners with rtl2832u chips. The softrock sdr and powersdr software build on this with preset and user defined brick wall filters that can be easily repositioned in the passband. As such, the kits are often out of stock but they are usually available on his tonys website with fairly quick turn around time. It is a system in which hardware components are replaced with software. Softrock is a term for a software defined radio sdr which consists of three major building blocks. A softrock like sdr, realized by py2wm and n1vtnpu1jte. Configuring usb driver, config softrock tool and high. This site has information concerning the softrock software defined radios created and kitted by tony parks kb9yig.
A softwaredefined radio for the masses by gerald youngblood, ac5og this series describes a complete pcbased, softwaredefined radio that uses a sound card and an innovative detector circuit. These kits are for working amateur radio hf receivers and transceivers. Ive modified flexradios powersdr software to work with the soft rock 40. There are softrock kits available for the 160m, 80m, 40m, 30m, 20m and 10m bands. The softrock40 is a small, lowcost, goodperforming software defined radio receiver that plugs into a computer usb port and delivers iq audio signals to the computers sound card. Sdrkits is pleased to introduce a 600 mhz antenna analyzer kit, designed to meet the requirements of all radio amateurs. Listen to soft rock live best variety from yesterday. The rtlsdr can be used as a wide band radio scanner.
They provide an excellent venture into the world of software defined radios for those who want to explore it without forking over hundreds of dollars. Dec 28, 2012 software for the softrock sdr this post takes a look at some of the software that can be used with the softrock sdr hardware that is designed for amateur radio use. Looking for a cheap hf alternative, i picked up one of the softrock ensemble rxtx kits and spent the last several weeks slowly putting the kit together. Soft rock classics internet radio is where you can come, listen and relax to the best soft rock classics music you are sure to enjoy. Software defined radios, radio whose channel modulation waveforms are defined in software category is a curation of 71 web resources on, softrock sdr interest group, softrock sdr and six meters.
Then, if you like the experience, dont be afraid to graduate to more complex projects. This link is listed in our web site directory since saturday jan 7 2006, and till today softrock40 has been followed for a total of 8356 times. Software for the softrock sdr this post takes a look at some of the software that can be used with the softrock sdr hardware that is designed for amateur radio use. Rock ballads even the biggest rock stars have a tender side. Mainly in portugues language, but some pages in english. Ive modified flex radio s powersdr software to work with the soft rock 40. Stream soft rock songs online from this radio station, only on iheartradio. This video shows the build and test of a softrock lite ii software defined radio sdr kit. Other interest are photography, computer programming, and. It took me some time but in september i ordered a kit for me.
And at this years show for the first time in many years it will be possible to buy one of soft rock softwares own products. A software defined radio as in, the device itself is an rf communication system that incorporates a significant amount of this software based signal. The softrock kits came into being in 2005 based on tony parks kb9yigs experience with an sdr software defined radio and the. You will see your recently played soft rock tracks here. In very vague terms, a software defined radio mixes the incoming rf down to baseband phase and quadrature i and q signals, fed to a computer sound card and software does the rest of the demodulation. There are softrock kits available for the 160m, 80m, 40m, 30m, 20m and 10m. This site is devoted to the area of software defined radio sdr, more specifically, the softrock series of technology sampler kits and the genesisradio. The songs played here are the ones youll undoubtedly remember. Unboxing the softrock rxtx amateur radio sdr transceiver. Sdr kits is pleased to introduce a 600 mhz antenna analyzer kit, designed to meet the requirements of all radio amateurs. Software defined radio american radio relay league. The combination of the relatively simple soft rock 40 hardware with the powersdr software results in a low cost receiver with some very nice features. Classic 70s southern california albumoriented rock. With some cheap hardware and free software, you can listen in on digital and analog signals across a wide range of radio spectrum.
The solution was a softrock rx ensemble that covers 1. It is a very effective demonstration of the capabilities of the software defined radio approach. Look into the softrock lite ii project and the latest info on the softrock rxtx v6. Configuring usb driver, config softrock tool and high definition software defined radio revised 27september2015 the ideal time to install the softrock drivers and software on your windows 7, 8 or 10 pc is now prior to connecting your softrock radio to your computer for the first time.
Introducing softrock ensemble a software defined radio. It may interest ham radio enthusiasts, hardware hackers, tinkerers and anyone interested in rf. Perfect for all smainput sdrs like our nesdr smart ser. Describe your experience with the softrock qrp kit radio and tell us why you give it the rating you did required. The format is modeled after classic radio stations that existed up until the early 80s that emphasized singersongwriter acoustic and rock based songs and artists, like those listed above. In summary, the hardware provides the signal, leaving the computer software to do the heavy lifting.
The kits are sold as receivers capable of tuning across a small part of a selected ham band. The term softrock is used for the software defined radio sdr system that uses softrock ensemble. Dec 20, 2012 building the softrock sdr this is the first of two posts which take a look at the relatively simple and easy to construct softrock software defined radio sdr that is designed for hf amateur radio use. Software defined radio kit tutorial build test softrock.
Setting sail on a sea of smooth yacht rock grooves. Discussion in ham radio discussions started by ad7n, nov 24, 2009. The greatest hit music of all time, with a 70s and 80s focus. Although it has a 10 watt output, elecraft doesnt describe it as a qrp transceiver, maybe because of the kxpa100 amp option.
The teensy is a tiny microcontroller board that uses a 32bit arm processor and the softrock sdr is a hf only software defined radio kit that. T1 toroid ft307 34 turns with 17 turns bifilar on top, all with red wire. Welcome to the main soft rock software website, where you will find a variety of software mainly for computers running risc os, such as webchange, waituntil, quicksand, and more. Softrockradio plays a unique mix of singersongwriter based classic soft rock along with some other classics from the 70s, 80s and a touch of the 90s. Ham radio kits an introduction with list of manufacturers. The main category is software defined radio makers that is about software defined radios. About softrock40 the resource is currently listed in in a single category. Soft rock radio the station for classic soft rock from america, bob seger, eric clapton, fleetwood mac, james taylor and more. Completed softrock ensemble ii sdr receiver kit on air. The kit came supplied with a single page schematic and a link to. From the menu bar select setup hardware configuration and under radio model select the soft rock 40 button. Software defined radio sdr is a radio communication system where components that have been traditionally implemented in hardware e. Radio amateurs and shortwave listening swling hobbyists have had high performance sdrs for some time now. Mar 26, 2014 ieee at my college helped me fund this little project.
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