On Its Way

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Simon G4ELI
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On Its Way

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A RX-666 is in the post from jolly Germany to windy Cornwall.

When the RX-666 arrives I'll start the integration, will be most interesting. With luck the RX-888 will work, there are SDR Console users with RX-888 eager to start testing.
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Well, you got me beat. I just ordered an RX-888 and the expected delivery is Thu, Sep 17 - Tue, Oct 13.

Maybe it will work out to be sooner, sometimes you just can't tell with these guys. But yes, I will be among the eager testers.

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I know little about the inner workings of SDRs, but there is obviously more than number of bits at work determining the dynamic range/ultimate rejection of one 16-bit SDR versus another.

My FDM-S2 and RX-888 are both 16-bit units, but I have found that the RX-888 can dig out very weak audio at times when the FDM-S2 cannot. I was testing on 1460 kHz during midday just 10 kHz from my local medium wave pest station. There was a 60 dB difference in signal between the two and you could barely see the 1460 peak buried at the edge of the 1450 pest station's pass band. The RX-888 had signs of audio in USB, but I never heard any audio from the FDM-S2. All settings were the same, and of course both were using HDSDR. The only difference I couldn't account for was the sampling rate difference (RX-888 has a 2000 kHz choice, and the closest for the FDM-S2 is 1536 kHz).

N6ATC-- have fun with that RX-888 when you receive it!

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Simon where did you order it from?

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Might just wait for the RX999

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RX999 is a thing? Any info?
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RX999 might not manifest.
https://www.travelchinaguide.com/intro/ ... number.htm
If it does, it is going to be there for a while ;-)
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RPeeters wrote: Sun Aug 23, 2020 1:54 pm Simon where did you order it from?
RPeeters:

I ordered mine from here. I think Simon may have received a loaner/donor unit to get adapted into SDRC. (That's merely speculation, Simon never said that. as far as I know.)

https://www.ebay.com/itm/RX888-direct-s ... SwkgZfIRjo

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G0OFE wrote: Sun Aug 23, 2020 3:18 pm RX999 is a thing? Any info?
Sorry Jim, i was being sarcastic. What with the 888 being hot on the heels of the 666.

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