WR-G31DDC Excalibur Perseus Gemini AOR 2300 and DX-R8 Receivers, Ham Fair 2010

Tokyo Ham Fair 2010  AOR booth: The Digital Revolution – SDR Perseus 10kHz – 30MHz – AR5001D 40kHz – 3150MHz – AR2300  Black-Box Receiver from 40kHz to 3150 MHz .  Alinco booth DX-R8 — (See th Aor GUI above, Watch the Videos Tokyo Ham Radio (2010 年　東京ハムフェア　AOR ブース) and the Link to Download the Flyers …below)

The AOR AR5001D Circuit Configuration: 40kHz – 25MHz Direct Conversion SDR // 25MHZ – 3150MHz Double or Triple Conversion Superheterodyne system // IP3: More than +20dBm (@14.1 MHz), More than +12dBm (@50 MHz), More than +7dBm (@620 MHz) – The AOR AR5001D features a spectrum display function. FFT analyzer is employed for fast spectrum display processing (Display built-in) – Digital I/Q output (Option) through USB2.0 – Composite video output (RCA type) 75 ohm 1V p-p -
US market  List Price:   $4299.00 // Your Price: $3799.95 – is expected August 2010.

Link to: Download AR5100D Flyer for Technical Highlights (PDF 580kB)

The AOR AR2300 Black Box feature a up to three channels can be monitored simultaneously. Direct sampling architecture below 25MHz. The AR2300 utilizes outstanding direct sampling digital architecture for reception below 25MHz. It features a 14 bit 65MS/sanalog-to-digital converter, a high-performance FPGA-based digital-down-converter and DSP-based demodulation circuitry. The AR2300 can be operated by remote control using an optional LAN controller. Digital I/Q output USB2.0 compatible isochronous transfer Digital I/Q output through USB Type-A Jack. Frequency range 25MHz – 3.15GHz (!GUI Software like Perseus Microtelecom It)

Link to: Download AR2300 Flyer for Tecnical features (PDF 909kB) –

TOKYO HAM FAIR 2010 AOR BOOTH 2010年　東京ハムフェア　AOR ブース  and Watch a collection of videos from the Tokyo Ham Fair 2010 (Related videos watch here …Icom, Yaesu, Kenwood, Other SDR, Loop Antenna and  Alinco DX-R8 SDR) by ThePacificocean777

Alinco DX-R8 150KHz to 35MHz are all mode radio wave receiver SSB CW AM and FM reception mode. More I/Q equipped
rear panel output port signal detection and freeware SDR Using software. The DX-R8 has the popular support behind, SDR! Connected to the PC to process digital data. The software itself uses a variety of  free software. (Google Jap/En!!)
(Info from the  web) And recently the Japanese version of SDR (free software) KG-SDR I can do it!

(Previous Report of 28/07/2010) – The new WR-G31DDC Excalibur by WiNRADIO, the Perseus and New Gemini by Microtelecom Direct Sampling Receivers, already displayed to Ham Radio Fair in Friedrichshafen 2010 (report of 28/07/2010)

WR-G31DDC Excalibur new Direct-Sampling Receiver by RADIXON Group Pty. Ltd. a fully-owned subsidiary of the Australian company Robotron. Robotron is a privately owned high-technology R&D and investment company, founded in 1983.- In the commercial market, the company operates under its brand name WiNRADiO ©  —- Link to: Radixon Group Pty. Ltd  official  Home-page

WiNRADiO © declares that the  new WR-G31DDC Excalibur receiver’s robust front-end (ndr: no preselectors filters!) is equipped with an ultrahigh-linearity amplifier which result in exceptional strong-signal performance. An advanced “dithering” technique eliminates spurios signals without significantly increasing the receiver’s nois floor. The superior 16-bit 100 MSPS analog-to-digital converter (ADC) provides exceptional performance over an extremely wide range of signals. Frequency range 9 kHz to 49.995 MHz three indipendent channels can be set separately.

Excalibur did not Preselector filters in the RF imput, has only (MW filter) a high pass for medium wave. Excalibur sample at 100 MHz (MSPS), but what really happens tuning signals around the frequency of “Nyquist” (100 : 2 = 50MHz) – [Note]: The figures SFDR (Spurious-Free Dynamic Range) declared by the producer is still about 107 dB. The Image Rejection 90 dB typ, with an MDS of -130 dBm @ 10 MHz/500 Hz BW. (Clik the image to enlarge  Ultra Low Jitter Clock features for the Gemini FPGA)

New GEMINI, HF/VHF Dual Channel SDR  at 200 MSPS – © Microtelecom  Srl Italy displayed in Ham Radio 2010 at latest Friedrichshafen —- Link to: HamRadio 2010 Photo Gallery by Ari Perugia

The new GEMINI receiver features two RF inputs signals simultaneously sampled by the Gemini A/D converter are numerically processed at 200 MSPS/channel by a high speed multichannel digital down-converter implemented in a FPGA of Xilinx’s most recent Spartan6 family – Ultra Low Jitter Clock for the Highest Dynamic Range up to VHFs! (including the value of SFDR – Spurious-Free Dynamic Range) – Each of the two RF front-ends are equipped with a six bands pre-selection filters bank ranging from 28 to 170 MHz. —- Link to: Microtelecom srl >Gemini official web-page

Preliminari Specificatons (typical at 145 MHz): RF Imput (2x) – Range 28/170 MHz – Imput IP3 +9dBm – Dynamic Range (500 Hz BW) 100 dB – Blocking DR (500 Hz BW) 123 dB – Internal Reference Clock 400 MHz TCXO – PC Interface USB2 port – Size 210 x 80 x 190 mm (WxHxL)

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ADAT ADT-200A Direct-sampling RTX (SDR). Funkamateur, Jan. 2010, have Review Part 1

ADAT ADT-200A SDR Transceiver is ready!  ADT-200A Vollständig digitaler Transceiver bereit!

Funkamateur, January 2010, have published Part 1 of their review on the ADAT ADT-200 direct-sampling Transceiver, by DJ1TO. The ADT-200 truly raises the bar in overall performance; it is comparable to the rx Perseus (….excluding the Perseus instead, allows the external PC!)

La Rivista Funkamateur di Gennaio 2010, ha pubblicato la Parte-1 della Review del ADT-200A un Transceiver a Campionamento Diretto, la recenzione 1 è  curata da DJ1TO.

See the Some more RTX information and the Links below. Here are pictures, Retail price and the EN User Manual download ….. (continua…)

DRW16 the SDR by Roke UK – Windows®-based GUI and API – Wideband HF Receiver with 4 Narrowband Channels

DRW16 the Roke SDR employs a 16 bit A/D conversion to directly digitise the entire HF spectrum…

Il DWR16 della Roke Uk (divisione della Siemens) è un  Ricevitore SDR a conversione diretta (16 bit), down conversion implementata in FPGA • Da collegare  con USB2 al PC o Laptop • Interfaccia GUI e API sotto Windows® • Non ha la variazione continua dei filtri DSP però  dispone di • 74 BW in steps da 56Hz a 32kHz selezionabili in modo diverso per ciascun canale. Si tratta di un apparato  della Roke Uk compatto e a basso consumo • Very low power 3.5W • Registrazione dei segnali I/Q oppure di quelli demolulati in formato .wav. - Particolari struttura dallo schema a Blocchi che si può vedere in dettaglio cliccando l’immagine qui sotto per ingrandirla.  (click for larger image) – The DRW16 © 2008 Roke Manor Research Limited.

Il software DWR in dotazione apre più sezioni dedicate ai vari controlli • Permette di ricevere, monitorare lo spettro e controllare 4 canali indipendenti, sintonizzabili rapidamente su tutta la banda HF • Tenere sotto controllo l’intero spettrro di frequenza da 9 kHz a 40 MHz con risoluzione di 1Hz. Il DRW16 è dotato di • Attenuatore automatico o manuale (0dB to -31dB in 1dB steps) • Controllo dell’AGC in automatico (fast medium slow) oppure in manuale con steps di 6dB, valori diversi impostabile per ciscun canale • Frequency Counter dedicato alla sintonia, si attiva anche di volta in volta per ciscun canale monitorato cliccando su una della 4 barre dati dei canali (distinte da 4 colori) che indicano per ciscuno: • Frequenza • Bandwidth • Mode • BFO • AGC • Gain • Level S-meter • ALC • Wav.

Link to: Download the Roke DRW16 Datasheet .PDF

ENG: DRW16 employs A/D conversion to directly digitise the entire HF spectrum, Down conversion FPGA, USB2 interface to a PC or laptop  for furter IF filtering, signal demodulation, spectrum display 4 indipendent receiver channels and full HF spectrum. The DWR16 is supplied with a Windows®-based application providing a user-interface for receiver control and signal processing of the received signals.
The interface displays and controls the following functions: • Attenuator: automatic or manual mode (0dB to -31dB in 1dB steps) • Signal level – • Centre frequency: 0 to 40MHz with 1Hz resolution) • Bandwidth: (32kHz to 56Hz with 74 bandwidths) • Demodulation (I/Q, AM, USB, LSB, ISB, CW, FM) • Gain control: automatic (fast medium slow) and manual (6dB steps) • Signal level • Audio output level control: automatic or fixed (2 settings) • Audio output • Recording: I/Q or demodulated signal in .wav format • GUI showing: Simultaneous monitoring and display of four narrowband HF channels and full HF spectrum • Four independent receiver channels tune over entire HF band. The DRW16 © 2008 Roke Manor Research Limited.

Web-SDR on 20m, 40m and 80m multiple users, located at the amateur radio club ETGD at the University of Twente NL

WebSdr.ewi.utwente.nl: Clik on the image to Link a SrdRadio web can listen to and control a Short-wawe receiver located at the Amateur Radio club ETGD at the University of Twente. Please log-in by your callsign!

Web SDR (Software Defined Radio via internet) in 20m, 40m e 80m multi utente, che si trova presso il Club Radioamatoriale ETGD, presso l’Università di Twente NL.
Su questa pagina potete ascoltare e controllare un ricevitore per onde corte (HF 80 40 e 20m) situato nell’Amateur Radio Club ETGD – PI4THT, presso l’Università di Twente, Paesi Bassi – Facoltà di Ingegneria Elettrica, di Matematica e Informatica. Contrariamente ad altri ricevitori controllati via web, questo ricevitore può essere sintonizzato ed ascoltato da parte di più utenti contemporaneamente, grazie all’utilizzo del Software-Defined Radio e un interfaccia lì progettata!
Si possono usare i vari comandi per sintonizzare, cambiare la Banda Passante del DSP, cambiare il modo e vedere l’intensità del segnale in dBm. Nel riquadro sotto vengono indicate le sigle (con scritte colorate) di chi ha fatto il log-in e le frequenze che utilizzano in tempo reale. No abuse, please!! 

Link to: Enter on the Web-SDR web page

ENG: Web-SDR on 20m, 40m and 80m multiple users, located at the amateur radio club ETGD at the University of Twente Nl.
On this page you can listen to and control a short-wave receiver (HF 80 40 and 20m band), located at the Amateur Radio Club ETGD – PI4THT at the University of Twente, Netherlands – Faculty for Elettrical Engineering Mathematics and Computer Science. In contrast to other web-controlled receivers, this receiver can be tuned by multiple users simultaneously, thanks to the use of Software-Defined Radio with special interface !

FLEX-3000 SDR Transceiver: is the new FlexRadio mid-range 100 watt HF 50MHz

 
FLEX-3000 is new FlexRadio mid-range 100W tramsceiver, delivery in January 2009 .  Il FLEX-3000 è una “diretta decedent” del FLEX-5000 ™, un transeiver SDR (Software Defined Radio) per uso amatoriale di prima classe per performance.
Il FLEX-3000 utilizza Filtri di Banda individuali ottimizzati per coprire sia le bande dei radioamatori (filtri di 5°ordine ottimizzati per ciscuna Banda, fatta eccezione per 160m che ha un filtro di 7° ordine) e di un LPF per la copertura generale. The FLEX-3000 è già dotato di un unità di antenna tuning (ATU), tutte le funzioni dell’ATU sono controllate automaticamente dal programma FlexRadio PowerSDR, oltre ad avere il controllo manuale. Il ricevitore usa un convertitore A/D con velocità di campionamento a 48 o a 96 KHz. FLEX-3000 utilizza lo stesso PA realizzato come quello montato nel FLEX-5000, quindi non è stato sviluppato un nuovo amplificatore di potenza da 100W, ma un collaudato progetto già ben provato. Se necessario, la radio è in grado di esergure, manualmente, un auto-test di controllo o di calibrazione.
FLEX-3000, come in tutte le versioni del FLEX-5000, viene fornito con software FlexRadio PowerSDR V.1.x, che controlla tutti i comandi DSP, la modulazione, la demodulazione, il filtraggio e tutte le funzioni di controllo per la radio, oltre a gestire l’analizzatore di spettro (Panadapter display) di classe da laboratorio di misura. FLEX-3000 utilizza la stessa interfaccia Firewire® 1394 per il PC o per Laptop, come il Fx-5000.
Prezzo (Usa) introduttivo di $ 1.499,00 (List 1.599,00) The FLEX-3000 is on sale *now* and is scheduled for delivery in January 2009.
Link to: FlexRadio Systems – Austin, TX USA

NOTE: The IMD DR3 and IP3 measurements are currently being performed and will be published shortl;
NOTE: The depictions of the FLEX-3000 shown above are of the current prototype unit;

ENG: The FLEX-3000 is a “direct decedent” of the FLEX-5000™, the full-featured, world class software defined radio transceiver for amateur use. The FLEX-3000 utilizes individually optimized bandpass filters to cover both the ham bands (Optimized 5th order bandpass filters for each ham band except for 160m which has a 7th order filter) and general coverage reception (low pass filter).The FLEX-3000 comes with an antenna tuning unit (ATU) as a standard feature, all ATU functions are automatically controlled using FlexRadio PowerSDR, as well as having manual control. Rx A/D converters running at either 48 or 96 KHz sampling . The FLEX-3000 uses the same PA design as the one found in the FLEX-5000, so this is not a newly developed RF power amplifier 100W, but uses a well-vetted design that is tried and true. The radio is capable of manually testing and calibrating itself if necessary. The FLEX-3000, like the world-class performer FLEX-5000, comes with FlexRadio PowerSDR 1.x software that performs all DSP, modulation, demodulation, filtering and control functions for the radio in addition to the lab grade spectrum analyzer Panadapter display. The FLEX-3000 uses the same Firewire® control and interface circuitry as the Fx-5000
Introductory price $1499,00 The FLEX-3000 is on sale *now* and is scheduled for delivery in January 2009

WonderRadio, the first indian SDR (Software Defined Radio)

E’ stato lanciato WonderRadio, il primo SDR (Software Defined Radio) HF+6m transceiver indiano. Questo nuovo apparato per molte parti deriva da articoli pubblicati su QEX (ARRL) da Gary. Le principali caratteristiche rese note sono: RX range: 12kHz – 60MHz / TX range: 160-6meter Power 1W PEP (500mW 6m) / IP3 +28dBm / Two Tone IMD: +99dB. Rahul VU3WJM ha dato la notizia e le news si trovano sul sito web della SDRtec.com

Linkto: SDR Technology info SDRtec.com

ENG: WonderRadio, the first Indian SDR (commercial) HF+6 meter all mode transceiver has been launched. This new rig is based on multi part QEX article: “A SDR for the Masses” by Gary Youngblood; Specifications: RX range: 12kHz – 60MHz / TX range: 160-6meter Power 1W PEP (500mW 6m) / IP3 +28dBm / Two Tone IMD: +99dB (will vary with different sound card) / Control inteface: PC Parallel Port (DB-25 connector) / Sound Card: Line In, Line Out, Spk Mic;

LP-PAN is a software defined IQ Panadapter project, optimized fo K3 Elecratf, Ordering to follow shortly

Link to: TelePost Inc. by Larry Phipps N8LP   Link to:  Sound Card Info page

LP-PAN is a direct conversion receiver quadrature detector to provide I Q audio signals to a saund card. It is designed to receive a range of frequencies centered on 8.215 MHz (IF K3) It connects to the IF output bnc, you will need the KXV3 option for the K3, also needs to connect to a PC serial port to provide freqency data to the SDR application (..disply actual tuned freq…)

ENG: Current feature (update): Optimized for K3 Elecraft; Up to 192kHz display on PC, saund card dependent; IF imput at 8.215 MHz center frequency symmetrical display; Switching quadrature detector for 100dB+ dynamic range; Hardware or software mute; Balanced nd unbalanced outputs; Approx -130 dBm noise floor with K3 preamp on; 115dBm dynamic range; Adjustable gain to interface almost any sound card; 8.215 kHz L.O. Work with many SDR programs, PowerSDR, Rocky, SpectraVue, HRD etc.