I tried QtRadio + the gHPSDR-server which now also supports the HiQSDR frontend. The server runs on the PC connected to the frontend. The QtRadio application can run on another PC and can also be connected via Internet. The server supports Softrock radios and the Perseus as well. TX support is in progress. It is also possible to share your radio with others this way.
QtRadio
today 10m contest from Bayerhoehe nr Dresden. I used my new 4el and a vertical. The vertical was nearly useless this time. My internet connection did not work. Rest of the rig worked perfectly fine. I just should have spend some time on try some test logging before. So i had some trouble with CW makros during the beginning of the contest. The conditions were really poor. Signals from stations in the south of germany had much multipath which made CW signal sometimes understandable.
10m DARC contest 2012, Bayerhoehe nr Dresden
Today i mounted the 4el Yagi to the mast. I put the system to the garden in order to try how difficult it is to set it up alone and to do some measurements. Center frequency seems to be around 28.500 or so. I heard some US stations and was able to work K8CW in SSB with 5W only.
Nice start. Hopefully also successful tomorrow… Hope to hear you in the 10m DARC contest.
4Ele 28MHz DK7ZB
Yagi is finished now. I have to build the mast clamp. Due to Mr. Murphy the centre of gravity is right below D1…
4El DK7ZB for 10m in the attic
4El 10m DK7ZB antenna without clamp
Finished the dipole for my 4El DK7ZB Yagi for 28MHz.
Hope i get the rest finished until Jan. 8th ;)
28MHz Dipole
Last weeks from time to time i am playing around with the really nice software DV-RPTR Control Center from Kurt, DJ0ABR.
I am using a Siemens C5 modified for 70cm and equipped with a DVModem for digital voice or a DVRPTR PCB with a external TRX (either FT-857D or another C5).
The hardware is connected to the PC via USB and the DV-RPTR Control Center software connects it to XReflectors, Reflectors or Repeaters. It can also do callsign routing.
A really nice addon is the display of some slow data that is transmitted in parallel to the voice stream. There you can usually see the name or QTH of your QSO partner. The location that is displayed by the PC software comes either from GPS (DGPS) data transmitted by the sender or from a static lookup of hamqth.com.
DV-RPTR Control Center
In the future i will put some equipment that i do not use anymore to the “For Sale” page. Most of the stuff is a bit special probably but if you are interested please contact me via eMail (dh5ym@darc.de).
In Zukunft werde ich ab und an ungenutztes Equipment auf meiner “For Sale” Seite eintragen. Die meisten Sachen sind wohl etwas speziell, aber bei Interesse bitte ich um eine eMail an dh5ym@darc.de.
Link:
http://dh5ym.hopto.org/wiki/?page_id=590
Some impressions from the 2011 CQ WW DX contest in CW. I did only make a few qso but the screenshots are impressive.
CW WW DX CW 10m - 1430UTC, Nov 26th 2011
CQ WW DX CW 20m (Sunday)
CQ WW DX CW 40m (Sunday evening)
CQ WW DX CW 80m (Sunday)
CQ WW DX CW 160m (Sunday)
This week i got the new DVRPTR pcb. (see www.dvrptr.de)
Connected to a Windows or Linux PC it is easy to create a hotspot for connecting to D-Star Reflectors ans X-Reflectors. From time to time i am running a hotspot on 430.225MHz from my home location in the east of Dresden (Just when i am at home). Probably someone can hear it. It is usually connected to XRF010B.
From Paul, W1GHZ i got a dual band feedhorn for offset dishes for the 10GHz and 24GHz band. It was somehow funny to explain the customs officer what it is ;) Now it is my turn to complete the station and get on air. I am excited.
dual band feedhorn, 10G/24G
dual band feedhorn, top view