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SDR Dongles... What is That?

SDR Software defined radio a real fancy way to not have to grind crystals, wrap wire around oatmeal containers but,
"ya gotta still string wire" or put up a good antenna. With a cheap dongle plugged into one's USB port about $35ish,
the RF world from 24 MHZ to 1.7 GHz is yours! Decoding AM,FM,SSB (U and L), SSTV and several digital modes. Capturing
Space Station transmissions or even live weather satellite photos are yours too. If all this sounds interesting then read on.

1. Buy dongle. I bought a Nooelec bundle that included a "Ham It Up" that extends coverage down to 100 KHz (lees than AM radio).

2. Now download FREE LEGAL software from... RUN Pre-requisites: .NET 5 Desktop x86 Runtime first from
3. Then download and run SDR# (SDRSharp) revision 1822 from that page.

4. You will run a driver replacement driver from Microsoft ZADIAG, in option look for "Bulk Interface o" or

5. Run Sdrsharp and get hot.....

 






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