This site has information concerning the softrock software defined radios created and kitted by tony parks kb9yig. Designed for the commercial, government, amateur radio and shortwave listener communities, this software provides a powerful interface for all sdr users. Linux, software radio and the radio amateur qst october 2002, pp. 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. There are softrock kits available for the 160m, 80m, 40m, 30m, 20m and 10m. It is a system in which hardware components are replaced with software. Love music romantic, tender and sweet music for those times when the heart wants what it wants.
The softrock lite ii, the sequel to the sr lite v6. Ive modified flex radio s powersdr software to work with the soft rock 40. 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. Software defined radio sdr is a radio communication system where components that have been traditionally implemented in hardware e. 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 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. The station for classic soft rock from america, bob seger, eric clapton, fleetwood mac, james taylor and more. Introducing softrock ensemble a software defined radio.
Other interest are photography, computer programming, and. Have a listen to rock music dedicated to the heart. Classic 70s southern california albumoriented rock. Radio amateurs and shortwave listening swling hobbyists have had high performance sdrs for some time now. Build and test log of the softrock lite ii receiver kit. After completion it worked immediately and with software like winrad and rocky i was able to receive first signal on the 40m quickly. 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. Perfect for all smainput sdrs like our nesdr smart ser.
Ham radio kits built radios enclosures ham radio, electronics, kits, softrock radio. Softrock is a term for a software defined radio sdr which consists of three major building blocks. 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. 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. 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. A short tutorial is given on each subcircuit as it is being. The software of choice seems to be flexradio powersdr, although other software can also be used. 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. Introduction to softwaredefined radio technical articles.
The solution was a softrock rx ensemble that covers 1. 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. 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. The songs played here are the ones youll undoubtedly remember.
Look into the softrock lite ii project and the latest info on the softrock rxtx v6. 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. You will see your recently played soft rock tracks here. A software defined radio as in, the device itself is an rf communication system that incorporates a significant amount of this software based signal. Listed under the manufacturers software defined radio category that. Much of the software is available as a free download, and full details to be found in the products section of the site. Ive been playing round with some basic software defined radios since about 2010 when i purchased the softrock 9 and softrock txrx kits. The kits are sold as receivers capable of tuning across a small part of a selected ham band. Soft rock radio the station for classic soft rock from america, bob seger, eric clapton, fleetwood mac, james taylor and more. 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. Sdr kits is pleased to introduce a 600 mhz antenna analyzer kit, designed to meet the requirements of all radio amateurs. Listen to soft rock radio stations for free iheartradio. Soft rock software will, as usual, be attending the annual risc os london show, which takes place one week from today.
It is a very effective demonstration of the capabilities of the software defined radio approach. My name is cecil bayona, my main hobby is ham radio. Why not plunge into the wonderful world of software defined radio sdr. This video shows the build and test of a softrock lite ii software defined radio sdr kit. The term softrock is used for the software defined radio sdr system that uses softrock ensemble.
Unboxing the softrock rxtx amateur radio sdr transceiver. Describe your experience with the softrock qrp kit radio and tell us why you give it the rating you did required. There are softrock kits available for the 160m, 80m, 40m, 30m, 20m and 10m bands. The kit came supplied with a single page schematic and a link to. With some cheap hardware and free software, you can listen in on digital and analog signals across a wide range of radio spectrum. Just a short video to show the completed softrock ensemble ii software defined receiver kit in operation in the ham shack. Sdr radio transceiver flex, elecraft, cube, softrock. 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. Ill be sure to post some more videos once its up and running. These kits are for working amateur radio hf receivers and transceivers. 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.
It may interest ham radio enthusiasts, hardware hackers, tinkerers and anyone interested in rf. The greatest hit music of all time, with a 70s and 80s focus. 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. 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. 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. Start with a simple kit, like an accessory for your ham radio station. Stream soft rock songs online from this radio station, only on iheartradio. Setting sail on a sea of smooth yacht rock grooves. Other interest are photography, computer programming, and design of electronic equipment. The rtlsdr can be used as a wide band radio scanner. It took me some time but in september i ordered a kit for me.
The softrock kits came into being in 2005 based on tony parks kb9yigs experience with an sdr software defined radio and the. Software defined radio kit tutorial build test softrock. As such, the kits are often out of stock but they are usually available on his tonys website with fairly quick turn around time. 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. Then, if you like the experience, dont be afraid to graduate to more complex projects.
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. 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. 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. 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. 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. Modern rock a sonic snapshot of the sounds of rock and roll for the modern era. Ham radio kits an introduction with list of manufacturers. 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. Software defined radio american radio relay league.
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 sdr is a radio communication system in which the hardware components, such as mixer, amplifiers, and filters are implemented using a computer. The softrock radios have been available as kits for several years and thousands have been built by amateurs and swl enthusiasts. The rtlsdr is an ultra cheap software defined radio based on dvbt tv tuners with rtl2832u chips. The softrock kitset is sold as an entrylevel introduction to the world of software defined radio. 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. This site is devoted to the area of software defined radio sdr, more specifically, the softrock series of technology sampler kits and the genesisradio. Softrockrxtx48 software defined radio 4080m kit radioworld. Mainly in portugues language, but some pages in english. The main category is software defined radio makers that is about software defined radios. 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. Rock ballads even the biggest rock stars have a tender side.
Ive modified flexradios powersdr software to work with the soft rock 40. Unboxing the softrock rxtx amateur radio sdr transceiver kit. Ieee at my college helped me fund this little project. About softrock40 the resource is currently listed in in a single category. I just got my softrock lite ii 30m reciever kit this past week and have been assembling it. 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. Listen to soft rock live best variety from yesterday. Sdrkits is pleased to introduce a 600 mhz antenna analyzer kit, designed to meet the requirements of all radio amateurs. 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. Softwaredefined radio sdr is a radio communication system where components that have been traditionally implemented in hardware e. Completed softrock ensemble ii sdr receiver kit on air. 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. 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 9v1al motherboard mobo is a plugin addition to the softrock rxtx v.
Softrockrxtx48 software defined radio 4080m kitfrom. Discussion in ham radio discussions started by ad7n, nov 24, 2009. T1 toroid ft307 34 turns with 17 turns bifilar on top, all with red wire. 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. Although it has a 10 watt output, elecraft doesnt describe it as a qrp transceiver, maybe because of the kxpa100 amp option. Mar 26, 2014 ieee at my college helped me fund this little project. A number of different detectors are available including usb, lsb, dsb, am, synchronous am, fm plus several for digital modes. In summary, the hardware provides the signal, leaving the computer software to do the heavy lifting. A softrock like sdr, realized by py2wm and n1vtnpu1jte.
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