[Skimmertalk] red pitaya, for real?

David Robbins k1ttt at arrl.net
Wed Aug 31 10:14:49 EDT 2016


I don't have a generator for doing tests like that so can't tell for sure.
wasn't someone looking into the input attenuators and the noise floor
problem I noticed?

David Robbins K1TTT
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-----Original Message-----
From: Skimmertalk [mailto:skimmertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of
Pete Smith N4ZR
Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2016 13:41
To: skimmertalk at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [Skimmertalk] red pitaya, for real?

Sorry - forgot about Dave.  Is yours flat now 160-10, Dave?  I'm using your
change of the input jumpers.

73, Pete N4ZR
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On 8/31/2016 7:35 AM, David Robbins wrote:
> I have been running it for a while here with a slight modification 
> that improves the noise floor.  I have had it running rtty skimmer 
> server and it seems stable.  It does not like changing bands on 
> command from the rbn aggregator though so I have it just doing the same
bands all the time.
>
> David Robbins K1TTT
> e-mail: mailto:k1ttt at arrl.net
> web: http://wiki.k1ttt.net
> AR-Cluster node: 145.69MHz or telnet://k1ttt.net:7373
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Skimmertalk [mailto:skimmertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On 
> Behalf Of
> kazeringue--- via Skimmertalk
> Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2016 23:02
> To: skimmertalk at contesting.com
> Cc: kazeringue at aol.com
> Subject: [Skimmertalk] red pitaya, for real?
>
> Went out hunting info on possible new QS1R, and found Red Pitaya
discussion.
>
> Is there a consensus yet on whether the Red Pitaya is a viable option 
> as a skimmer?  I would very much like to dump the softrock option, 
> keeping them running has become a chore.
>
> I'd not bug you about it, but the 250 is affordable, but currently non 
> trivial.
>
> 73 de w4kaz
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