[Skimmertalk] Red Pitaya Skimmer How-To Doc online

[Bob Wilson, N6TV]

For those exploring the possibility of using a $400 Red Pitaya as a 6-band
SDR for compatible with VE3NEA's CW Skimmer Server and RTTY Skimmer Server,
a detailed summary of the updated, procedure, with newly-updated links, may
be found here:

http://hamsci.org/n6tv-red-pitaya-combine-cw-rtty-skimmer


Thanks to Nathanel, W2NAF, for re-posting my original note with the newest
information and links.

FYI, I experimented with the Red Pitaya aluminum enclosure, which acts like
a giant heat sink, but it doesn't have a place to put a fan.  Unfortunately
the internal temperature of the FPGA rose as high as 78° C (85° C. is the
recommended limit), and the entire case became quite warm.  So I switched
back to the Red Pitaya plastic enclosure, with a small 30mm x 30mm x 10 mm
5V DC fan, and now the reported temperature is only about 67.5° C.

73,
Bob, N6TV