The Hermes-Lite is a low-cost direct down/up conversion software defined amateur radio HF transceiver based on a broadband modem chip and the Hermes SDR project. It is entirely open source and open hardware, including the tools used for design and fabrication files. The SDR is controlled over your LAN, and plugs into your router. This can provide both […]
The Kiwi SDR and Wellbrook loop provide a very good single antenna solution for 0 to 30 MHz shortwave reception. The Kiwi is capable of displaying the complete band of 30 MHz, but the disadvantage is the very high power from some of the LW and MW stations can cause the receiver to overload in […]
This evening I decided to complete a test using two different HF setups in an effort to compare the receiver performance of my antennas. Radio 1, Kenwood TS 990, doublet antenna 10m per leg @ 9m Radio 2, Elad SDR, Wellbrook RX loop @ 3m I decide the best way to test on receive would […]