Yes! Tap. The only problem is a sound card can only accommodate 48K - 96K bandwidth, some
maybe as wide as 192K. The noise at the center of tuning may wipe out much of this tuning.
What is needed is a tunable "Zero IF" double-balanced converter like a
SA602(612) or NC1496 on the output of the Tuner chip driven by a very clean VC oscillator,
these chips have differential I/Q inputs so the tuner can be used as it was designed and
not constrained by that funky 8-bit A to D chip. A 16 bit I/Q sound card conversion of the
double-balanced IF tuner output would reveal much the slow 8 bit converter does not, like
very good noise cancelation, ultra narrow-band RADAR signals, very high speed frequency
hopping, and spread spectrum modulation.
I would create such a thing if I were not involved in more profitable ventures.
Jay Salsburg
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On Behalf Of Zilvinas, LY2SS
Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2013 3:14 AM
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Subject: e4000 r820t signal output
Hi all !
Please excuse me if this is a bit off topic.
Is there any sense to tap the IQ signals from e4k or r820t to the internal or external
soundcards.
Is it possible at all (with r820t particularly) ?
(It could seem like reinventing funcube dongle, bet the performance/price would be still
right)
Best regards,
Zilvinas
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