Re: [IRCA] State of the art SDR (Perseus, etc)

[BARRY DAVIES <barry.davies25@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I  upgraded to PERSEUS from an AOR7030+ about 4 years ago' It took me about a week or so to set up and operate WITH the help of an experienced PERSEUS user PAUL CRANKSHAW. I am still learning what this set can do. This summer I learnt how to get exact frequencies for off frequency Latin American stations. Also this year I learnt how to use the sets Automatic notch to suppress adjacent powerful station splash. The only thing that annoys me with PERSEUS is that it can "jitter" at the start of a new time block after frequent listening. This is why you should always start your recording on the 7s or 8s not on the 5s which might "jitter" on the ID.
I did get a separate laptop for PERSEUS. It has 270GB available hard drive space. The PERSEUS audio WAVs are very big. I can get 10 hours of recording. I don't clutter the hard drive so I have maximum space for the WAVs. Finally after using many receivers over the past 45 years I believe the PERSEUS will take some replacing for medium wave (AM) trans-Atlantic DX.

Best wishes

Barry  :-)               (Carlisle UK, PERSEUS, 3.7m x 10m Flag + FLG100 amp)
     

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 From: Russ Johnson <radiok3pi@xxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Sunday, 25 November 2012, 5:37
Subject: Re: [IRCA] State of the art SDR (Perseus, etc)
  What is the learning curve to the Perseus for someone that has zeroexperience with SDR?Is it recommended that you have a dedicated laptop for it?How well does it do unattended recording sessions?Is there an FAQ out there anywhere for someone with no SDR experience tohave their 'stupid questions' answered?On Sun, Nov 25, 2012 at 12:20 AM, neilkaz <neilkaz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:> I'll say it again, if you have anything close to the desire to record the> entire band, just pony up the grand (noting that no SDR is cheap) and buy> the Perseus.>> The ammount of DX I've found with the Perseus recordings continues to> shock me.>> It is far and away the best rx I've ever used. Selectivity puts the R8x> genre to shame as well as the AOR 7030+. Perseus is MUCH better next to my> super power locals from Chicago and also clearly better at pulling audio> from slightly off freq domestics like KMVL just below 1220.>> If you do decide to get the Perseus and want an
 antenna for the entire> band with good directivity, just ask me on list so all can read and try.> And, yes, I will recommend something from the Double Loop genre for your> inland QTH where directivity as well as F/B is key.>> 73 KAZ>>> -----Original Message-----> >From: Chuck <charlesh3@xxxxxxx>> >Sent: Nov 24, 2012 10:55 PM> >To: irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Subject: Re: [IRCA] State of the art SDR (Perseus, etc)> >> >Les -> >> >I see only two negative posts about the software. Both are from the same> >person, and both give the Perseus 0 stars.> >> >One post is about the fact that Perseus does not support Win 8. Reality:> >Microtelecom has promised full Win 8 support.> >> >The other post says that Microtelecom has abandoned the Perseus and it> >is a legacy product. Reality: Microtelecom has said just the opposite,> >has recently released an update, Win 8 is support is in progress and> >further updates are loosely promised.> >> >There's always someone that
 has to find extreme fault. You can agree /> >disagree whether the most popular (I assume) SDR deserves 0 stars.> >> >The only bad thing I can say about the Perseus is that processing delay> >means you might lose a CW character or 2 as you T/R switch from your> >transmitter to your receiver. But that's a generic SDR problem and the> >Perseus suffers from the expected delay caused by software. Not a> >problem for MW DXing.> >> >Chuck> >> >> >On 11/24/2012 7:43 PM, Les Rayburn wrote:> >> Chuck,> >>> >> Most of the negative complaints are based off recent posts to the> >> "product review" section of eham.net. Obviously, hams may be> >> attempting to use the Perseus for other applications> >> beyond MW DXing.> >>> >> I own an SDR-IQ, and I'm very pleased with it. I'm not sure that the> >> ability to capture the entire band will be all that important to me> >> (though it could raise the totals quickly just by recording> >> TOH ID's). My biggest obstacle is
 always time (time to review> >> recordings, time at the dials, etc) But it's clear that SDR's are the> >> tool of choice.> >>> >> Thanks to all on the list for the advice.> >>> >> 73,> >>> >> Les N1LF> >>> >>> >> Les Rayburn, Director> >> High Noon Film> >> 130 1st Avenue West> >> Alabaster, AL 35007-8536> >> (205) 621-7500> >> (205) 621-7505 FAX> >> (205) 253-4867 CELL> >> http://www.highnoonfilm.com/> >> On 11/24/2012 10:36 AM, Chuck wrote:> >>> On 11/23/2012 9:26 PM, Les Rayburn wrote:> >>>> Still trying to upgrade the shack to get serious again in regards to> >>>> AM DX. Have the antenna situation resolved, just need to relocate> >>>> active antennas and Wellbrook loop outside of the near-field noise> >>>> of the house.> >>>>> >>>> Was considering purchasing a Persesus SDR receiver, but have been> >>>> reading that the software is no longer being supported? What would> >>>> the high-end SDR jocks out there recommend purchasing in terms of an> >>>>
 SDR and why?> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> Les -> >>>> >>> Where have you been reading that? It's not true - an update was> >>> released in the last month or two.> >>>> >>> And a better question would be "does it need support?". It's a mature> >>> and stable product that gets good marks. No SW is perfect, but you'll> >>> find it more than satisfactory.> >>>> >>>> >>> Chuck> >>> _______________________________________________> >>> IRCA mailing list> >>> IRCA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>> http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca> >>>> >>> Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the> >>> original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of> >>> the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers> >>>> >>> For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org/> >>>> >>> To Post a message: irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >_______________________________________________> >IRCA mailing list>
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