Re: [IRCA] Timed Recordings using the SDR-IQ Receiver

[Brett Saylor <bsaylor@xxxxxxxxx>]

Les,

I started with the SDR-IQ then moved to a Perseus, so I understand the
dilemma. First thing to realize is that you won't ever have enough time to
review everything but, on those key nights when conditions are outstanding,
you'll wish you had saved the entire band (the auroral event of March 2012
comes to mind).

I did the "every TOH throughout the night" for a long time, but I've moved
to just recording sunset and sunrise - that still gives me more than enough
interesting targets. I'll spot-check a few "good" regional frequencies on
each recording the next day and look for ones that seem "different" from
normal - for me, that might be some very deep southern stations, some CBC
outlets from western Canadian provinces, or maybe a bunch of Mexican
national anthems at their local 6am. When I get a file with conditions like
that, I save it for later detailed review. You'll find it's very easy to
fill up hard drives and, if you're like me, you may find it hard to delete
anything that you haven't reviewed.

I have several PDF forms that I use to keep track of what I've listened to
on each SDR recording (one for top of the hour, and one for continuous
recordings) - I'd be happy to share them with you and anyone else who wants
them.

Brett


On Mon, Dec 16, 2013 at 1:16 PM, Les Rayburn <les@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>
> I'm curious as to how Perseus owners manage the data and review process.
> The logistics of all that information are just mind-boggling. I get that
> you can eliminate channels with locals, and possibly most with strong clear
> channel signals. Or maybe if you've been DXing for awhile, you can
> eliminate the majority of channels where you've logged them all. But for a
> guy with less than 1,000 stations in the logbook, I'd be reviewing a lot.
>
> Hard to justify purchasing the Perseus when I think the bandwidth of the
> SDR-IQ is more than I can handle.
>
> Les Rayburn, Director
>
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