Alpi 8 days ago

Anybody has experience using rasdr4? What is it capable of?

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0xEF 8 days ago

It's a bit niche in the radio hobby, but very cool. That said, it is marketed to a very specific type of radio hobbyist which is probably best explained by looking at the first few sections of the manual, specifically around section 2a if you want to get a better sense of who this is for

User Manual: https://rasdr.org/release/1.2.4/RASDR-Users-manual-v1.7.5.pd...

SiempreViernes 8 days ago

I feel like 2a just says "It's for radio astronomy", is that what you mean?

0xEF 8 days ago

Sort of. We have to understand what a SARA project is, how and where DSP would be employed, etc...hence why I mentioned its pretty niche. Radio astronomy, from my outsider understanding, is not something a newbie just walks in the door and picks up on. You have to have some experience with typical SDR use, data collection, etc.

pfdietz 8 days ago

> Radio astronomy, from my outsider understanding, is not something a newbie just walks in the door and picks up on.

Unless you're Grote Reber.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grote_Reber

lotrjohn 7 days ago

Awesome read. Ty for sharing.

>For nearly a decade he was the world's only radio astronomer.