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Using the RSP1 – Radio Spectrum Processor
us 100 KHz to 2 GHz Radio Spectrum coverage
with your Transceiver as a Panadapter
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Contents
Best in class SDR sub $300 radio receiver – the RSP (Radio
Spectrum Processor) from SDRplay www.sdrplay.com
• What is a Panadapter?
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Almost contiguous 100 KHz to 2 GHz Radio Spectrum coverage
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12 bit native ADC
Hardware Requirements
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Up to 8 MHz signal bandwidth
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• Antenna considerations / system architecture
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Software requirements
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• For more information
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What is a Panadapter?
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“Panadapter is short for Panoramic Adapter. The simple
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is that
it allows
us toRadio
see a panoramic
of the
12 bit native band
ADC our radio is tuned to. We can see every signal”*.
Up to 8 MHz signal bandwidth
• Early implementations used a PC soundcard to achieve this
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function
but weretaxes
therefore
limited to 200 kHz of
bandwidth because they rely on the sound card.
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distribution. • The advent of affordable SDR hardware such as the RSP1
has allowed implementations with much greater
bandwidth, and hence much more usefulness.
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The RSP (Radio Spectrum Processor) from SDRplay is a
Software Defined Radio which can turn a PC into a general
coverage receiver or spectrum analyser spanning Medium
Wave (100KHz) through to Microwaves (2GHz).
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Combined with readily available, and capable, SDR
software Panadapters are now an affordable and easy to
implement reality!
* Definition courtesy KA9MOT http://mypanadapter.com/
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Hardware Requirements
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• An RSP1 –• to acquire
signals across the frequencies of interest.
Almost contiguous 100 KHz to 2 GHz Radio Spectrum coverage
•
12- bit
native ADC
• A Transceiver
preferably with either RxOut or IF Out capabilities, and
•
Up to 8 MHz signal bandwidth
CAT (Computer Aided Transceiver) capability to allow interaction with the
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• A PC – to run
the SDR
software
allow control
signals
to pass back
distribution.
forth between
the SDR software and the transceiver.
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Antenna Considerations
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The RSP1 can Spectrum
share the same
antenna
as SDRplay
your transceiver,
or in some situations
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you may prefer to use an entirely separate antenna.
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If a separate antenna is used care must be taken with the physical layout to
•
12 bit native ADC
ensure that near-field effects do not overload the RSP1 when you are
•
Up to 8 MHz signal bandwidth
transmitting from the transceiver.
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- See this article for a discussion of near-field effects: http://www.w8ji.com/antenna_coupling.htm
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If a shared antenna
is used
it may
either
be connected
“behind”
the transceiver,
in which case distribution.
internal circuitry in the transceiver will protect the RSP1, or using a
splitter “in front of” the transceiver. If a splitter is used it is essential that a
switch is implemented that isolates the RSP1 from the antenna during transmit!
•
In any configuration the maximum input power to the RSP1 must not exceed
0dBm
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On the following slides we will look at these configurations in more detail
DO NOT directly connect the RSP to the same antenna as your transmitter, or to an antenna in the near field of a
transmitting antenna, as this is likely to result in irreversible damage to your RSP and invalidate your warranty.
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Antenna Considerations
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Separate antenna
•
Care must be taken
with the
physical layout
to ensure
that
near-field
effects
do
•
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contiguous
100 KHz
to 2 GHz
Radio
Spectrum
coverage
not overload the
when
youADC
are transmitting from the transceiver.
• RSP1
12 bit
native
- See this article •for a discussion
near-field
effects:
http://www.w8ji.com/antenna_coupling.htm
Up to 8 of
MHz
signal
bandwidth
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Near-field coupling
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DO NOT directly connect the RSP to an antenna in the near field of a transmitting antenna,
as this is likely to result in irreversible damage to your RSP and invalidate your warranty.
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Antenna Considerations
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A switch must•be used
to isolate
the RSP
during
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GHz Radio Spectrum coverage
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Up to 8 MHz signal bandwidth
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Isolation
Switch
Splitter
PTT
DO NOT directly connect the RSP to the same antenna as your transmitter as this is
likely to result in irreversible damage to your RSP and invalidate your warranty.
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Antenna Considerations
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Spectrum
Processor)
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Shared antenna
“behind”
the from
transceiver
• Internal circuitry
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RSP1
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100 KHz to 2 GHz Radio Spectrum coverage
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Up to 8 MHz signal bandwidth
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IF or RF
Out
IF Out:
- Displayed bandwidth limited by transceiver on-board filters
- RSP1 tuned to IF frequency
RF Out:
- RSP1 can display up to the full 8MHz bandwidth capability
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Software Requirements
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• Any of the SDR Software programs that support RSP1 can be used to
• spectrum
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display. 100 KHz to 2 GHz Radio Spectrum coverage
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HDSDR and SDR
Console
have
built-in
capabilities for CAT and other
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Up
to 8 MHz
signal
bandwidth
add-on software,
to allow
communication
the SDR
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software and the transceiver.
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Ham Radio Deluxe
and OmniRig are commonly used for advanced
distribution.
implementations.
• We recommend you research the available options and select
according to your expectations and requirements:
HDSDR:
SDR-Console:
CubicSDR:
Ham Radio Deluxe:
OmniRig:
N4PY:
www.hdsdr.de
www.sdr-radio.com
cubicsdr.com
ham-radio-deluxe.com
www.dxatlas.com/omnirig/
http://www.n4py.com/
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contiguous 100 KHz to 2 GHz Radio Spectrum coverage
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