Kenwood TS-2000 and Psdr

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Manuel

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Feb 21, 2010, 1:15:36 PM2/21/10
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Hi,

Sorry for troubling.
I would like to know if there is information (step by step) the way
to make my Kenwood TS 2000 work with Psdr IF Stage. In case you have
could you please share?

I have made the 12 Khz Mod and it is working. The only thing I need is
information to make it work.

I am using Win7 Professional. Sound Card On board MotherBoard Asus
P5E64 WS Evolution.

I am not vey smart :-(
I have made something and it had worked not correct but I have
received several stations, after that I close the software, and ,
later when I try to make it work, no more...

Thansk for your help.

Manuel Fernando - CT1BXX

Scott McClements

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Feb 21, 2010, 2:05:05 PM2/21/10
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You want this mod:

http://www.kingsqueak.org/stuff/softrock_IF_tap.pdf

I am not sure about the 12Khz mod. You need I/Q signals from an SDR board.

-Scott, WU2X

George

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Feb 21, 2010, 2:17:42 PM2/21/10
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I have done this using the 10.695 MHz mod with a Softrock Lite USB
Xtal. It works great. I will be showing the mod and operation in a
future episode of http://www.amateurlogic.tv probably about a
month from now.

George, W5JDX

Manuel

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Feb 21, 2010, 2:26:53 PM2/21/10
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Hi Scott,
Thanks for email.
In fact I have already done the 12Khz Mod, I have the signal ok. The
problem is, I can not make it work with software.
In fact I have it working for some minutes, than I need to close the
PC and later when I turn on i can not make it work again.
I guess that is something related with calibration but I am not sure.
What I am looking for, is a complete document with all the steps in
order to do all the configuration step-by-step.

I have seen in Youtube some information but the ham says te select "IF
Stage", and in the siftware I do not found this option.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npfC6aA-gtg

Could you please give some ideas?

I also have a TS 950SDX, but for a rapid test I use TS 2000 because I
do not have the Pan Adapter for the 950.

73's
Manuel Fernando - CT1BXX

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Manuel

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Feb 22, 2010, 10:27:26 AM2/22/10
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It may seem a stupid question, but I have to ask, because I am not
able to make SDR work with TS 2000.

I have the output of 12 Khz directly connected to the input of your
sound card, is correct, or must I use the "softrock" between TS- 2000
and the sound card?
Sorry to insist but I do not know what to do more, of course I am not
smart!
The best I could hear, was the existence of a signal, but feeling that
is out of frequency.

There is an issue that i would like to point ou:
I use Ham Radio Deluxe, it worls perfect with Ts-2000 on both sides
( computer and radio)
Using with SDR IF Stage + Hamradiodeluxe, it works only from Radio
into Pc: If I change the frequency in the radio frequency changes in
the HRD and the SDR at the same time, however if I try to change the
frequency in the SDR, it does not change the radio, the only thing can
be changed is the mode ...

All your comments are very helpful, thank you.

Many thanks for all your help.
Manuel Fernando, CT1BXX

Larry Phipps

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Feb 22, 2010, 10:55:37 AM2/22/10
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The mod that I have seen brings the broadband 10.695 MHz IF out of the
TS-2000. If this is what you have done, then you need a SoftRock or
LP-PAN to downconvert the signal to baseband I and Q audio signals.

If you are bringing out the IF signal at 12kHz, then you can feed it
directly to a sound card, but PowerSDR/IF will not decode it properly,
because it doesn't have the capability to digitally downconvert the
signal to baseband, or decode it into I and Q. I guess you would see two
narrow spectrums... one centered 12kHz above the center line, and one
centered 12 kHz below the center line. They would be mirror images of
each other (sidebands reversed). The 12 kHz signal can be used directly
with DRM software, and there may be other SDR applications which can
directly work with a 12 kHz IF frequency.

73,
Larry N8LP

Scott McClements

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Feb 22, 2010, 10:56:20 AM2/22/10
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Do you have the SDR-1000 seleted? You should *NOT* be selecting
"Softrock". -Scott, WU2X

Manuel

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Feb 22, 2010, 10:59:41 AM2/22/10
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I have selected SDR-1000!
I will try with Softrock inspite I am not using a Softrock board.

Manuel Fernando - CT1BXX

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