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Gerry Leary <[log in to unmask]>
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For blind ham radio operators <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 5 May 2015 05:48:53 -0600
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Do you know if there is any SDR software for the Macintosh computers?

Sent from my iPhone this time 

> On May 4, 2015, at 10:42 PM, Bob Tinney <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> After finding settings that I had to change in the options/misc sub 
> menu, I am finally able to type in a frequency in the HDSDR software and 
> the RTL2832T2 dongle goes there.  The up converter also works , but 
> there are several drawbacks to this system.  It overloads very easily.  
> That's why the donble works better in the vhf/UHF range where signals 
> are more spread out.  Many hams use a SDR dongle as a second receiver to 
> turn there computer in to a panadapter.  I wouldn't use it as my main 
> receiver.
> 
> I do use it to listen to the national weather radio service, the local 
> airport ground info frequency and our local repeaters.  There does not 
> seem to be a wide band FM mode for broadcast FM but it does have all of 
> the other common modes.  The only SDR software that I've found that is 
> accessible is the
> HDSDR software at
> www.hdsdr.com
> HTH
> 
> Bob, K8LR, [log in to unmask]

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