Hi again eric.

I was looking at the fUnCube website and the new funcube dongle pro is 
an incredible improvement over the original.

Have you seen that one.

Its well worht the price but its around $203.00 right now.

Looks like with a Raspbury pi 2 it works very very well as opposed to 
the original pi.

The admin on the site used it with SDRShark which is a software program 
I haven't looked at yet.

He also says it works with hdsdr  which is somewhat useable under 
windows so its promising.

Don



On 13-Dec-15 4:06 PM, Eric Oyen wrote:
> I have a friend with one. He has used a number of SDR software packages =
> (including SoundStudio, SDR#, HD-SDR and some others). Unfortunately, I =
> was never able to get any of those packages to work with NVDA. ABout all =
> I got was some minimal info on frequency, mode and some other stuff. =
> SOmeone is going to have to develop an SDR software package that is =
> blind friendly. I have tried hitting up the developers of these. A lot =
> seem interested, but that is about as far as it goes.
>
> DE n7zzt Eric
>
> On Dec 13, 2015, at 1:57 PM, Don Breda wrote:
>
>> Thanks Eric, please keep me posted.
>> =20
>> I am curious about the dongle.
>> =20
>> Have you tried it with any windows software or been able to use it at =
> all?
>> =20
>> Thanks for all the info.
>> =20
>> Don
>> =20
>> =20
>> =20
>> On 13-Dec-15 2:27 PM, Eric Oyen wrote:
>>> I have had communication with the developer. so far, I haven't had a =
> =3D
>>> chance to try out doing this. I need a linux box dedicated to this =
> and a =3D
>>> few open ports on my firewall. the SDR unit I have is one of those $8 =
> 30 =3D
>>> Mhz to 1200 Mhz USB dongles. I have to make sure its compatible with =
> =3D
>>> linux. once that is done, then I can use a raspberry pie machine =
> setup =3D
>>> with the websdr software and then set it up over at a remote =
> location.
>>> =20
>>> so far, he hasn't struck me as particularly picky. In fact, he's been =
> =3D
>>> pretty helpful. Of course, it doesn't hurt that I explained to him =
> that =3D
>>> I am a blind ham.
>>> =20
>>> DE n7zzt Eric
>>> =20
>>> On Dec 13, 2015, at 12:10 PM, Don Breda wrote:
>>> =20
>>>> Thanks for this Eric.
>>>> =3D20
>>>> I may just consider that.
>>>> =3D20
>>>> Have you actually done that?
>>>> =3D20
>>>> Did you hav any problem with the websdr developer allowing you to =
> add =3D
>>> a=3D20
>>>> server  to the site?
>>>> =3D20
>>>> He seems well kind of picky.
>>>> =3D20
>>>> Don
>>>> =3D20
>>>> =3D20
>>>> =3D20
>>>> On 13-Dec-15 12:58 PM, Eric Oyen wrote:
>>>>> you can trey the Funcube. Combine that with websdr on a small linux =
> =3D
>>> box =3D3D
>>>>> and you can have a remote receiver that can be accessed from =
> anywhere =3D
>>> in =3D3D
>>>>> the world. btw, the Funcube is a USB dongle device that can allow =
> for =3D
>>> =3D3D
>>>>> plugging in an external antenna. not sure what other software can =3D=
>>> work =3D3D
>>>>> with it that is accessible for the blind.
>>>>> =3D20
>>>>> DE n7zzt Eric
>>>>> =3D20
>>>>> On Dec 12, 2015, at 11:55 AM, Don Breda wrote:
>>>>> =3D20
>>>>>> Hi fellow hams.
>>>>>> =3D3D20
>>>>>> Any suggestions on an hf sdr reciever that is at least somewhat =
> =3D3D
>>>>> accessible?
>>>>>> =3D3D20
>>>>>> I want to put an inexpensive sdr receiver on a friends property =
> and =3D
>>> =3D3D
>>>>> run=3D3D20
>>>>>> it remotely.
>>>>>> =3D3D20
>>>>>> Wondering what receiver might fil the bill.
>>>>>> =3D3D20
>>>>>> Don
>>>>>> =3D3D20
>>>>>> w a 2 i w c