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A project log for RTL-SDR With Upconverter and Case

The Junk Box SDR: a simple project to illustrate how it is possible to mount and mod an RTL-SDR and upconverter into a case.

dainbramageDainBramage 10/21/2014 at 01:580 Comments

Thanks to the unexpected interest in this project, I am starting to put together plans to rebuild the entire device into a better enclosure of my own design. While I am at it, I plan on adding a proper USB connector, relocating the switch, and replacing the rough bits with better bits.

I'm also thinking about adding a filter network that will allow for various passbands to be switched in and out. I'll have to do some experimenting there, as filter design is not one of my strong points.

At the suggestion of a fellow ham and HAD member, I will take some before and after measurements. I have a trick up my sleeve in the form of a Singer CSM-1 service monitor. For those who are curious, it is a signal generator (among other things) that allows me to generate signals at precise power levels at up to 550 MHz.

Thanks again to all who have followed and skulled this project. It was entirely unexpected, but very gratifying.

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