Lite software is a graphic user interface gui tool to easily install and remove popular software in linux lite. Games include escape from exeria and guardians of the labyrinth, and puzzle game switch. Just as the title states this is 70s soft rock christmas. U2 is on the top side and u3 is on the bottom side of the board.
Some songs such as stepping into christmas by elton john have become classics in their own right. Softrock is a term for a software defined radio sdr which consists of three major building blocks. Oct 24, 2010 softrock lite ii kit supplied by my first attempt at surface mount component soldering. Other interest are photography, computer programming, and design of electronic equipment. Jan 09, 20 the softrock lite ii, the sequel to the sr lite v6.
The intent in providing these detailed instructions is to help the less experienced builder through what might otherwise be a daunting task. To use the software with a soft rock 40, go to the tests page in the setup dialog. This site has information concerning the softrock software defined radios created and kitted by tony parks kb9yig. The softrock lite ii is a simple to build sdr receiver kit with a fixed center frequency to be used with a sound card that can sample at 96 khz, providing band coverage from 48 khz below the center frequency to 48 khz above the center frequency. Softrockradio plays a unique mix of singersongwriter based classic soft rock along with some other classics from the 70s, 80s and a touch of the 90s. Newer laptops often do have stereo inputs a list started further down. And at this years show for the first time in many years it will be possible to buy one of soft rock softwares own products. Youve probably experienced these gains for years through an architecture that delivers in all phases from design, to daytoday operation, maintenance and even advanced innovation. Mellow rock soft rock and yacht rock are all terms used to describe the styles of music played on. Free customizable online radio with unlimited skips. Please note the socket marked line in on a softrock refers to where it is.
The soft rock software collection launching at the london show. For more information on softrock softwaredefined ham radio, visit s. Welcome to the main soft rock software website, where you will find a variety of software mainly for computers running risc os, such as webchange, waituntil, quicksand, and more. The main challenge in this step is the installation of the two 74hc74 smt dual flipflops u2 and u3. What type of guitar is best for a classic soft rock style. Nov 09, 2015 for a 335 type instrument, the ibanez artstar 153 is quite a nice off the shelf guitar. Ham radio kits built radios enclosures ham radio, electronics. The company essentially was a bait and switch for unsuspecting job seekers calling in about open positions, only to be coerced into signing up for subpar, forprofit schools think of online universities currently facing legal issues arent actually accredited. Mic inputs are usually mono, older laptops may only have mono inputs.
A short tutorial is given on each subcircuit as it is being. Software defined radio kit tutorial build test softrock lite ii. It is a convenient way to gather the most commonly used applications together and present them to the user. Much of the software is available as a free download, and full details to be found in the products section of the site. With auto balance on, writelog monitors the power in the i and q channels and tweaks the balance to make the power levels match. I of course want to use linux but as rocky seems to be the software suggested to start with i wanted to lower the numbers of unknowns and get it running. Listen to adult pop, lite hits and soft rock radio, streaming for free online with unlimited skips. In very vague terms, a software defined radio mixes the incoming rf down to baseband phase and quadrature i and q signals, fed to a computer sound card and software does the rest of the demodulation. A short tutorial is given on each subcircuit as it. The softrock lite ii, the sequel to the sr lite v6. Softrock, ensemble, rxtx,softrock, lite ii,sdr,softrock, 6m, 4m, 2m, rx, ensemble,softrock, ensemble,ensemble rx ii,sdr 20m, 30m, 40m, 80m, ensemble, rxtx, sdr.
Soft rock or light rock is a derivative form of pop rock that originated in the late 1960s in the. Soft rock software will, as usual, be attending the annual risc os london show, which takes place one week from today. With tony parks kb9yig on softrock softwaredefined ham radio. Softlite windows top energy efficient windows softlite. Therefore it can run on linux, mac os x, windows, and other operating systems. Your source for softrock radio kits softrock lite ii combined. The softrock rx ensemble receiver kit combines the functionality of the previous softrock v9. The loss in sensitivity associated with the subharmonic sampling, about 3 or 4 db, is made up by 5x gain, compared to the 40m softrock lite, in the i q audio stage where a low. This is a demonstration of the softrock lite ii sdr receiver kit that is operating in the phone portion of the 75 meter band. This has been a work in progress, as the author moved through an actual build. It is a free, opensource and also a crossplatform application for audio recording and editing. This video shows the build and test of a softrock lite ii software defined radio sdr kit. Here, i will look at some free and opensource software that you can use for music production purposes or music creation.
My name is cecil bayona, my main hobby is ham radio. Stream live events, live playbyplay nfl, mlb, nba, nhl. Details of these services will be provided in the services section in due course. It is a very effective demonstration of the capabilities of the software defined radio approach. Either way the music is good as background, if baking christmas cookies, wrapping presents, or just sitting by the fireplace. So i thought it was time to become familiar with the ham phenomenon known as software defined radio. The company shut down in 2016 due to poor management excess spending in spite of negative earnings for a full calendar year. Softpro lite, powered by softpro hosted solutions, makes it easy and costeffective to relieve yourself of the burden and much of the expense associated with keeping your hardware, security systems and softpro software up to date. Prices and availability of the kit are found at the softrock ordering website. Software from rockwell automation was always built on a promise of giving you clarity amidst the complexity of running a plant or production operation. The applications listed in lite software are not builtin with linux lite. Sdrplay software defined radio receiver 31,424 views.
Softrock lite ii sdr receiver on 75m am in the car youtube. The resource is currently listed in in a single category. Two mixers are used, the lo is split into two signals 90 apart, each of these is sent to a mixer. Rockworks is a comprehensive software program for creating 2d and 3d maps, logs and cross sections, geological models, volume reports, and general geology diagrams for the environmental, geotechnical, mining, and petroleum industries. Drop rock sees you collecting scrolls from a cave system, and there are also three adventure games including quicksand.
Soft rock software also provides accounting and it support services, including troubleshooting issues with accounts data. Software defined radio this site is devoted to the area of software defined radio sdr, more specifically, the softrock series of technology sampler kits and the genesisradio. Unlike the dongles discussed in prior blog posts, the softrock requires no sdrspecific software. These kits are for working amateur radio hf receivers and transceivers. Its output is audio frequency and connects to the line in of a windows sound recording device. Ive modified flexradios powersdr software to work with the soft rock 40. Well, the filter video was using the softrock lite ii, but the concept is. Initial testing of a new softrock lite ii built for 40 meters. Configuring usb driver, config softrock tool and high. Configuring usb driver, config softrock tool and high definition software defined radio revised 27september2015 the ideal time to install the softrock drivers and software on your windows 7, 8 or 10 pc is now prior to connecting your softrock radio to your computer for the first time. This site is now the officially maintained site for the softrock lite ii kit.
For the soft rock, i recommend the auto balance check box be on, unless you are trying to make repeatable measurements. Completed softrock ensemble ii sdr receiver kit on air. The upgraded 20m softrock lite kit uses subharmonic sampling to give 20m receive function. Enter the frequency of the soft rock 40s qsd nominally 7. Your source for softrock radio kits softrock lite ii combined receiver kit the softrock lite ii is a simple to build sdr receiver kit with a fixed center frequency to be used with a sound card that can sample at 96 khz, providing band coverage from 48 khz below the center frequency to 48 khz above the center frequency. The softrock lite ii is a now fairly old soundcard based software defined radio kitset that is capable of receiving on the hf bands. It is possible to use linux but i cannot help much with the software side. This kit was originally offered in several versions, corresponding to bands of interest.
The stream was stopped connection time out occurred. The hdsdr programs is used to process the i and q af signals from the. Dec 28, 2012 this post takes a look at some of the software that can be used with the softrock sdr hardware that is designed for amateur radio use. The problem with direct conversion is that signals both side of the local oscillator lo are produced. All smt components are mounted on the bottom of the board. The ideal at work channel with pop hits and love songs. A previous post explored the steps involved in building a simple softrock receiver for the 40m amateur radio band 77. The combination of the relatively simple soft rock 40 hardware with the powersdr software results in a low cost receiver with some very nice features.
As an example the softrock sdr splits the rf signal into two signals with 180 phase difference between them. Soft rock also referred to as mellow rock, light rock, or easy rock is a style of music which uses the techniques of rock and roll often combined with elements from folk rock and singersongwriter pop to compose a softer, more toneddown sound for listening, often at work or when driving. The main category is software defined radios that is about sdr, software defined radios products. Theres a colorado music, program director scott kenyon told billboard magazine, michael murpheys wildfire is a perfect example.
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