Haiti related SATCOM frequencies

A number of SATCOM frequencies became busy after the Haiti earthquake:


245.850
257.425
261.875
267.950
268.450

These freqs can be monitored from the Atlantic Ocean region, covering
North America and Europe. Please use the comment function below to
report what you've heard.

RFSPACE SDR-IP is out now!

My buddy Pieter announced the SDR-IP is working and the first ordered devices are on their way to the customers. This software defined radio is more than just "RF in - IP out":



"The high performance SDR-IP is an internet protocol (TCP/IP) software defined receiver. It offers the ultimate versatility for scientific research, radio astronomy and shortwave listening. The SDR-IP uses a high performance 80 MHz, 16 bit ADC with both dithering and randomization for best performance. The output I/Q bandwidth is configurable via software. PC communications are handled over a 100 base-T port using 24 or 16 bit I/Q words." more..




PRELIMINARY

Frequency Range: 0.01 - 34 MHz *
Digital Down Converter: Xilinx FPGA
PC Interface: Ethernet 100 base-T (UDP/TCP/IP)
Filters: 120+ dB 90% Alias Free BW
Decimation Rate: Variable 40-2560 (in 10 increment)
Output Sample Rate: 32 KHz to 2.0 MHz @ 24b IQ
DDC Flatness: <0.1 dB

Dynamic Range: 105+ dB
MDS: -132dBm in 500 Hz BW
Analog to Digital Converter: 16bit w/ Dither
Digital to Analog Converter: 14bit @ 200 MHz
Preselection: 10 Filters

Attenuators: 0, -10dB, -20dB, -30dB
Sample Rate: 80.000 MHz
Memory: 65536 x 16 bit samples (256K x 16 option)
External Radio Control: Built-in RS-232 port

Dimensions: 210 x 70 x 180 mm
Display: 16 x 2 Character LED LCD
Power: 5 Volts DC @ 1.5 Amp **
Connections: 4 x BNC (RF In, Ext Ref, Trigger, IF Out) , RS-232, Pulse Out, Ethernet, Power.

Ethernet Bandwidth Requirements:
2.00 MHz Output Sample Rate = 64Mb/s *16bit
1.33 MHz Output Sample Rate = 64Mb/s
0.50 MHz Output Sample Rate = 24Mb/s
0.10 MHz Output Sample Rate = 4.8Mb/s

Expansion: Internal Downconverter, Internal 10 MHz Phase/Frequency Lock.
more..