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General Radio Discussion / Re: Which online KiwiSDR receivers do you use, and for what stations/targets/etc ?
« on: December 12, 2022, 1849 UTC »
As of late 2022 (because things change), I'm mostly skipping between a few US based SDRs, mostly for (presumably) US based transmissions:
The Maryland SDR with 250 foot V-beam. It's quieter than most and among the few that get decent reception of low power stations across the pond, such as the Spanish language pop music station on 6931 AM. It's also among the quickest, lowest resource drain on my end, with a feeble 10 year old low end laptop and vintage early 2000s DSL internet "speeds": http://sdr.hfunderground.com:8074/
Various options on the Utah SDR. These often get very good reception this year as the 6800-7000 kHz band goes long early. Only downside is these SDRs shift much of the processing burden to the user's PC. So it's often laggy and stuttery if I'm trying to do anything else on my low end laptop and slowpoke DSL. Otherwise an excellent receiver. If you have a fast PC and internet, you probably won't experience any lag: http://websdr1.sdrutah.org:8901/
The CA SDR near San Francisco is occasionally a good alternative to Utah when the band goes long: http://websdr1.kfsdr.com:8901/
The Milford PA SDR is in the sweet spot for reception of many piratical shenanigans, with excellent reception, low noise and reasonably quick performance even on my ancient gear: http://websdr.k3fef.com:8901/
This school district's SDR in Dahlonega GA often gets better reception than others when the band goes sorta-longish. Interesting alternative GUI compared with the standard SDR screens: http://websdr.lumpkinschools.com/
And I skip around between the other Maryland SDRs, mostly because they're among the few that don't lock out certain frequency ranges and entire bands. Some other SDRs make it impossible to tune to the 4030 kHz and 4185 kHz (approx) frequencies occasionally used by some pirates.
There are many other pretty good SDRs but those are often restricted to certain ham bands only.
The Maryland SDR with 250 foot V-beam. It's quieter than most and among the few that get decent reception of low power stations across the pond, such as the Spanish language pop music station on 6931 AM. It's also among the quickest, lowest resource drain on my end, with a feeble 10 year old low end laptop and vintage early 2000s DSL internet "speeds": http://sdr.hfunderground.com:8074/
Various options on the Utah SDR. These often get very good reception this year as the 6800-7000 kHz band goes long early. Only downside is these SDRs shift much of the processing burden to the user's PC. So it's often laggy and stuttery if I'm trying to do anything else on my low end laptop and slowpoke DSL. Otherwise an excellent receiver. If you have a fast PC and internet, you probably won't experience any lag: http://websdr1.sdrutah.org:8901/
The CA SDR near San Francisco is occasionally a good alternative to Utah when the band goes long: http://websdr1.kfsdr.com:8901/
The Milford PA SDR is in the sweet spot for reception of many piratical shenanigans, with excellent reception, low noise and reasonably quick performance even on my ancient gear: http://websdr.k3fef.com:8901/
This school district's SDR in Dahlonega GA often gets better reception than others when the band goes sorta-longish. Interesting alternative GUI compared with the standard SDR screens: http://websdr.lumpkinschools.com/
And I skip around between the other Maryland SDRs, mostly because they're among the few that don't lock out certain frequency ranges and entire bands. Some other SDRs make it impossible to tune to the 4030 kHz and 4185 kHz (approx) frequencies occasionally used by some pirates.
There are many other pretty good SDRs but those are often restricted to certain ham bands only.
