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  • How to connect via wifi

    KA7UKA7U

    The search box in the blue title bar will find lots on the topic. Try wifi kiwisdr in that search.

    This post might be quite useful to you: http://forum.kiwisdr.com/index.php?p=/discussion/comment/9270#… (more)

    Sonicresidue

  • first fan died... how long do these things last- what other cooling alternatives ?

    KA7UKA7U

    Two of my KiwiSDR units lost the fans finally. So I took them out, blew out the bugs, and put them back together without the fans. Set the two units on edge, with one end elevated 1 1/2" by using a… (more)

    johnk5mo

  • first fan died... how long do these things last- what other cooling alternatives ?

    KA7UKA7U
    I've been peeling off the sticker and dropping some Hoppies gun oil into the little hole. Fans keep on keeping on, albiet a bit noisy when first starting, but then quiet down when up to speed.
    Ron
    KA7U
    k5mo

  • Noise at roughly 60 KHz intervals

    KA7UKA7U
    Nick,
    I think 10mbits will run the KiwiSDR. I applied the ethtool utility with your parameters to my KiwiSDR's. The first one was imperceptible change, then the 2nd one showed improvement on the… (more)
    W1NEJ

  • Wellgood balanced loop amplifier, (Wellbrook clone).

    KA7UKA7U
    I have the first Wellgood LNA online @ ;ka7u.no-ip.org:8074 . It is using a 120cm loop made out of 1" (25mm) soft drawn copper pipe. One of the transistors is running hot and might not last… (more)
    grant

  • Kiwi BBAI software installation instructions [updated 4-Mar-24]

    KA7UKA7U
    Stu,
    You could setup a cron job on the KiwiSDR with crontab -e , see "man crontab" for directions. Examples of commands that would write to the file of your choice below.
    Ron
    KA7U 
    root@beaglebone:/home/… (more)
    Powernumpty

  • DRM Heard

    KA7UKA7U
    15325KHz Voice of Russia GRFC loud and clear at grid DN14lf. I was able to decode on all antennas. This video is testing the KiwiSDR using the BeagleBone AI in 4 channel mode. All 4 channels were in… (more)
    fractional_n

  • New out of box KIWI updating issue. Compiles the same files over and over again. [git fetch issue]

    KA7UKA7U
    @Tony1951 , I'm sure you removed the SanDisk card after the initial startup? If you didn't, each time the KiwiSDR restarts it will reload from the SanDisk card.
    Ron
    KA7U
    Tony1951

  • BBG and some PSU problem

    KA7UKA7U
    I put these in service on my KiwiSDRs and today the power company had on and off conditions for awhile. I set the time on for a 90 second delay. All the boards came up 90 seconds after the power and… (more)
    Powernumpty

  • Kiwi BBAI software installation instructions [updated 4-Mar-24]

    KA7UKA7U
    I NEED to get a BBAI.
    Ron
    KA7U
    WA2ZKD