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  • Alternate cooling method

    Almost ready... removed paper ducts and with 4X 14 ch installed max temp at 100% CPU is 44 deg C, a 19C rise
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  • Alternate cooling method

    The evolving kiwi cluster
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  • rx.linkfanel.net receiver map moving to Leaflet

    Relative to that topic, is there any how-to, guide or documentation anywhere to improving and tuning reception quality on your KiwiSDR?

    I do not think there is anything in one spot. There are many excellent posts here in this forum. Here's a summary of my experiences:
    • Have a reasonably good antenna and keep it away from known RFI sources.
    • Be conscious of things like MW BC overload and apply filters as required
    • Avoid switching PSU, some are quiet but most are not so try to use linear PSU
    • Understand Common Mode Interference, read up on it, applies the easy remedies like use of ferrite core and intermediate grounding on your feedline
    • Watch for spurious using the [SPEC] display on a KiwiSDR client webpage, much noise can be noted by "lumps" of noise or spurs carriers at repeating spacing across a band
    • ID noise spurious by turning things on/off within your dwelling ot near the antenna
    • a partial list...
    G0LUJKA7UG8JNJ
  • rx.linkfanel.net receiver map moving to Leaflet

    Relative to that topic, is there any how-to, guide or documentation anywhere to improving and tuning reception quality on your KiwiSDR?

    I do not think there is anything in one spot. There are many excellent posts here in this forum. Here's a summary of my experiences:
    • Have a reasonably good antenna and keep it away from known RFI sources.
    • Be conscious of things like MW BC overload and apply filters as required
    • Avoid switching PSU, some are quiet but most are not so try to use linear PSU
    • Understand Common Mode Interference, read up on it, applies the easy remedies like use of ferrite core and intermediate grounding on your feedline
    • Watch for spurious using the [SPEC] display on a KiwiSDR client webpage, much noise can be noted by "lumps" of noise or spurs carriers at repeating spacing across a band
    • ID noise spurious by turning things on/off within your dwelling ot near the antenna
    • a partial list...
    G0LUJKA7UG8JNJ
  • rx.linkfanel.net receiver map moving to Leaflet

    Relative to that topic, is there any how-to, guide or documentation anywhere to improving and tuning reception quality on your KiwiSDR?

    I do not think there is anything in one spot. There are many excellent posts here in this forum. Here's a summary of my experiences:
    • Have a reasonably good antenna and keep it away from known RFI sources.
    • Be conscious of things like MW BC overload and apply filters as required
    • Avoid switching PSU, some are quiet but most are not so try to use linear PSU
    • Understand Common Mode Interference, read up on it, applies the easy remedies like use of ferrite core and intermediate grounding on your feedline
    • Watch for spurious using the [SPEC] display on a KiwiSDR client webpage, much noise can be noted by "lumps" of noise or spurs carriers at repeating spacing across a band
    • ID noise spurious by turning things on/off within your dwelling ot near the antenna
    • a partial list...
    G0LUJKA7UG8JNJ