Tech Minds YouTube review questions #1
Questions from the Tech Minds YouTube review:
It only goes up to 30MHz?
Yes, it was designed as "shortwave" receiver covering 10 kHz (VLF) to 30 MHz (32 MHz with reduced specs). It is possible to use a downconverter ahead of the Kiwi to cover VHF/UHF and a number of public Kiwi owners have done just that. See here: non-HF Kiwis
I’ve connected my kiwi sdr but it does not show only says “No KiwiSDR(s) found for your public IP address”. Does anyone has the same problem? How to solve this?
The my.kiwisdr.com page will only show information about your Kiwi if the network your Kiwi is attached to has a connection to the Internet at the time it starts up. Also, that network must have a DHCP server to assign a local IP address to the Kiwi. Try restarting the Kiwi. Our documentation describes other methods for determining the local IP address including decoding the pattern blinked out by the 4 blue LEDs.
Why does it not have wifi, so we can cut down on the cord clutter and make better placement choices?
The BeagleBone Green we used back in 2016 did not include WiFi. There is something called the BeagleBone Green Wireless, but it is not physically compatible with the Kiwi board. Instead, we recommend using a TP-Link TL-WR802N WiFi nano router which can plug directly into the Kiwi's Ethernet connector and your WiFi network. It requires minimal configuration and none on the Kiwi side if you use DHCP to assign the Kiwi its local IP address. Future products will definitely include WiFi.
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WiFi 👍️
one less potential route for common mode currents to cause interference