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Ensemble RXTX Build #7 - Final Receive Testing, HDSDR setup and On the Air
Link to HDSDR Software
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Link to amazon for External USB Sound Card
https://www.amazon.com/V-TOP-Adapter-External-Digital-Dual-Mic/dp/B07FZJRHFB/ref=sr_1_1
Link to software update (under download link, otherwise headphone doesn't work)
http://www.vtopu.com/product1/showproduct.php?id=55
Corrections
- The binocular core has 4 turns bifilar (not 2)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_Yo0XrurEY
http://hdsdr.de/
Link to amazon for External USB Sound Card
https://www.amazon.com/V-TOP-Adapter-External-Digital-Dual-Mic/dp/B07FZJRHFB/ref=sr_1_1
Link to software update (under download link, otherwise headphone doesn't work)
http://www.vtopu.com/product1/showproduct.php?id=55
Corrections
- The binocular core has 4 turns bifilar (not 2)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_Yo0XrurEY
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