WoodBoxRadio will start shipping the new ELAD FDM-S1 SDR this month
According to WoodBoxRadio, the ELAD FDM-S1 software-defined radio will be shipping this month (March 2012). This is an intriguing SDR and boasts some pretty impressive features–download their spec...
View ArticleUpdate: ELAD FDM-S1 shipping March 26
The ELAD FDM-S1 Software Defined Receiver I just received an update from WoodBoxRadio stating that the new ELAD FDM-S1 software defined radio will begin shipping Monday, March 26, 2012 to those who...
View ArticleWoodBoxRadio announces the ELAD FDM-DUO
(Source: WoodBoxRadio Facebook Page) ELAD FDM-DUO Preliminay Specifications Front-end ADC Linear LTC2165-16bit 122.88MHZ clock DDC FPGA Spartan 6 XC6SLX25 + Serial Flash for stand-alone mode. USB IQ...
View ArticleThe Elad FDM-S2 SDR: Unboxing, installing, and a first recording
At the Dayton Hamvention last month, I made a point to check out the Italian radio manufacturer, Elad. Though I’ve known about Elad for some time, I hadn’t investigated their offerings yet simply...
View ArticleShortwave Radio Recordings: the Voice of Greece, one year on
Last night, while learning the ropes of the new Elad FDM-S2, I noticed some great music on 9,420 kHz, the former Voice of Greece frequency. It was then that I realized yesterday (June 11) marked the...
View ArticleA review of the Elad FDM-S2 software defined receiver
The following review originally appeared in the November 2014 issue of The Spectrum Monitor magazine. At the Dayton Hamvention this year, I made it a special point to check out the Italian radio...
View ArticleElad FDM-S2: Eric’s method of mitigating strong local signals
Many thanks to SWLing Post reader Eric Cottrell, who writes: “Thanks for your excellent review of the Elad FDM-S2. I bought one and received it yesterday. I tried out the software earlier this week by...
View ArticleUsing the Elad FDM-S2 on the $99 HP Stream 7 tablet
The HP Stream 7 Windows 8.1 tablet Regarding the Elad FDM-S2, Guy Atkins comments: “This week I bought an HP Stream 7 tablet from the local Microsoft Store for $99, and it runs my Elad FDM-S2 receiver...
View ArticleVideo: Controlling the Elad FDM-S2 SDR with the HP Stream 7 tablet
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Guy Atkins, who shares the following video demonstrating how the Elad FDM-S2 can be controlled with the $99 HP Stream 7 Windows 8.1 tablet PC: You can read more...
View ArticleElad FDM-S2 on sale $499 US
While browsing the Elad website, I noticed an End of Summer sale on their US retail page. The sale includes one of my favorite sub-$1000 SDRs–the Elad FDM-S2–priced at $499 US (originally $580). If...
View ArticleBrazilian DX heard in Oxford UK, with venerable Sony ICF-2001D
Hi there, I thought I would share some Brazilian shortwave catches with you, obtained using my Sony ICF-2001D receiver and 200 metre experimental longwire. The first is Radio Bandeirantes, Sao Paolo on...
View ArticleTropical Band DXing at home with Elad FDM DUO and Wellbrook ALA1530 active loop
Recently I have spent a little more time listening out for Tropical Band stations from my shack in Oxford UK, attempting to emulate some of the very nice signals I have previously recorded out on...
View ArticleSouth American shortwave catches, rarely heard in Europe
Hi there, I thought I would share some DX catches, all of which are rarely reported in Europe and yet I was fortunate enough to catch in Oxford UK, using a couple of different set-ups. The first is...
View ArticleMedium wave DX logs: WMEX, CFRB, CJBC, WNYC, WARV, WRCA, WWRU received in...
Hi there, here is a selection of North American medium wave stations logged in Oxford UK, over the past couple of weeks using the Elad FDM DUO and Wellbrook ALA1530 active loop antenna (indoors). A...
View ArticleMedium wave DX: Colombia, Peru, Ecuador and Venezuela heard in Oxford, UK
Hi there, I thought I would share a few recent medium wave DX catches from South America. In the past month or so, I’ve managed to record signals from Colombia, Peru, Venezuela and one that I’m...
View ArticleOxford Shortwave Log 200 metre Beverage antenna: further MW and SW reception...
Hi there, further to my previous post regarding the initial testing of the Medium Wave Circle-design 200 metre Beverage antenna at the woods in Oxford, UK, I am pleased to share further reception...
View ArticleOxford Shortwave Log: transatlantic MW DX catches with 200 metre Beverage –...
Hi there, a few weeks ago I posted a couple of medium wave DX catches with the Elad FDM DUO and newly constructed 200 metre Beverage antenna. Since then (and following my trip to Brazil) I have...
View ArticleOxford Shortwave Log: transatlantic MW DX catches with 200 metre Beverage –...
Hi there, here is the second set of reception videos for my transatlantic MW DX catches using the 200 metre Beverage antenna. Most of the signals originate from the United States and Canada, however,...
View ArticleMedium wave SDR spectrum with over 20 transatlantic signals: a quick tour
Tour of a medium wave spectrum with over 20 transatlantic signals Hi there, I thought some of the readers of SWLing Post might be interested in a review of a MW spectrum with multiple transatlantic...
View ArticleTransatlantic medium wave DX: 3 Canadian stations rarely heard in Oxford, UK
Hi there, I thought I’d share with you, three recent catches from Canada that I had not previously heard here in Oxford, UK, over the past 18 months of DXing. The first is VOWR, a religous station in...
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