It took me about an hour to build the BITX40, this is a really fun little project. After the first installation I updated the Raduino from Version 1.01 to version 1.10
Please have a look at the following Website. As I have been flashing the Retevis RT3 and MD380 for a long time manually now, I still thought this website to be very helpfull.
The Chinese Recent, Quanzhou Risen Electronics Co. Ltd, manufacturer of Digital and Analog transceivers, recently released the RS-918SSB a QRP HF SDR Transceiver working all HF Ham Radio Bands, with a maximum output power of 15W, in SSB, CW, AM (RX only), FM and FreeDV.
The compact dimensions 215×74×62mm and the weight of 623g make it an interesting transceiver for portable operations.
RS-918SSB Main Features
Spectrum Dynamic Waterfall Display
Multiple Working Modes: Receive,Transmit,Tune,VFO,SPLIT
DSP Digital Signal Processing Noise Reduction
Automatic Notch Filter
Humanized Interface Color Display
Receive Fine Tuning Function, Changeable MIC Gain Value
VCC Power Supply Voltage Indication Table
Transmit Signal Strength Display Table
Multifunctional Instrument: SWR Meter, AVD Audio Frequency Meter, ALC Signal Modulation Meter
RS-918SSB Technical Specifications
Frequency Range – RX: 1.8-30MHz TX:All HAM HF BANDS
This is really great stuff. There is a big initiative in Germany to setup a POCSAG based paging network. Please see the following links for more Information:
