User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- The Hardware
- Installation
- Getting Started
- Inside the Excelsior
- Resizing the Application Window
- Drop-Down Menu Controls
- Tuning the Excelsior
- Receiver Selection
- Mode Selection
- Function Tabs
- Spectrum Scopes
- Recording Functions
- Attenuator
- Preamplifier
- S-meter
- Top Menu Bar
- File
- Options
- Auto-mute RX not in focus
- Enable second RX
- Filter Length
- Front Panel LED
- Display Offset
- Time
- Keyboard Shortcuts
- VSC Set-up
- Audio Buffering
- AMS Capture Range
- Audio Output
- Show Measurements
- Show Data Rates
- Of particular interest to many users will be the CPU load (excessive CPU load may cause sluggish behaviour or freezing of the computer), and Audio latency. Apart from DDC bandwidth, CPU load may be minimized by reducing the Demodulator filter length (...
- Note: When measuring sensitivity using SINAD, it is very important that the Audio Filter is enabled and the cut-off frequencies (and for FM measurements, also the de-emphasis) are set according to the specified test conditions. Proper audio filtering ...
- Show Waterfall Timestamps
- Calibration
- Hand-Off Receiver
- Color scheme
- Restore factory defaults
- Memory
- Scheduler
- Scanner
- Logger
- Plugins
- Power Switch
- Date and Time Display
- Appendix A – SDR and DDC Primer
- Appendix B – Troubleshooting
- Appendix C – USB Interface Diagnostics
- Appendix D – Dealing with Interference
- Appendix E – G39DDCi PCIe Card Connections
- Appendix F – Waterfall Spectrum Palettes
- Appendix G – Recording File Formats
- Appendix H – Compliance Declarations
- Appendix I – Safety Disposal
WiNRADiO G39DDC User’s Guide
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Table of Contents
Introduction
.................................................................................................. 6
The Hardware
................................................................................................ 7
WR-G39DDCe External (USB) Receiver Models
....................................... 7
WR-G39DDCi Internal (PCI Express) Receiver Models
............................. 8
Installation
.................................................................................................... 9
Minimum System Requirements
................................................................. 9
Software and Hardware Installation
.......................................................... 10
Setting up the Sound Card
....................................................................... 13
Connecting the Antenna
........................................................................... 14
Grounding
................................................................................................. 15
Getting Started
........................................................................................... 17
Achieving Best Selectivity
......................................................................... 20
Avoiding Front-End Overload
................................................................... 21
Inside the Excelsior
.................................................................................... 21
Resizing the Application Window
............................................................. 27
Drop-Down Menu Controls
........................................................................ 28
Tuning the Excelsior
.................................................................................. 29
Manual Frequency Entry
........................................................................... 29
Tuning Knob
............................................................................................. 31
Keyboard Tuning
...................................................................................... 31
Dual Receiver Operation
.......................................................................... 32
Point-and-Click Tuning
............................................................................. 33
Dragging the Passband
............................................................................ 33
IF Shift and Passband Tuning
.................................................................. 35
Frequency Stepping
.................................................................................. 36
Frequency Display Offset
......................................................................... 37
Receiver Selection
..................................................................................... 38
Mode Selection
........................................................................................... 38
AMS Mode
................................................................................................ 39
ISB and DSB Modes
................................................................................. 41
DRM Mode
................................................................................................ 41
FSK Mode
................................................................................................. 44
UDM Mode
................................................................................................ 44
Function Tabs
............................................................................................. 44
Tuning Tab
................................................................................................ 45
Audio Tab
................................................................................................. 48
Memory Tab
.............................................................................................. 54
Notch
......................................................................................................... 59
Squelch
..................................................................................................... 61
Gain
.......................................................................................................... 63