Soft66AD

New Soft66ADD is released.

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Now Soft66ADD is released. Soft66ADD is almost same with Soft66ADI.

Soft66ADD use same PCB for Soft66GPS

Fearture

• 2.5MHz to 30MHz Receiving * 

• compatible with Rocky , SDRadio, Winrad

• USB control from PC(XP and Vista)

• isolated from USB(Soft66ADI)  Isolated completely from digital circuit.(Soft66ADD)
•  trimmer for RF gain.  high gain RF amp(Soft66ADD)
  

sample wav file1 -> 2009.05.31 center frequency 21.2MHz 192kHz sampling

sample wav file2 -> 2009.06.08 center frequency 7.1MHz 96kHz sampling

Soft66AD is new designed Software Radio front end. It is easy to connect to your PC and receive HF band. For amature radio user and BCL, Soft66AD is very usefull receiver.

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New! Coool control soft by EA2BQH. Thank you !

*This picture is sample image of building in case. The PCB of Soft66AD is designed for TAKACHI aluminium BOX MX2-8-7GS.

INSTALATION

1. install FTDI driver from here

2. install newest  NET Framework.

3. install control soft from  here .

4. Change PC locale to English. Soft66 control does not work another locales.
   

5. Plug MINI USB cable with your PC.

6. Plug stereo jack into sound card LINE IN.  

7. connect to antenna with SMA jack.

8. Launch control soft first. select M(Soft66AD) or H(Soft66ADH*) button. Input frequency* which you want to receive and click Tune button.

9. Raunch  SDRadio or Rocky. Select soundcard and select LINE IN on recording mixer.You need to click start icon on Rocky and Winrad. also need Rx button on SDRadio. Please read instructions each software.

*If you fails install, please check you have permission of administrator.

*Please note for Europian users, This control soft use "." as decimal point.

"," does not work on this soft. You need to change locale to English.

*Look your PCB, Soft66ADI is written by FT245RL USB interface.

Soft66ADD use same H mode on DDS34 control.

Please note Soft66ADD users, Soft66ADD does not have BPF unit for over 30MHz.
also turn trimmer for suitable position. If trimmer is placed wrong position, you can not get sensitivity or get much noise.

Please look instruction for Soft66ADH(kit).

Soft66ADD,Soft66LC must select H.

BPF checked is NO BPF mode. No checked BPF is auto BPF mode.

Soft66ADD Schematics

Known problem(This problem is almost redolved at Soft66ADI.)

• There is bad USB cable . If GND and outer shield does not connected of your USB cable, it ,must be changed.
• Auto installed  FTDI driver may not work. Please install by your hand.
  
• Change sound input to LINE IN on your PC. set sound level to 1 or 2 from bottom.
• control soft is written for English locale. "," for decimal does not work. Please use ".".
• Be careful SKYPE users, SKYPE change sound mixer setting forcely to mic input.
• .NET Framework must be newre than 3.5.
• Soft66AD is work by USB bus power. Not working on USB hub without bus power.
• Some user can not receive only launch Rocky ,Winrad,SDRadio. You need to click start button.
• If you get high noise floor,adjust trimmer on PCB for suitable RF gain.
• Some ANTI VIRUS Soft delete DDS34 control soft.
• 64bit OS is difficult to run Winrad, Rocky.
• If you just connect to antenna with center of SMA jack, it does not work. You need adjust impedance with balan or tunner.
  
• If Soft66ad does not work, please e-mail me about details.

How to question by e-mail. For answer your question, I need details of your setting. I can not help you with only "not work" .

Please write about details of your condition.

• Your OS and PC
• Did you change PC setting to English locale? "," does not work as decimal point.
• USB is recongnized or not. check with this tool from FTDI.
• Sound card setting
• using software, Winrad or Rocky