DMRAA club member Dean Madsen, N0XR, provided a thorough look into the world of software-defined radio on the HF bands to kick off the club’s 2010 presentation series. Here are some websites that were referenced in the presentation:

Inexpensive SDR kits
http://www.kb9yig.com/

SDR manufacturers
http://www.philcovington.com/QuickSilver/
http://www.rfspace.com/
http://www.microtelecom.it/perseus/
http://www.telepostinc.com/
http://www.flex-radio.com

SDR software
http://www.dxatlas.com

Listen to an SDR radio on the internet
http://websdr.ewi.utwente.nl:8901/
http://www.websdr.com

The Reverse Beacon Network
http://www.reversebeacon.net/

Join us for our next meeting. The February presentation will be from the National Weather Service for Skywarn training. Radio amateurs and the public are welcome. The presentation begins at 7 p.m. at the Plymouth Congregational Church (map) in the recital hall (NOT the normal meeting location). A brief Mid-Iowa Skywarn Association meeting will be held at 6:30 before the DMRAA meeting.