You are probably using an odd interpolation ratio.  You need to use an even
rate in order to get a flat passband.

The WBX does not have adjustable filtering.

Matt


On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 10:42 PM, Ralph A. Schmid, dk5ras
<ra...@schmid.xxx>wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I use an USRP1 together with gnuradio/GRC and would like to transmit an
> OFDM
> signal, abt. 1 MHz bandwidth at 433 MHz. The FFT display block within GRC
> shows the power mask as expected, a flat line over the bandwidth, and steep
> drops at both ends. What a real spectrum analyzer at the output shows is
> something totally different, like a Gaussian distribution of the emitted
> energy, with highest amplitude in the center, bandwidth as configured, but
> the amplitude is dropping continuously towards the ends for about 70 dB or
> so. Adjusting the channel bandwidth in the sink block has no influence,
> maybe the WBX anyway does not support adjustable filtering?!
>
> Even the simplest possible setup, like random source, OFDM modulator and
> URSP, shows this behavior.
>
> What am I doing wrong?
>
> Btw., the spectrum analyzer is a professional device and out of any doubt
> :)
> LTE, DAB and DVB-T is shown as expected.
>
> Ralph.
>
>
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