Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] An analog RF question

2018-05-22 Thread Marcus D. Leech
On 05/22/2018 06:25 PM, Ignatius Rivaldi wrote: Hi, A RF noob here, what is a video filter? Does it filter video? Googling 'video filter' results in softwares that filter videos, and 'video filter rf' results in youtube videos explaining RF filter In this case, we're discussing active op-amp

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] An analog RF question

2018-05-22 Thread Ignatius Rivaldi
Hi, A RF noob here, what is a video filter? Does it filter video? Googling 'video filter' results in softwares that filter videos, and 'video filter rf' results in youtube videos explaining RF filter On Tue, May 22, 2018, 22:30 Müller, Marcus (CEL) wrote: > Hi Marcus, > > > Use digipots to set

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] An analog RF question

2018-05-22 Thread CEL
Hi Marcus, > Use digipots to set the R values, and use a fixed value for C, or perhaps selectable C as well (probably only two or three values). friends of mine tried to do variable attenuation for powerline communication frontends using digipots, and: these can be very frequency-selective, even

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] An analog RF question

2018-05-21 Thread Marcus D. Leech
On 05/21/2018 02:33 PM, Eric Brombaugh wrote: Sounds like a fun study. I looked at using some of those ADRF6510 ADC drivers with built-in programmable analog LPFs a while back. They're highly integrated but fairly expensive and really power-hungry. Eric That actually compares fairly well to a

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] An analog RF question

2018-05-21 Thread Eric Brombaugh
Sounds like a fun study. I looked at using some of those ADRF6510 ADC drivers with built-in programmable analog LPFs a while back. They're highly integrated but fairly expensive and really power-hungry. Eric On 05/21/2018 11:21 AM, Marcus D. Leech wrote: On 05/21/2018 01:59 PM, Dan CaJacob wr

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] An analog RF question

2018-05-21 Thread Marcus D. Leech
On 05/21/2018 01:59 PM, Dan CaJacob wrote: Hey Marcus, This may not be what you are looking for, but these are awesome. They may be going to space soon :) http://www.newedges2.com/products/SAX239-R2_Datasheet_February-27th-2018.pdf Interesting. Not quite what I was looking for. Basically ju

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] An analog RF question

2018-05-21 Thread Dan CaJacob
Hey Marcus, This may not be what you are looking for, but these are awesome. They may be going to space soon :) http://www.newedges2.com/products/SAX239-R2_Datasheet_February-27th-2018.pdf On Sun, May 20, 2018 at 10:13 PM li...@lazygranch.com wrote: > I used to work at Maxim, but my dealings wi

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] An analog RF question

2018-05-20 Thread li...@lazygranch.com
I used to work at Maxim, but my dealings with those RF guys dealt more with coffee and the quality thereof. I looked at the Maxim chip. The filter is relatively steep but not complex. Looks like two or three poles maximum. I don't know specifically about that chip, but that group had SiGe technol

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] An analog RF question

2018-05-20 Thread Marcus D. Leech
On 05/20/2018 09:13 PM, li...@lazygranch.com wrote: Can you be more specific about the corner frequency? Corner frequencies step-tunable from perhaps 20Mhz down to perhaps 2MHz. Many chips, like the R820T2, the MAX2112, and the higher-integration devices like the AD9361 and LMS7002M have pr

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] An analog RF question

2018-05-20 Thread li...@lazygranch.com
On Sun, 20 May 2018 20:54:34 -0400 "Marcus D. Leech" wrote: > Does anyone here know how various high-integration tuners achieve > more-or-less continuously-variable corner low-pass frequency on the > baseband outputs? > > I'm aware of switched-capacitor filters, but my understanding is that >

[Discuss-gnuradio] An analog RF question

2018-05-20 Thread Marcus D. Leech
Does anyone here know how various high-integration tuners achieve more-or-less continuously-variable corner low-pass frequency on the baseband outputs? I'm aware of switched-capacitor filters, but my understanding is that due to the high branch ratios, you need a clock with a very high ratio