Kenwood TS-590SG Panadaptor SDRPlay RSP2 

Dear Travis, You are most welcome :) 73, Jarrad VK3BL & the RMR Team :)

One S point is supposed to be 6db so half is the correct answer, but no manufacturer sticks to the standard and it can even vary with where you are in the range. 3dB from splitting is not worth worrying about as the SNR won’t change and the RX is more than sensitive enough. 73, Jarrad VK3BL

@@RateMyRadio Thanks.

Its connected to our public node - 439.150 / ID #14019, the node usually sits in ‘Aus-Nodes’ #24343 :). 73, Jarrad VK3BL

So many of these dudes don't bother even acknowledging the comments.probably a sign of the times🤯

Yes.

@@KarlKrogmann Thank you.

@@johnratcliffe6438 You're quite welcome. I use an almost identical setup as depicted here. A couple of notes: 1) If all you're looking for is a panadapter you can use a $24 USB dongle in place of an SDRPlay. If you're looking for a secondary receiver get an SDRPlay or AirSpy. 2) There is better software than SDRUno for doing a panadapter, namely Simon Browne's excellent SDR-Console 3) If you do anything with amateur radio satellites, where you have to have full-duplex (hearing your own signal coming down from the bird in real time) then a decent $100-200 SDR is your best friend. No need to pop for an IC-9100, 910 or an IC-9700. Just get an AirSpy to use as a receiver and let the software sync up your RX/TX and... you're good to go. Whatever you're going to do with all this, enjoy. // Karl, KD9LTQ

@@KarlKrogmann Amazing reply, thanks for taking the time. I'm a new UK operator, and would like to add panadapter functionality to a Kenwood TS590SG. I will look into SDR Console. Thanks again!

The TS-590SG has a ‘rx out’ port which can be uses to directly feed the SDRPlay

@@RateMyRadio does the 590s has it. Can 590s work with sdr with all benefits as 590sg?

@@RateMyRadio does it works same way with ts 590s ? not sg ?

Rui Vieira unfortunately not, it is an SG feature only.

@@RateMyRadio than ts 590s cant work with a sdr?

The TS 590sg has better thermal management and appears more rugged ,much better for contesting.. 73 PZ1CD

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Good spot, we’ll make sure to disable that! 73, Jarrad VK3BL

move to the other port. avoid using the bias T .. sdrconsole is better than sdruno in terms of noise reduction and audio.

What do you mean by bias T, I got this setup and don't want to damage it :-o