Linrad Setup parameters of VK2KU

Linrad Version 3.21

 

Warning:
These are the parameters I am currently using with Linrad, version 3.21, and K1JT's program MAP65-IQ for digital EME communications.
The optimum value of some parameters depends on the particular computing hardware, at present in my case a Dual Core processor chip, Intel E3400 2.6GHz.
I am using Linrad only as a sensitive spectrum display and as input to MAP65-IQ, so I have made little attempt to configure the audio output optimally.
Just because the values below work for me does not mean that they are optimal for a different application using different hardware.

Global Parameters (S) - Normal Mode

  Range VK2KU
Font Scale 1-5 1
Process Priority 0 (Normal) - 3 (Realtime) 1
Number of Blocked Processors   1
Percentage of Screen Width   95
Percentage of Screen Height   92

 

Linrad Input from SDR-IQ

  Range VK2KU
CIC2 Decimation 2 - 16 10
CIC5 Decimation 2 - 32 10
RCF Decimation 2 - 32 7
RCF Output Shift 0 - 7 6
Sampling Clock Shift (Hz) -10000 to +10000 -800
Attenuation below which to use 10dB 10 - 25 25

Clock = 95.236kHz

 

Linrad Output to Network

  Range VK2KU
Format   TIMF2
Soundcard Device   ATI HD Audio
Minimum DA Sample Rate   8000
Maximum DA Sample Rate   96000

 

Input Parameters Screen (X)

  Range VK2KU
1st FFT Bandwidth (Hz) 0 - 6000 100
1st FFT Window (power of sine) 0 - 9 3
1st Forward FFT Version 0 - 2 1
1st FFT Storage Time (s) 0 - 2000 4
1st FFT Amplitude 1 - 1000000 1000
Main Waterfall Saturation Limit 0 - 99 2
Enable Correlation Spectrum 0 - 1 0
Enable 2nd FFT 0 - 1 1

FFT1 size = 2048, Bandwidth = 111.7Hz

 

  Range VK2KU
1st Backward FFT Version 0 - 1 1
Selective Limiter Maximum Level 200 - 1000000 6000
1st Backward FFT attenuation N 2 - 6 6
2nd FFT Bandwidth Factor (power of 2) 0 - 10 4
2nd FFT Window (power of sine) 0 - 4 2
2nd Forward FFT Version 0 - 2 2
2nd Forward FFT Attenuation N 2 - 13 4
2nd FFT Storage Time (s) 0 - 2000 10

FFT2 size = 32768, Bandwidth = 5.8Hz

 

  Range VK2KU
Enable AFC/Spur/Decode (2=Autospur) 0 - 2 0
AFC Lock Range (Hz) 1 - 800 150
AFC Maximum Drift (Hz/minute) 0 - 5000 100
Enable Morse Decoding 0 - 1 0
Maximum Number of Spurs to Cancel 0 - 2340 0
Spur Time Constant (0.1s) 1 - 100 5

 

  Range VK2KU
1st Mixer BW Reduction (power of 2) 1 - 10 3
1st Mixer Number of Channels 1 - 8 1
3rd FFT Window (power of sine) 1 - 9 2
Baseband Storage Time (s) 2 - 2000 10
Output Delay Margin (ms) 0 - 10000 500
Output Sampling Speed (Hz) 8000 - 96000 8000
Default Output Mode 0 - 200 1
Audio Expander Exponent 0 - 9 3

 


VK2KU - 12 March 2011