{"id":41020,"date":"2019-12-03T13:14:46","date_gmt":"2019-12-03T17:14:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=41020"},"modified":"2019-12-03T13:14:46","modified_gmt":"2019-12-03T17:14:46","slug":"ivan-tests-the-sdrplay-rspdxs-hdr-mode","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2019\/12\/ivan-tests-the-sdrplay-rspdxs-hdr-mode\/","title":{"rendered":"Ivan tests the SDRplay RSPdx&#8217;s HDR mode"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/SDRplay-RSPdx-1-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-40415\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/SDRplay-RSPdx-1-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/SDRplay-RSPdx-1-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/SDRplay-RSPdx-1-2-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/SDRplay-RSPdx-1-2-768x501.jpg 768w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/SDRplay-RSPdx-1-2-624x407.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Many thanks to <em>SWLing Post<\/em> contributor, Ivan (NO2CW), who writes:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The new RSPdx has what they call &#8220;High Dynamic Range: (HDR) mode below 2 mHz. I tested a day after receiving the new unit by turning HDR mode on and off. It seemed to make quite a difference when receiving Non Directional Beacons.<\/p>\n<p>As far as Medium Wave itself, I did see some difference but it was harder to make conclusions there as propagation of weak signals on medium wave can change up and down in the course of a minute and some additional testing on Medium Wave will be done in the future. Overall for anyone interested in the world below 2 mHz HDR mode is definitely something to explore!<\/p>\n<p>My video is here:<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NuVluSd-TAI?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Thank you for sharing, Ivan!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Ivan (NO2CW), who writes: The new RSPdx has what they call &#8220;High Dynamic Range: (HDR) mode below 2 mHz. I tested a day after receiving the new unit by turning HDR mode on and off. It seemed to make quite a difference when receiving Non Directional Beacons. As far [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3,129,43,158],"tags":[5391,8097,8096],"class_list":["post-41020","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-reviews","category-shortwave-radio","category-software-defined-radio","tag-ivan-cholakov-no2cw","tag-rspdx","tag-sdrplay-rspdx"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-aFC","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":41518,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/01\/sdrplay-rspdx-update\/","url_meta":{"origin":41020,"position":0},"title":"SDRplay RSPdx update","author":"Thomas","date":"January 9, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source: Jon Hudson with SDRplay) Happy new Year from all of us at SDRplay. Here\u2019s an update on additional software for the RSPdx. SDRplay\u2019s SDRuno fully supports the RSPdx but it takes several weeks for other software to catch up to the capabilities offered on the other RSP models. 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The RSPdx is a replacement for the highly successful RSP2 and RSP2pro SDR receivers, which have been extensively redesigned to provide enhanced performance with additional and improved pre-selection filters, improved intermodulation performance,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;New Products&quot;","block_context":{"text":"New Products","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/new-products\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/SDRplay-RSPdx-1-3.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/SDRplay-RSPdx-1-3.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/SDRplay-RSPdx-1-3.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/SDRplay-RSPdx-1-3.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":59641,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2024\/05\/announcing-the-new-sdrplay-rspdx-r2-software-defined-radio\/","url_meta":{"origin":41020,"position":2},"title":"Announcing the new SDRplay RSPdx-R2 software defined radio!","author":"Thomas","date":"May 10, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post sponsor and supporter, SDRplay, who shares the following announcement: SDRplay announces the RSPdx-R2\u00a0 SDRplay Limited is announcing the launch of the RSPdx-R2 which is an enhanced version of its highly popular multi antenna port SDR, the RSPdx. 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For over two weeks now, I've had an early production model of the RSPdx here in the shack operating on a beta version of the SDRuno application. In the spirit of full\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Longwave&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Longwave","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/longwave\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/SDRplay-RSPdx-1-2.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/SDRplay-RSPdx-1-2.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/SDRplay-RSPdx-1-2.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/SDRplay-RSPdx-1-2.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":41190,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2019\/12\/mike-compares-the-sdrplay-rspdx-on-mediumwave-and-longwave\/","url_meta":{"origin":41020,"position":4},"title":"Mike compares the SDRplay RSPdx on mediumwave and longwave","author":"Thomas","date":"December 15, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Mike Ladd with\u00a0SDRplay, who shares the following videos comparing the new RSPdx with a number of benchmark SDRs: SDRplay RSPdx and ELAD FDM-S2 weak NDB station https:\/\/youtu.be\/KbHz4sqJmpA SDRplay RSPdx and ELAD FDM-S2 medium wave selectivity https:\/\/youtu.be\/ah5Zu8qgvp8 SDRplay RSPdx and Airspy HF+ Discovery medium wave\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;DX&quot;","block_context":{"text":"DX","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/dx\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/SDRplay-RSPdx-1-3.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/SDRplay-RSPdx-1-3.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/SDRplay-RSPdx-1-3.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/SDRplay-RSPdx-1-3.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":29398,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/video-ivan-compares-the-sdrplay-rsp1-and-rsp1a\/","url_meta":{"origin":41020,"position":5},"title":"Video: Ivan compares the SDRplay RSP1 and RSP1A","author":"Thomas","date":"December 1, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Ivan Cholakov (NO2CW), who shares the following video and notes: Comparing side to side reception performance on RSP1A vs. RSP1 on medium wave and shortwave using SDR Console 3. 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