[Amateur-SIG] Softrock 5 working

[Mark Erbaugh]

I got my Softrock 5 working on 40 meters. I was able to copy several CW 
signals using the Rocky program.  I also was able to see a good signal (~ 
25 - 30 db on the Rocky spectrum) from the 1 uV signal from my Elecraft XG1 
signal generator.

The changes I made from Tuesday night.

1) connect the antenna return to the shield of the antenna connection.

2) re-did the T21 transformer. I removed it from the circuit board, removed 
the windings and re-did them using additional wire and double checked the 
connections.  For the primary winding (13T), you will need about 7.5" of 
wire (this leaves about 0.75 inch on each end). For each of the two 
secondary windings (2 x 6T) you need about 4.5" (again with about 0.75 inch 
to spare on each end).  If you cut the wire to length first, I find it 
easier to wind the turns.

I'm using a 9v battery for power.

The next step will be to get a USB cable to user for power and to put it all 
in a nice box.

73,
Mark