User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- The Hardware
- Installation
- Getting Started
- Inside the Excelsior
- Resizing the Application Window
- Drop-Down Menu Controls
- Tuning the Excelsior
- Receiver Selection
- Mode Selection
- Function Tabs
- Spectrum Scopes
- Recording Functions
- Attenuator
- Preamplifier
- S-meter
- Top Menu Bar
- File
- Options
- Auto-mute RX not in focus
- Enable second RX
- Filter Length
- Front Panel LED
- Display Offset
- Time
- Keyboard Shortcuts
- VSC Set-up
- Audio Buffering
- AMS Capture Range
- Audio Output
- Show Measurements
- Show Data Rates
- Of particular interest to many users will be the CPU load (excessive CPU load may cause sluggish behaviour or freezing of the computer), and Audio latency. Apart from DDC bandwidth, CPU load may be minimized by reducing the Demodulator filter length (...
- Note: When measuring sensitivity using SINAD, it is very important that the Audio Filter is enabled and the cut-off frequencies (and for FM measurements, also the de-emphasis) are set according to the specified test conditions. Proper audio filtering ...
- Show Waterfall Timestamps
- Calibration
- Hand-Off Receiver
- Color scheme
- Restore factory defaults
- Memory
- Scheduler
- Scanner
- Logger
- Plugins
- Power Switch
- Date and Time Display
- Appendix A – SDR and DDC Primer
- Appendix B – Troubleshooting
- Appendix C – USB Interface Diagnostics
- Appendix D – Dealing with Interference
- Appendix E – G39DDCi PCIe Card Connections
- Appendix F – Waterfall Spectrum Palettes
- Appendix G – Recording File Formats
- Appendix H – Compliance Declarations
- Appendix I – Safety Disposal
WiNRADiO G39DDC User’s Guide
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After all the files have been installed to your hard disk, run the WiNRADiO
G39DDC application by clicking on the new icon that has been installed on
your desktop. Note also a shortcut to the user’s manual file (G39DDC
User’s Guide.pdf) that will also appear on your desktop.
Finally, connect your antenna to the antenna connector (SMA-type) at the
rear of the receiver. Having a good antenna is most important; see more
details in the chapter Connecting the Antenna.
For a complete user’s manual containing a Quick Start as well as detailed
description of all the receiver’s functions and facilities, please refer to the
G39DDC User’s Guide.pdf file to which a shortcut has been placed on
your desktop.
Something to consider?
WiNRADiO also manufactures numerous antennas
and antenna accessories. For example, the (pictured)
WR-LWA-0130 adapter can be used to match the
impedance of a long wire HF antenna to the 50 ohm
input impedance of a WiNRADiO receiver, as well as
provide a convenient grounding point.
This usually results in a significant signal strength
increase (up to 17 dB in some cases, and approximately 5 dB on average), compared
to a long-wire antenna connected directly to the antenna input of the receiver.
To ensure best performance, we recommend using this long-wire balun for all long-wire
antenna installations.