‰ NOW 20 WPM ‰ TEXT IS FROM FEBRUARY 2017 QST PAGE 34‰ STRONG LOCAL FM BROADCAST STATIONS CAN LEAK THROUGH AND APPEAR ON THE DISPLAY. HARDWARE COMPONENTS AND WIRING DIFFERENT HARDWARE CONFIGURATIONS ARE REQUIRED, DEPENDING ON WHETHER YOU USE A PC, TABLET, OR SMARTPHONE. SDR ANTENNA CONNECTOR BOTH OF MY SDRS CAME WITH A SMALL WHIP ANTENNA, CABLE, AND CONNECTOR THAT FITS THE SPECIAL SDR RF INPUT CONNECTOR. INSTEAD OF BUYING AN EXPENSIVE SMA FOR THE RF CONNECTOR, SIMPLY CUT OFF THE CABLE AT THE WHIP ANTENNA AND SOLDER THAT COAX DIRECTLY TO THE UPCONVERTER OUTPUT CONNECTION ON THE BOARD. YOU DONT NEED TO REMOVE THE SMA CONNECTOR ON THE UPCONVERTER BOARD. A PC RUNNING HDSDR FIGURE 2 SHOWS THE CONFIGURATION, AND FIGURE 3 SHOWS THE HARDWARE READY FOR CONNECTING TO A PC AND THE RADIO. THIS CONFIGURATION REQUIRES TWO USB PORTS ONE FOR COMMUNICATION WITH THE ‰ END OF 20 WPM TEXT ‰ QST DE W1AW ƒ