RoadTest POLL: Would You Be Interested in Roadtesting an SDR Active Learning Module

I am an Amateur Radio Operator, so being able to test an SDR system, would be awesome. So yes, I'm very interested.

A very interesting product, I am just not sure if I could do it justice.

SDR tech is a complex area for any electrical engineer, however, SDR project is one of the most interested domains in electrical engineering. SDR related projects are always on my to-do-list in my hobby projects.

Sometimes we got so excited about a device that we read a lot about it, datasheet, manual, app notes, and we ended dreaming about it. I'm sure I'm not the only one.

The ADALM-PLUTO has been on my wish list for some time. I voted maybe because this year I want to work on electronic / IT projects with no time constraints, just for the joy of learning. So maybe I'll buy a PLUTO when I have time to learn at my own pace. But I am very interested in reading reviews about the ADALM-Pluto.

I voted No, Not because there is anything wrong with the product and suitability for a Roadtest but becausse SDR is a BIG subject and to do anything other than run other peoples scripts would take serious study and effort. 

And since it would be down at below 20 in priority on my TODO list it doesn't appeal.

In passing, I would suggest that unless you are already expert in SDR there is a lot of work needed to get up to speed. If you might need MATLAB and other Mathworks products to complete your project then the home license is your only hope without parting with serious amounts of money.

My smallish MATLAB suite costs about £1700 per year in maintenance.

MK

This is much better than RLT-SDR I have - not only broader bandwidth, but with TX option as well. In my opinion software support (or better - good bundled software) is critical  for beginners - when a beginner has to choose between dozen different applications, some usable, other of worse quality it is easy to get lost and lose interest.

Yes, I would definitely be interested with this!
I mean, I'm already using a RTL SDR Blog receiver to "spy" on the devices emitting in the neighborhood, along with the rtl_433 project that I have even ported to ESP32 as part of experiments I do on the RFLinK32 project.

Using such a device as the Pluto would allow to go even further to maybe finally let me figure out what the signal is from my "intelligent" water counter and the relays that have pop up in various lamp posts in the streets.

I'll be sure to apply for this one if it becomes a roadtest.

I took an SDR course on Udemy some time ago. Since I didn't have the hardware, I had to mostly do things on GNU radio without the hardware. This would be a good opportunity to do some actual SDR-ing!

I would be very interested. It's a topic I'd like to learn. And it would take me a while to learn. So many options.