Highest SNR's over 30 dB achieved with DRMRX/DReaM
updated: FritzWue, now achieving 42.5 dB using a Flex-5000A Rx
edit 08 Nov: FritzWue, now achieving 42.8 dB using a Flex-5000A Rx
<table align="LEFT" border="1"><tbody><tr><th>Max SNR
</th><th>By
</th><th>Receiver
</th><th>Converter
</th><th>App
</th><th>Antenna
</th><th>Service
</th><th>Freq(kHz)
</th><th>Date</th></tr><tr><td>51.4 dB
</td><td>hsseppo, Helsinki, Finland
</td><td>AD8099, AD9551, AD831, 21.4 IF
</td><td>AD831
</td><td>DReaM 1.2.5c
</td><td>Direct from Tx
</td><td>Dream Test
</td><td>10012
</td><td>2005-06-30
</td></tr><tr><td>48.3 dB
</td><td>mitajohn Athens, Greece
</td><td>Sat-Schneider DRT1
</td><td>
</td><td>Dream
</td><td>Dream -t burnt CD played into SA602 up-mixer
</td><td>test
</td><td>1000
</td><td>2008-02-09
</td></tr><tr><td>48 dB
</td><td>DRM-OM (Bernhard), 25km SE Karlsruhe Germany
</td><td>Sat-Schneider DRT1
</td><td>
</td><td>Fraunhofer IIS software radio V4.0.40
</td><td>Direct from Tx
</td><td>Test
</td><td>6000
</td><td>2006-04-24 German,
English Translation
</td></tr><tr><td>45.1 dB
</td><td>Bernd DF9RB 150 km n. of Munich, Germany
</td><td>Sat-Schneider DRT1
</td><td>
</td><td>DReaM 1.3.1cvs
</td><td>3-el ham Yagi, ALA1530, 30m wire or EWE
</td><td>Voice of Russia
</td><td>15780
</td><td>2005-10-16
</td></tr><tr><td>42.1 dB
</td><td>René Schmitz, Bonn, Germany
</td><td>Elektor custom IF, ADA831 2nd mxr, TUF-1,1st mxr preselector
</td><td>
</td><td>DReaM 1.1.6c
</td><td>5m wire
</td><td>DW Sines
</td><td>11830
</td><td>2005-02-05
</td></tr><tr><td>42.8 dB
</td><td>FritzWue DK6QI 52N 07E
</td><td>Flex-5000A
</td><td>
</td><td>DReaM 1.10.8cvs
</td><td>Inverted L- antenna,20m vertical
</td><td>VoR
</td><td>7325
</td><td>2009-11-08
</td></tr><tr><td>42.0 dB
</td><td>FritzWue DK6QI 52N 07E
</td><td>Sat-Schneider DRT1
</td><td>
</td><td>DReaM 1.6.1cvs
</td><td>80m dipole up 20m
</td><td>DW
</td><td>13810
</td><td>2006-09-09
</td></tr><tr><td>41.2 dB
</td><td>Bernd DF9RB 150 km n. of Munich, Germany
</td><td>TS850 AGC inactive
</td><td>SA612 ceramic resonator
</td><td>DReaM 1.1.7c
</td><td>3-el ham Yagi, ALA1530, 30m wire
</td><td>Voice of Russia
</td><td>15780
</td><td>2005-01-31
</td></tr><tr><td>40.6 dB
</td><td>DG9BFC, Barenburg, Germany
</td><td>IC-765 manual gain
</td><td>Sat-Schneider xtal
</td><td>Dream 1.6.1cvs
</td><td>170m delta loop
</td><td>DW Sines
</td><td>13810</td><td>2006-09-26
</td></tr><tr><td>40.3
</td><td>maxpower Oldenburg, Germany
</td><td>Pappradio dvlpd by Stephan
</td><td>
</td><td>DReaM 1.10.6cvs
</td><td>longwire
</td><td>DW Moosbrunn
</td><td>7310
</td><td>2008-07-04
</td></tr><tr><td>40.0 dB
</td><td>df8uo, Karlsruhe, Germany
</td><td>FT757GX
</td><td>Sat-Schneider xtal
</td><td>Dream 1.3c
</td><td>dipole
</td><td>VOR
</td><td>15780</td><td>2005-10-03
</td></tr><tr><td>39.1 dB
</td><td>Digger, CH-5023 Biberstein
</td><td>FRG7700 + Stabilock 4040 LO
</td><td>SO42P xtal
</td><td>Dream 1.6.1cvs
</td><td>16m LW + 1:1 un-un
</td><td>DW
</td><td>13810
</td><td>2006-09-23
</td></tr><tr><td>39.1 dB
</td><td>mitajohn Athens, Greece
</td><td>Sat-Schneider DRT1
</td><td>
</td><td>Dream 1.6.1 cvs
</td><td>Inverted "L" 9V/16H m
</td><td>MOI Kuwait
</td><td>13620
</td><td>2008-05-11
</td></tr><tr><td>37.9 dB
</td><td>simone, Bad Salzschlirf, Germany
</td><td>FRG100 AGC off
</td><td>Sat-Schneider
</td><td>DRMSWR 2.0.34
</td><td>whip
</td><td>DW Sines
</td><td>11830
</td><td>2005-02-08
</td></tr><tr><td>37.8 dB
</td><td>Francois, Petite Rosselle, Fr.
</td><td>ELAD FDM77 AGC SW + SLOW
</td><td>
</td><td>Dream 1.6.1cvs
</td><td>Twin Zepp
</td><td>DW
</td><td>13810
</td><td>2006-11-17
</td></tr><tr><td>37.6 dB
</td><td>hsseppo, Helsinki, Finland
</td><td>AD8099, AD9551, AD831, 21.4 IF
</td><td>AD831
</td><td>DReaM 1.2.5c
</td><td>5m wire
</td><td>VoR
</td><td>15780
</td><td>2005-06-30
</td></tr><tr><td>37.5 dB
</td><td>Han, Netherlands
</td><td>AOR AR 7030 unmodified
</td><td>Sat-Schneider
</td><td>DReaM 1.5cvs
</td><td>ALA 1530
</td><td>DW Sines
</td><td>17700
</td><td>2006-01-21
</td></tr><tr><td>36.5 dB
</td><td>CT1ADT, Sines, Portugal
</td><td>TS-870 unmodified
</td><td>11,3 kHz out
</td><td>DRM 2.0.34
</td><td>8m vert or 24m dipole
</td><td>VOR
</td><td>15780
</td><td>2004-01-07
</td></tr><tr><td>36.3 dB
</td><td>carknue, Frankfurt, Germany
</td><td>AOR-7030 AGC off
</td><td>Sat-Schneider xtal
</td><td>DRMSWR 2.0.34
</td><td>Wellbrook ALA1530P
</td><td>DW
</td><td>5980
</td><td>2005-10-14
</td></tr><tr><td>35.9 dB
</td><td>johnn, Scunthorpe, N.Lincs, UK
</td><td>DRT-1
</td><td>
</td><td>DReaM 1.5cvs
</td><td>AL1530 loop
</td><td>DW Sines
</td><td>17700
</td><td>2005-12-31
</td></tr><tr><td>35.9 dB
</td><td>Funkerberg, Königs Wusterhausen, near Berlin
</td><td>Elektor
</td><td>
</td><td>Dream 1.6.1cvs
</td><td>10m dipole
</td><td>DW
</td><td>5810
</td><td>2006-03-04
</td></tr><tr><td>35.6 dB
</td><td>arniek, Muenster, Germany
</td><td>FRG-100
</td><td>Sat-Schneider
</td><td>DReaM 1.1.1c
</td><td>homemade loop
</td><td>DW Sines
</td><td>5980
</td><td>2004-10-08
</td></tr><tr><td>35.2 dB
</td><td>fibber - Salem, Oregon USA
</td><td>Yaesu FT-817, 10dB Radio Shack preamp, NCL MW Filter
</td><td>I5XWW 455k to 12k board
</td><td>Dream 1.6.1c
</td><td>80M Dipole
</td><td>RNW
</td><td>6130
</td><td>2008-02-07
</td></tr><tr><td>34.9 dB
</td><td>dn0758
</td><td>elektor
</td><td>
</td><td>DRMSWR 2.0.34
</td><td>Sony AN-1
</td><td>DW Sines
</td><td>17800
</td><td>2004-11-20
</td></tr><tr><td>34.4 dB
</td><td>chemclouds, Richmond, Va, USA
</td><td>Icom IC-R75 AGC off
</td><td>
</td><td>DRMSWR 2.0.34
</td><td>30m inverted-L
</td><td>CBC Sackville
</td><td>9800
</td><td>2004-11-27
</td></tr><tr><td>34.3 dB
</td><td>FritzWue DK6QI 52N 07E
</td><td>FT840
</td><td>Sat-Schneider
</td><td>DReaM 1.1.6c
</td><td>2x 40m LW
</td><td>DW-Sines
</td><td>17800
</td><td>2004-12-18
</td></tr><tr><td>34.3 dB
</td><td>Kjell Holen LA6XJ Bergen, Norway
</td><td>Sat-Schneider DRT1
</td><td>
</td><td>DReaM 1.1.7c
</td><td>70 cm indoor loop
</td><td>Voice of Russia
</td><td>12060
</td><td>2005-01-15 e-mail
</td></tr><tr><td>34.2 dB
</td><td>Werner DK8FT
</td><td>IC R71 AGC off
</td><td>Sat-Schneider xtal
</td><td>Dream 1.1.6
</td><td>4m wire
</td><td>DW-Sines
</td><td>17710
</td><td>2005-02-20 not posted
</td></tr><tr><td>33.5 dB
</td><td>johnn, Scunthorpe, N.Lincs, UK
</td><td>AOR 7030
</td><td>
</td><td>DReaM 1.2.4
</td><td>AL1530 loop
</td><td>Radio Luxembourg
</td><td>7145
</td><td>2005-10-29
</td></tr><tr><td>33.2 dB
</td><td>G3VRF, Warwickshire , UK
</td><td>AD9852 DDS, AD831 Mixer, 2x AD603 IF
</td><td>12kHz DRM xtal ctld
</td><td>DReaM 1.1.6c
</td><td>35cm tuned loop in attic 11m a.g.
</td><td>DW Sines
</td><td>11830
</td><td>2004-11-24
</td></tr><tr><td>33.2 dB
</td><td>simone
</td><td>Coding Tech DWT
</td><td>
</td><td>Dream 1.2.3cvs
</td><td>long wire
</td><td>Bouquet Flevo NL
</td><td>7240
</td><td>2005-07-24
</td></tr><tr><td>32.5 dB
</td><td>Bob, St Albans UK
</td><td>AR88D (60 yrs young!)
</td><td>Sat-Schneider LC
</td><td>Dream 1.2.4
</td><td>Wellbrook LA5030 indoor loop
</td><td>DW
</td><td>13790
</td><td>2005-05-22</td></tr> <tr><td>32.5 dB
</td><td>Tom VE3MEO Toronto, Canada
</td><td>Radio Shack DX-394A no AGC nor 2nd IF fltr
</td><td>LF-D6 filter/NE612 protoboard
</td><td>DReaM 1.1.1c
</td><td>G5RV
</td><td>CBC Sackville
</td><td>6140
</td><td>2004-10-19
</td></tr><tr><td>32 dB
</td><td>carknue, Frankfurt, Germany
</td><td>Coding Tech DWT
</td><td>
</td><td>Dream 1.3.1cvs
</td><td>Degen DE31 Active Loop
</td><td>DW
</td><td>5980
</td><td>2005-10-07
</td></tr><tr><td>31.2 dB
</td><td>DRM-OM, 25km SE Karlsruhe, Germany
</td><td>DRT-1
</td><td>
</td><td>Dream 1.6.1cvs
</td><td>Dressler ara100 active ant.
</td><td>Radio Luxembourg
</td><td>7295
</td><td>2006-04-25
</td></tr><tr><td>30.7 dB
</td><td>simone
</td><td>FRG8800
</td><td>Sat-Schneider
</td><td>DRMSWR 2.0.34
</td><td>whip
</td><td>DW Sines
</td><td>15435
</td><td>2004-10-10
</td></tr><tr><td>30.4 dB
</td><td>TimoHannes, Petäjävesi, Finland
</td><td>elektor
</td><td>?
</td><td>DRMSWR 2.0.34
</td><td>active
</td><td>DW Sines
</td><td>17800
</td><td>2004-11-14
</td></tr></tbody></table> [/b]
updated: FritzWue, now achieving 42.5 dB using a Flex-5000A Rx
edit 08 Nov: FritzWue, now achieving 42.8 dB using a Flex-5000A Rx
<table align="LEFT" border="1"><tbody><tr><th>Max SNR
</th><th>By
</th><th>Receiver
</th><th>Converter
</th><th>App
</th><th>Antenna
</th><th>Service
</th><th>Freq(kHz)
</th><th>Date</th></tr><tr><td>51.4 dB
</td><td>hsseppo, Helsinki, Finland
</td><td>AD8099, AD9551, AD831, 21.4 IF
</td><td>AD831
</td><td>DReaM 1.2.5c
</td><td>Direct from Tx
</td><td>Dream Test
</td><td>10012
</td><td>2005-06-30
</td></tr><tr><td>48.3 dB
</td><td>mitajohn Athens, Greece
</td><td>Sat-Schneider DRT1
</td><td>
</td><td>Dream
</td><td>Dream -t burnt CD played into SA602 up-mixer
</td><td>test
</td><td>1000
</td><td>2008-02-09
</td></tr><tr><td>48 dB
</td><td>DRM-OM (Bernhard), 25km SE Karlsruhe Germany
</td><td>Sat-Schneider DRT1
</td><td>
</td><td>Fraunhofer IIS software radio V4.0.40
</td><td>Direct from Tx
</td><td>Test
</td><td>6000
</td><td>2006-04-24 German,
English Translation
</td></tr><tr><td>45.1 dB
</td><td>Bernd DF9RB 150 km n. of Munich, Germany
</td><td>Sat-Schneider DRT1
</td><td>
</td><td>DReaM 1.3.1cvs
</td><td>3-el ham Yagi, ALA1530, 30m wire or EWE
</td><td>Voice of Russia
</td><td>15780
</td><td>2005-10-16
</td></tr><tr><td>42.1 dB
</td><td>René Schmitz, Bonn, Germany
</td><td>Elektor custom IF, ADA831 2nd mxr, TUF-1,1st mxr preselector
</td><td>
</td><td>DReaM 1.1.6c
</td><td>5m wire
</td><td>DW Sines
</td><td>11830
</td><td>2005-02-05
</td></tr><tr><td>42.8 dB
</td><td>FritzWue DK6QI 52N 07E
</td><td>Flex-5000A
</td><td>
</td><td>DReaM 1.10.8cvs
</td><td>Inverted L- antenna,20m vertical
</td><td>VoR
</td><td>7325
</td><td>2009-11-08
</td></tr><tr><td>42.0 dB
</td><td>FritzWue DK6QI 52N 07E
</td><td>Sat-Schneider DRT1
</td><td>
</td><td>DReaM 1.6.1cvs
</td><td>80m dipole up 20m
</td><td>DW
</td><td>13810
</td><td>2006-09-09
</td></tr><tr><td>41.2 dB
</td><td>Bernd DF9RB 150 km n. of Munich, Germany
</td><td>TS850 AGC inactive
</td><td>SA612 ceramic resonator
</td><td>DReaM 1.1.7c
</td><td>3-el ham Yagi, ALA1530, 30m wire
</td><td>Voice of Russia
</td><td>15780
</td><td>2005-01-31
</td></tr><tr><td>40.6 dB
</td><td>DG9BFC, Barenburg, Germany
</td><td>IC-765 manual gain
</td><td>Sat-Schneider xtal
</td><td>Dream 1.6.1cvs
</td><td>170m delta loop
</td><td>DW Sines
</td><td>13810</td><td>2006-09-26
</td></tr><tr><td>40.3
</td><td>maxpower Oldenburg, Germany
</td><td>Pappradio dvlpd by Stephan
</td><td>
</td><td>DReaM 1.10.6cvs
</td><td>longwire
</td><td>DW Moosbrunn
</td><td>7310
</td><td>2008-07-04
</td></tr><tr><td>40.0 dB
</td><td>df8uo, Karlsruhe, Germany
</td><td>FT757GX
</td><td>Sat-Schneider xtal
</td><td>Dream 1.3c
</td><td>dipole
</td><td>VOR
</td><td>15780</td><td>2005-10-03
</td></tr><tr><td>39.1 dB
</td><td>Digger, CH-5023 Biberstein
</td><td>FRG7700 + Stabilock 4040 LO
</td><td>SO42P xtal
</td><td>Dream 1.6.1cvs
</td><td>16m LW + 1:1 un-un
</td><td>DW
</td><td>13810
</td><td>2006-09-23
</td></tr><tr><td>39.1 dB
</td><td>mitajohn Athens, Greece
</td><td>Sat-Schneider DRT1
</td><td>
</td><td>Dream 1.6.1 cvs
</td><td>Inverted "L" 9V/16H m
</td><td>MOI Kuwait
</td><td>13620
</td><td>2008-05-11
</td></tr><tr><td>37.9 dB
</td><td>simone, Bad Salzschlirf, Germany
</td><td>FRG100 AGC off
</td><td>Sat-Schneider
</td><td>DRMSWR 2.0.34
</td><td>whip
</td><td>DW Sines
</td><td>11830
</td><td>2005-02-08
</td></tr><tr><td>37.8 dB
</td><td>Francois, Petite Rosselle, Fr.
</td><td>ELAD FDM77 AGC SW + SLOW
</td><td>
</td><td>Dream 1.6.1cvs
</td><td>Twin Zepp
</td><td>DW
</td><td>13810
</td><td>2006-11-17
</td></tr><tr><td>37.6 dB
</td><td>hsseppo, Helsinki, Finland
</td><td>AD8099, AD9551, AD831, 21.4 IF
</td><td>AD831
</td><td>DReaM 1.2.5c
</td><td>5m wire
</td><td>VoR
</td><td>15780
</td><td>2005-06-30
</td></tr><tr><td>37.5 dB
</td><td>Han, Netherlands
</td><td>AOR AR 7030 unmodified
</td><td>Sat-Schneider
</td><td>DReaM 1.5cvs
</td><td>ALA 1530
</td><td>DW Sines
</td><td>17700
</td><td>2006-01-21
</td></tr><tr><td>36.5 dB
</td><td>CT1ADT, Sines, Portugal
</td><td>TS-870 unmodified
</td><td>11,3 kHz out
</td><td>DRM 2.0.34
</td><td>8m vert or 24m dipole
</td><td>VOR
</td><td>15780
</td><td>2004-01-07
</td></tr><tr><td>36.3 dB
</td><td>carknue, Frankfurt, Germany
</td><td>AOR-7030 AGC off
</td><td>Sat-Schneider xtal
</td><td>DRMSWR 2.0.34
</td><td>Wellbrook ALA1530P
</td><td>DW
</td><td>5980
</td><td>2005-10-14
</td></tr><tr><td>35.9 dB
</td><td>johnn, Scunthorpe, N.Lincs, UK
</td><td>DRT-1
</td><td>
</td><td>DReaM 1.5cvs
</td><td>AL1530 loop
</td><td>DW Sines
</td><td>17700
</td><td>2005-12-31
</td></tr><tr><td>35.9 dB
</td><td>Funkerberg, Königs Wusterhausen, near Berlin
</td><td>Elektor
</td><td>
</td><td>Dream 1.6.1cvs
</td><td>10m dipole
</td><td>DW
</td><td>5810
</td><td>2006-03-04
</td></tr><tr><td>35.6 dB
</td><td>arniek, Muenster, Germany
</td><td>FRG-100
</td><td>Sat-Schneider
</td><td>DReaM 1.1.1c
</td><td>homemade loop
</td><td>DW Sines
</td><td>5980
</td><td>2004-10-08
</td></tr><tr><td>35.2 dB
</td><td>fibber - Salem, Oregon USA
</td><td>Yaesu FT-817, 10dB Radio Shack preamp, NCL MW Filter
</td><td>I5XWW 455k to 12k board
</td><td>Dream 1.6.1c
</td><td>80M Dipole
</td><td>RNW
</td><td>6130
</td><td>2008-02-07
</td></tr><tr><td>34.9 dB
</td><td>dn0758
</td><td>elektor
</td><td>
</td><td>DRMSWR 2.0.34
</td><td>Sony AN-1
</td><td>DW Sines
</td><td>17800
</td><td>2004-11-20
</td></tr><tr><td>34.4 dB
</td><td>chemclouds, Richmond, Va, USA
</td><td>Icom IC-R75 AGC off
</td><td>
</td><td>DRMSWR 2.0.34
</td><td>30m inverted-L
</td><td>CBC Sackville
</td><td>9800
</td><td>2004-11-27
</td></tr><tr><td>34.3 dB
</td><td>FritzWue DK6QI 52N 07E
</td><td>FT840
</td><td>Sat-Schneider
</td><td>DReaM 1.1.6c
</td><td>2x 40m LW
</td><td>DW-Sines
</td><td>17800
</td><td>2004-12-18
</td></tr><tr><td>34.3 dB
</td><td>Kjell Holen LA6XJ Bergen, Norway
</td><td>Sat-Schneider DRT1
</td><td>
</td><td>DReaM 1.1.7c
</td><td>70 cm indoor loop
</td><td>Voice of Russia
</td><td>12060
</td><td>2005-01-15 e-mail
</td></tr><tr><td>34.2 dB
</td><td>Werner DK8FT
</td><td>IC R71 AGC off
</td><td>Sat-Schneider xtal
</td><td>Dream 1.1.6
</td><td>4m wire
</td><td>DW-Sines
</td><td>17710
</td><td>2005-02-20 not posted
</td></tr><tr><td>33.5 dB
</td><td>johnn, Scunthorpe, N.Lincs, UK
</td><td>AOR 7030
</td><td>
</td><td>DReaM 1.2.4
</td><td>AL1530 loop
</td><td>Radio Luxembourg
</td><td>7145
</td><td>2005-10-29
</td></tr><tr><td>33.2 dB
</td><td>G3VRF, Warwickshire , UK
</td><td>AD9852 DDS, AD831 Mixer, 2x AD603 IF
</td><td>12kHz DRM xtal ctld
</td><td>DReaM 1.1.6c
</td><td>35cm tuned loop in attic 11m a.g.
</td><td>DW Sines
</td><td>11830
</td><td>2004-11-24
</td></tr><tr><td>33.2 dB
</td><td>simone
</td><td>Coding Tech DWT
</td><td>
</td><td>Dream 1.2.3cvs
</td><td>long wire
</td><td>Bouquet Flevo NL
</td><td>7240
</td><td>2005-07-24
</td></tr><tr><td>32.5 dB
</td><td>Bob, St Albans UK
</td><td>AR88D (60 yrs young!)
</td><td>Sat-Schneider LC
</td><td>Dream 1.2.4
</td><td>Wellbrook LA5030 indoor loop
</td><td>DW
</td><td>13790
</td><td>2005-05-22</td></tr> <tr><td>32.5 dB
</td><td>Tom VE3MEO Toronto, Canada
</td><td>Radio Shack DX-394A no AGC nor 2nd IF fltr
</td><td>LF-D6 filter/NE612 protoboard
</td><td>DReaM 1.1.1c
</td><td>G5RV
</td><td>CBC Sackville
</td><td>6140
</td><td>2004-10-19
</td></tr><tr><td>32 dB
</td><td>carknue, Frankfurt, Germany
</td><td>Coding Tech DWT
</td><td>
</td><td>Dream 1.3.1cvs
</td><td>Degen DE31 Active Loop
</td><td>DW
</td><td>5980
</td><td>2005-10-07
</td></tr><tr><td>31.2 dB
</td><td>DRM-OM, 25km SE Karlsruhe, Germany
</td><td>DRT-1
</td><td>
</td><td>Dream 1.6.1cvs
</td><td>Dressler ara100 active ant.
</td><td>Radio Luxembourg
</td><td>7295
</td><td>2006-04-25
</td></tr><tr><td>30.7 dB
</td><td>simone
</td><td>FRG8800
</td><td>Sat-Schneider
</td><td>DRMSWR 2.0.34
</td><td>whip
</td><td>DW Sines
</td><td>15435
</td><td>2004-10-10
</td></tr><tr><td>30.4 dB
</td><td>TimoHannes, Petäjävesi, Finland
</td><td>elektor
</td><td>?
</td><td>DRMSWR 2.0.34
</td><td>active
</td><td>DW Sines
</td><td>17800
</td><td>2004-11-14
</td></tr></tbody></table> [/b]
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