Re: [REVIEW PATCH 0/4] add radio-raremono driver

[Hans Verkuil <hverkuil@xs4all.nl>]

Hi Alexey,

On 01/08/2014 03:51 PM, Alexey Klimov wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 13, 2013 at 4:26 PM, Hans Verkuil <hverkuil@xs4all.nl> wrote:
>> This patch series adds the new radio-raremono driver for the USB
>> 'Thanko's Raremono' AM/FM/SW receiver.
>>
>> Since it (ab)uses the same USB IDs as the si470x SiLabs Reference
>> Design I had to add additional checks to si470x to tell the two apart.
>>
>> While editing si470x I noticed that it passes USB buffers from the stack
>> instead of using kmalloc, so I fixed that as well.
>>
>> I have tested the si470x checks, and the FM and AM receiver of the
>> Raremono device have been tested as well. I don't have a SW transmitter,
>> nor are there any SW transmitters here in Norway, so I couldn't test it.
>>
>> All I can say is that it is definitely tuning since the white noise
>> changes when I change frequency. I'll try this nexy week in the Netherlands,
>> as I think there are still a few SW transmissions there I might receive.
>>
>> The initial reverse engineering for this driver was done by Dinesh Ram
>> as part of his Cisco internship, so many thanks to Dinesh for doing that
>> work.
> 
> Hi Hans,
> 
> this is very nice radio and driver. But where did you buy/get this device?
> Could you please share a link?
> 
> Year ago i tried to find place on internet to buy this device but failed.
> 

I ordered it here in mid-2012, and it seems they still sell it:

http://www.audiocubes.com/product_info.php?products_id=2778

Regards,

	Hans