[Discuss-gnuradio] Re: Help getting started

[Jim Borynec]

> Anyway, installation, make check, and the ./test_standard_?x scripts 
> work fine (the LED behaves as expected and the benchmarks seem 
> reasonable), however I get nothing when running the usrp_oscope or 
> usrp_wfm_rcv scripts as directed in the instructions. Both dial tone 
> scripts work fine, by the way. The scope and FM receive scripts run 
> fine, but I hear just hear/see static. If I set the oscope to 900MHz and 
> bring my cordless 900MHz phone around, there's no change in the scope. 
> If I can the entire FM spectrum in the other script, I don't get 
> anything but static anywhere. My little portable CD player can hear the 
> radio just fine in this lab, so I figure the foot-long copper antenna 
> that came with the USRP ought to as well. I don't know a lot about 
> communications...

Try using a meter long wire.

I had a similar problem and the bigger antenna worked for me.

j.b.