Apparently it's hard to get Software Defined Radios to work, at least from the computer end of things (at least on Windows). Drivers, GUIs, USB connections and such conspire to drive you mad. Scotty Cowling WA2DFI defies the odds and the gods and brings up three different SDR receivers "from scratch" - live - in one 45 minute talk at the DCC. And it almost all works!
Episode 170: Off the Shelf SDR
Gary Pearce KN4AQwww.HamRadioNow.tv