# Spectrum record

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/spectrum-record/231202>\
**Category:** GNU Radio\
**Created:** [July 27, 2014, 12:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/spectrum-record/231202 "2014-07-27T12:09:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![addis\_a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/c4cdca/32.png) [@addis\_a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/addis_a)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2014, 12:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/spectrum-record/231202/1 "2014-07-27T12:09:35Z")

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Hi list,  
I want to record a 5MHz wide bandwidth with usrp1 (equipped with dbsrx1  
and  
modified clock @ 52MHz), can anyone guide me how to do this, I am using  
usrp\_rx\_cfile (using gnuradio-3.4.2 for special purpose) with  
gain =52  
decimation= 26

Please do let me know if I need to make any changes in any file to  
accomplish my task.  
Thanks in advance

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**Author:** ![gsmandvoip](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/e19adc/32.png) [@gsmandvoip](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/gsmandvoip)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2014, 1:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/spectrum-record/231202/2 "2014-07-27T13:34:58Z")

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Hi gsmandvoip,

Your decimation seems about right (oh, I don’t miss libusrp). I don’t  
think you need to change the example, but please be aware that libusrp  
has become so obsolete that I don’t even have the source code around  
anymore.

I’m not totally sure you need to use libusrp to have openBTS (which is  
what I guess you mean by special purpose):  
[http://wush.net/trac/rangepublic/wiki/BuildInstallRun](http://wush.net/trac/rangepublic/wiki/BuildInstallRun)  
I haven’t tried, but I’m fairly certain that UHD still supports the  
B100/USRP1 (and that GNU Radio thus did not drop support for that on  
3.5.0), and thus I don’t really know why the combination OpenBTS and  
USRP1 calls for GR3.4.2; is there someone who could enlighten me?  
I’m fairly certain I’ve been sending text messages over openBTS that was  
operating a B210, so UHD&openBTS _should_ work…

Greetings,  
Marcus
