Funcube sdr dongle overview and first impressions ham. Hi with the rtl stick sdruno works great,i tried to let it work with the funcube stick and allthough i can receive stations if i checked the wme inpute device to the funcube dongle,i can further do nothing,no changing of memory channels etc etc. Simon browns sdrradio worked as well, and with equal ease, though as luck would have it i tried it on the very day that the free licence key for the program expired. Before getting this sdr dongle, i had used one of the cheapcheap rtl dongles, and thought that for its low price, that rtl was fun, if woefully inadequate from overload to filtering to noise floor to range deafness on a 90 grounded, unund random wire and then thought perhaps more money would garner a better. Funcube sdr dongle overview and first impressions ham radio. Full coverage of all amateur bands from 6khz through hf, 6m, 2m, 4m, 2m, 1. After all this i powered down the pi, inserted the funcube pro plus, insert the rtl dongle or whichever now power back on.
I am using hdsdr with another sdr receiver and satisfied with that software. You can also adjust the lna gain to get around 0db in map65iq see later in this document next we need to check the map65iq settings from sdrradio. It was a little fiddly to initially set up but i have been impressed with its. The fcd looks like a budget usb sound card to the sdr software, so its bandwidth is restricted to 2 x 48khz. All rtl sdr compatible devices employ the rtl2832u as an adc and usb controller, but different rf tuners may be used. The funcube dongle also works with windows xp, vista and windows 7 both x86 and x64. Folks, today we spent some time with the new raspberry pi 2 and the funcube dongle pro plus. Telemetry dashboards for all missions welcome to the. It covers lf, mf, hf, vhf, uhf and l band coverage is 150khz240mhz and. Apr 25, 2020 software defined radio sdr is a radio communication system where components that have been typically implemented in hardware e. This gave fair results for hf receiving compared to use the indoor longwire antenna i had in the beginning. Ever since i got my funcube dongle pro last christmas it has been the main focus of my radio experimentation. It is written using the qt sdk and is available for linux, windows and mac os x. Dec 29, 2016 hi with the rtl stick sdruno works great,i tried to let it work with the funcube stick and allthough i can receive stations if i checked the wme inpute device to the funcube dongle,i can further do nothing,no changing of memory channels etc etc.
Users should remember the that dashboard that was started last, is the one that will control the frequency settings applied to the funcube dongle. Then you are ready to use your dongle with our application. Its compatible with many radio reception programs like rocky, m0kgk, spectravue and. Sdr bridge provides advanced synchronization, integration, and control for software defined radios. For software he uses linrad or gqrx as the receiver, and wsjtx or jtdx as the. This is noticeable if you try to receive band 2 fm radio through the fcd the signal sounds distorted on peaks because the bandwidth isnt quite wide enough for fm stereo. These dashboards are under continual development and the next planned development is to create a single dashboard that will service all funcube telemetry payloads simultaneously. The satellite is the good old fuji fo29 and the recording was made in jo45kg during orbit 71777. Ill be away for a few days next week 19 august to 23 august, so as there will be a short delay in dispatch, im currently offering free shipping until i return if you place an order before i return.
New dxpatrol mk3 ultra wideband sdr receiver optimized filter desing and better performance from 100khz to 2ghz. As a side note, it is worth remembering that while dsp approaches can. Otg miniusb cable and smabnc adaptor included here the mk4 manual and instructions. Softwaredefined radio sdr is a radio communication system where components that have been typically implemented in hardware e. As many will be aware, the original raspberry pi had a problem with its usb host stack, for which i released a workaround here. The goal is to satisfy the most demanding telecommunications professionals and radio enthusiasts while being a serious alternative to both cost sensitive and higher. Gqrx is a software defined radio receiver for funcube dongle fcd, rtl2832ubased dvbt devices rtlsdr, universal software. The funcube dongle pro will be on sale this evening 21. Funcube dongle pro sdr radio astronomy and spectroscopy.
You can adjust the frequency correction by changing the correction part in the funcube dongle tab. If you have an older funcube dongle pro version preoctober 2012, then you can either run map65 v. I got an airspy a few weeks ago and i am just blown away by its noise floor and dynamic range. Sdrradio v2 beta, funcube dongle pro plus win7 64bit. In the video he tests the reception of radio new zealand international rnzi. Ao73funcube1 funcube1 dashboard v1044 funcube2 no longer operational eseo funcube4 not yet operational eseo dashboard v1177 eo88nayif1 funcube5 nayif1 dashboard v1040 jo97jy1sat funcube6 jy1sat dashboard v1189 updated january 2019 the guidance. May 26, 2011 the funcube dongle pro will be on sale this evening 21. Jan 12, 20 if you have an older funcube dongle pro version preoctober 2012, then you can either run map65 v.
Thought this might be of interest to the readers of this part of the forum, it is a software defined radio in a usb dongle that receives from 64mhz to 1. Bobmeters is a cat software collection specifically designed for perseus and powersdr to add classic feel to these sdr radios. Downloaded and had sdr sharp up and running with the dongle within minutes. This is the last satellite reception of a series recorded on monday, february 28, 2011 using the funcube dongle software defined radio receiver and the arrow ii handheld satellite antenna. Jun 03, 2011 with better software support and if the price stays near the same, it could become a killer deal for an inexpensive vhf uhf sdr radio platform. Nov 25, 2012 inverted the waterfall tones for a test. I have tried installing ubuntu with gnu radio on a virtual machine and when i try to run the flow graph nothing shoes up in the sink and the frequency control software qthid crashes. As regular readers will know, i have enjoyed using the rtlsdr dongles for some low cost sdr work. The funcube is a cubesat a low cost miniature 10 cm cube sized satellite which is intended mainly for educating young people about radio, space, physics and electronics, but has also piqued the interest of. These instructions are written with the windows 7 operating system in mind.
Mar 15, 2016 i set up an rx only igate for aprs with software defined radio. The biggest advantage of this softwarebased igate is that you do not need any real radio and tnc. Airspy is a line of popular softwaredefined radio sdr receivers developed to achieve high performance and affordable price using innovative combinations of dsp and rf techniques. Checking funcube pro plus dongle frequency calibration against known standards then looking for an active ham band. Comparing the rtlsdr, funcube pro plus and sdrplay on moon. Individual dashboard installers for each mission can be downloaded here. The interface started up, and to get things running, there are two things you need to do. There are also plans for an educational version of the funcube, that will be slightly less expensive and have less frequency coverage than the funcube dongle pro discussed here. The biggest advantage of this software based igate is that you do not need any real radio and tnc.
Its compatible with many radio reception programs like rocky, m0kgk, spectravue and linrad. All other processing is done with software which is basically free thanks to the authors. Sep 12, 2012 ever since i got my funcube dongle pro last christmas it has been the main focus of my radio experimentation. Hooked up the dongle to a discone antenna in the attic. Sdrbridge provides advanced synchronization, integration, and control for software defined radios. On the funcube dongle software defined radio site howard g6lvb says. Device drivers are already included in your operating system windows, linux or mac osx.
All rtlsdr compatible devices employ the rtl2832u as an adc and usb controller, but different rf tuners may be used. With an sdr, many of the functions of a traditional hardwareonly radio are performed in software, such as demodulation, decoding and frequency conversion. Nov 18, 20 with the settings described above, the funcube dongle pro plus should be about the same sensitivity able to decode jt65b signals about as well as your analog radio. Ao73 funcube 1 funcube 1 dashboard v1044 funcube 2 no longer operational eseo funcube 4 not yet operational eseo dashboard v1177 eo88nayif1 funcube 5 nayif1 dashboard v1040 jo97jy1sat funcube 6 jy1sat dashboard v1189 updated january 2019 the guidance notes can be downloaded from here please read them. The digital tv dongles can transfer a much wider bandwidth. The funcube dongle fcd is a small software defined receiver sdr with a built. Plugged into a pc running windows xp and the driver immediately self installed. A radio astronomy paper describes the use of the amsatuk funcube dongle software defined radio as part of a radio telescope.
Santa was kind enough to bring me a funcube dongle pro plus this year. Funcube pro plus differs from rtlsdr dvbt stick, with 11 filters to improved quality of reception on radio amateurs and satellite band inculding the amateur band 2m and 70cm bands. Dec 25, 20 this is the last satellite reception of a series recorded on monday, february 28, 2011 using the funcube dongle software defined radio receiver and the arrow ii handheld satellite antenna. Device drivers are already included in your operating system windows, linux or mac osx, 32 or 64 bit. By running both map65 and wsjt9 simultaneously, you now have an even better ability to decode signals on the frequency youre looking at. In the gui windows open a terminal window and then type. I use the rtl sdr dongle and similar length of wire as you plan to use, but probably a bit more area 2. Sharp pdf file download the sdrradio download here the hpsdr installation.
I select it in the source, choose the funcube dongle in audio input. The sale times are now lasting longer,so this is the best time to grab yourself an sdr dongle. Before getting this sdr dongle, i had used one of the cheapcheap rtl dongles, and thought that for its low price, that rtl was fun, if woefully inadequate from overload to filtering to noise floor to range deafness on a 90 grounded, unund random wire and then thought perhaps more money would. Apr 23, 20 download qthid funcube dongle controller for free. I set up an rx only igate for aprs with software defined radio. In the paper dr david morgan of the british astronomical association radio astronomy group baarag describes how he used the funcube dongle as the heart of a radio telescope operating on 1420 mhz. These modes can also be received with the rtl sdr and an upconverter such as the nooelec hamitup upconverter. Oct 14, 2018 then you are ready to use your dongle with our application.
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