I got an airspy a few weeks ago and i am just blown away by its noise floor and dynamic range. The funcube dongle on the other hand is a bit more expensive, but it works with a wide range of sdr software as it has a sound card built into its usb interface, therefore not requiring special drivers, it has a narrow bandwidth geared up for low signal level satellite communications not sky tv. Folks, today we spent some time with the new raspberry pi 2 and the funcube dongle pro plus. It helps to disable power saving options on the computer used to run the sdr. The fcd was my first exposure to any kind of software defined radio sdr. Jan 12, 20 modern multicore processors should be fine. All rtl sdr compatible devices employ the rtl2832u as an adc and usb controller, but different rf tuners may be used. In order to get one you had to be quick off the mark on ebay. Noaa18 reception with funcube dongle and gqrx sdr duration. There was a lot of excitement about this project a couple of years ago when it started. Today we spent some time with the new raspberry pi 2 and the funcube dongle pro plus. Sdr is a windows solution for software defined radio sdr receivers and transceivers. Amateur radio hobbyist n4jtcs has shared on his blog his experiences with receiving the funcube1s telemetry using his rtlsdr dongle.
I have used it on a number of computers including some quite old not very powerful machines and with different software applications primarily the sdr radio and hdsdr suites. These instructions are written with the windows 7 operating system in mind. Could you ask the same question on the yahoo funcube dongle pro plus. I am using hdsdr with another sdr receiver and satisfied with that software. It covers lf, mf, hf, vhf, uhf and l band coverage is 150khz240mhz and 420mhz to 1. On the funcube dongle software defined radio site howard g6lvb says 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.
As regular readers will know, i have enjoyed using the rtlsdr dongles for some low cost sdr work. Nov 29, 2012 although i have had a raspberry pi rev b for several weeks now, it wasnt until last night that i got a chance to try it out. To my disappointment the current version of cw skimmer 1. Apr 23, 20 download qthid funcube dongle controller for free. Plugged into a pc running windows xp and the driver immediately self installed. Dec 26, 20 santa was kind enough to bring me a funcube dongle pro plus this year. With that being said, let me go over my impressions of the funcube sdr dongle. Es gibt eine ganze reihe an software wie spectravue, sdrradio. With an sdr, many of the functions of a traditional hardwareonly radio are performed in software, such as demodulation, decoding and frequency conversion. Jun 03, 2011 so there is a small learning curve to get started. Be sure you use the following parameters then go to the funcube tab and enter the frequency. 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. In the video he tests the reception of radio new zealand international rnzi at 9400 khz using a 6m copper wire dipole and 9. Nov 25, 2012 inverted the waterfall tones for a test. Insert the funcube dongle into the usbport from your computer. Downloaded and had sdr sharp up and running with the dongle within minutes. The popular sdrplay rsp1a a wideband full featured 14bit sdr receiver. By using the rtlsdr to receive the telemetry beacon as the satellite passes overhead, he was able to use the funcube dashboard software to record and decode and view the satellites telemetry data.
Jun 22, 20 ive been spending a few hours playing around with a funcube dongle pro. Funcube dongle pro sdr radio astronomy and spectroscopy. Any telemetry for one of the other funcube satellites can be captured and forwarded to the central data warehouse. Joe the software set up is pretty simple even i know on how to do it. Seit 2008 ist unter dem namen funcubedongle ein kleiner. It is written using the qt sdk and is available for linux, windows and mac os x. First, the guy couldnt get it to work so theres no guarantee it isnt defective and two, it has a coverage gap between 245420 mhz according to their website. 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. Checking funcube pro plus dongle frequency calibration against known standards then looking for an active ham band.
Funcube sdr dongle overview and first impressions ham radio. Funcube pro plus differs from rtl sdr dvbt stick, with 11 filters to improved quality of reception on radio amateurs and satellite band inculding the amateur band 2m and 70cm bands. For this reason, some users tend to run all dashboards simultaneously using the same funcube dongle. Full coverage of all amateur bands from 6khz through hf, 6m, 2m, 4m, 2m, 1. 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. At this time purchasing the fcd dongle can be a bit tricky. Currently, to view the telemetry for a particular satellite, it is necessary to run the dashboard for that satellite. The following are notes that may help you get your funcube dongle working with satpc32 and hdsdr or sdr console. 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. Funcube dongle with linrad, sdr radio, or direct usb input. It covers lf, mf, hf, vhf, uhf and l band coverage is. As many will be aware, the original raspberry pi had a problem with its usb host stack, for which i released a workaround here.
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