For this reason, some users tend to run all dashboards simultaneously using the same funcube dongle. 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. This sdr far outperforms the other cheap rtl dvb usb receivers that have been repurposed for general coverage use. All rtl sdr compatible devices employ the rtl2832u as an adc and usb controller, but different rf tuners may be used. As regular readers will know, i have enjoyed using the rtlsdr dongles for some low cost sdr work.
The popular sdrplay rsp1a a wideband full featured 14bit sdr receiver. With an sdr, many of the functions of a traditional hardwareonly radio are performed in software, such as demodulation, decoding and frequency conversion. This is how i got my funcube dongle fcd from here on in working under linux on a samsung n netbook pc using quisk sdr software. Apr 23, 20 download qthid funcube dongle controller for free. I have tried on and off since i purchased the above to get it working, without success i have reloaded the 18j firmware from you website and followed the instructions all loaded ok. Comparing the rtlsdr, funcube pro plus and sdrplay on moon. 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. 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. Hello howard, i purchased the funcube dongle pro about 3 months ago, at the time it was the latest ver 1. Joe the software set up is pretty simple even i know on how to do it.
All of these programs are complex and i would not attempt this unless you are familiar with at least satpc32. 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. Nov 25, 2012 inverted the waterfall tones for a test. 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. Recommended by the british astronomical association radio astronomy group at least in 2014, baa rag for radio astronomy, this small, portable software defined radio is cheaper, more sensitive and efficient than older radios such as the r7000. Today we spent some time with the new raspberry pi 2 and the funcube dongle pro plus. There was a lot of excitement about this project a couple of years ago when it started. As many will be aware, the original raspberry pi had a problem with its usb host stack, for which i released a workaround here. Funcube dongle pro sdr radio astronomy and spectroscopy.
Dec 26, 20 santa was kind enough to bring me a funcube dongle pro plus this year. Currently, to view the telemetry for a particular satellite, it is necessary to run the dashboard for that satellite. Any telemetry for one of the other funcube satellites can be captured and forwarded to the central data warehouse. In order to get one you had to be quick off the mark on ebay. 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. Thanks for getting me the funcube dongle pro plus so fast, it is a great improvement over the previous version.
It covers lf, mf, hf, vhf, uhf and l band coverage is 150khz240mhz and 420mhz to 1. At this time purchasing the fcd dongle can be a bit tricky. These instructions are written with the windows 7 operating system in mind. Funcube dongle with linrad, sdr radio, or direct usb input. Folks, today we spent some time with the new raspberry pi 2 and the funcube dongle pro plus. Amateur radio hobbyist n4jtcs has shared on his blog his experiences with receiving the funcube1s telemetry using his rtlsdr dongle. 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. It helps to disable power saving options on the computer used to run the sdr. Checking funcube pro plus dongle frequency calibration against known standards then looking for an active ham band. The following are notes that may help you get your funcube dongle working with satpc32 and hdsdr or sdr console. Sdr is a windows solution for software defined radio sdr receivers and transceivers.
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. Sep 12, 2012 ever since i got my funcube dongle pro last christmas it has been the main focus of my radio experimentation. Full coverage of all amateur bands from 6khz through hf, 6m, 2m, 4m, 2m, 1. It is written using the qt sdk and is available for linux, windows and mac os x.
It covers lf, mf, hf, vhf, uhf and l band coverage is. Jun 22, 20 ive been spending a few hours playing around with a funcube dongle pro. Es gibt eine ganze reihe an software wie spectravue, sdrradio. Could you ask the same question on the yahoo funcube dongle pro plus. With that being said, let me go over my impressions of the funcube sdr dongle. In the video he tests the reception of radio new zealand international rnzi. It is written for people who are familiar with the funcube dongle, hdsdr or sdr console and satpc32.
However, the fdr is a tremendous value when compared to other vhf uhf sdr radios or other all mode vhf uhf receivers in general. It covers lf, mf, hf, vhf, uhf and l band coverage. For software he uses linrad or gqrx as the receiver, and wsjtx or jtdx as the decoding software, all running on linux. To my disappointment the current version of cw skimmer 1. Covering 601700 mhz, that initial product was developed in the u.
His setup consists of nine arm mini pcs such as banana pis, raspberry pis, and odroids, several sdrs including multiple rtl sdr s, an airspy mini, funcube dongle and sdr iq, as well as some filters and a wideband amp. Jan 12, 20 modern multicore processors should be fine. Select 02 funcube proplus in the stream box and click on. A radio astronomy paper describes the use of the amsatuk funcube dongle software defined radio as part of a radio telescope. Insert the funcube dongle into the usbport from your computer. This usb type works with my computer soundcard asus xonar essence stx. Designed for the commercial, government, amateur radio and shortwave listener communities, this software provides a powerful interface for all sdr users. I got an airspy a few weeks ago and i am just blown away by its noise floor and dynamic range. I am using hdsdr with another sdr receiver and satisfied with that software. The fcd was my first exposure to any kind of software defined radio sdr. 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.
265 131 467 440 1065 29 465 1114 1335 324 1092 335 1448 289 1280 398 1418 866 435 462 1352 1504 539 306 87 257 1078 715 249 962 421 667 1127 490