The receiver shows a full spectrum of spikes and strong signals as broadcast stations saturate the fcd. With an sdr, many of the functions of a traditional hardwareonly radio are performed in software, such as demodulation, decoding and frequency conversion. Once a funcube dongle has been setup it is a quick way of getting that working. Downloaded and had sdr sharp up and running with the dongle within minutes.
Please bear in mind that they carry a major health warning they are working documents and they should not be assumed to be perfect nor necessarily to represent. In order to get one you had to be quick off the mark on ebay. Resources listed under rtlsdr category belongs to software defined radio main collection, and. Hooked up the dongle to a discone antenna in the attic. In oscar news 211, we looked at how a modern commercial satellite tv lnb can be used to receive signals from the narrow band transponder on eshail2. Currently there is a beta version that also supports the funcube dongle. I was using the funcube dongle together with the shortwave converter i got. The rtlsdr is designed for higher frequency operation, so if youd like your rtlsdr to be able to access many of the amateur, short, medium and longwave bands youre going to need an upconverter. The funcube sdr usb dongle is an sdr software defined radio receiver built as a usb stick. I am happy to inform all users of the funcube dongle and gnu radio, that the grfcd driver is now included. Ive been spending a few hours playing around with a funcube dongle pro.
Its designer, howard long, g6lvb, has set up a separate website with a great deal of technical information. As a radio amateur, i was also interested in hf reception frequencies from 0hz to. 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 eshail 2 satellite was launched in november 2018 and supports the first geostationary ham radio transponder.
With an up converter it may make a great jupiter and solar spectrum analyzer for 18 mhz to 28 mhz. Hf upconverter sdr up 100 recently there is growing interest in the usb dvbt dongles used as a cheap sdr receiver. You can change the frequency by placing the cursor over a digit. Rtl sdr dongles category is a curation of 21 web resources on, vhfuhf reception with a lowcost tv dongle, guide to setting up rtlsdr, rtlsdr setup instructions. Folks, today we spent some time with the new raspberry pi 2 and the funcube dongle pro plus. As a radio amateur, i was also interested in hf reception frequencies from 0hz to 30 mhz and the lower part of vhf. A new kit is being tested and will be released on saturday february 15th, 2020 if it works properly.
Use the lo local oscillator frequency to set the midpoint of the fcds 96 khz passband. Other useful information would include your experience with similar products, infomation on a product that you would purchase instead of this one, and so on. Although there are numerous applications for funcube dongle devices, first and. It is written using the qt sdk and is available for linux, windows and mac os x. Designed for the commercial, amateur radio and shortwave listener communities, the console provides a powerful interface for all sdr users. The funcube dongle pro plus plugs directly into the usb ports computer and is compatible with many software radio reception as sdr sharp, rocky, m0kgk.
In this article, well see how to install the system with the receiver providing direct input to the software. Click on the link in the email, this will bring up a yahoo page in your browser. 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. Using hdsdr with the funcube dongle page 10 along the top are the buttons to select the demodulation scheme. Rtlsdr with homemade hf upconverter its alive pics. Originally designed for tv use, the dongle is a software defined radio that many have repurposed for a variety of radio hacking projects. Insert the funcube dongle into the usbport from your computer.
An example of an upconverter receives signals in the range 1 to 30 mhz and outputs these same signals in. Rtlsdr with homemade hf upconverter its alive pics too. The software is being continually developed with new features added on a regular basis. For software he uses linrad or gqrx as the receiver, and wsjtx or jtdx as the. Didnt want to overload my dongle by keying up the ic706 for a couple secs. The necessary frequency correction support for upconverters and down converters is selected from the radio definitions window. Hf converter for funcube dongle test report and improvement solutions many users of the kit of the hf converter for the funcubedongle complain on poor receiving quality. Sdrsharp for windows getting started with rtlsdr and. Toggling the switch didnt up convert the signal into my nooelec dongle, which works fine between 24mhz through 1.
Groups amsatuk funcube satellites and the original funcube dongle fcd software defined radio sdr software defined radio software. Even if you havent used one, youve probably seen the numerous projects with the inexpensive rtlsdr usb dongle. Plugged into a pc running windows xp and the driver immediately self installed. Roundup of rtlsdr upconverter choices retrovoltage. All started with introducing the fcd funcube dongle sdr receiver capable to receive the frequencies between 641700 mhz. The receiver covers a frequency range of 64 to 1700 mhz and can displayreceive a spectrum of up to 80 khz. See whats in the radio waves around you using software defined radio and a raspberry pi. Dr morgan uses his funcube dongle with the spectrumlab windows software, which is a specialized audio analyzer. If you want to receive short, medium and longwave radio signals with software defined radio receivers like rtlsdr dongle, airspy, funcube or with any other vhfuhf receiver, then you need an up. Dxpatrol on hf with sdrradio software dxpatrol running on a table android with sdr touch rtl fun cube dongle hf converter 5. 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. Setting up spectravue with the funcube dongle firmware.
Listed under the technical reference software defined radio category that is about software defined radio resources. On the funcube dongle software defined radio site howard g6lvb says. There are quite a few choices for an hf converter up converter are now available to shift signals into the tuners frequency range. The fcd is the hardware adapter for a softwaredefined radio, its function is to. Up converter ne602, pentru sdr dongle rtl2832 funcube. A subreddit for the lowcost software defined radio sdr community. There are two versions of this upconverter that differ in the lo and ifoutput.
This can be received directly using a funcube dongle. Although the sdr software is mainly windowsbased for now, yes, of course, the sdr software allows the nooelec dongle hamit up converter to spectrum also any width you like, suggested up to abbot 2 mhz to 3 mhz, depending on the pcs capabilities and performance. It covers lf, mf, hf, vhf, uhf and l band coverage is 150khz240mhz and 420mhz to 1. I would strongly recommend placing the up converter and card into a box and with a bit of soldering run the lot from one usb port. Ok, so i can use it only together with fcd frequency control software. Upconverter ne602 for rtl2832,funcube usb dongle youtube. Check the dongle and driver independently of software or dll, also shows writing to its eeprom so that if you use more than one hdsdr can tell the difference. This page is about my hf converter for the funcube dongle.
G0mrf uhfvhf receive converter for use with a satellite. After getting the information from nooelecs website and using some sdr software, there was still no conversion. The funcube sdr receiver was developed to support the funcube satellite project of amsatuk. Dxpatrol running on a table android with sdr touch. Note since this page was created in july 2010, a great deal more work has been done on the funcube dongle aka ground station. An example of a downconverter receives signals in the range 88 to 108 mhz and outputs the same signals in the range 8 to 28 mhz, that is 80 mhz lower. Be sure you use the following parameters then go to the funcube tab and enter the frequency. There was a lot of excitement about this project a couple of years ago when it started. My funcube dongle, with an sma bnc converter attached 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.