Using hdsdr with the funcube dongle page 3 in the files section of the funcube yahoo. It will take data from the funcube dongle or the audio from any conventional ssb 2 metre receiver while it is. One of the more esoteric uses for a funcube dongle. The satellite is ho68 xw1 and the recording was made in jo45kg during orbit 5791.
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. This allows the funcube to be physically separated from the computer reducing rf ingress. I didnt even have to do anything, beside some trivial integration and testing. For 2 meter repeater reception, i use a funcube dongle with sdrdx software v. Fun cube dongle the fun cube dongle or fcd is an sdr product that has recently become available in small numbers and which has been bought by amateur radio enthusiasts around the world who wish to become involved with this new technology and explore its many applications. In order to get one you had to be quick off the mark on ebay. Continue reading ho68 cw beacon with funcube dongle and arrow. Users should remember the that dashboard that was started last, is the one that will control the frequency settings applied to the funcube dongle. 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.
Ive been spending a few hours playing around with a funcube dongle pro. Would some compassionate person explain how to do so. I am about to tear out what little hair i have left. The funcube dongle fcd software defined radio sdr was originally developed for educational outreach as part of the ground segment for the funcube satellite. This usb type works with my computer soundcard asus xonar essence stx. The funcube dongle simple fits into your computers usb port. Work by alexey bazhin on adding support to grosmosdr and gqrx.
And, where is the extio version of sdruno to be found. Indeed, although from the outside it might look similar, its an entirely new design. Meteor radar sdr receiver british astronomical association. Its compatible with many radio reception programs like rocky, m0kgk, spectravue and linrad. Fo29 satellite reception with funcube dongle and gqrx. Airspy is a line of popular software defined radio sdr receivers developed to achieve high performance and affordable price using innovative combinations of dsp and rf techniques. The secret to success using howard longs original funcube dongle pro is using free sdrdx software, a preamp, and a par notch filter to eliminate adjacent channel pager interference. For the hardware, david uses a 3m focal plane dish antenna and a 1200 mhz high pass filter.
With an sdr, many of the functions of a traditional hardwareonly radio are performed in software, such as demodulation, decoding and frequency conversion. Mine works flawlessly and receives dozens of two meter repeaters 100 miles away. Id also be interested in the encoding format, so that i can compare the funcube encoding with other schemes such as ldpc or reedsolomon codes. The funcube dongle can be attached directly to the computers usb port, but some operators have reported that its better to use a short usb extension cable. Graphical user interface the funcube dashboard welcome.
Yes and works very well, audio quality is great, at the moment we dont have frequency change of the funcube dongle via simons software,but works great via. The latest version of the dashboard software can be found here the graphical user interface gui is the software which is available to anyone interested including schools and individuals. Programs are present to demodulate am, cw, fm and ssb usb, lsb streams. It is written using the qt sdk and is available for linux, windows and mac os x. The video shows basic receive and scanner functions. The primary function of the satellite is educational outreach, utilizing onboard experiments, an easytocopy 1200 baud bpsk beacon, an innovative sdr receiver the funcube dongle, and telemetry decoding, archiving, and display program. Gqrx is a software defined radio receiver for funcube dongle fcd, rtl2832ubased dvbt devices rtlsdr, universal software radio peripherals usrp and osmo sdr devices. Device drivers are already included in your operating system windows, linux or mac osx, 32 or 64 bit. I already have installed the gnuradio, gqrv, gpredict packages. If youre looking for a dongle to use as an rtlsdr, check our page on where to buy rtlsdr tuners. Dr morgan uses his funcube dongle with the spectrumlab windows software, which is a specialized audio analyzer. It is part of a program which aims to launch more of these educational cubesats.
Although the funcube dongle is capable of receiving many different types of signals, both from terra firma and from space, it was originally designed to receive the funcube1. The idea behind the development of this device was to make available. The brisbane times ran a story today that discussed an interesting rf phenomenon that was solved using a funcube dongle software defined. Telemetry dashboards for all missions welcome to the. What sdr software would be best to use with the mac. A proportion of the sales of the fcd goes to support amsatuks funcube satellite. Video demo showing reception of the fo29 amateur radio satellite using a funcube dongle and gqrx sdr 2. There was a lot of excitement about this project a couple of years ago when it started.
I am trying to configure my rpi3 into a small receiving ground station. Funcube1 is a complete educational single unit cubesat satellite with the goal of enthusing and educating young people about radio, space, physics and electronics. 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. These modes can also be received with the rtlsdr and an upconverter such as the nooelec hamitup upconverter. Funcube1, also known as ao73, is a 1u cubesat 10cm x 10cm x 10cm built and launched as a collaborative effort between amsatuk, amsatnl, and isisbv. For the normal cubesat link, these codes are probably much more suitable. In this article, well see how to install the system with the receiver providing direct input to the software. Airspy, a high quality approach to software defined radio. Funcube is an educational cubesat project with the goal of enthusing and educating.