Mine works flawlessly and receives dozens of two meter repeaters 100 miles away. You can adjust the frequency correction by changing the correction part in the funcube dongle tab. Passo e lanciare il software sdrsharp, mediante il collegamento creato sul desktop al passo b. The pro version of the fcd is an incredible tool capable of capturing an 80 khz slice of the radio spectrum, tunable between 64 mhz and 1. The file download from the yahoo funcube dongle pro plus group is memberonly and i havent found anything on the internet so far. It is written for people who are familiar with the funcube dongle, hdsdr or sdrconsole and satpc32. As many will be aware, the original raspberry pi had a problem with its usb host stack, for which i released a workaround here. With over a thousand people in front of me on the waiting list i wasnt expecting one before the new year, so imagine my surprise when i received. This is a tidy way to keep them out of the main folder area and separate from each other. 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 the best solutions, and they are subject to change. Sorry it took so long the logging feature is described in the pdf manual application help. Airspy, a high quality approach to software defined radio. With an sdr, many of the functions of a traditional hardwareonly radio are performed in software, such as demodulation, decoding and frequency conversion.
Rds spy finally supports rds decoding from mpx or rds signal connected directly to the sound card. Actual rds spy version brings independent rds data logging as an extension of existing report engine. List of sdrsharp plugins rtlsdr rtl2832u and software. Many thirdparty sdr applications support the rtlsdr dongle, but my. Apr 23, 20 download qthid funcube dongle controller for free. Covering 601700 mhz, that initial product was developed in the u. 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. R3 pro dongle if this is your first visit, be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above. Got the fun dongle pro its very good thats until i tried to update it to the latest version. High performance software defined radios have been vigorously developed in the last decade, providing significant utility for the military and cell phone services, both of which must be flexible and capable of reconfiguration to respond to changing requirements.
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. The fcd was my first exposure to any kind of software defined radio sdr. Insert the funcube dongle into the usbport from your computer. It is a newsky dongle and looks exactly like my previous one. When i set out to use my fcd, there were certainly some early documents available, and i am very grateful that the respective. All of these programs are complex and i would not attempt this unless you are familiar with at least satpc32. Currently, to view the telemetry for a particular satellite, it is necessary to run the dashboard for that satellite. Unfollow funcube dongle pro to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Here is a collection of all the plugins and download links that i could find. Hf converter pcb for funcube dongle pro, rtl2832u usb dongle and vhf receiver duration. If youre looking for a dongle to use as an rtlsdr, check our page on where to buy rtlsdr tuners. This software supports radios from many manufacturers, all shown on this page. Im running windows xp prosp3 and windows 7 pro 32bit.
He uses his own opensource carpsd software which allows the station to be accessed directly via the web. Fortunately rds tuners can store the rds data in a temporary memory, but these tuners arent often as sensitive in decoding rds as one would like them to be. The analog output from the e4000 chip is sampled with a 16 bit ad converter which looks like a usb soundcard to windows. Using hdsdr with the funcube dongle page 1 using hdsdr with the funcube dongle document date. There are a number of sdrsharp plugins that extend its functionality.
It uses a e4000 chip like some of the rtlsdr units do. In the meantime the newly designed funcube dongle pro plus has been in production and lucky customers have been slowly receiving theirs. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. Rds spy windows rds decoder freeware rds decoder for. Be sure you use the following parameters then go to the funcube tab and enter the frequency. But the fun cube dongle uses 192khz, and when using it the following messages appear in varlogmessages before the device is eventually disconnected. It is written using the qt sdk and is qthid funcube dongle controller browse 3. The rds spy provides complete dsp processing of the input signal, including 57 khz bandpass filtering, subcarrier synchronization and demodulation via costas loop. It is written using the qt sdk and is available for linux, windows and mac os x. Funcube dongle proplus levoluzione della specie genesi del progetto.
The dongle has a lna between the e4000 chip and the antenna connector. Noaa19 apt recption using gnu radio and a funcube dongle. 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. You will also need a usb otg cable to connect to the android device to an rtlsdr dongle. A radio astronomy paper describes the use of the amsatuk funcube dongle software defined radio as part of a radio telescope. This could affect hdsdr, devices or applications used with it. Describe your experience with the funcube dongle pro plus and tell us why you give it the rating you did required. Could you ask the same question on the yahoo funcube dongle pro plus group. It covers lf, mf, hf, vhf, uhf and l band coverage is 150khz. Using hdsdr with the funcube dongle page 3 in the files section of the funcube yahoo. To my disappointment the current version of cw skimmer 1. This requires the use of an antenna designed for receiving such a signal, for example a quadrifilar helix antenna or a turnstile antenna. Designed for the commercial, government, amateur radio and shortwave listener communities, this software provides a powerful interface for all sdr users.
It covers lf, mf, hf, vhf, uhf and l band coverage is. This is a program designed to decode the funcube satellite telemetry data. Osx or windows integrated 5v bias t switchable from software this is a complete redesign. To give you a flavour, the new fcd has well over twice as. Ive been using the funcube dongle pro plus as my primary receiver for several years, i wouldnt trade it for anything. 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. In the video he tests the reception of radio new zealand international rnzi. 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.
In the local folder the five rds spy subfolders can be seen. Ubuntu was detecting the dongle, and the control software was detecting the dongle as well. These problems can, however, be solved thanks to your computer. The installation of most of these plugins will require editing the plugins. Project documents we intend to publish as many of our working documents as possible here. Noaa apt transmissions are right hand circular polarized at frequences around 7 mhz.
For this reason, some users tend to run all dashboards simultaneously using the same funcube dongle. Meteor radar sdr receiver british astronomical association. 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. 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. Any telemetry for one of the other funcube satellites can be captured and forwarded to the central data warehouse. Airspy, a high quality approach to softwaredefined radio. Extras favourites filters fm stereo rds logfile frequency database layout, panes markers memories midi controllers modes. The spy folder again has been created by myself and contains the recordings made by the software. Folks, today we spent some time with the new raspberry pi 2 and the funcube dongle pro plus. Fun cube dongle the fun cube dongle or fcd is an sdr product that has recently. The following are notes that may help you get your funcube dongle working with satpc32 and hdsdr or sdrconsole. 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. 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 dx community will probably appreciate that all reports and logs now reflect also output from the super pi detector. Noaa19 apt recption using gnu radio and a funcube dongle antenna. Wavesink plus is another android based rtlsdr receiver with a free trial. Latest firmware has fixed usb so that external usb sound cards will word at 96khz. Choosing that option the entire connection becomes as simple as on the picture. First, the guy couldnt get it to work so theres no guarantee it isnt defective and two, it has a coverage gap.
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