It covers lf, mf, hf, vhf, uhf and l band coverage is 150khz240mhz and 420mhz to 1. Airspy is an advanced opensource software defined radio receiver with the highest dynamic range in its price range. I am happy to publish articles on linux uses in funcube and amsat projects so feel free to submit them to give your good work a wider audience. Fm radio, am signals but not am radio, cw morse code. I will talk to you later about a different type of sdr i need to develop which is part of a project that as commercial opportunities if it can be achieved.
Testing the rtlsdr dongle with cubic sdr software running under linux mint 17. Is there a wrapper that would allow the funcube dongle to be used. Software defined radio sdr provides many opportunities for both experimentation and solving realworld problems. Packed with the powerful rtl2832u and r820t tuner, it can tune into signals from. Quickstart sdr with gqrx, gnu radio and the rtlsdr dongle. Software defined radio for linux and mac gqrx is a software defined radio receiver powered by gnu radio and the qt gui toolkit. Youtube user superphish shows a video of sdrj decoding and playing dab music with a rtlsdr dongle. There are now dozens of software defined radio packages that support the ultra cheap rtl sdr. About the gnu radio mailing list, i havent used it before, i can give it a try, although i can wait a couple of days.
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. This software is a wrapper for rtlsdr that allows the dongle to be used in these tools. Puredata and maxmsp are graphical programming tools for creating music, sound, video and interactive graphics applications. This is the last satellite reception of a series recorded on monday, february 28, 2011 using the funcube dongle software defined radio receiver and the arrow ii handheld satellite antenna. The setup procedure was quite painless and the results very satisfactory.
The rtlsdr software defined radio combined with sdrsharp, and a pocsagflex capable decoding application can be used to decode pager messages. Gqrx is a software defined radio receiver powered by gnu radio and the qt gui toolkit. The satellite is the good old fuji fo29 and the recording was made in jo45kg during orbit 71777. A computer running windows 10, preferably a 2ghz dualcore. Sdrj is a sdr package for windows and linux which is capable of receiving fm radio and decoding dab radio completely in software. Dxpatrol mk3 with otg usb cable and bncsma adaptor. Rtlsdr is, i believe, one of the freshest finds in the software defined radio domain. Airspy is capable of sampling of spectrum anywhere between and and even beyond with extensions. Telemetry dashboards for all missions welcome to the. Typical applications are radio listening, ham radio, swl, radio astronomy, ndbhunting and spectrum analysis. The fun cube dongle, developed in uk, is already a very clever tool. Hdsdr former winradhd is an advanced version of winrad, written by alberto di bene i2phd.
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. Skywave linux is an operating system using bleedingedge technology to robustly access broadcast, utility, military, and amateur radio signals from almost anywhere in the world, including countries with restrictive internet environments. Checking funcube pro plus dongle frequency calibration against known standards then looking for an active ham band. Software defined radio receiver usb stick rtl2832 w.
Airspy, a high quality approach to softwaredefined radio. The qthid program implements the full api available with firmware versions 18f or greater. After all this i powered down the pi, inserted the funcube pro plus, insert the rtl dongle or whichever now power back on. By delivering analysis and automatic results, it provides verification output to prepare for sigfox verified certification for modules and reference designs.
In the paper dr david morgan of the british astronomical association radio astronomy group baarag describes how he used the funcube dongle as the heart of a radio telescope operating on 1420 mhz. Just wanted to say that were a small company and our goal is to improve the rtl sdr dongle into a product that is more sdr than dvbt dongle whilst keeping the price low enough so that anyone can afford one and have fun with sdr. Mar 03, 20 using the dongle as a software defined radio. The cubicsdr software in combination with the rtl dongle can tune and demodulate different ranges and types of. For software defined radio listeners familiar with gqrx and gnu radio, it is worthwhile to look at this new interface.
High quality softwaredefined radio sdr receivers from dc to daylight for governments, professionals, academics and hobbyists. High dynamic range inside forget about overloading. The interface started up, and to get things running, there are two things you need to do. I wonder if itd be a good distro to run to play around with sdr. Mar 30, 2016 raspberry pi 3 gqrx sdr radio and fun cube. Amateur radio hobbyist n4jtcs has shared on his blog his experiences with receiving the funcube1s telemetry using his rtlsdr dongle. Its easy to see, with an sdr, just how wide a radio broadcaster is transmitting and move your filter bandwidth to match. It helps to disable power saving options on the computer used to run the sdr. It covers lf, mf, hf, vhf, uhf and l band coverage is 150khz240mhz and. Meteor radar sdr receiver british astronomical association. This is noticeable if you try to receive band 2 fm radio through the fcd the signal sounds distorted on peaks because the. Amateur radio hobbyist n4jtcs has shared on his blog his experiences with receiving the funcube1 s telemetry using his rtlsdr dongle. Ookdecoder linux macos free related post a onoff keying ook decoder for radio data commonly found in the 433 mhz ism band.
Windows fully functional front end with source needs firmware 18f or above. With an sdr, many of the functions of a traditional hardwareonly radio are performed in software, such as demodulation, decoding and frequency conversion. 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. Nov 25, 2012 inverted the waterfall tones for a test. Im going to redo my point linux install since i love using it as my main, everyday distro but i. Sdr cube source download and unzip to see s ource files for those wishing to create customized versions of the sdr cube program. Airspy r2 the defacto standard for sdr scanning all modes, vhf and uhf.
We expect you to already have some experience with sdr applications. Software engineer, freeopen source software innovator, debian developer. The grfcdproplus driver library is an outoftree gnu radio module. Just wanted to say that were a small company and our goal is to improve the rtlsdr dongle into a product that is more sdr than dvbt dongle whilst keeping the price low enough. The idea behind the development of this device was to make available. Its a standard procedure first step before using funcube in linux environment. The fcd was my first exposure to any kind of software defined radio sdr. Oh2ug dspicp pc programs download and unzip to access the windows linux mac programs that work with the oh2ug flasher bootloader in the sdr cube. The video also demonstrates switching between two input sources at run time. In fact, you can receive and decode transmissions from satellites using only a raspberry pi, a usb softwaredefined radio receiver, and a few. Otg miniusb cable and smabnc adaptor included here the mk4 manual and instructions. You can check if you can access the receiver using command line as normal user.
These instructions are written with the windows 7 operating system in mind. 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. Device drivers are already included in your operating system windows, linux or mac osx, 32 or 64 bit. Gqrx receiving broadcast fm using rtlsdr and funcube dongle. Click for more info rf powercube coming to production in fall of 2020. In addition, it is compatible with linux and macos as it uses standard usb drivers already integrated into the operating system. The sigfox radio signal analyzer is the software running on the sigfox sdr dongle to test radio compliance with sigfoxs essential requirements in terms of radio frequencies. 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. When i set out to use my fcd, there were certainly some early documents available, and i am very grateful that the respective. Airspy is a line of popular software defined radio sdr receivers developed to achieve high.
I am using hdsdr with another sdr receiver and satisfied with that software. 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. Use a raspberry pi, pitft, and rtlsdr softwaredefined radio dongle to build a compact radio frequency scanner. If you dont know what a pager is, since they are now uncommon, here is a brief explanation from. There are now dozens of software defined radio packages that support the ultra cheap rtlsdr. 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 sound card input and the front end software. I have tried installing ubuntu with gnu radio on a virtual machine and when i try to run the flow graph nothing shoes up in the sink and the frequency control software qthid crashes. Im new to gnu radio, linux and softwaredefinedradios. I noticed that kali linux has a lot of sdr stuff straight out of the box for sdr. If you know of a program that is missing please leave. The fcd looks like a budget usb sound card to the sdr software, so its bandwidth is restricted to 2 x 48khz. Airspy mini vhfuhf airspy in a dongle format always keep one in your pocket. Apr 23, 20 download qthid funcube dongle controller for free.
Gqrx is an open source software defined radio receiver powered by gnu radio. It is written using the qt sdk and is available for linux, windows and mac os x. Sdr cube quick kit virtually no soldering required, because we did it for you. Dxpatrol running on a table android with sdr touch. This package contains a set of command line utilities. Im going to redo my point linux install since i love using it as my main, everyday distro but i think ill dual boot with kali and use the preinstall. I will talk to you later about a different type of sdr i need to develop which is part of a project that as commercial opportunities if it. We categorize the programs into general purpose software, single purpose software, research software and software compatible with audio piping. I am happy to inform all users of the funcube dongle and gnu radio, that the grfcd driver is now included. Jun 22, 20 what i should have done was try some of the sdr programs i installed when i was playing about with usb tv dongles at the beginning of the year. Designed for the commercial, government, amateur radio and shortwave listener communities, this software provides a powerful interface for all sdr users. Dec 25, 20 this is the last satellite reception of a series recorded on monday, february 28, 2011 using the funcube dongle software defined radio receiver and the arrow ii handheld satellite antenna. Howto and wiki pages for pwsat2 ground segment equipment and software dedicated for radio amateurs. The big list of rtlsdr software defined radio applications nightowltech.
In the gui windows open a terminal window and then type. Today i have spent some time trying the funcube dongle with quisk sdr. Getting started with rtlsdr and sdrsharp and cubicsdr. Linux on a samsung n netbook pc using quisk sdr software. Rtlsdr with cubic sdr software running under linux mint. Thanks again for making a great teaching tool and sdr dongle, you are the talk of the world in both radio amateur and software radio design.
See more ideas about ham radio, amateur radio, shortwave radio. A radio astronomy paper describes the use of the amsatuk funcube dongle software defined radio as part of a radio telescope. On this page we will attempt to list, categorize and provide a brief overview of each software program. With this setup you can receive pager messages from all pager users on the system. Using an arrow ii handheld yagi connected directly to the fcd i could receive the ho68 cw beacon with very good snr. Oh2ug dspicp pc programs download and unzip to access the windowslinuxmac programs that work with the oh2ug flasher bootloader in the sdr cube.
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