Funcube dongle is a software defined radio receiver in a usb stick tunable over a range of 64 mhz 1. Insert the funcube dongle into the usbport from your computer. Unfollow funcube dongle pro to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Sdrradio v2 beta, funcube dongle pro plus win7 64bit. If youre looking for a dongle to use as an rtlsdr, check our page on where to buy rtlsdr tuners. Hdsdr is a freeware software defined radio sdr program for microsoft windows 2000xpvista7. High dynamic range inside forget about overloading. 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.
Hackrf 10 6000 mhz and bladerf 300 3800 mhz are sdr radios that will transmit over their given frequency range. Using hdsdr with the funcube dongle page 3 in the files section of the funcube yahoo. The results were so good that they also brought their gold standard racal ra3791 to the game, and the results are surprising. Nov 25, 2012 inverted the waterfall tones for a test.
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 amateur radio. It is written using the qt sdk and is qthid funcube dongle controller browse 3. I already had a copy of sdrsharp on my machine and ran that up and changed the input device to be the funcube dongle pro plus. His setup consists of nine arm mini pcs such as banana pis, raspberry pis, and odroids, several sdrs including multiple rtlsdrs, an airspy mini, funcube dongle and sdriq, as well as some filters and a wideband amp. Seit 2008 ist unter dem namen funcubedongle ein kleiner sdrempfanger. Airspy mini vhfuhf airspy in a dongle format always keep one in your pocket. First impressions of the funcube dongle pro plus g4vxe. Never imagined i could afford one with such amazingly wide coverage, mode versatility and infinitely adjustable bandwidth. 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. This is a minor upgrade to the kit posted on december 31st, 2019. Setup decode dstar and mototrbo dmr using sdr funcube. Jan first writes how the funcube dongle was originally invented as a low. With the settings described above, the funcube dongle pro plus should be about the same sensitivity able to decode jt65b signals about as well as your analog radio.
Plus the luck im lacking recently bad things happen in 3s. It covers lf, mf, hf, vhf, uhf and l band coverage is 150khz240mhz and 420mhz to 1. Thanks for getting me the funcube dongle pro plus so fast, it is a great improvement over the previous version. It is written using the qt sdk and is available for linux, windows and mac os x. Its compatible with many radio reception programs like rocky, m0kgk, spectravue and linrad. You can download the paper experiments with a software defined radio telescope by dr david morgan at an sdr radio teles funcube dongle master pe. 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. Some of the current information on the internet can be confusing, because. Tutorial on how to setup pc decode of icom dstar and mototrbo dmr using dsd 1. To produce a receiver suitable for school use, the device has to be both simple to install and to use.
It is a signed kit more information at the bottom of this page. Comparing the rtlsdr, funcube pro plus and sdrplay on. The big advantage of spectravue compared to other sdr software is that its simple in use and it has very good possibilities in showing extreme weak signals. This diagram shows the set up i am using at the moment. Are there better receivers with this kind of range. Airspy is a line of popular softwaredefined radio sdr receivers developed to achieve high. Noaa19 apt recption using gnu radio and a funcube dongle. 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. Other dongles offer better performance but come at a higher price. The waterfall displays and i can see sensible looking signals. The funcube dongle simple fits into your computers usb port.
Gqrx is a software defined radio receiver for funcube dongle fcd, rtl2832ubased dvbt devices rtlsdr, universal software radio peripherals usrp and osmo sdr devices. Checking funcube pro plus dongle frequency calibration against known standards then looking for an active ham band. The dynamic range on the funcube pro plus is far greater than any 8bit dongle, as the fcd delivers a 24bit stream from the adc, which is reduced to 16 bits internally still twice the width of an 8bit dongle. Just remember to put your lna close to the antenna, filter can be even close to the dongle, so you can change filters if required for different bands, and regarding the cable quality you can use even a cheap coaxial. The newer model, the funcube dongle pro plus, which also covers lw, mw and hf, is an amazing receiver. It provides iq data via usb audio and its control interface frequency, gains, filters uses the usb hid api.
Jan 12, 20 the current version of the map65 program 2. When i run gqrx the terminal output is showing lots of errors that i dont understand but it does seem to be seeing a funcube dongle v2 so i have selected this and selected ok using x. Project documents we intend to publish as many of our working documents as possible here. 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. Apr 23, 20 download qthid funcube dongle controller for free. Dec 26, 20 i already had a copy of sdrsharp on my machine and ran that up and changed the input device to be the funcube dongle pro plus. In order to reduce costs on the ground segment for small satellites projects, software defined radio sdr technology is advantageous as it reduces the amount. We have included the recommended warehouse settings for each satellite as well as the fcd centre.
In the video he tests the reception of radio new zealand international rnzi. 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. Its reception modes are am, nfm, wfm usb, lsb, dsb, cwu, and cwl. Thank you to michael dg0opk who wrote in and wanted to share details of his full sdr monitoring system for weak signal hf modes.
Be sure you use the following parameters then go to the funcube tab and enter the frequency. This particular unit is serial number 980 and has been upgraded to the 18h firmware. Dec 29, 2016 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 i presume it has something to do with the dll file in the documents folder has anyone got it to work. By default, the configuration in sdrsharp has a frequency correction of 120ppm, which throws frequency accuracy a bit. Good news, i have now tried updating the hid api in gnu radio grfcd and the funcube dongle works again. We have included the recommended warehouse settings for each satellite as well as the fcd centre frequency.
I then realized that the shown frequency had to do with the last frequency set in the funcube by another sdr program sdrsharp that i had used just before, so it was a matter of setting the right frequency with a program that supports the funcube and setting that same frequency in cw skimmer. Funcube dongle as a radio telescope a radio astronomy paper describes the use of the amsatuk funcube dongle software defined radio as part of a radio telescope. Feb 08, 2011 hello howard, i purchased the funcube dongle pro about 3 months ago, at the time it was the latest ver 1. To my disappointment the current version of cw skimmer 1. Setup decode dstar and mototrbo dmr using sdr funcube dongle. On linux it autodetects the correct soundcard from procasoundcards. May 29, 2014 tutorial on how to setup pc decode of icom dstar and mototrbo dmr using dsd 1. By running both map65 and wsjt9 simultaneously, you now have an even better ability to decode signals on the frequency youre looking at. Nov 18, 20 with the settings described above, the funcube dongle pro plus should be about the same sensitivity able to decode jt65b signals about as well as your analog radio. Simply remove this and restart sdrsharp and accuracy will be bang on.
Airspy r2 the defacto standard for sdr scanning all modes, vhf and uhf. The funcube dongle also works with windows xp, vista and windows 7 both x86 and x64. Hello howard, i purchased the funcube dongle pro about 3 months ago, at the time it was the latest ver 1. This software supports radios from many manufacturers, all shown on this page.
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