The only drawback so far was reception of shortwave. 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 main purpose is to offer a simple proof of concept. After using the sdr to identify the noise i realised i have been neglecting the funcube dongle for far too long. The audio and video are slightly out of sync, sorry. Sdruno supports rsp1, rsp1a, rsp2, rsp2pro, rspdx and the rspduo. Apr 23, 2012 a small side by side comparison of a funcube dongle and a cheap rtl sdr dvbt dongle hama nano connected to the same antenna and using identical test systems from a geostationary inmarsat. Gqrx receiving broadcast fm using rtlsdr and funcube dongle. 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.
On the orbitron prediction software you can see fc1 is overhead, with ukube1 over the north pole. The hid drivers required by the dongle are normally shipped with windows xp and higher. On the funcube dongle software defined radio site howard g6lvb says. Today i have spent some time trying the funcube dongle with quisk sdr. 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.
Apr 23, 20 download qthid funcube dongle controller for free. This usb type works with my computer soundcard asus xonar essence stx. This page is a guide aimed at helping anyone set up a cheap radio scanner based on the rtl sdr software radio as fast as possible. Some great uses for emergency preparedness as well. Gqrx is a free software defined radio receiver powered by the gnu radio sdr framework and. 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 so that anyone can afford one and have fun with sdr. Is there a wrapper that would allow the funcube dongle to be used. What others are saying this page is a guide aimed at helping anyone set up a cheap radio scanner based on the rtl sdr software radio as fast as possible.
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. Sdrplay recommends bonito antennas and this compact moonraker hf antenna. Upconverter for rtl sdr category is a curation of 7 web resources on, van dijken elektronics, dgk electronics, noolec. When i set out to use my fcd, there were certainly some early documents available, and i am very grateful that the respective. It turns out that the dongle could be recognized by my machine still, but, i was looking in the wrong place for its location. Telemetry dashboards for all missions welcome to the. It covers lf, mf, hf, vhf, uhf and l band coverage is 150khz240mhz and 420mhz to 1. Using a ct1ffu hf upconvertor kit with sdr radio and a fcd fun cube dongle going into vac virtual audio cable then to mmsstv software. In the video he tests the reception of radio new zealand international rnzi.
Be sure you use the following parameters then go to the funcube tab and enter the frequency. The funcube dongle sdr receiver has been a huge success so far and enjoys wide acceptance with many radio amateurs for receiving satellites and other vhfuhf communications. In the video he tests the reception of radio new zealand. An out of the box test of the highly innovative funcubedongle sdr software defined radio. If the console is running you must restart the console for the changes to be detected. So ordered some new sma adapters from hamgoodies and pressed it back into service. Sdr cube source download and unzip to see s ource files for those wishing to create customized versions of the sdr cube program.
Checking funcube pro plus dongle frequency calibration against known standards then looking for an. The center frequency of the funcube dongle can be set by software. Is the telemetry encoding format documented anywhere. This is a fun little radio to get started with sdr radio. 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. Airspy, a high quality approach to software defined radio. Plugged into a pc running windows xp and the driver immediately self installed. Currently, to view the telemetry for a particular satellite, it is necessary to run the dashboard for that satellite. Any telemetry for one of the other funcube satellites can be captured and forwarded to the central data warehouse.
Click here to browse our apps and support catalogue. Jun 22, 20 ive been spending a few hours playing around with a funcube dongle pro. On the funcube dongle software defined radio site howard g6lvb says 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. Funcube sdr dongle overview and first impressions ham radio. Sdrplay recommends bonito antennas and this compact moonraker hf antenna for our us government and hf alerting partner click here. Airspy, a high quality approach to softwaredefined radio. The setup procedure was quite painless and the results very satisfactory. Designed for the commercial, government, amateur radio and shortwave listener communities, this software provides a powerful interface for all sdr users. Great fun decoding data from many sources with relatively inexpensive equipment. At this time i would have to say that the funcube dongle fcd is more of an experimenters sdr radio than a finished product. Ao73funcube1 funcube1 dashboard v1044 funcube2 no longer operational eseo funcube4 not yet operational eseo dashboard v1177 eo88nayif1 funcube5 nayif1 dashboard v1040 jo97jy1sat funcube6 jy1sat dashboard v1189 updated january 2019 the guidance notes can be downloaded from here. I got an airspy a few weeks ago and i am just blown away by its noise floor and dynamic range.
Covering 601700 mhz, that initial product was developed in the u. For this reason, some users tend to run all dashboards simultaneously using the same funcube dongle. In order to get one you had to be quick off the mark on ebay. Sdr is a windows solution for software defined radio sdr receivers and transceivers. In fact, at least one funcube dongle has even found its way into space itself on board a satellite. Ever since i got my funcube dongle pro last christmas it has been the main focus of my radio experimentation. Hooked up the dongle to a discone antenna in the attic. Sep 12, 2012 ever since i got my funcube dongle pro last christmas it has been the main focus of my radio experimentation. The dongle has a lna between the e4000 chip and the antenna connector. There was a lot of excitement about this project a couple of years ago when it started. It was a little fiddly to initially set up but i have been impressed with its performance, it has opened my. The fcd was my first exposure to any kind of software defined radio sdr.
Downloaded and had sdr sharp up and running with the dongle within minutes. Oh2ug dspicp pc programs download and unzip to access the windowslinuxmac programs that work with the oh2ug flasher bootloader in the sdr cube. Hf converter kit for funcube dongle sdr sparkys blog. Sdr cube quick kit virtually no soldering required, because we did it for you. Cubicsdr crossplatform and opensource software defined.
Ive been spending a few hours playing around with a funcube dongle pro. I enlisted the help of a friend of mine, bill, who examined the dongle the machine i use, and, the software. A small side by side comparison of a funcube dongle and a cheap rtl sdr dvbt dongle hama nano connected to the same antenna and using identical test systems from a geostationary inmarsat. It is written using the qt sdk and is available for linux, windows and mac os x. As you may know, although the funcube dongle was originally designed with receiving signals from space in mind, theres nothing special about extraterrestrial radio waves when compared to those on terra firma. An introduction to the funcube dongle setting up spectravue with the funcube dongle firmware update guide updated. Using an arrow ii handheld yagi connected directly to the fcd i could receive the ho68 cw beacon with very good snr. The analog output from the e4000 chip is sampled with a 16 bit ad converter which looks like a usb soundcard to windows. I have used it on a number of computers including some quite old not very powerful machines and with different software applications primarily the sdrradio and hdsdr suites. Individual dashboard installers for each mission can be downloaded here.
Click for more info rf powercube coming to production in fall of 2020. Sdr device configuration dialog on startup with saved preferences soapyremote support allows any supported device to work over a network rework of waterfallspectrum zoom functionality, improved detail and performance. 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. Hello i recently got interested in radios and came across this dongle via youtube. It appears its using the concatenated reedsolomonviterbi scheme i designed for ao40, and i wish i had known because much of my ao40 design was forced by the limitations of that particular spacecraft and particularly the damage it experienced. With an sdr, many of the functions of a traditional hardwareonly radio are performed in software, such as demodulation, decoding and frequency conversion. A small side by side comparison of a funcube dongle and a cheap. A highquality rf ulfvlflfmfhf converter for software defined radio devices like our nesdr series rtl sdr and the hackrfextends your radio range down to 300hz the ham it up plus is fully assembled in a custom, black, aluminum enclosure, tested, and ready to use. Rtl sdr is a very cheap software defined radio scanner that uses a dvbt tv tuner dongle based on the chipset. Jun 03, 2011 funcube sdr dongle overview and first impressions. I have been using it to decode the telemetry from the fox1a ao85 satellite with the updated software and have now got myself on the leader board even if the collinear is currently horizontal about. Hdsdr former winradhd is an advanced version of winrad, written by alberto di bene.
Insert the funcube dongle into the usbport from your computer. With the hf converter the reception of a frequency range from 0 to 52mhz now becomes possible. The funcube dongle fcd is a small software defined receiver sdr with a built. It uses a e4000 chip like some of the rtlsdr units do.