Dr morgan uses his funcube dongle with the spectrumlab windows software, which is a specialized audio analyzer. Please look there the lost page will be a subpage found under one of the main headings page name. Hdsdr only needs to be the active window, it does not need to be running. Ao73 funcube 1 funcube 1 dashboard v1044 funcube 2 no longer operational eseo funcube 4 not yet operational eseo dashboard v1177 eo88nayif1 funcube 5 nayif1 dashboard v1040 jo97jy1sat funcube 6 jy1sat dashboard v1189 updated january 2019 the guidance notes can be downloaded from here. Home if a link to this site says 404 page not found it will be here. In the video he tests the reception of radio new zealand international rnzi. For this, im using the funcube dongle pro plus, a 160mhz to ghz wideband softwaredefined radio sdr. The following are notes that may help you get your funcube dongle working with satpc32 and hdsdr or sdrconsole. Ao73 funcube 1 funcube 1 dashboard v1044 funcube 2 no longer operational eseo funcube 4 not yet operational eseo dashboard v1177 eo88nayif1 funcube 5 nayif1 dashboard v1040 jo97jy1sat funcube 6 jy1sat dashboard v1189 updated january 2019 the guidance notes can be downloaded from here please read them. Indeed, although from the outside it might look similar, its an entirely new design. The video features a pass of the funcube satellite and how to decode the data. All of these programs are complex and i would not attempt this unless you are familiar with at least satpc32. The funcube dongle fcd is a small software defined receiver sdr with a builtin sound card that. Full coverage of all amateur bands from 6khz through hf, 6m, 2m, 4m, 2m, 1.
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. Running hdsdr and the fcd dashboard simultaneously. May 27, 2011 the funcube dongle pro will be on sale this evening 21. Funcube dongle pro plusyaesu ft950 first if at 69,45 mhz bandwidth 192 khzsdr console version 2. Covering 601700 mhz, that initial product was developed in the u.
History when the original funcube dongle was designed, it. By running both map65 and wsjt9 simultaneously, you now have an even better ability to decode signals on the frequency youre looking at. Unpack all files from that archive into the installation directory of hdsdr f. The tx factor team were at bletchley park with the inventor of the funcube dongle, howard long g6lvb this is a software defined radio sdr thats designed to receive signals. If not it is possible to use the fcd along with fcdhid. If it doesnt, use the mouse to select the soundcard f5 button, or press the f5 key. The quadrature sampling rate is at 96 khz with 80 khz useable. The pro version of the fcd is an incredible tool capable of capturing an 80 khz slice of the radio spectrum. The funcube dongle also works with windows xp, vista and windows 7 both x86 and x64. Regarding your other comments, you should consider that the funcube dongle pro plus is a completely new design in almost every way. Up to now the e4000 has been the most desirable tuner to have in the devices as its the most capable, giving usable coverage from around 60mhz to 1.
Any monoband receiver with output to soundcard can be used in hdsdr without any extio dll. Jun 17, 20 on the funcube dongle blogstore amateur radio enthusiast dk80k a. Problems if your funcube dongle does not work look further down. The sale times are now lasting longer,so this is the best time to grab yourself an sdr dongle. For the hardware, david uses a 3m focal plane dish antenna and a 1200 mhz high pass filter. Sdrradio v2 beta, funcube dongle pro plus win7 64bit. Ive been using the funcube dongle pro plus as my primary receiver for. Using hdsdr with the funcube dongle page 5 the sound card selection menu may appear in the middle of your screen the first time you run hdsdr. 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. Never imagined i could afford one with such amazingly wide coverage, mode versatility and infinitely adjustable bandwidth. The funcube dongle pro plus fcdpp is the second generation of the funcube dongle fcd, and is a small software. Funcube sdr dongle overview and first impressions ham.
Individual dashboard installers for each mission can be downloaded here. All hdsdr program options can be stored and loaded per profile, to ease use of different receivers. Could you ask the same question on the yahoo funcube dongle pro plus. If adjusting for doppler shift manually try tuning the uplink frequency while transmitting to keep. Map65 works just fine with input taken direct from the funcube dongle. Checking funcube pro plus dongle frequency calibration against known standards then looking for an active ham band.
A way round this might be to change the default and install hdsdr somewhere different c. Select 02 funcube pro plus in the stream box and click on select stream. One end has a usb connector to go to a computer, and the other end has an sma socket for an antenna or coax. Some software such as multipsk can control the fcd directly. In this case, hdsdr will not be able to control the lo frequency. It is written for people who are familiar with the funcube dongle, hdsdr or sdrconsole and satpc32. Are there better receivers with this kind of range. As many will be aware, the original raspberry pi had a problem with its usb host stack, for which i released a workaround here. This includes dynamic range, front end blocking, discrete front end. Later versions of windows have security features that make altering the contents of program files difficult. He gives an overview of many digital ham and hf utility modes including drm, wspr, rtty, olivia, mfsk16, psk31, pactor, packet, hellschreiben, ros, sstv, hf acars, ssb, cw, dscgmdss. Note this and manual upload no longer works with current wsjtx. Sdrsharp ale i dla pozostalych takich jak hdsdr, sdrradiocubicsdr itp.
Jun 03, 2011 the funcube dongle is completely housed in a usb dongle that is a bit smaller than an usb tv tuner dongle. The funcube dongle also has a sma antenna connector on the other end. Funcube dongle with linrad, sdrradio, or direct usb input so, i presume you are trying to use direct usb input, but i dont know if fcd has capability to present iq data directly, in the format needed for map65. It covers lf, mf, hf, vhf, uhf and l band coverage is 150khz240mhz and 420mhz to 1. Could you ask the same question on the yahoo funcube dongle pr. Using sdrsharp and hdsdr, which programs i really enjoy with a real receiver. I have followed instructions in the zadig document earlier and tried it. Funcube sdr dongle overview and first impressions ham radio. With an sdr, many of the functions of a traditional hardwareonly radio are performed in software, such as demodulation, decoding and frequency conversion. The extio for the older pro can be downloaded from the hdsdr page as described above. Jan 12, 20 if you have an older funcube dongle pro version preoctober 2012, then you can either run map65 v. Telemetry dashboards for all missions welcome to the. Jan 12, 20 the current version of the map65 program 2. Insert the funcube dongle into the usbport from your computer.
Connect an appropriate hf antenna to the sma antenna port this is the same port where you connect your vhfuhf antenna. 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. Like the funcube dongle pro it seems the manufacturers of these cheap usb receivers have been hit by the shortage of the elonics e4000 tuner chips. The newer model, the funcube dongle pro plus, which also covers lw, mw and hf, is an amazing receiver. The correct dll has to be placed in the program file. Nov 09, 2010 folks, today we spent some time with the new raspberry pi 2 and the funcube dongle pro plus. The tx factor team were at bletchley park with the inventor of the funcube dongle, howard long g6lvb this is a software defined radio sdr thats designed to receive signals from the orbiting funcube satellite. If i remember correctly, the manual filter selection hit the too hard button at the time. You can adjust the frequency correction by changing the correction part in the funcube dongle. Funcube dongle pro and pro plus versions the new dongle is guaranteed to work from 150khz to 240mhz and from 420mhz to 1. Its compatible with many radio reception programs like rocky, m0kgk, spectravue and linrad. Be sure you use the following parameters then go to the funcube tab and enter the frequency.
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