Is there a wrapper that would allow the funcube dongle to be used. Is the telemetry encoding format documented anywhere. Theres no need for any driver updates, by design the funcube dongles have been designed to use drivers already shipped with the operating system, and require no special or separate installation from your sdr software. 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. All rtl sdr compatible devices employ the rtl2832u as an adc and usb controller, but different rf tuners may be used.
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. A proportion of the sales of the fcd goes to support amsatuks funcube satellite. Telemetry dashboards for all missions welcome to the. Downloaded and had sdr sharp up and running with the dongle within minutes. The funcube sdr usb dongle pro plus is an sdr software defined radio receiver built as a usb stick. Gqrx is a software defined radio receiver for funcube dongle fcd, rtl2832ubased dvbt devices rtlsdr, universal software radio peripherals usrp and osmo sdr devices.
For any proper listening, i do use sdr sharp or sdr radio, but typically its on a. Although the device is not meant for wide band fm reception, it still can be used with some distortion observed with certain. The funcube dongle fcd is a small software defined receiver sdr with a built. 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. This software supports radios from many manufacturers, all shown on this page.
See uk for more information on the project goals and the funcube satellite. The fcd itself is the rf section of a software defined radio, and as such it does no demodulation or decoding, that is done by software the host pc. 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. Software defined radios based on funcube pro plus, gnuradio and raspberry pi. If there is software on the host pc that will decode dstar from a soundcard based sdr then that will work. These instructions are written with the windows 7 operating system in mind. Funcube dongle pro sdr radio astronomy and spectroscopy. Hooked up the dongle to a discone antenna in the attic.
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. For 2 meter repeater reception, i use a funcube dongle with sdrdx software v. 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. Designed for the commercial, government, amateur radio and shortwave listener communities, this software provides a powerful interface for all sdr users. Last month we covered part one of our threepart primer on software defined radios sdrs. Softwaredefined radio is an implementation of a radio communication. A radio astronomy paper describes the use of the amsatuk funcube dongle software defined radio as part of a radio telescope. This usb type works with my computer soundcard asus xonar essence stx.
The funcube sdr receiver was developed to support the funcube satellite project of amsatuk. It covers lf, mf, hf, vhf, uhf and l band coverage is 150khz240mhz and 420mhz to 1. With an sdr, many of the functions of a traditional hardwareonly radio are performed in software, such as demodulation, decoding and frequency conversion. It helps to disable power saving options on the computer used to run the sdr. I would say that the sdrfuncube is an sdr radio to watch. It assumes that the operator is already familiar with eme exchanges using the jt65b protocol, has experience with wsjt software, and has basic eme station hardware.
Software defined radio is an implementation of a radio communication. These modes can also be received with the rtl sdr and an upconverter such as the nooelec hamitup upconverter. In the video he tests the reception of radio new zealand international rnzi at 9400 khz using a 6m copper wire dipole and 9. This section describes some early experiments carried out in july 2011 to determine the performance of an amateur radio telescope employing a software defined radio. Support for this device is enabled via the third party grfcdproplus gnu radio block, which must be installed after gnu radio but prior to grosmosdr. The funcube sdr receiver was developed to support the funcube.
It is written using the hid api library and the qt gui toolkit. Gqrx is a software defined radio receiver for funcube dongle fcd, rtl2832ubased dvbt devices rtl sdr, universal software radio peripherals usrp and osmo sdr devices. With all the interest the funcube dongle has generated, there. A computer running windows 10, preferably a 2ghz dualcore.
I mean i have tried to set a local broadcast radio but i cannot hear it clear. Thought this might be of interest to the readers of this part of the forum, it is a software defined radio in a usb dongle that receives from 64mhz to 1. Jun 03, 2011 funcube sdr dongle overview and first impressions hrs staff featured sdr radio june 3, 2011 5 i finally got to spend about six hours playing with the funcube sdr dongle and feel like i only scratched the tip of the iceberg. Meteor radar sdr receiver british astronomical association.
Plugged into a pc running windows xp and the driver immediately self installed. The fcd was my first exposure to any kind of software defined radio sdr. The fcd is the hardware adapter for a softwaredefined radio, its function is to. 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. Device drivers are already included in your operating system windows, linux or mac osx, 32 or 64 bit. From these preliminary investigations into the use of the funcube dongle software radio device it is possible to draw a few conclusions. Programs are present to demodulate am, cw, fm and ssb usb, lsb streams.
When i set out to use my fcd, there were certainly some early documents available, and i am very grateful that the respective. Fcd is a small software defined receiver sdr with a built. Gqrx is a software defined radio receiver powered by gnu radio and the qt gui toolkit. Hdsdr is a freeware software defined radio sdr program for microsoft windows 2000xpvista7. An introduction to the funcube dongle setting up spectravue with the funcube dongle firmware update guide updated.
It is written using the qt sdk and is qthid funcube dongle controller browse 3. It covers lf, mf, hf, vhf, uhf and l band coverage is. The receiver covers a frequency range of 150 khz to 1900 mhz and can displayreceive a spectrum of up to 192 khz. Mar 22, 2014 im learning about software defined radio. The video shows basic receive and scanner functions. The files here helps to start quickly with a funcube dongle to receive local broadcast fm staions for testing purposes using gnuradio. Individual dashboard installers for each mission can be downloaded here. These modes can also be received with the rtlsdr and an upconverter such as the nooelec hamitup upconverter.
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