The receiver covers a frequency range of 150 khz to 1900 mhz and can displayreceive a spectrum of up to 192 khz. I am using hdsdr with another sdr receiver and satisfied with that software. Airspy, a high quality approach to software defined radio. Apr 05, 2014 simple setup no drivers required and multiple sdr controller software available. We categorize the programs into general purpose software, single purpose software, research software and software compatible with audio piping. Hdsdr is a freeware software defined radio sdr program for microsoft windows 2000xpvista7. It covers lf, mf, hf, vhf, uhf and l band coverage is 150khz240mhz and 420mhz to 1. Ive been using the funcube dongle pro plus as my primary receiver for several years, i wouldnt trade it for anything. I have no experience with software defined radios but as i have experimented with the.
I wanted to do some sdr receiving on the hf radio bands. The funcube sdr receiver was developed to support the funcube satellite project of amsatuk. Software defined radio is an implementation of a radio communication system where components that have normally been implemented in hardware e. Personally i see a great potential to use it with a. It helps to disable power saving options on the computer used to run the sdr.
Post office were frequently missed it is not a timedefinite service, and i was. There are now dozens of software defined radio packages that support the ultra cheap rtlsdr. It was a little fiddly to initially set up but i have been impressed with its performance, it has opened my. As many will be aware, the original raspberry pi had a problem with its usb host stack, for which i released a workaround here. Mar 22, 2014 im learning about software defined radio.
Buy products related to sdr radio products and see what customers say about sdr radio products on free delivery possible on eligible purchases. The antenna and head amplifier characteristics are discussed briefly, but for detail the reader is directed to previous publications. Radio amateurs and shortwave listening swling hobbyists have had high performance sdrs for some time now. Indeed, although from the outside it might look similar, its an entirely new design. Gqrx is a software defined radio receiver for funcube dongle fcd, rtl2832ubased dvbt devices rtlsdr, universal software radio peripherals usrp and osmo sdr devices. May 19, 2012 ive been wanting to get a software defined radio receiver for some time now. Compared to cheap rtl dongles the funcube pro does have a 16bit adc and a 96khz sample rate which in my case is desirable compared to 2mhz and 8bit adc of rtl dongles. Gqrx is free and open source software and anyone is invited to hack the source code to suit their needs. Funcube dongle pro sdr radio astronomy and spectroscopy. Folks, today we spent some time with the new raspberry pi 2 and the funcube dongle pro plus. 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.
The fcd was my first exposure to any kind of software defined radio sdr. 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. 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. One of the drawbacks is that it does not go below 64mhz, and i would like to be able to listen to hf. The receiver covers a frequency range of 150 khz to 1900 mhz and can displayreceive a spectrum of up to 192 khz the funcube sdr receiver was developed to support the funcube satellite project of amsatuk. The funcube sdr usb dongle pro plus is an sdr software defined radio receiver built as a usb stick. Its compatible with many radio reception programs like rocky, m0kgk, spectravue and linrad. These instructions are written with the windows 7 operating system in mind. The funcube dongle fcd is a small software defined receiver sdr with a built. The receiver covers a frequency range of 64 to 1700 mhz and can displayreceive a spectrum of up to 80 khz. He compares the reception with an rtlsdr, funcube pro plus and. The funcube sdr usb dongle is an sdr software defined radio receiver built as a usb stick. Theres also a sdr dongle that receives as high as 2.
This sdr far outperforms the other cheap rtl dvb usb receivers that have been repurposed for general coverage use. Designed for the commercial, government, amateur radio and shortwave listener communities, this software provides a powerful interface for all sdr users. You can download the paper experiments with a software defined radio. Jul 30, 2011 gqrx is a software defined radio receiver for funcube dongle fcd, rtl2832ubased dvbt devices rtlsdr, universal software radio peripherals usrp and osmo sdr devices. This receiver still picks up more signals than any other radio ive ever. So, for analogue reception, as well as narrow band fm and ssb, it is also possible to receive. The fcd is the hardware adapter for a softwaredefined radio, its function is to. Moon bounce or earth moon earth eme is an amateur radio. It is written using the qt sdk and is qthid funcube dongle controller browse 3. On the funcube dongle software defined radio site howard g6lvb says. There was a lot of excitement about this project a couple of years ago when it started. While awaiting the fcd pro plus from my local dealer, two questions. When i set out to use my fcd, there were certainly some early documents available, and i am very grateful that the respective. 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.
Meteor radar sdr receiver british astronomical association. Id like it if someone could point me at something better than the funcube. The satellite is the good old fuji fo29 and the recording was made in jo45kg during orbit 71777. Any reception problems are due to my location and antenna, not the radio. The original fcd has a limitation in the lo which is integrated into the tuner chip where.
Jun 27, 2018 download gqrx software defined radio receiver for free. It is written using the hid api library and the qt gui toolkit. In this article, well see how to install the system with the receiver providing direct input to the software. Gqrx is a software defined radio receiver powered by gnu radio and the qt gui toolkit. 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. It covers lf, mf, hf, vhf, uhf and l band coverage is. This radio receiver was designed to allow the greatest number try to receiving satellite radio and participate in a collaborative educational project collections information from the space. This usb type works with my computer soundcard asus xonar essence stx. Regarding your other comments, you should consider that the funcube dongle pro plus is a completely new design in almost every way. Funcube dongle archives page 3 of 3 oz9aec website. In fact, at least one funcube dongle has even found its way into space itself on board a satellite. In order to get one you had to be quick off the mark on ebay. Noaa19 apt recption using gnu radio and a funcube dongle. Jun 22, 20 ive been spending a few hours playing around with a funcube dongle pro.
I have used it on a number of computers including some quite old not very powerful machines and with different software applications primarily the sdr radio and hdsdr suites. The results were so good that they also brought their gold standard racal ra3791 to the game, and the results are surprising. The funcube dongle simple fits into your computers usb port. I have briefly tried drm, using dream and sdr radio with vac, but for some. 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. Please note that frustratingly the waiting list software doesnt supply a positive. The pro model is unrestricted in its frequency coverage. 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. This project is intended fo schools and pupils, who have the requirement for a very.
Not only for satellite reception but for all experimentation with amateur radio sdr in general. In the video he tests the reception of radio new zealand. It provides iq data via usb audio and its control interface frequency, gains, filters uses the usb hid api. On this page we will attempt to list, categorize and provide a brief overview of each software program. The receiver range is now 150khz to 240mhz and 420mhz to 1. Not much bigger than a typical rtl tv tuner dongle. 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. The video shows basic receive and scanner functions. Simon browns sdr radio worked as well, and with equal ease, though as luck would have it i tried it on the very day that the free licence key for the program expired. With an sdr, many of the functions of a traditional hardwareonly radio are performed in software, such as demodulation, decoding and frequency conversion. It provides iq data via usb audio and its control interface frequency, gains. This article describes recent experiments with the software defined radio equipment known as the funcube dongle fcd1 to determine its usefulness as the receiver in a meteor scatter radar.
Funcube dongle is a software defined radio receiver in a usb stick tunable over a range of 64 mhz 1. Funcube dongle archives page 2 of 3 oz9aec website. Were lucky to live in a time of phenomenal radio innovation. If you know of a program that is missing please leave. These receivers will usually significantly outperform the more general purpose receivers shown above in terms of sensitivity, but they usually concentrate only on the hf or amateur bands. I already have a vhfuhf sdr dongle but it does not extend below 30 mhz. Rtlsdr blog r820t2 rtl2832u 1ppm tcxo sma software defined radio dongle only.
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