So at this point in time is there anyone using the fdc with map 65 stilli know carsten dm1cg. For the hardware, david uses a 3m focal plane dish antenna and a 1200 mhz high pass filter. Jan 12, 20 the current version of the map65 program 2. More information for those who wish to create their own decodingdisplay software is provided here. I have half a dozen of the rtl type dongles around the shack of the e400 and r820t variety.
Each satellite carrying a funcube payload has a dedicated dashboard and we have updated the one page summary funcube dashboard summary v 3 of those dashboards, their current version number and a dedicated download link. Jun 22, 20 ive been spending a few hours playing around with a funcube dongle pro. For the output sound card, select the sound card where you want to send the demodulated signal. This lna allows a slightly better noise figure, but it degrades the dynamic range severely. Funcube1 downlink data spec ver1as flown this relates to funcube1 downlinks only. I enlisted the help of a friend of mine, bill, who examined the dongle the machine i use, and, the software.
Nov 18, 20 a software defined receiver coupled with map65 software will allow the amateur radio eme earthmoonearth operator to visualize the entire eme subband at once. Hackrf 10 6000 mhz and bladerf 300 3800 mhz are sdr radios that will transmit over their given frequency range. 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. Software defined radio receiver powered by gnu radio and qt. You can also adjust the lna gain to get around 0db in map65iq see later in this document next we need to check the map65 iq settings from sdrradio.
I have enjoyed the low cost dongles, and for certain applications requiring wide bandwidth such as adsb air traffic monitoring, they will do where the funcube wont, although i wish i could. Users should remember the that dashboard that was started last, is the one that will control the frequency settings applied to the funcube dongle. Funcube1 is a complete educational single unit cubesat satellite with the goal of enthusing and educating young people about radio, space, physics and electronics. Table 1 shows the performance of the dongle at some different settings. How to set up the funcube dongle to receive eme with map65iq. There was a lot of excitement about this project a couple of years ago when it started. The fcd looks like a budget usb sound card to the sdr software, so its bandwidth is restricted to 2 x 48khz. A software defined receiver coupled with map65 software will allow the amateur radio eme earthmoonearth operator to visualize the entire eme subband at once. To my disappointment the current version of cw skimmer 1. 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. I have used a funcube dongle, rtl stick and most recently the sdrplay rsp for 2m dxing. Full coverage of all amateur bands from 6khz through hf, 6m, 2m, 4m, 2m, 1.
Other dongles offer better performance but come at a higher price. Once in bootloader mode, the firmware may be updated with a special bootloader. It is the first satellite with outreach as its primary mission. You can adjust the frequency correction by changing the correction part in the funcube dongle tab. Recommended by the british astronomical association radio astronomy group at least in 2014, baa rag for radio astronomy, this small, portable software defined radio is cheaper, more sensitive and efficient than older radios such as the r7000. It is written using the qt sdk and is qthid funcube dongle controller browse 4. Apr 23, 20 download qthid funcube dongle controller for free. This is noticeable if you try to receive band 2 fm radio through the fcd the signal sounds distorted on peaks because the bandwidth isnt quite wide enough for fm stereo. Today, november 21st 2019, marks the sixth birthday of our very first cubesat mission, funcube1. The funcube dongle also works with windows xp, vista and windows 7 both x86 and x64.
Its compatible with many radio reception programs like rocky, m0kgk, spectravue and linrad. Some are usable with sdrradio as an alternative to linrad, or with map65 in its standalone mode. Plugged into a pc running windows xp and the driver immediately self installed. 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. Having read a lot of very interesting reports on using dvbt and funcube dongles i was keen to try out an sdr device of some description. This can be a great benefit to both small and large stations, since monitoring the entire spectrum simultaneously will tell you exactly where other eme stations strong enough for. It is written for people who are familiar with the funcube dongle, hdsdr or sdrconsole and satpc32. You can also adjust the lna gain to get around 0db in map65iq see later in this document next we need to check the map65iq settings from sdrradio. It turns out that the dongle could be recognized by my machine still, but, i was looking in the wrong place for its location. It covers lf, mf, hf, vhf, uhf and l band coverage is. This lna allows a slightly better noise figure, but it.
The hid drivers required by the dongle are normally shipped with windows xp and higher. With an sdr, many of the functions of a traditional hardwareonly radio are performed in software, such as demodulation, decoding and frequency conversion. A softwaredefined receiver coupled with map65 software will allow the amateur radio eme earthmoonearth operator to visualize the entire eme subband at once. For the input sound card, select the funcube dongle as the real. Ive been wanting to get a software defined radio receiver for some time now. Noaa19 apt recption using gnu radio and a funcube dongle. These receiver types have different interfacing requirements, summarized below. All of these programs are complex and i would not attempt this unless you are familiar with at least satpc32. Funcube 1 is a complete educational single unit cubesat satellite with the goal of enthusing and educating young people about radio, space, physics and electronics. Great little tool for added enjoyment of eme here is a screen shot of map65 iq receiving the entire digital eme segment of the 144 mhz band at my qth with a funcube dongle as the receiver. In order to get one you had to be quick off the mark on ebay. One of the drawbacks is that it does not go below 64mhz, and i would like to be able to listen to hf.
The analog output from the e4000 chip is sampled with a 16 bit ad converter which looks like a usb soundcard to windows. Device drivers are already included in your operating system windows, linux or mac osx, 32 or 64 bit. In the picture above, this selection is titled microphone funcube dongle v1. The funcube dongle fcd is a small software defined receiver sdr with a built. We have included the recommended warehouse settings for each satellite as well as the fcd centre frequency. Funcube dongle pro sdr radio astronomy and spectroscopy. After some digging around online the best one it seems is the funcube. Downloaded and had sdr sharp up and running with the dongle within minutes. The following are notes that may help you get your funcube dongle working with satpc32 and hdsdr or sdrconsole. It covers lf, mf, hf, vhf, uhf and l band coverage is 150khz240mhz and 420mhz to 1. Dr morgan uses his funcube dongle with the spectrumlab windows software, which is a specialized audio analyzer. 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. It uses a e4000 chip like some of the rtlsdr units do.
It is part of a program which aims to launch more of these educational cubesats. Gnu radio is a free software development toolkit that provides the signal processing runtime and processing blocks to implement software radios using readilyavailable, lowcost external rf hardware and commodity processors. It is written using the qt sdk and is available for linux, windows and mac os x. Hf converter pcb for funcube dongle pro, rtl2832u usb dongle and vhf receiver duration. I have found map65 to be a very useful addition to my eme station. If the console is running you must restart the console for the changes to be detected. One end has a usb connector to go to a computer, and the other end has an sma socket for an antenna or coax. These dashboards are under continual development and the next planned development is to create a single dashboard that will service all funcube telemetry payloads simultaneously. The station configuration is the same for any of these sdrs.
If youre looking for a dongle to use as an rtl sdr, check our page on where to buy rtlsdr tuners. Id like it if someone could point me at something better than the funcube. Map65 also supports the funcube dongle and several alldigital receivers including the sdriq and perseus. A very short time after the launch from yasny in russia and within a few minutes from deployment, the very first frame of data from the low power transmitter on board, was detected and decoded by zs1ls in south africa. Gnu radio applications are primarily written using the python programming language, while the.
My radio club how to set up the funcube dongle to receive eme with map65 iq. Both the rtl dongle and the sdrplay rsp allow me to see the whole 2mhz of 144mhz, or normally more usefully, the whole of the dx end of the band. In the video he tests the reception of radio new zealand international rnzi. The dongle has a lna between the e4000 chip and the antenna connector. The digital tv dongles can transfer a much wider bandwidth. It has been running 247 for the majority of the last week and has captured close to 2000 telemetry packets from fc1 a significant performance increase compared to my earlier set up, and i have now surpassed the. Kleinster sdr im taschenformat in form eines usbsticks.
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