With the proper firmware installed it will even go down to 51. Insert the funcube dongle into the usbport from your computer. Folks, today we spent some time with the new raspberry pi 2 and the funcube dongle pro plus. I received the mine just like 1 day ago, and my antivirus dont report any kind of virus nod. It is part of a program which aims to launch more of these educational cubesats. There was a lot of excitement about this project a couple of years ago when it started. It is strongly recommended that you test, verify and become familiar with the fcds. Today, november 21st 2019, marks the sixth birthday of our very first cubesat mission, funcube 1. Noaa apt transmissions are right hand circular polarized at frequences around 7 mhz. How to upgrade the firmware of your funcube dongle lb3hc. The answer depends on many factors amongst application, environment, antenna and price. History when the original funcube dongle was designed, it. The funcube sdr usb dongle is an sdr software defined radio receiver built as a usb stick.
The funcube dongle can be attached directly to the computers usb port, but some operators have reported that its better to use a short usb extension cable. As many will be aware, the original raspberry pi had a problem with its usb host stack, for which i released a workaround here. To my disappointment the current version of cw skimmer 1. Noaa19 apt recption using gnu radio and a funcube dongle antenna. Funcube sdr dongle overview and first impressions ham. 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. 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. Note wspr requires a dial of 1500hz below the receive frequency, this is confirmed by double clicking in the centre, tx 9996. In order to get one you had to be quick off the mark on ebay. Designed for the commercial, amateur radio and shortwave listener communities, the console provides a powerful interface for all sdr users. The funcube dongle also has a sma antenna connector on the other end.
Gqrx is a software defined radio receiver powered by gnu radio and the qt gui toolkit. Or use wsprx no iq mode but a realtime waterfall along with an sdr program. The funcube sdr receiver was developed to support the funcube satellite project of amsatuk. Download the best sdr software and plugins for airspy, rtlsdr dongle and many other radios.
Telemetry dashboards for all missions welcome to the. It is written using the qt sdk and is available for linux, windows and mac os x. Using hdsdr with the funcube dongle page 3 in the files section of the funcube yahoo. The funcube dongle is completely housed in a usb dongle that is a bit smaller than an usb tv tuner dongle. 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.
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. This release includes support for the full control api available with the 18f firmware for the funcube dongle. Noaa19 apt recption using gnu radio and a funcube dongle. If i read one exchange correctly i do not need to update the funcube dongle firmware.
It is written using the hid api library and the qt gui toolkit. I make some test on the device theres so many post about this that for me is important to keep just one good topic, where the people can find the info, and not a lot of topics with more hard to find it. The funcube dongle firmware update caution as delivered, the fcd may not have the latest version of firmware installed however it has been fully tested prior to despatch. Mark j culross kd5rxt page 8 of 35 figure 8 after opening the firmware file to continue, leftclick on the write firmware button red highlight. Fcd firmware update, yahoo groups funcube read more, fcd installation update. Ive been spending a few hours playing around with a funcube dongle pro. The reason was that the funcube dongle didnt have the latest firmware. Funcube1 is a complete educational single unit cubesat satellite with the goal of enthusing and educating young people about radio, space, physics and electronics. Is the telemetry encoding format documented anywhere.
Using the fcd with wspr, cw skimmer, spectraview, drm. In the video he tests the reception of radio new zealand. Jun 03, 2011 with the proper firmware installed it will even go down to 51. The quadrature sampling rate is at 96 khz with 80 khz useable. In case the read went ok, you now have a connection to your funcube dongle. It was a little fiddly to initially set up but i have been impressed with its performance, it has opened my. Feb 08, 2011 funcube dongle guides by david barber. 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. Jul 16, 2011 while i was playing with a synthetic voice generator i decided to prepare this short presentation to help how to update the funcube dongle firmware update to version 18f. In this article, well see how to install the system with the receiver providing direct input to the software. In this article, we are going to provide you the download link and detail about mrt dongle setup tool 3.
This should cover all the functionality provided by. We have included the recommended warehouse settings for each satellite as well as the fcd centre frequency. It covers lf, mf, hf, vhf, uhf and l band coverage is. The software is being continually developed with new features added on a regular basis. The problem i encountered after following all the many instructions from john and the fcd website download page.
The qthid program implements the full api available with firmware versions 18f or greater. The file download from the yahoo funcube dongle pro plus group is memberonly and i havent found anything on the internet so far. What is the funcube dongle fcd what are the differences between funcube. In another it looks like it was necessary to download the. 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. Download and read 4 pdf files in user guides folder. Covering 601700 mhz, that initial product was developed in the u. This means that the funcube is ready to boot from new software. Multiple lines of status will scroll by, including indications such as erase completed, firmware written, and finally firmware. How to upgrade the firmware of your funcube dongle lb3hcs.
Be sure you use the following parameters then go to the funcube tab and enter the frequency. However its good practice to verify that its working, and to update the firmware, as described above. Airspy, a high quality approach to softwaredefined radio. 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.
I have a firmware update and docuemntation for your fcd over in the downloads section. In the video he tests the reception of radio new zealand international rnzi. Mrt dongle is chinese software which can be used for various purposes. When i run gqrx the terminal output is showing lots of errors that i dont understand but it does seem to be seeing a funcube dongle v2 so i have selected this and selected ok using x. Users are asking, which receiver we would recommend. Apr 23, 20 download qthid funcube dongle controller for free. I would be happy to help modify firmware, andor maintain an alternative build if this were a possibility. As of february 2011, all production fcds have been shipped with firmware release 18b. Ever since i got my funcube dongle pro last christmas it has been the main focus of my radio experimentation.
Other useful information would include your experience with similar products, infomation on a product that you would purchase instead of this one, and so on. Any known standard may be used as long as you are certain of what you see. 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. This should cover all the functionality provided by the fully functional windows frontend. Focusing on readytouse sdr hardware for listening with windows we can recommend following tested receivers. The waterfall displays and i can see sensible looking signals. Currently there is a beta version that also supports the funcube dongle. The receiver covers a frequency range of 64 to 1700 mhz and can displayreceive a spectrum of up to 80 khz. It covers lf, mf, hf, vhf, uhf and l band coverage is 150khz240mhz and 420mhz to 1. The problem didnt appear with my prototypes so not sure if its due to a different batch of pis or the dongles themselves. On the other hand, you can remove pin lock, pattern lock, and security code using this software. This applies to units before about serial number 10250 where there were some frequencies inadvertently blocked in the firmware. Funcube sdr dongle overview and first impressions ham radio.
An introduction to the funcube dongle setting up spectravue with the funcube dongle firmware update guide updated. Problems if your funcube dongle does not work look here. While i was playing with a synthetic voice generator i decided to prepare this short presentation to help how to update the funcube dongle firmware update to version 18f. I had some problems of getting my funcube dongle purchased dec 2011 to work with sdrradio version 1. Jun 22, 20 ive been spending a few hours playing around with a funcube dongle pro. Funcube dongle archives page 3 of 3 oz9aec website. It is the first satellite with outreach as its primary mission. This requires the use of an antenna designed for receiving such a signal, for example a quadrifilar helix antenna or a turnstile antenna.
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