Please note that the following changes have been made to the pricing since initial release. Unfollow funcube dongle pro to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. The funcube satellite is an amsat uk project, and its primary goal is to encourage and educate young people in the. The telemetry format matches previous funcube missions and data from this beacon will be forwarded to the funcube data warehouse using any of the funcube dashboards. It was a little fiddly to initially set up but i have been impressed with its. Apr 23, 20 download qthid funcube dongle controller for free. Select 02 funcube proplus in the stream box and click on select stream.
I love the hobby and experimenting with radios, antennas and software. It is a newsky dongle and looks exactly like my previous one. Using hdsdr with the funcube dongle page 3 in the files section of the funcube yahoo. Yesterday i received the new funcube in the mail, it all looks very neat and howard has left nothing to chance to deliver the sdr receiver in the right way. Funcube satellite dashboard and funcube dongle amateur radio. Amsat ea providing administrative support for amsat nepal sanosat1 coronavirus. Using an arrow ii handheld yagi connected directly to the fcd i could receive the ho68 cw beacon with very good snr. Additionally, a receive station for the funcube satellite will be setup, which is provided by the amsat uk team and will later use the qo100 station to relay telemetry in realtime over the nb transponder.
There was a lot of excitement about this project a couple of years ago when it started. 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. Funcube2 hitched a ride onboard the uk space agencys ukube1 satellite as a payload and was launched on tuesday 8 july 2014, and already. All profits go to the amsatuk satellite building fund. May 28, 2018 2018 hamvention amsat demonstration using funcube dongle sdr and yaesu ft817. On march 23, the national telecommunications agency anatel published a public consultation proposal no. In this article, well see how to install the system with the receiver providing direct input to the software. The following are notes that may help you get your funcube dongle working with satpc32 and hdsdr or sdrconsole. Amsat uk will endeavour to provide some advance notice of these tests being undertaken, but the first step will be activation of the 1200bps bpsk telemetry beacon on 145.
It is shipped in a professional manner, better than many companies. 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 amsat uk. Full coverage of all amateur bands from 6khz through hf, 6m, 2m, 4m, 2m, 1. A public consultation is being held in brazil concerning both the 430 mhz and 1240 mhz amateur radio bands. The funcube sdr usb dongle pro plus is an sdr software defined radio receiver built as a usb stick. The funcube pro plus dongle receiver is in full production see. Initiative to popularise amateur radio and satellite activities covid19 amsat uk. Project documents we intend to publish as many of our working documents as possible here.
Petes advice on extra bits of equipment that need to be purchased to make the funcube dongle work 29122014. The file download from the yahoo funcube dongle pro plus group is memberonly and i havent found anything on the internet so far. Final installation of the qo100 antenna, the eggbeater for vhf and cabling will start as soon as possible. With the hf converter the reception of a frequency range from 0 to 52mhz now becomes possible. Amsatuk forum thread on funcube dongle pro accessed 212015. Covering 601700 mhz, that initial product was developed in the u. Amateur radio amateur satellite amsat amsatuk aprs ariss arissat1 ax. Amateur radio amateur satellite amsat amsat uk aprs ariss arissat1 ax. All of these programs are complex and i would not attempt this unless you are familiar with at least satpc32.
The funcube satellite, scheduled for launch in 20, is an educational single unit cubesat. The secret to success using howard longs original funcube dongle pro is using free sdrdx software, a preamp, and a par notch filter to eliminate adjacent channel pager interference. Industry canada statement this device complies with industry canada licenceexempt rss standards. Funcube 1, also known as ao73, is a 1u cubesat 10cm x 10cm x 10cm built and launched as a collaborative effort between amsat uk, amsat nl, and isisbv. It is written for people who are familiar with the funcube dongle, hdsdr or sdrconsole and satpc32. Funcube2 hitched a ride onboard the uk space agencys ukube1 satellite as. Funcube1, also known as ao73, is a 1u cubesat 10cm x 10cm x 10cm built and launched as a collaborative effort between amsat uk, amsat nl, and isisbv. I wouldnt even mind if it had a few quirks in it, since it seems to be still in beta. In order to get one you had to be quick off the mark on ebay. June 28, 2017 july 8, 2014 by amsat admin ukube1, courtesy of clyde space ukube1 was successfully launched and deployed today from the soyuz21bfregatm launch vehicle as a secondary payload. Folks, today we spent some time with the new raspberry pi 2 and the funcube dongle pro plus.
Starbase is open source gpl distributed by the uk radio astronomy. 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. Ive been using the funcube dongle pro plus as my primary receiver for several years, i wouldnt trade it for anything. Sep 12, 2012 ever since i got my funcube dongle pro last christmas it has been the main focus of my radio experimentation. In the video he tests the reception of radio new zealand international rnzi. With an sdr, many of the functions of a traditional hardwareonly radio are performed in software, such as demodulation, decoding and frequency conversion. The device installed quite quickly using drivers it found. 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. The only drawback so far was reception of shortwave. Hello howard, i purchased the funcube dongle pro about 3 months ago, at the time it was the latest ver 1. 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. As many will be aware, the original raspberry pi had a problem with its usb host stack, for which i released a workaround here.
One end has a usb connector to go to a computer, and the other end has an sma socket for an antenna or coax. The setup procedure was quite painless and the results very satisfactory. Nov 25, 20 quick video showing how easy it is to capture data from the funcube satellite using the dashboard software a computer, antenna and the funcube dongle. Useful documents related to the funcube dongle pro plus accessed january 2015 all pdfs. A radio astronomy paper describes the use of the amsat uk funcube dongle software defined radio as part of a radio telescope. Of course electronic items are not affected eg software key, membership renewals, etc keep safe and stay at home. A radio astronomy paper describes the use of the amsatuk funcube dongle software defined radio as part of a radio telescope. I already have installed the gnuradio, gqrv, gpredict packages.
Jun 22, 20 ive been spending a few hours playing around with a funcube dongle pro. You can join the fcdproplus yahoo group by following these steps. It is written using the qt sdk and is available for linux, windows and mac os x. Hf converter kit for funcube dongle sdr sparkys blog. From amsat funcube and more are here for future reference and more, amsat funcube sold here,we update our stocks to keep in touch with modern improvements in dongle design. Amsat w3zm with funcube dongle sdr cas 4b satellite qso youtube. I have tried on and off since i purchased the above to get it working, without success i have reloaded the 18j firmware from you website and followed the instructions all loaded ok. In 2009, a team of volunteer experts from amsat uk, in collaboration with their colleagues in the netherlands at amsat nl started work on a new amateur satellite concept the funcube project the initial plan was to design, build and launch a single spacecraft but further flight opportunities became available and the project now comprises of the following.
Here, youll find links for amateur radio accessories in addition, specific models mentioned in the amateur radio accessories forums. The funcube dongle sdr receiver has been a huge success so far and enjoys wide acceptance with many radio amateurs for receiving satellites and other vhfuhf communications. Ukube1 was successfully launched and deployed today from the soyuz21bfregatm launch vehicle as a secondary payload. To my disappointment the current version of cw skimmer 1. Download a pdf document for second hand pro plus dongle. Today we spent some time with the new raspberry pi 2 and the funcube dongle pro plus. Dongle pro plus was initially developed in the project of satellite funcubes amsat uk. Today i have spent some time trying the funcube dongle with quisk sdr. On the funcube dongle software defined radio site howard g6lvb says.
It covers lf, mf, hf, vhf, uhf and l band coverage is 150khz240mhz and 420mhz to 1. All profits go to the amsat uk satellite building fund. The funcube dongle fcd software defined radio sdr was originally developed for educational outreach as part of the ground segment for the funcube satellite. 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. A proportion of the sales of the fcd goes to support amsat uk s funcube satellite. We can take no responsibility for non delivery of items outside the uk due to the current situation. Funcube1 telemetry tlm in sunlight full power 300 mw tlm tlm down link freq 145. This project is intended fo schools and pupils, who have the. Please bear in mind that they carry a major health warning they are working documents and they should not be assumed to be perfect nor necessarily to represent the best solutions, and they are subject to change. Funcube dongle pro sdr radio astronomy and spectroscopy. In the meantime the newly designed funcube dongle pro plus has been in production and lucky customers have been slowly receiving theirs. Pa amsatuk colloquium kommer howard long, g6lvb, att presentera en ny modell av sdrmottagaren fun cube dongle kallad pro plus. Ive been spending a few hours playing around with a funcube dongle pro.
I am trying to configure my rpi3 into a small receiving ground station. With over a thousand people in front of me on the waiting list i wasnt expecting one before the new year, so imagine my surprise when i received. To order your funcube dongle pro, select your delivery location zone appropriate for your paypal verified delivery address, and then press the buy now button. No additional drivers required for linux, osx or windows. Osx or windows integrated 5v bias t switchable from software this is a complete redesign. 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. The dongle the funcube dongle pro plus was initially developed in the project of satellite funcubes amsat uk. After selecting the appropriate satellite, the current doppler correction is computed 500 ms interval. 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. 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.
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