[NLRS] FunCube

[Ted Gustafson]

I have been messing with a RTL-SDR dongle. Originaly used as a TV tuner and
with the application of some software it has become a very popular SDR
receiver.

http://www.rtl-sdr.com/rtl-sdr-quick-start-guide/

For a little gadget that cost less than $19 it is a real hoot. You can use
SDR# (SDR Sharp) or HDSDR control software (free) and you have a SDR
receiver that covers 24 to about 1700 MHZ or use a up converter and you can
use it on HF.
It will take more than a old laptop running XP 32 bit to make it work.
Takes a bit of snuff.

My interest in it is not Ham related at this point. My interest is for a PC
based system for monitoring the health of paging transmitters. Although I
can see I will be playing with it on the Ham bands as soon as I have time.

For those who like to play around there are all sorts of applications out
there to decode POCSAG and ADS-B aircraft position data and display a RADAR
type map. For you guys who want to explore aircraft scatter. :>)


On Sun, Dec 29, 2013 at 8:06 PM, Dr. Gerald N. Johnson
<geraldj at netins.net>wrote:

>
>
> www.w1ghz.org/small_proj/FT817_Panadapter-N1JEZ.zip is one application.
>
> N1JEZ wrote last July:
>
>> Nils, DK8OK recently posted a nice pdf on using the Funcube Dongle to
>> receive just about all the various digital modes out there including DRM.
>> This should be applicable to just about any SDR like the cheap RTL stick
>> etc.
>>
>> The article is here. It's big ~ 30 MB (lots of nice screen shots)
>>
>> bit.ly/15PCCa4
>> --
>>
>> 73,
>> Mike, N1JEZ
>> "A closed mouth gathers no feet"
>>
>
> There's probably a hundred more if you google "ham radio funcube" (without
> the quotes).
>
> W1XT is working on using one for a panadapter with a Collins S-Line
> receiver.
>
> 73, Jerry, K0CQ
>
>
> On 12/29/2013 7:47 PM, tom ring wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> This seems to be an interesting USB connected wideband receiver.  Does
>> anyone
>> have any experience with it?
>>
>> http://www.funcubedongle.com/
>>
>> Tanks.
>>
>> tom
>>
>>
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