[NLRS] FunCube

[Fred VE3FAL]

Has anyone looked at or tried this one out?

NooElec TV28T v2 USB DVB-T & RTL-SDR...cheap price so that is why I ask...at
that price it looks almost like a gimmick.
http://www.nooelec.com/store/software-defined-radio/sdr-receivers/tv28tv2-sd
r-dvb-t-usb-stick-set.html


Fred
VE3FAL

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From: nlrs-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:nlrs-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On
Behalf Of tom ring
Sent: December 29, 2013 11:39 PM
To: nlrs at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [NLRS] FunCube



Great!  Thanks.

So this device is quite flexible.  Is there an API?

Thanks.

tom

On 29 Dec 2013 at 22:21, Dr. Gerald N. Johnson wrote:

> 
> 
> It shows a scan of the band within 50 or 100 kHz of the frequency the 
> receiver is tuned to. Handy for finding wandering microwave band 
> signals near the noise and for finding VHF activity that isn't on the 
> calling frequency. Or finding a thin spot on HF in the QRM for calling 
> the weak DX or simply calling CQ. A panadapter can let you know 
> there's other activity on the VHF/UHF and microwave band while you are 
> chatting or napping. And DK8OK's scheme allows copying digital signals 
> of many kinds the link says. I've not tested it.
> 
> 73, Jerry, K0CQ
> 
> On 12/29/2013 10:09 PM, tom ring wrote:
> >
> >
> > What does that application do?  Why would I want to use it?
> >
> > tom
> >
> > On 29 Dec 2013 at 20:06, Dr. Gerald N. Johnson 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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