[NLRS] FunCube

[Russ Ramirez]

That is essentially the same unit I have under various names; same board
and mfg. I've used it for many things including reception of the Funcube-1
sat telemetry.

Russ
K0WFS


On Tue, Dec 31, 2013 at 11:34 AM, Fred VE3FAL <flesnick at tbaytel.net> wrote:

>
>
> 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
>
> -----Original Message-----
> 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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