Tag Archives: SDR

Jan 2 2012

FUNcube Dongle Presentation Video

The AMSAT-UK FUNcube Dongle is a VHF/UHF (64-1700 MHz) Software Defined Radio (SDR) on a USB Dongle. Howard Long G6VLB traveled from London to the 2011 ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications Conference (DCC) in Baltimore to address the group on this project. He details the trials and tribulations behind designing and manufacturing what turned out to be an extremely popular product.

The primary aim of the FUNcube Dongle is to interest young students in science, satellites and radio. The FUNcube iteslf is a satellite that will be launched specifically to be monitored by all those dongles that have been sold.

Watch 2011 DCC – FUNcube Dongle

FUNcube Yahoo Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FUNcube

Amateur Radio Video News (ARVN) http://www.arvn.tv/

AMSAT-UK publishes a colour A4 newsletter, OSCAR News, which is full of Amateur Satellite information. Free sample issue at http://www.uk.amsat.org/on_193_final.pdf Join online at http://tinyurl.com/JoinAMSAT-UK

Jan 1 2012

AMSAT-UK 80m Net recording on the Web

Simon Brown HB9DRV has made available a recording of Sunday’s AMSAT-UK 80m net that he made from a remote receiver in Poole, Dorset.

The net is held every Sunday morning at 10am local time on a nominal frequency of 3.780 MHz. Due to interference the net may move either side of that frequency so tune around. Newcomers are most welcome to call-in.

AMSAT-UK Net recorded Sunday, January 1, 2012
http://www.ham-radio.ch/kits/sdr-radio.com/mp3/01-Jan-2012-1059%203.825MHz.mp3

Older Recordings:
December 4, 2011 http://www.ham-radio.ch/kits/sdr-radio.com/mp3/04-Dec-2011-1112%203.725MHz.mp3
November 27, 2011 http://www.ham-radio.ch/kits/sdr-radio.com/mp3/27-Nov-2011-1108%203.775MHz.mp3

You can listen to the remote radio of Paul M0EYT in Poole, Dorset as well as other remote receivers in the United Kingdom and around the world via the Web Servers (Free)  page at http://www.sdr-radio.com/

Another web based radio site is http://www.websdr.org/

Nine band web SDR http://websdr.ewi.utwente.nl:8901/

Online Receivers http://www.dxzone.com/catalog/Internet_and_Radio/Online_Receivers/

Sep 13 2011

FUNcube Group Membership Exceeds 2000

In under a year the AMSAT-UK FUNcube Yahoo Group has achieved over 2000 members.

The group was created by Rob Styles M0TFO at the end of October 2010 to provide support for the AMSAT-UK FUNcube satellite and the FUNcube Dongle (FCD) Software Defined Radio (SDR).

The FUNcube satellite project is an educational CubeSat project with the goal of enthusing and educating young people about radio, space, physics and electronics. It will support the educational Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) initiatives and provide an additional resource for the RSGB GB4FUN Radio Communications Demonstration Module.

The target audience are school pupils in the 8-18 age range. As well as providing a strong 145 MHz telemetry beacon for the pupils to receive FUNcube will also have a 435/145 MHz linear transponder for Amateur Radio SSB/CW use.

The FCD SDR was originally developed for educational outreach as part of the ground segment for the FUNcube satellite. However, it was realised it can be used for many other applications as well, so AMSAT-UK developed a Pro version which has a frequency range of 64-1700 MHz.

Similar to a USB TV Dongle, the FCD simply fits into a computer USB port and can be used with freely available Software Defined Radio software. The FCD is all-mode which this means that as well as data, it will also receive many other signals including AM, FM, SSB and CW and weather satellite images.

Join the FUNcube Yahoo Group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FUNcube/

SDR-RADIO software http://www.sdr-radio.com/

The FUNcube Dongle SDR can be ordered via http://www.FUNcubeDongle.com/?page_id=286

Information on the FUNcube satellite project is at http://FUNcube.org.uk/overview/

A sample edition of the AMSAT-UK newsletter OSCAR News can be seen at http://www.uk.amsat.org/on_193_final.pdf

Aug 30 2011

SDR-RADIO supports AMSAT-UK FUNcube Dongle

SDR-RADIO supports AMSAT-UK FUNcube Dongle

Simon Brown GD4ELI/HB9DRV has enhanced his popular 
SDR-RADIO software to provide support for the AMSAT-UK FUNcube dongle software defined radio.

SDR-RADIO.com is a Windows console for SDR receivers and transceivers.

Designed specifically for the Amateur Radio and short-wave listener community, the console provides a powerful interface for the rapidly growing SDR enthusiasts.

The SDR-RADIO.com software has been upgraded to provide full support for the FUNcube dongle including satellite tracking, Doppler compensation and data for external rotator software via DDE.

This free software can be downloaded from
http://www.sdr-radio.com/

Join the FUNcube Yahoo Group at
http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/FUNcube/