ALOHA!

We are a small school in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, far enough away from the volcanic eruption to be safe. We have an aerospace class and club that is upgrading a satellite ground station.

We have:

IC-705 Transceiver

GPredict

50 Ohm System

Computer with Windows 11

UHF & VHF Antennas (AMSAT combo)

Yaesu Rotator

Delta Fox Controller

We expect to be monitoring and perhaps contacting satellites in LEO via UHF and VHF.

We are looking for a recommendation for SDR. Previously, we have used the inexpensive RTL-SDR dongles, but with marginal success. 

We feel that it is really necessary to have an SDR with SDR# compatibility. We may also need one that can transmit, not only receive. Our nominal price range is under $500.