Stefan (or anyone else),
Has anyone had any luck using the HackRF and the amplification options to make regular satellite contacts yet or is this still on down the road? I think this is fascinating, and while I am just now getting into the world of SDR I am not sure what I have missed.
Steve, W5IEM On Sep 8, 2014 12:19 PM, "Stefan Wagener" [email protected] wrote:
Thanks Ray,
The other option is the new HackRF which is actually a SDR transceiver. I am currently using it with SDR Console V2.2 and Simon is currently working making the TX function supported within the software. Right now I am using GNU Radio to experiment with TX. Cost is $299 but be prepared to spend some money on additional filtering and amplification.
See
https://greatscottgadgets.com/hackrf/
Stefan
On Mon, Sep 8, 2014 at 10:12 AM, Les Rayburn [email protected] wrote:
A few months ago, I sold my Perseus SDR and traded up to the Elad FDM-S2, which covers up to 160 MHz, and has a bandwidth of about 6 MHz. Haven't even had time to take it out of the box yet, but in the meantime, a new
SDR
receiver has hit the market.
This SDR boasts 8 MHz of bandwidth, and covers from 100 GHz to 2 GHz.
This
would allow the user to monitor things like the NOAA Weather Radio band, amateur radio bands including 6 Meters, 2 Meters, 222, 432, 902, and
1296,
etc. So far, I haven't seen any reviews from hams or dedicated DX'ers.
But
it's also half the cost of the Elad at only $300 USD.
More information is available at:
Can't wait to read a review on this one, and find the time to get my Elad installed. Curious if any VHF operators have tried this one yet?
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73,
Les Rayburn, N1LF 121 Mayfair Park Maylene, AL 35114 EM63nf
6M VUCC #1712 AMSAT #38965 Grid Bandits #222 Southeastern VHF Society Central States VHF Society Life Member Six Club #2484
Active on 6 Meters thru 1296, 10GHz & Light
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73,
Les Rayburn, N1LF 121 Mayfair Park Maylene, AL 35114 EM63nf
6M VUCC #1712 AMSAT #38965 Grid Bandits #222 Southeastern VHF Society Central States VHF Society Life Member Six Club #2484
Active on 6 Meters thru 1296, 10GHz & Light
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