RTL SDR dongle
I see it can do multiple freqs at once
Depends on how far you want to go - you can have a fully blown rotator controlled and radio station
Andrew
------------------------------------------ Andrew Rich VK4TEC w www.tech-software.net m vk4tec@tech-software.net
On 24 Sep 2016, at 6:26 AM, Matthew Stevens matthew@mrstevens.net wrote:
So, after discovering that trying to process telemetry data from the audio log I recorded out of my D72A doesn't work at all, I'm kicking around the idea of getting an SDR receiver to monitor Fox/Funcube telemetry, as well as use for general HF/air band/satellite reception.
My first thought is to use an SDRplay hooked up to my computer as a more-or-less unattended monitoring station. I'm aware of the Funcube dongle, but it looks like the SDRplay is a little more versatile as far as general SDR use, not just sat telemetry. In theory it looks like I can set up HDSDR with an SDRplay to record automatically on intervals, and then process telemetry after the fact. In practice....Has anyone used this approach? Or have a better way?
My other question is about antennas. I know there isn't going to be any one antenna that will work for everything. At first I will probably just use a spare 2m/440 mag mount I have lying around, stuck on the metal roof of my house. Just curious what others are using?
thanks,
- Matthew KK4FEM
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