SDR Play [ NEW SDR RECEIVER. 2 GHz, 8MHz bandwidth under $300 USD ]
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?
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 les@highnoonfilm.com 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?
--
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
--
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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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" wageners@gmail.com 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 les@highnoonfilm.com 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?
--
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
--
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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Thanks,
Not sure. I am just getting started, but yes the ultimate goal is to have a VHF/UHF full duplex SDR transceiver with supported software for doppler control, digital modes etc. While the hackrf is not full duplex, the B200 from Ettus is. Simon Brown (G4ELI/HB9DRV) is working on both and his software has already full satellite support (see link below). It is little steps at a time (absolutely NOT plug and play) and lots to look forward too, plus I am learning so much about SDR radios and software tools :-)
On Mon, Sep 8, 2014 at 5:00 PM, Steve May steve.w5iem@gmail.com wrote:
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" wageners@gmail.com 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 les@highnoonfilm.com
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?
--
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
--
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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Yes,
I've used the HackRF with Doppler for satellite RX, works well. As I've mentioned elsewhere, my goal is a full SDR satellite system using one of HackRF, bladeRF, Ettus B200/B210.
My satellite antennas will be up by the end of next week, a realistic goal would be an AO-73 QSO before the end of 2014.
I'm not rushing things.
Simon Brown G4ELI http://v2.sdr-radio.com
-----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Stefan Wagener Sent: 08 September 2014 23:44 To: Steve May Cc: AMSAT BB Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] SDR Play [ NEW SDR RECEIVER. 2 GHz, 8MHz bandwidth under $300 USD ]
Thanks,
Not sure. I am just getting started, but yes the ultimate goal is to have a VHF/UHF full duplex SDR transceiver with supported software for doppler control, digital modes etc. While the hackrf is not full duplex, the B200 from Ettus is. Simon Brown (G4ELI/HB9DRV) is working on both and his software has already full satellite support (see link below). It is little steps at a time (absolutely NOT plug and play) and lots to look forward too, plus I am learning so much about SDR radios and software tools :-)
On Mon, Sep 8, 2014 at 5:00 PM, Steve May steve.w5iem@gmail.com wrote:
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" wageners@gmail.com 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 les@highnoonfilm.com
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?
--
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
--
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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Hey Les,
Thanks for the post - this looks great. I believe the feq coverage is 100 KHz to 2GHz. The 10 bit converters for an 8Mhz bandwidth is an excellent trade off. It appears to have built in RF filtering broken in to 8 bands. Another great product from the UK.
73 W9KE Tom Doyle
On Mon, Sep 8, 2014 at 10:12 AM, Les Rayburn les@highnoonfilm.com 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?
--
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
--
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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Isn't this another USB dongle in a box. Appears to have a gap in frequency coverage similar to a FUNcube dongle.
Mirics dongles are available for about $50 on e-bay.
Thanks
David G0MRF
-----Original Message----- From: Thomas Doyle tomdoyle1948@gmail.com To: Les Rayburn les@highnoonfilm.com CC: AMSAT Mailing List amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Mon, 8 Sep 2014 22:22 Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] SDR Play [ NEW SDR RECEIVER. 2 GHz, 8MHz bandwidth under $300 USD ]
Hey Les,
Thanks for the post - this looks great. I believe the feq coverage is 100 KHz to 2GHz. The 10 bit converters for an 8Mhz bandwidth is an excellent trade off. It appears to have built in RF filtering broken in to 8 bands. Another great product from the UK.
73 W9KE Tom Doyle
On Mon, Sep 8, 2014 at 10:12 AM, Les Rayburn les@highnoonfilm.com 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?
--
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
--
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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I suspect it's just one of these.
http://www.mirics.com/sites/default/files/MSi3101_new.pdf
73
David G0MRF
-----Original Message----- From: Les Rayburn les@highnoonfilm.com To: vhf vhf@w6yx.stanford.edu; VHF Contesting Reflector vhfcontesting@contesting.com; AMSAT Mailing List amsat-bb@amsat.org; Star-Com BB starcom-bb@star-com.net Sent: Mon, 8 Sep 2014 16:13 Subject: [amsat-bb] SDR Play [ NEW SDR RECEIVER. 2 GHz, 8MHz bandwidth under $300 USD ]
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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