Sdrdx os x and windows sdr software page 2 fyngyrz. You can join the funcube yahoo group by following these steps. Be sure you use the following parameters then go to the funcube tab and enter the frequency. Insert the funcube dongle into the usbport from your computer. Please bear in mind that they carry a major health warning they are working documents and they should not be assumed to be perfect nor necessarily to represent the best solutions, and they are subject to change. It is sensitive and compares to my icom transceiver. Most of the steps in this guide will only need to be done once in order to set up your fcd on a given. It is written using the hid api library and the qt gui toolkit. I am using sdrconsole in a windows window on a mac book pro.
To control the device the hidapi usb version is used. Sdr, software defined radios products category is a curation of 48 web resources on, sdrdx osx and windows sdr software, sigmira, dream drm receiver. If you are a pretty hardcore mac user, you know that osx is basically a custom version of linux. Nooelec nesdr smart v4 bundle premium rtlsdr waluminum enclosure, 0. In practice, the coverage of the fcd is typically from around 51. Some of the software aliases include imagepro plus update, imagepro plus j. What sdr software would be best to use with the mac. This is noticeable if you try to receive band 2 fm radio through the fcd the signal sounds distorted on peaks because the bandwidth isnt quite wide enough for fm stereo. It is written using the qt sdk and is available for linux, windows and mac os x. One end has a usb connector to go to a computer, and the other end has an sma socket for an antenna or coax. Recently, the funcube1 satellite was successfully launched. Listed under the softwaresoftware defined radio category that is about software defined radios. As the use of sdrs grow, so does the list of possible applications. Covering 601700 mhz, that initial product was developed in the u.
The sound card element works with mac osx and ubuntu 10. Im running windows xp pro sp3 and windows 7 pro 32bit. Press the reset to app button and the dongle will now be back in sdr mode. Using the rtl2832u on the macintosh ham radio science. The digital tv dongles can transfer a much wider bandwidth. Sdrdx osx and windows sdr software resource detail.
Im writing my own general coverage receiver software from scratch, concentrating. Select 02 funcube proplus in the stream box and click on select stream click the play button in the video player window. It is slightly larger and 25 pounds more expensive, but is still very good value at 142. The funcube is a cubesat a low cost miniature 10cm cube sized satellite which is intended mainly for educating young people about radio, space, physics and electronics, but has also piqued the interest of amateur radio hobbyists amateur radio hobbyist n4jtcs has shared on his blog his experiences with. I ve been working on developing osxmac and windows versions of sdrdx.
Due to export orders not having to pay vat, this is actually cheaper than the price in the uk. This project is intended fo schools and pupils, who have the. On linux it autodetects the correct soundcard from procasoundcards. This app supports rfspace, funcube pro, andrus mk1. The receiver covers a frequency range of 150 khz to 1900 mhz and can displayreceive a spectrum of up to 192 khz the funcube sdr receiver was developed to support the funcube satellite project of amsatuk.
In addition, sdrdx can be made to support any sdr with a sound card interface, including iq input via your native or auxiliary sound card, with a little scripting work. You can adjust the frequency correction by changing the correction part in the funcube dongle tab. Gqrx software defined radio receiver gqrx is a software defined radio receiver powered by gnu radio and the qt gui toolkit. On the orbitron prediction software you can see fc1 is overhead, with ukube1 over the north pole. This is how i got my funcube dongle fcd from here on in working under linux on a samsung n netbook pc using quisk sdr software.
No additional drivers required for linux, osx or windows. Compared to cheap rtl dongles the funcube pro does have a 16bit adc and a 96khz sample rate which in my case is desirable compared to 2mhz and 8bit adc of rtl dongles. Theres no need for any driver updates, by design the funcube dongles have. Sdrsharp, spectravue and sdr radio in vmware fusion on a macbook pro.
Device drivers are already included in your operating system windows, linux or mac osx, 32 or 64 bit. The fcd looks like a budget usb sound card to the sdr software, so its bandwidth is restricted to 2 x 48khz. I am delighted that some people are already writing software for the fcd. Sdrdx os x and windows sdr software ham radio, radio. Good news, i have now tried updating the hid api in gnu radio grfcd and the funcube dongle works again. So far i have been using the funcube to listen to mf through vhf. Each satellite carrying a funcube payload has a dedicated dashboard and we have updated the one page summary funcube dashboard summary v 3 of those dashboards, their current version number and a dedicated download link. First of all insert the fcd into a usb port and determine that it is. The big advantage of spectravue compared to other sdr software is that its simple in use and it has very good possibilities in showing extreme weak signals. Mac users may have felt a little left out of the rtl2832u sdr revolution since there has not been a really easy way to get the rtl2832u to run with one of the sdr software programs like hdsdr. Softwaredefined radio sdr is a radio communication system where components that have been typically implemented in hardware e. Sdrdx is an open source sdr software for mac computers. Andy eventually decided to join the funcube group, when he purchased a funcube dongle pro plus in early january 2015. The funcube sdr usb dongle pro plus is an sdr software defined radio receiver built as a usb stick.
Ive been working on developing osxmac and windows versions of sdrdx. At this time, sdrdx for osx and windows supports rfspace, funcube pro, andrus mk1. It covers lf, mf, hf, vhf, uhf and l band coverage is. We have included the recommended warehouse settings for each satellite as well as the fcd centre frequency. Sdrs and digital decoding from the radioreference wiki. You can run this pc software on windows xpvista7810 32bit.