AMSAT-UK FUNcube SDR video

Henk, PA3GUO, has produced a HD video showing the AMSAT-UK FUNcube SDR dongle receiving signals from Amateur Radio satellites. He describes the results as amazing.

The FUNcube Software Defined Radio dongle covers 64 to 1700 MHz. and sells for around £125. It was developed to support the educational outreach aspect of the AMSAT-UK FUNcube satellite that will hopefully be launched towards the end of 2011.

On the FUNcube Yahoo Group Henk writes:

YouTube video featuring the first results;
- HO68 CW
- HO68 FM
- AO51 FM
- VO52 SSB
- OOREOS 1k2 AX25 (packet radio with MixW)

Results are amazing. The FUNcubeDongle gives results similar to the Kenwood TS2000x. Tests are done with the dongle straight out of the box, no tweaking.

Great achievement Howard & team !

Watch - FUNcube Dongle: Out Of The Box test of this highly innovative SDR

(click on bottom right button to view fullscreen - press Esc to return here)

Note: satellite signals are very weak and Henk used a Mast Head pre-amp for the 2m and 70cm bands.

You can join the FUNcube Yahoo Group at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FUNcube/

FUNcube SDR Dongle
http://www.funcubedongle.com/

Order at http://www.funcubedongle.com/?page_id=286

FUNcube website
http://www.FUNcube.org.uk/

AMSAT-UK publishes a colour A4 newsletter, OSCAR News, which is full of Amateur Satellite information.
Join online at http://tinyurl.com/JoinAMSAT-UK

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