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AMSAT-UK FUNcube SDR Video

Nu finns en video på YouTube som visar en test på FUNcube SDR Dongle:

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

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
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFZGlqKPPQo
(HD
video: set to 720p and Fullscreen)

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

By SM0TGU

Webmaster and member of the AMSAT-SM steering group.

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