[amsat-bb] Best SDR for satellite reception

[Jerry Buxton]

SDR# works with SatPC32 DDE for FUNcube Dongle Doppler control.

Jerry Buxton, NØJY

On 8/13/2017 12:25, Paul Stoetzer wrote:
> In Windows, you can configure SatPC32 to control HDSDR through a virtual
> serial cable as well.
>
> 73,
>
> Paul, N8HM
>
> On Sun, Aug 13, 2017 at 1:07 PM, fabrice faure <fab4space at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> hello, you can use gpredict with gqrx to handle leo doppler with funcube
>> 73 de Fabrice F4HHV
>>
>> Le 13 août 2017 18:23, "Paul Andrews" <w2hro.fn20 at gmail.com> a écrit :
>>
>>> Has anyone written software to allow the Funcube Dongle to be
>>> frequency controlled to compensate for LEO satellite doppler?   For
>>> linear satellites, 1Hz frequency control would be required.   For FM
>>> 1KHz would be ok.   If it's not possible to control the actual FCD+
>>> LO, it should be possible to control the baseband audio spectrum.
>>>
>>> I first used the FCD+ as a panadapter with an FT-847 with LEO linear
>>> satellites.
>>>
>>> More recently, I use (dual polarization) two (2) Funcube Dongle Plus
>>> SDRs for 2M EME and they are sensitive wideband (50 KHz) receivers.
>>> Frequency stability on 144 MHz is very good and easily decode JT65
>>> signals bounced off the moon.   No doppler compensation is used for
>>> 144 MHz moon bounce.
>>>
>>> WSJT-X will control a commercial radio VFO to compensate for moon
>>> doppler.   WSJT-X does not support control the FCD+ for doppler
>>> compensation.
>>>
>>> The FCD+ is so widely used, I'm surprised that I have not found an
>>> application that will control the FCD+ and support doppler
>>> compensation.
>>>
>>> 73 - Paul - W2HRO
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sun, Aug 13, 2017 at 7:03 AM, Andrew Rich <vk4tec at internode.on.net>
>>> wrote:
>>>> With the proliferation of software defined radios on the market I am
>>> interested to hear what people think is the best for 137 / 144 / 440 /
>> 1296
>>> MHz use.
>>>> I have selected the airspy mini based on the fact
>>>>
>>>> It's 12 bits
>>>> It's got tracking filters
>>>> It works with sdr sharp, hdsdr, gnuradio, gqrx
>>>>
>>>> Has anyone bought out a satellite specific SDR ?
>>>>
>>>> The funcube dongle is probably the best ?
>>>>
>>>> I have a hack rf as well as rtl sdr and sdr play
>>>>
>>>> Andrew
>>>>
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
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