[amsat-bb] Best SDR for satellite reception

[Andrew Rich]

What does the big brother airspy do over the mini ?

Andrew

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> On 18 Aug 2017, at 6:29 am, Jim Jerzycke <kq6ea at verizon.net> wrote:
> 
> I have the "full size" Airspy, and it works very well. I've gone through half a dozen USB dongles, both Fun Cube dongles, the HackRF, and both SDRPlay units, and I like the Airspy the best.
> 
> 
> 73, Jim  KQ6EA
> 
> 
>> On 08/17/2017 07:27 PM, Simon Brown wrote:
>> Well,
>> 
>> It's sensitive, has a good dynamic range (fewer problems from pages, FM
>> Stereo transmitters) etc.
>> 
>> Simon Brown, G4ELI
>> www.sdr-radio.com
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Andrew Rich [mailto:vk4tec at internode.on.net]
>> Sent: 17 August 2017 20:26
>> To: Simon Brown <simon at sdr-radio.com>
>> Cc: amsat-bb at amsat.org
>> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Best SDR for satellite reception
>> 
>> I don't know what it is about the mini maybe it's the tracking filters but
>> it works well
>> 
>> Andrew
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On 18 Aug 2017, at 5:12 am, Simon Brown <simon at sdr-radio.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Andrew,
>>> 
>>> The Airspy Mini is a very good SDR, you have not made a mistake. At
>>> 1,296MHz you'll probably need a LNA.
>>> 
>>> Simon Brown, G4ELI
>>> www.sdr-radio.com
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Andrew
>>> Rich
>>> 
>>> ...
>>> 
>>> 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
>>> 
>> 
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