[amsat-bb] sdr receiver

[Ernie]

Hasan,

There are lots of YouTube videos out there on how to get started with 
ham SDR. Check those out for some good detailed information.

I have both the FuncubePro+ and the new SDRPLAY Rsp1A,  SDR units. There 
is good to be said about both for satellite work, I like them both. They 
both work with almost all of the SDR programs out there. For software, 
SDR Console is a good one to start with. Using SDR Console from 
SDR-Radio.com, these two receivers work pretty much plug and play.

For cheaper SDR sticks, RTL-SDR.COM has a new and improved unit with 
metal enclosure, extra filtering and ability to go into the HF region. 
All for about $22 US. It doesn't match up to the two mentioned above, 
but a a cheap one. :-)


Links:
http://www.funcubedongle.com/
https://www.sdrplay.com/rsp1a/
https://www.rtl-sdr.com/buy-rtl-sdr-dvb-t-dongles/
https://www.sdr-radio.com/Console

Ernie
W8EH


On 12/19/2018 5:24 PM, James Brown wrote:
> I am thinking of upgrading the station by removing the ft817 as downlink receiver and going to SDR receiver.
>
> Looking for best data to get started and choice of SDR unit to use.
>
> Open to hearing pro and con!
>
> Also interested in raspberry pi plus SDR to do the job. I have no experience with raspberry but appears to becoming popular.
>
> Can SATpc 32 control a sdr as it would any transceiver?
>
> Jim
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