[amsat-bb] ThumbNet SDR

[Bob Meyers]

Try PL259.com.  They have F connector to PL 259 adapters.

Bob
WA8FXQ 

> On Nov 26, 2018, at 6:21 PM, E.Mike McCardel <mccardelm at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Graham, thanks;
> 
> I’ll check out your link.
> I downloaded SDR# and ran through setting it up, following the directions in your link. It seems to be working. But, Doh, the dongle has an F connector. So something needs adapted to connect to an antenna. With my inability to find stuff, I am guessing somewhere here there is the right combination of coax and connectors to make a feed line. *Sigh*
> Nothing good without a hassle!
> 
> 73,
> E.
> 
> EMike McCardel, AA8EM
> Senior Editor AMSAT News Service
> Past AMSAT-NA VP Educational Relations
> 
> 
>> On Nov 26, 2018, at 6:33 PM, Graham <planophore at aei.ca> wrote:
>> 
>> I have a thumbnet N3 which I seem to recall is pretty much like the original thumbnet dongle but with a few improvements. Both should work just like any other RTL sdr dongle with SDR Sharp.
>> 
>> here a link which may help https://www.rtl-sdr.com/getting-the-rtl-sdr-to-work-on-windows-10/
>> 
>> latest versions of SDR Sharp still include all the bits and pieces for installing these RTL dongles, at least it did the last time I looked which was some time ago.
>> 
>> cheers, Graham ve3gtc near Ottawa Canada
>> 
>> 
>>> On 2018-11-26 22:20:57, E.Mike McCardel wrote:
>>> I few years ago I acquired a ThumbNet USB Rtl-sdr dongle. They were made available by a group called Thumbsat (thumbsat.com). I have never used it but it appears different than the N3 they now have available. I can’t find any of my documentation. I was wondering if anyone has any experience with this item. I hope to try using it with SDR#. The only experience I have in this area is with a funcube dongle, which I have misplaced.
>>> If anyone has suggestions or can point me toward some documentation I would appreciate it.
>>> 
>>> 73,
>>> EMike
>>> 
>>> EMike McCardel, AA8EM
>>> Senior Editor AMSAT News Service
>>> Past AMSAT-NA VP Educational Relations
>>> 
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