Since launch of the amateur radio funcube1 ao73 cubesat in 20 the team have observed the spin of the satellite based on the panel temperatures the funcube team have speculated why the satellite spins up and down and occasionally flips the direction of spin. Previous month next month january february march april may june july august september october november december. What helped make it easy was that i was using a funcube dongle pro as the receiver thanks, john. About amsat software links the resource is currently listed in in a single category. Amsatuk is working on a new amateur satellite project the funcube project that features a 435 to 145 mhz linear transponder for ssbcw operation.
The primary function of the satellite is educational outreach, utilizing. I am looking forward to being able to listen to the other ham bands 325mhz. Pricing is on the website also, and proceeds from these units go to amsatuks funcube satellite project, so its also for a very good cause. It was a piece of cake, one of the easiest things in ham radio i have done. The primary function of the satellite is educational outreach, utilizing onboard experiments, an easytocopy 1200 baud bpsk beacon, an innovative sdr receiver the funcube dongle, and telemetry decoding, archiving, and display program.
Flex radio sdr based ham radio transceivers perseus hf sdr receivers rf space hf sdr receivers quicksilver qs1r hf sdr receiver winradio hf and vhf uhf sdr receivers alinco hf and vhf uhf receivers with iq outputs elecraft kx3 hf transceiver with iq output coming this fall. The funcube is a cubesat a low cost miniature 10cm cube sized satellite which is intended mainly for educating young people about radio, space, physics and electronics, but has also piqued the interest of amateur radio hobbyists amateur radio hobbyist n4jtcs has shared on his blog his experiences with receiving the funcube1. One end has a usb connector to go to a computer, and. Getting started with ham satellites is easier than you may think. Funcube sdr dongle overview and first impressions ham. The funcube1 is a new amateur radio satellite that aims to get youngsters into radio, space, physics and electronics. Flight and engineering models of funcube1 with funcube2 boards. Funcube mse overview and thermodynamics refresher introduction. I have been keeping an excel spreadsheet on the information below, so figured why not share it. Amsat w3zm with funcube dongle sdr cas 4b satellite qso. The funcube sdr receiver was developed to support the funcube satellite project of amsatuk. Here is a video of the funcube dongle and hdsdr receiving an am asos signal from the airport using a wideband discone antenna. Satellite telemetry and image reception with software defined.
Its a tiny cubesat measuring just 10 x 10 x 10cm, and it was launched today from russia as part of a payload onboard a former coldwar icbm intercontinental ballistic missile. Hdsdr is a freeware software defined radio sdr program for microsoft windows 2000xpvista7. The telemetry is a 1200 bd baud unit symbol bd is the unit for symbol rate or modulation rate in symbols per second. For the hardware, david uses a 3m focal plane dish antenna and a 1200 mhz high pass filter. As an example it can refer to the funcube dongle and the gauss ground dongle. Using the latest orbital mechanics equations and uptotheminute kepler element information downloaded from a variety of trusted sources, you can predict satellite. Ground stations began receiving telemetry from funcube1 soon after deployment and the satellite appears to be functioning normally. However, many of the same articles, news and reference material will be included in monitoring times, as well as the advertising of equipment. Funcube satellite dashboard and funcube dongle amateur. The beta version can also be used for satellite tracking. I use the outstanding software from simon brown, sdrradio and ham radio deluxe are by far the most advanced ham radio software packages available. Designed for the commercial, amateur radio and shortwave listener communities, the console provides a powerful interface for all sdr users.
Dr morgan uses his funcube dongle with the spectrumlab windows software, which is a specialized audio analyzer. Software defined radios sdrs have been incorporated into ham radio. On monday december 3rd 2018, the 50kg esa education office satellite eseo was launched by spacex on the spaceflight ssoa smallsat. Funcube1 telemetry is a telemetry signal sent from the funcube1 ao73 cubesat amateur radio satellite. Oxygen flux probe, satellite control software, and the quadpack deployer. Each satellite carrying a funcube payload has a dedicated dashboard and we have updated the one page summary funcube dashboard summary v 3 of those dashboards, their current version number and a dedicated download link. Software defined radio resources ham radio science. The software is being continually developed with new features added on a regular basis. Pragmatic guide for using the funcube ao73 materials.
Telemetry decoding software welcome to the funcube web site. I love the hobby and experimenting with radios, antennas and software. The funcube sdr usb dongle is an sdr software defined radio receiver built as a usb stick. Funcube satellite funcube website funcube on groups. The satellite has been developed by a team of volunteers from amsatuk and amsatnl, and was assembled at isis in delft. Funcube1, also known as ao73, is a 1u cubesat 10cm x 10cm x 10cm built and launched as a collaborative effort between amsatuk, amsatnl, and isisbv. What we werent expecting when we first embarked on the funcube project was that wed have any more than just the one. It will be interesting to use the dongle with the funcube 1 satellite when it gets off the ground later this year we hope. In the meantime ill use it to watch for sporadice in the vhf band. Oscar news, is full of amateur satellite information and free to members. Software amateur radio peosat satellite experiments.
Although the funcube dongle is capable of receiving many different types of signals, both from terra firma and from space, it was originally designed to receive the funcube1 satellite launched back in november 20. As soon as the software is complete i hope to have the funcube dongle fully operational. Enjoy tracking satellites and conduction qsos with other hams on the international space station or using amateur radio satellites. Getting started with amateur satellites k6lcs shows you. The primary function of the satellite is educational outreach, utilizing onboard experiments, an easytocopy 1200 baud bpsk beacon, an innovative sdr receiver the funcube dongle, and telemetry decoding, archiving, and display program funcube dashboard. The main category is satellite tracking programs that is about ham radio programs for satellite tracking.
We have included the recommended warehouse settings for each satellite as well as the fcd centre frequency. It has been designated with oscar number 73 by amsat and is now also known as ao73 mission. If you want to hook it up to your long wire then consider an attenuator. Phonospy cell phone tracking app can spy any iphone or android spy on someones text messages, is opensource software, whereas most android devices ship. Gqrx is a software defined radio receiver for funcube dongle fcd, rtl2832ubased dvbt devices rtlsdr, universal software radio peripherals usrp and osmo sdr devices. This collection of activities is intended to be an instructional guide to help teachers and ham radio satellite enthusiasts to access and use the amsatuk funcube materials science experiment mse resource carried onboard ao73 in their classrooms, local schools. Eo79, also known as qb50p1 and funcube3, is a 2u cubesat 10cm x 10cm x 20cm. As part of its mission, funcube1 carries a materials science experiment, from which the. It is our goal that this is the best satellite tracking software available available. If you are looking for information on ham radio satellite frequencies, i think you will find these pages useful. The ham radio deluxe satellite tracking application can track communications satellites through the cycles of their earth orbit. After about a week of activity the satellite is once again silent. Funcube1 satellite launched and heard over essex essex ham.
This was designed for best performance in the 2m and 440 bands for copying funcube satellite signals. Funcube 1 ao73 satellite details 2066ae norad 39444. With all the interest the funcube dongle has generated, there should be some interesting software and applications for it in the future. Quick video showing how easy it is to capture data from the funcube satellite using the dashboard software a computer, antenna and the funcube dongle. Everything you need is right here to access an fm satellite or two, monitor the iss and more using equipment most ham radio operators already own. I have just received my first telemetry from the funcube satellite, a. Mike rupprecht dk3wn has made a lot of software to decode telemetry that is transmitted by satellites. Satellite times, a wonderful magazine for the space radio enthusiast, is unfortunately no longer in publication. On my youtube channel i upload videos mostly on the icom 7300 and icom 7610 as well as ham radio software programs. The amsatuk educational amateur satellite project funcube features a 435 to 145 mhz linear.
Ham radio deluxes satellite tracking module takes the guesswork out of satellite operations. A nice software example is agw online kiss, this software works together with an agw pe enabled soundmodem program and gives you the opportunity to decode ax25 telemetry in kiss mode without a hardware modem. Ham radio programs for satellite tracking category is a curation of 52 web resources on, home planet release 3. The project has received major initial funding from the radio communications foundation rcf and is being developed in collaboration with isisinnovative solutions in space bv. Ham radio deluxe satellite app for amateur radio operators. The receiver covers a frequency range of 64 to 1700 mhz and can displayreceive a spectrum of up to 80 khz. Funcube 1 ao73 can be selected for live tracking or to see the passes visible from your location, if applicable. If you have heard about software defined radios, and want to play with one or three, now you have your chance. Currently there is a beta version that also supports the funcube dongle. The funcube dongle fcd is a small software defined receiver sdr with a built. The amsatuk educational amateur satellite project funcube features a 435 to 145 mhz linear transponder for ssbcw operation and a telemetry beacon for schools to receive.
The additional filtering that has been done to use on the hf bands is more than adequate for general purpose use. Funcube pro plus differs from rtlsdr dvbt stick, with 11 filters to improved quality of reception on radio amateurs and satellite band inculding the amateur band 2m and 70cm bands. Funcube1 is a complete educational single unit cubesat satellite with the goal of enthusing and educating young people about radio, space, physics and electronics. Satellite operator intelsat files for chapter 11 bankruptcy satellite operator intelsat, which launched the worlds first commercial communications satellite intelsat 1 in 1965, filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy wednesday may in order to ease a multibilliondollar debt and join an fcc spectrum clearing program. It is part of a program which aims to launch more of these educational. A russian dnepr rocket carried amsatuks funcube1 now known officially as amsatoscar 73 and 18 other satellites to orbit at 0710 utc on thursday, november 21. Oscar 7 is a satellite launched in november 1974 that has returned to life during. Bpsk binary phaseshift keying 1 bit per symbol signal. Funcube was amsatuks first cubesat project designed to provide educational outreach for schools and colleges around the world and a twoway ssbcw communications transponder for radio amateurs. The funcube project was started in the uk by amsatuk. Recently, the funcube1 satellite was successfully launched. This link is listed in our web site directory since friday oct 19 2001, and till today amsat software links has been followed for a total of 19800 times.
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