Monthly Archives: September 2012

Demo Video of FUNcube Dongle Pro+

Folks I put together a quick single-take video of the forthcoming FUNcube Dongle Pro + this evening here. Many thanks, Howard

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Announcing the FUNcube Dongle Pro+

Folks The new FUNcube Dongle Pro+ offers the following features and enhancements: o Full coverage of all amateur bands from 136kHz through HF, 6m, 2m, 4m, 2m, 1.25m, 70cm, 33cm, 23cm (150kHz-240MHz and 420MHz-1.9GHz, 70kHz-150kHz coverage through your software’s NCO … Continue reading

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FUNcube Dongle Pro+ 2m and 70cm filters

Folks, I took some pics of the responses of the close-in 2m and 70cm SAW filter responses of the FCD Pro+ tonight, which I show here. Of course, you are still welcome to use the other external discrete LC filters … Continue reading

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The FUNcube Dongle Pro+: building a PCB with parts on both sides

Folks The first spin of the PCB for the FCD Pro+ I soldered manually, one part at a time, one side at a time. I used the hot air iron for the big chips, and manually soldered the discretes. Truth … Continue reading

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Diary of the FUNcube Dongle Pro+, age 2½ weeks

Folks While we await parts for the original FUNcube Dongle, as you may be aware we’ve taken the opportunity to build an updated version which also has many additional features and performance enhancements. I am pleased to announce that after … Continue reading

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