Cross country wireless hf upconverter for rtlsdr and funcube dongles. The upconverter certainly works as advertised, and its construction quality is very impressive for any amount of money. With the sma connector to the left, the antenna is the upper input if running a long wire and not a dipole. These use 8 bit sampling but can produce very useable results. An upconverter allows you to receive hf frequencies 030 mhz with an rtlsdr which has a lower frequency limit of 24 mhz. Nooelec nesdr mini 2 usb rtlsdr and adsb receiver set. Nooelec ham it up plus upconverter noise source an upconverter lets you hear signals below the tuning range of rtlsdr dongles, so signals less than 30mhz, thats the entire shortwave medium wave longwave spectrum will be audible with a suitable antenna. At the moment, the resistance of the rf line is close to. Jan 06, 2018 here i go through configuring sdr sharp and cubic sdr for use with the ham it up upconverter by nooelec. Blue pcb is full with components, technically inclined enthusiasts can spend hours reading the different values for resistors and capacitors. An upconverter is not required for hf communication, but it is recommended, especially for those interested in the lower.
Proudly designed, fabricated and assembled in the usa and canada the ham it up plus is an hf upconverter that will allow you to extend the range of your favorite radio down to at least 300hz. Upconverters give the rtlsdr the ability to receive frequencies below its minimum frequency. Actually, the upconverter board, itself, requires no assembly. I bought the nesdr minihf bundle from nooelec, and tested it against my trusty yaesu ft840. Nooelec sdr smart hf bundle contents with ham it up tech minds.
Easysdrhf upconverter at master igrikxdeasysdr github. First impressions upconverter arrived in proper signedfor and tracked bubble wrap envelope, in a sealed antistatic bag. Added 9a4qv hf upconverter sdr up100, g0cwa 2012 upconverter, yo2ldk. Nooelec sdr radio and ham it up up converter youtube. A subreddit for the lowcost software defined radio sdr community. Frequently asked questions for all of our product lines, including nesdr, hack rf, sdr accessories and more. Designed to enable test and development of modern and next generation radio technologies, hackrf one is an open source hardware platform that can be used as a usb peripheral or programmed for stand.
Depending on the actual model their frequency range is from 2455mhz up to over 1, maybe 2ghz. Nooelec ham it up nano tiny hf upconverter w black. Kc7zxy holds a general class amateur radio license and is a working software and computer engineer in the aviation industry. Rtl sdr dongles category is a curation of 21 web resources on, rtlsdr setup instructions, vhfuhf reception with a lowcost tv dongle, guide to setting up rtlsdr. Upconverter for rtl sdr category is a curation of 7 web resources on, van dijken elektronics, dgk electronics, noolec. There are dozens of upconverter designs and commercial products that work with the rtlsdr.
The front seems to allow a lot of signals through to mix into the final output though i cant say for sure either what a circuit designer could do about that, or if its. How to setup ham it up upconverter by nooelec with sdr sharp and. Rtlsdr rtl2832u and software defined radio news and projects. Proudly designed, fabricated and assembled in the usa and canada. How to setup ham it up upconverter by nooelec with sdr. It is compatible with any radio capable of 125mhz190mhz operation to utilize the entirety of its 100khz65mhz frequency range. I, therefore, give both nooelec service and the up converter a 5star rating due to its performance, ease of use, and quality construction. That little gem is the subject of this unboxing and assembly video. Since this board is sold without an external enclosure, i chose to order the optional extruded aluminum case which is also available from nooelec. Ultralow distortion ceramic capacitors, custom built exclusively for nooelec by our taiwanese partner, allowed us to extend the range of the ham it up plus all the way down to 300hz. The original hamitup is an hf upconverter that enables reception of the hf bands with sdrs that do not natively support hf. Im testing the nooelec balun with their sdr and upconverter. Upconverter by berj ki3u for entrylevel software definedradio sdr work the inexpensive nooelec r820tbased model tv28t usb dongle has been popular 1.
Calibrating the sdr frequency display to match your ham station radio frequency display on each ham band d. This allows reception of things like am broadcasts, ham radio signals, weatherfax, international radio and much more. Ill assume the upconverter power light is on, its switched to upconvert not bypass, the antenna is connected to input and the sdr to output. For example, a 5 mhz signal might be upconverted to 105 mhz. Intended for use in receiver applications with projects like rtlsdr. Nov 08, 2012 the ham it up hf converter can be purchased at. The beginners guide to software defined radio rtlsdr. Feb 04, 2020 it also comes with a software activatable biastee circuit for powering external devices such as lnas and active antennas. Luckily to help you choose one, blogger and amateur radio hobbyist kf7lze.
The separate noise source circuit is fully assembled, which can be used for a number of rf projects, including calibration and tuning of filters, amplifiers and. Upconverters work by shifting these low hf frequencies up into a range receivable by most vhfuhf capable sdrs. We designed the spyverter r2 upconverter to extend the coverage of the airspy r2 and mini series to the hf down to virtually dc with world class dynamic range, frequency stability and sensitivity to rival with high end analog designs at a very affordable price spyverter r2 builds on top of the successful spyverter architecture and improves the key points of high performance hf reception. You should see a huge peak from the lo at that frequency. I, therefore, give both nooelec service and the upconverter a 5star rating due to its performance, ease of use, and quality construction. The tv28t is a radio receiver, whose capabilities and characteristics. Theradiogeek shows his nooelec sdr radio and ham it up up converter. Link to software downloads and installation instructions for matlab cubicsdr v0. The board was designed using the free and opensource software kicad and qucs.
Hi all, recently purchased a nooelec hf sdr kit, and it came with a 1. Calibrating the sdr frequency display to match your ham. Proudly designed, fabricated and assembled in the usa and canada the ham it up nano is an hf upconverter that will allow you to extend the range of your favorite sdr or radio down to at least 100khz. A preselector is basically a tunable bandpass filter. Better info about the opendous upconverter, kb1lqcs diy upconverter, and wa7jhzs upconverter. A highquality rf ulfvlflfmfhf converter for software defined radio devices like our nesdr series rtlsdr and the hackrfextends your radio range down to 300hz the ham it up plus is fully assembled in a custom, black, aluminum enclosure, tested, and ready to use.
Hi all, im looking for some guidance in setting up my nooelec balun one nine. Dec 14, 2015 an upconverter works simply by shifting these lower frequencies up to a higher frequency that the rtlsdr can receive. All design files are open hardware and released into the public domain under creative commons cc0. Ham it up noise source the smell of molten projects in the. That being said, we do have some recommendations for resolving this problem. Ive read online that i can use this balun with two pieces of equal length wire to make a dipole, and i have also read that i can ground one receptacle and place a random wire length in the other receptacle of the balun to make a long wire antenna. You can make a substantial improvement in your reception by adding a preselector. Rtlsdr ham it up upconverter unboxing and case assembly. Nooelec nesdr bundle, consisting of a stock nesdr, ham it up v1. Using your sdr software, set the offset to 0, and tune to 125 mhz. Works with most sdrs like funcube, rtlsdr rtl2832u with e4000, fc00 or r820t tuners. How to setup ham it up upconverter by nooelec with sdr sharp. Hdsdr may be used with these dongles to give a display width of up to 2mhz, sometimes more. A highquality rf mf, hf converter for software defined radio devices like our.
The lower terminal would then be an earth ground connection, it is optional but recommended. The 0 to 500 khz range is translated into the frequency range from 10 to 10. Hi dear om shirley, i have built, has a high sensitivity, in place of the 2n2222 put a good fet, the transistors are noisy and have a low base impedance, the impedance of the fet has a high base and less noisy absorb less rf from the tuned circuit, improving the q. Mfhf converter with sma jacks online at low price in india on. Reader david forsman, wa7jhz, read the roundup of rtlsdr upconverter choices and sent me a photo and build schematic of one he designed which was featured in the january 20 issue of qst, the arrls monthly magazine.
This project is a simple sa602 like ne602 based rf upconverter, that mixes the vlf and lf bands 0 to 500khz with a 10 mhz local oscillator, making it possible to receive 0500khz with a standard hf communications receiver or transceiver. Here i go through configuring sdr sharp and cubic sdr for use with the ham it up upconverter by nooelec. Here we take a look at the new ham it up nano hf upconverter from nooelec. Product discontinued, web page for information only. Nooelec sdr smart hf bundle contents with ham it up youtube. The ham it up nano is an hf upconverter that will allow you to extend the range of your favorite sdr or radio down to at least 100khz. I cant get anything to show up other than maybe one shortwave station on 7.
Created this because the other ones that others have made had dimensions that were slightly smaller than the actual board. Posted on february 2, 20 by jwk reader david forsman, wa7jhz, read the roundup of rtlsdr upconverter choices and sent me a photo and build schematic of one he designed which was featured in the january 20 issue of qst, the arrl s monthly magazine. The ham it up upconverter works with the most common sdr platforms to create a ham radio. Nooelec 42045 niagara falls blvd wheatfield, ny, 14304. Hackrf one from great scott gadgets is a software defined radio peripheral capable of transmission or reception of radio signals from 1mhz to 6 ghz. The upconverter circuit board also contains a mostly populated rf noise source. You can test that the local oscillator in the upconverter is running. Jan 01, 2018 nooelec sdr smart hf bundle contents with ham it up tech minds.
This is an excellent upconverter and great value at the current selling price of. Roundup of rtlsdr upconverter choices retrovoltage. I recently purchased the e4000ham it up upconverter. To date, most decent upconverters such as the popular hamitup upconverter have been based on the double balanced mixer architecture implemented by the ade1 mixer. There are two versions of this upconverter that differ in the lo and ifoutput filters, a 100mhz version and a 125mhz version version. I have read through old posts and even watched the video on the nooelec website concerning the upconverter. It is compatible with any radio capable of 125mhz190mhz for.