Difference between revisions of "User:Omegix/Notes/Amateur Radio"

Latest revision as of 12:51, 21 February 2018

RTL-SDR
- Super shitty MCX connector. Replacing with SMA.
- Need to hack a bias T onto the board: https://www.rtl-sdr.com/rtl-sdr-bias-tee-hack/
  - for KuBand an LNB is needed. LNBs need a higher voltate. Here's an article on someone who did this with a different bias T: https://forums.outernet.is/t/a-ku-band-sdr-device/4539/2
DIY Lband Outernet Patch Panel: https://www.rtl-sdr.com/building-and-testing-an-l-band-patch-antenna-for-inmarsat-c-reception/
- Reflector Size: 170 mm x 170 mm
- Patch Size: 98 mm x 98 mm
- Corner Trim: 21 mm from top right and bottom left corners
- Coax Connection (Probe): 25 mm from bottom edge
- Height of patch from reflector: 7 mm
- Had a pdf created of the design so people can print out their own template: https://owncloud.makerslocal.org/index.php/s/bvscCSrm6QXKAR9
Outernet Software Installation
- https://media.readthedocs.org/pdf/outernet-l-band-on-linux/latest/outernet-l-band-on-linux.pdf
  - you will need to add this to the vagrant file: Vagrant::DEFAULT_SERVER_URL.replace('https://vagrantcloud.com')

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 == Outernet ==
+* RTL-SDR
+** Super shitty MCX connector.  Replacing with SMA.
+** Need to hack a bias T onto the board:  https://www.rtl-sdr.com/rtl-sdr-bias-tee-hack/
+*** for KuBand an LNB is needed.  LNBs need a higher voltate.  Here's an article on someone who did this with a different bias T:  https://forums.outernet.is/t/a-ku-band-sdr-device/4539/2
 * DIY Lband Outernet Patch Panel: https://www.rtl-sdr.com/building-and-testing-an-l-band-patch-antenna-for-inmarsat-c-reception/
 ** Reflector Size: 170 mm x 170 mm