FUNcube Dongle Pro - Default Chapter; Table of Contents

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Table of Contents
Contents
1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................. 4
2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION......................................................................................................... 5
2.1 CONNECTING THE DONGLE ......................................................................................................... 5
2.2 ADJUSTING THE OUTPUT LEVEL .................................................................................................. 5
2.3 SPUR REDUCTION ...................................................................................................................... 6
2.4 IMAGE REJECTION...................................................................................................................... 7
3 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ......................................................................................................... 8
3.1 INSTALLING THE SYSTEM ............................................................................................................ 8
3.2 STARTING THE CONSOLE .......................................................................................................... 10
4 USING THE CONSOLE ................................................................................................................ 11
4.1 START YOUR DONGLE .............................................................................................................. 11
4.1.1 Soundcard ....................................................................................................................................... 11
4.1.2 Control Interface ............................................................................................................................. 11
4.1.3 Connection Errors........................................................................................................................... 12
4.2 FUNCUBE DONGLE PANE ......................................................................................................... 12
4.2.1 Center Frequency ............................................................................................................................ 13
4.2.2 Frequency Calibration .................................................................................................................... 13
4.2.3 Satellite Selection ............................................................................................................................ 13
4.2.4 Track & Plot ................................................................................................................................... 14
4.3 CONSOLE SETTINGS ................................................................................................................ 15
5 SATELLITES ................................................................................................................................. 16
5.1 HOME LOCATION ...................................................................................................................... 16
5.2 OPTIONS ................................................................................................................................. 16
5.3 NEXT PASSES .......................................................................................................................... 17
5.4 DOPPLER CORRECTION ............................................................................................................ 18
5.5 ROTATORS .............................................................................................................................. 18
5.6 ANNOUNCEMENTS .................................................................................................................... 18
5.7 GOOGLE EARTH INTEGRATION .................................................................................................. 19