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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=PT link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>FUNcube Dongle SDR in CQ Ham Radio<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>A review of the AMSAT-UK FUNcube Dongle VHF/UHF Software Defined Radio has just been published in CQ Ham Radio magazine.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>The review can be seen at<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><a href="http://www.funcubedongle.com/MyImages/35a.pdf">http://www.funcubedongle.com/MyImages/35a.pdf</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>However, it's in Japanese so we are none the wiser as to what it says but it looks good.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>The FUNcube Dongle SDR's have been used for a wide variety of applications including:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Weather Satellites<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><a href="http://www.uk.amsat.org/2011/09/19/indian-noaa-apt-images-with-the-amsat-ukfuncube-dongle-sdr/">http://www.uk.amsat.org/2011/09/19/indian-noaa-apt-images-with-the-amsat-ukfuncube-dongle-sdr/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><a href="http://www.uk.amsat.org/2011/08/19/weather-sat-picture-received-with-funcube-dongle/">http://www.uk.amsat.org/2011/08/19/weather-sat-picture-received-with-funcube-dongle/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>A Software Defined Radio Telescope<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><a href="http://www.britastro.org/radio/projects/An_SDR_Radio_Telescope.pdf">http://www.britastro.org/radio/projects/An_SDR_Radio_Telescope.pdf</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Reception of 433/434 MHz balloons launched by radio amateurs such as<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><a href="http://www.southgatearc.org/news/december2011/digital_pictures_sent_from_balloon.htm">http://www.southgatearc.org/news/december2011/digital_pictures_sent_from_balloon.htm</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Earth-Moon-Earth (Moon Bounce) communications<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><a href="http://www.uk.amsat.org/2011/10/26/korean-eme-test-with-funcube-dongle/">http://www.uk.amsat.org/2011/10/26/korean-eme-test-with-funcube-dongle/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>The AMSAT-UK FUNcube Yahoo group now has over 2,500 members. You can join at <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FUNcube/">http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FUNcube/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>