Description
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The new FUNcube Dongle Pro+ plugs into your computer’s USB port. It’s compatible with many radio reception programs like Rocky, M0KGK, Spectravue and LinRad. The FUNcube Dongle also works with Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 both x86 and x64. In addition, it is compatible with Linux and MacOS as it uses standard USB drivers already integrated into the operating system. |
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The new Pro+ gives unlimited access to the frequency range 150kHz to 1900MHz. (250-410MHz omitted). It’s also all-mode: this means that it’s not just limited to narrow band FM reception. As well to data, the FUNcube Dongle Pro+ will also receive many other narrow band signals including AM, FM and SSB. It now has amazing performance on 2 m & 70 cm thanks to high performance (and expensive SAW filters fitted on board).
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To give you a flavour, the new FCD has well over twice as many parts in its bill of materials,(240 discreet components in fact!). To cater for this the board is now a six-layer design (the original FCD was only double-sided). to fit these extra pars in, they are soldered on both sides of the PCB. There are no fewer than eleven discrete front-end preselection filters, including some serious SAW filters specifically chosen for the 2 m and 70 cm amateur bands. but that’s just the start. |
Specifications:
| Guaranteed Frequency Range | 150kHz to 240MHz and 420MHz to 1.9GHz |
| Typical Frequency Coverage | 150kHz to 260MHz and 410MHz to 2.05GHz |
| Extremely Simple Hardware Setup | Just two connections, an “in” and an “out”
Standard SMA female antenna port USB 1 x type A male connection |
| Eleven Discrete Hardware Front End Filters Including | 6MHz 3dB bandwidth (10MHz at -40dB) SAW filter for the 2m band.
20MHz 3dB bandwidth (42MHz at -40dB) SAW filter for the 70cm band Third- and fifth-order LC bandpass filters for other bands |
| Typical Noise Figures | 50MHz 2.5dB
145MHz 3.5dB 435MHz 3.5dB 1296MHz 5.5dB |
| Typical NFM 12dB SINAD Measurements | 145MHz 0.15uV
435MHz 0.15uV |
