M1CTK First, please DO NOT copy & paste the entire conversation again and again. This is confusing and will blow things up.
Second, please DO give some more information about what goes wrong and what you have done so far. Screenshots are always great. Thanks
M1CTK. You need 14V for the narrowband Transponder or 18V for the wideband.
If you can't supply 18V, just rotate your LNB 90°. You will still receive narrow band signals, but attenuated, because this way you changed polarisation. The wideband transponder should now be visible on sdr console. Fully zoom out to see the transponder over the noisefloor. Also, check the tilt angle you need for your location for max. signal level. There are calculators for azimuth, elevation and skew (tilt) to be found on the web.
Hi,
20-25dB over the noise is good. How strong is the upper beacon?
I see different levels when i compare gqrx and sdr-console, both getting their data from the same sdr dongle on a server running rtl_tcp. In gqrx, the lower beacon is 30-35dB over noise (when tx-ing the steady carrier) , the upper beacon 27dB. In sdr-console, the lower beacon is only 15dB , the upper beacon 25dB over noise.
Maybe it depends on the settings. Experiment with LNA-Gain etc. Compare weak signals with web-sdrs to evaluate your setup. I can read many weak signals better on my own setup than on https://eshail.batc.org.uk/nb/ .
73, Martin
It's working now. For whatever reason, after copying ldpc_tool to /leansdr/src/apps it was no longer executable. Now fixed
Here's what i get now:
/>mac@shack:~/leansdr/src/apps$ rtl_sdr -f 1337500000 -s 2400000 -g 23 - | ./leandvb --gui --inpipe 32000000 --nhelpers 6 --sr 2000e3 --sampler rrc --rrc-rej 30 --standard DVB-S2 --ldpc-helper ldpc_tool -v -d | vlc -
VLC media player 2.2.2 Weatherwax (revision 2.2.2-0-g6259d80)
ANF is disabled (requires a clean signal).
Measuring SPD
Roll-off 0.35
Fs after resampling/decimation: 2400000.000000 Hz
RRC interpolator: 53 steps
RRC filter: 497 coeffs.
Found 1 device(s):
0: Realtek, RTL2838UHIDIR, SN: 00000001
Using device 0: Generic RTL2832U OEM
Output:
'_': S2 frame received without errors
'.': error-corrected S2 frame
'!': S2 frame with remaining errors
[000000000127a148] core libvlc: VLC wird mit dem Standard-Interface ausgeführt. Benutzen Sie 'cvlc', um VLC ohne Interface zu verwenden.
Detached kernel driver
Found Rafael Micro R820T tuner
[R82XX] PLL not locked!
Sampling at 2400000 S/s.
Tuned to 1337500000 Hz.
Tuner gain set to 22.90 dB.
Reading samples in async mode...
COARSE(50): 0.104585 rad/symb (33290 Hz at 2000000 baud)
Ignoring coarse det, using 0.000000
ACQ
LOCKED
Creating LUT for QPSK ratecode 1
Spawning LDPC helper: modcod=6 sf=0
ldpc_tool: Permission denied
Spawning LDPC helper: modcod=6 sf=0
ldpc_tool: Permission denied
Spawning LDPC helper: modcod=6 sf=0
ldpc_tool: Permission denied
Spawning LDPC helper: modcod=6 sf=0
ldpc_tool: Permission denied
Spawning LDPC helper: modcod=6 sf=0
ldpc_tool: Permission denied
Spawning LDPC helper: modcod=6 sf=0
ldpc_tool: Permission denied
[00007fcb44001128] core stream error: cannot pre fill buffer
Signal caught, exiting!
Short write, samples lost, exiting!
User cancel, exiting...
Reattached kernel driverdl7kay Hi, i run Lubuntu 16.04. . I was following the install guide on leandvb website, this failed. Removed everything and git cloned to github.
Now on github, the process is completely different. What command should i issue to see a signal in VLC ?
Hi MWK, i struggle to install LEANDVB, do you have a way to install it? Going the way as shown on LEANDVB website fails here.
Thanks
Hi.
I tried LNB -> 20mKoax -> Amsat RX-Mixer -> FT-290R2. The s-meter was pinned in the right corner and i mainly heard noise, only the strongest signals were readable. Much better with 20db-ish attenuation.
Tried a different radio with better strong signal handling. No attenuation necessary. So it depends on your radio. If your radio has it, the ATTENUATOR is your friend.
73, Martin
Well, you can of course feed it through the enclosure directly. But then you risk the enclosure to cut through the insulation of the 12V cable over time. Or you need to install a rubber funnel like these: https://www.pollin.de/p/durchf…7-mm-schwarz-10-st-442588
Again, this means you need to order.
73, Martin
I bought the Universal RX Mixer and assembled it/put it in an enclosure while at my /p location during an easter vacation. I would have liked to find a feed through capacitor in the kit. If you - like many here - are not well equipped with parts, you need to order one . Reichelt doesn't have them, Pollin does. So why not include one in the kit and therefore raise the price to -say- 179.00€ ?
I sure would have paid that extra 50Cent. It saves an order.
73, Martin
Understood.
Will use the raspberry image for portable operation from my vacation qth, and , most important, for a presentation at DL0WH to show how easy it is to get qrv. We have a bunch of raspberry enthusiasts there, but they somehow lost connection to "radio" in "amateur radio". Just now and for preparing the presentation, i receive the sat on your raspberry image with a 60cm dish behind a closed balcony door and with a tree in the path. Amazing
But also will try to get it up and running on a desktop pc. Will report here. I'm an even worse programmer 
Great.
I'm running GQRX at home on a Desktop PC. Do you intend to make the source code available so every one can install this on their desktop PC, not only for the raspberry?
Hi there,
i tried to inflate satcontrol.img.zip with 2 different programs with GUI on a linux computer, both failed. Inflating on the commandline resulted in a file >5Gb. I copied it to the card anyway using dd , but it wouldn't boot. Downloaded it to my laptop and tried there successfully. It also resulted in a file >5Gb, but dd copied it and it would boot. Something is wrong with the file, i should say.
Anyway, good job! Been trying to run my own installation on a 3b+ over the last few days and failed (audio device underruns) or had a huge cpu-load >78%. So your optimizations, if any , do the trick. Load only abt. 40%. Keep on!
Martin
Today DJ8LC and me measured the re-built antenna according to https://www.dxzone.com/dx31177/patch-antenna.jpg .The match was a lot better and closer to the desired frequency. I didn't fix the patch to the reflector but only glued 2 spacers on the patch so i could rotate the patch while measuring. The place of the spacers have a great impact on the match. We rotated the patch until we got a return loss about 20dB on 2400Mhz. Then we placed the antenna in it's final box and measured again. 26dB.... Done!
The antenna is placed in the lid of the box, the box presses the antenna down to the lid when screwed on. Now i need to seal the hole where the n-socket protrudes the lid. see some pictures and a HowTo https://dl0wh.de/patch-antenne-2-4ghz-fuer-qo-100-uplink/
Now desperately waiting for the transverter from LZ-Land. 73, Martin
Ok, i re-built the Antenna. If i'm lucky, DJ8LC has some spare time for the measurements. Lets see. Actually , i was not 800Mhz low, but about 180 Mhz and the match was no good.
Thanks Remco.
Is this proven? My first antenna was according to the dimensions K3TZ gave, but was well below 2.4 Ghz, at least 800Mhz. Maybe i made a mistake somewhere.
Is the diameter of the reflector critical? The design by 7N... says 100mm, K3TZ says 4inch (101,6mm).
Hi there,
i am new to frequencies like these , coming from the other end of the ham radio spectrum , DC for most people here .
I greatly failed with my first attempt to build an antenna not made of wire at least 40m long, hi. I built the patch feed antenna, probably with the wrong dimensions. My question is: Can i use the dimensions given by G0MJW in this thread and not drill a 22mm hole ( won't need it) . Instead, i would use a screw and nut in the center for adjusting the distance between reflector and patch. Can i do that? Will the dimensions be the same? Thanks.
73, Martin