[Hackrf-dev] Possibly Defective HackRF One?

[Scott Halligan]

Mike,

Thanks for your reply. Also, thanks to the other people that seem to be 
in the same boat as me. Maybe we non-technical users can get this 
figured out yet.

I operate out of Windows, so I'm not even sure when/how to begin when it 
comes to the latest version of libhackrf. I can also conclude without a 
doubt that it is not an antenna issue, and I'm a complete train wreck 
when it comes to understanding what you mean regarding unsigned vs. 
signed samples. I am not sure how much of this if any applies to using 
this device in a Windows environment.

Unfortunately, from what I can see, any documentation provided is 99% 
Linux based and assumes that the end-user has the technical know-how to 
accomplish these things. While I respect the abilities of such users 
greatly, I'm not one of them. My intention was to use the hackRF as a 
portable wide band receiver for scoping out narrow band FM signals and 
being able to quickly tune to them using SDR# or SDR-Console.

I guess I need a "HackRF for Dummies" guide. It's either that or someone 
will get a good deal on a "lightly used" one in the near future.

Thanks,

Scott

On 10/30/2014 9:31 AM, dragorn wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 28, 2014 at 03:51:49PM -0400, Scott Halligan wrote:
>> I have updated the HackRF One to the latest firmware and CPLD using
>> Pentoo. Both went without a hitch. I have not made any efforts to
>> crack the case to see if anything appears obvious, considering it
>> might void any warranty. I have not transmitted at all with it, nor
>> have I had it near any strong RF sources.
> Check the antenna, and make sure you have the latest libhackrf and
> libosmo and gr-osmo.
>
> At some point in recent history the hackrf switched from unsigned to
> signed samples; if your tools are the old version they'll screw things
> up and your signal will look pretty dead.
>
> -m
>

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