[Hackrf-dev] Run out of options to get HackRF One working :(

[Jay Bougie]

Can you confirm you have been adjusting the gain (lna/vga)  and amp in your
tests within SDR Sharp and Gqrx (same idea in gqrx,  slightly different
names)

Jay
On Oct 30, 2014 6:13 PM, <ccrypti at nym.hush.com> wrote:

>
>
> On Thu, 30 Oct 2014 23:04:56 +0100 "Rick Zero_Chaos Farina"
> <zerochaos at gentoo.org> wrote:
> >On 10/30/2014 02:54 PM, ccrypti at nym.hush.com wrote:
> >> Hi Simon / All,
> >>
> >> With the antenna using the rtl usb stick i can receive FM fine.
> >I
> >> thought the ANT500 is better than the standard antenna which
> >comes
> >> with most of those usb dongles ? I tested the continuity of the
> >> ANT500 which is good. Shield and antenna have none, but the
> >inner
> >> pin and antenna have continuity.
> >>
> >> Also i just installed the 2.3 beta which now displays the hackrf
> >
> >> one as an option. But still no go on the usual FM frequencies,
> >just
> >> noise or silence when selecting a peak.
> >>
> >> I bought also a few other antennas for specific ranges like 2.4
> >> Ghz. How can i use the 2.4 Ghz antenna to determine if the
> >hackrf
> >> works ? I mean i can connect it and go to 2.4 Ghz, but what is a
> >
> >> typical sound or view to know it is working as it should ?
> >
> >Be aware, the HackRF has an SMA antenna port, and most 2.4GHz
> >antennas
> >are for wifi which uses an RP-SMA jack.  This means that the two
> >will
> >actually fit perfectly together, except for the fact that there is
> >no
> >electrical connection at all.  Be certain your 2.4GHz is SMA and
>
>
> True, that's why the place where i bought it specifically made it
> clear it is suitable for the hackrf one.
>
> Do you have by chance some audio file or graph which i can use to
> compare to the output i should get when i test with the 2.4 Ghz
> antenna ? Or any one ?
>
> Thanks !
>
>
> >not RP-SMA.
> >
> >-Zero_Chaos
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> Micky
> >>
> >> On Thu, 30 Oct 2014 19:05:14 +0100 "Simon Brown" <simon at sdr-
> >> radio.com> wrote:
> >>> Micky,
> >>>
> >>> You must use a better antenna unless you live right in the
> >middle
> >>> of the Big City, and even then your antenna may be defective.
> >>>
> >>> Simon Brown G4ELI
> >>> http://v2.sdr-radio.com
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> From: ccrypti at nym.hush.com [mailto:ccrypti at nym.hush.com]
> >>>
> >>> Hi Simon,
> >>>
> >>> Thank you for your help. I use the ANT500 antenna which came
> >with
> >>> the unit. I also noticed that SDR# shows the device as
> >>> "Jawbreaker"
> >>> while in my understanding that was a beta prototype. But
> >judging
> >>>from size, hackrf_info and GQRX it's picked up as HackRF One.
> >>>
> >>> I will setup the SDR-Radio software on my laptop and from there
> >i
> >>> hope we can get something out of it.
> >>>
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