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

[Marcus Watson]

Small ray of sunlight if you do have to send the gear back - as long as 
the replacement's marked 'Warranty replacement' you shouldn't get 
charged again by customs. They can't charge you twice when you've only 
paid for it once :)

Marcus

On 30/10/2014 23:38, ccrypti at nym.hush.com wrote:
> On Thu, 30 Oct 2014 23:59:50 +0100 "Jay Bougie"
> <jaybougie at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 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)
> Yes, to be sure i just did again a serie of tests and combinations
> on known FM frequencies using SDR Sharp. Not sure what else we can
> try beside it being a DOA unit :(
>
> I just hate to ship it back and most likely wait till next year for
> a new unit beside the shipping costs i have to pay again. (not to
> mention customs bleeding people dry for anything outside the EU)
>
>> 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.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>