[Hackrf-dev] no reception

[Michael Ossmann]

On Sun, Feb 07, 2016 at 05:30:46PM +0100, f4ck f4ck wrote:
>
> > > the software seems to be working fine but i get no reception on my
> > > hackrf one.
> > 
> > What do you mean by "no reception"? No data received? Just noise?
> > Poor signal strength?
>
> both noise and poor. i've tried to get fm-radio but that does not work
> at all.

If you are using the Wi-Fi antenna you mentioned in a previous email, it
is unsurprising that you would have poor FM reception.  You might be
better off with a paperclip.  In an urban environment with local FM
broadcast stations, a paperclip is typically good enough to pick up at
least the stronger stations.  For a walkthrough on how to listen to FM
broadcast with GNU Radio, see:

http://greatscottgadgets.com/sdr/1/

> > Which reseller did you buy from?
>
> Cirket Electroniccs Co.,Ltd(Alibaba)

We haven't heard any positive results from people who have purchased
units from the cloners on Alibaba.  It is possible that your board was
never tested.

Mike