[Hackrf-dev] HackRF-dev Digest, Vol 59, Issue 2

Wed Aug 2 09:13:48 EDT 2017

Have you considered fldigi?

Brian
KE6IYC

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> On Aug 2, 2017, at 18:31, vk2war via HackRF-dev <hackrf-dev at greatscottgadgets.com> wrote:
> 
> G'day everyone !
> 
> First thing Is first.  Thankyou Dominic for replacing my faulty HackRF One. 
> 
> That I really appreciate.
> 
> I am an Advanced Amateur Radio Operator (Full Call Ham if you like, my call
> is VK2WAR.
> 
> I was in the Royal Australian Navy, recuperating from multiple injuries,
> and subsequently over a dozen surgeries.  I am still having surgeries,
> albeit minor ones now day, when I got my Licence and started working HF
> specifically the 40 meter band, for the most. 
> 
> I have sold all of my HF equipment.   I got sick of arguing with councils
> over Antenna issues.   Ive moved home multiple times, and even though I
> still have a couple of HF Antennas, for instance a Titan DX worth half a
> mint, in the back yard, Im firstlhy unable to physicaly put it up, and I
> don't want to fight over putting up antennas at my new home with my current
> council. 
> 
> Anyways, I spent a lot of time on HF.  Even came second in QC Magazines 2010
> competition, for High Power 40 metres. 
> 
> But one thing I liked was using software to operate my radios.   My last HF
> radio was a Yaesu FT-950.   I had an FT-897 prior to that. 
> 
> I almoat cried the day I sold my Emtron DX-2SP Amplifier. 
> 
> I sold all my equipment to purchase Cameras, Audio Equipment, and Video
> Switching equipment, to produce podcasts/Vblogs etc.  Which I have not
> really done, save a few reviews on Youtube, on FPV Racing Drones and
> equipment. 
> 
> Ive spent a lot of time putting drones together, usually because my dominant
> right hand is screwed and everything takes so much longer for mw. 
> 
> Anyways, that's a quick intro.  My QRZ page is here
> https://qrz.com/db/VK2WAR
> 
> I have been using my HackRF mostly for reception.  I have tried a couple of
> replay attacks and it works well. 
> 
> GQRX and SDR# are all nice and cool to use to operate the HackRF.  But I
> have a query. 
> 
> I love Ham Radio Deluxe.  I especially like DM780.
> 
> Is there any way that you can get a HackRF working with DM780 especially for
> digital modes, which is what It is for.    Decoding PSK31, CW, and other
> digital modes are so much easier to decode, rather than using software
> designed for each specific modulation type.   DM780 has it all.  
> 
> I just tried a trialware version of the latest HRD.    It does not recognise
> the HackRF. 
> 
> Is there a way of getting it to? Or do I need to repurchase something like a
> signalink, and retransmit signals into DM780 for demodulation/decoding ?
> 
> Jason
> VK2WAR  
> 
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> Today's Topics:
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>   1. Re: what is the story with gr-osmosdr not building?
>      (Chuck McManis)
>   2. Re: Transmitt (Andrew Rich)
>   3. Re: what is the story with gr-osmosdr not building? (Anon Lister)
>   4. Re: Transmitt (Andrew Rich)
>   5. Re: Transmitt (Andrew Rich)
>   6. Re: what is the story with gr-osmosdr not building?
>      (Chuck McManis)
>   7. Need a hand (Andrew Rich)
> 
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> Message: 1
> Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2017 22:50:35 -0700
> From: Chuck McManis <chuck.mcmanis at gmail.com>
> To: Dominic Spill <dominicgs at gmail.com>
> Cc: Hackrf-dev <hackrf-dev at greatscottgadgets.com>
> Subject: Re: [Hackrf-dev] what is the story with gr-osmosdr not
>    building?
> Message-ID:
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> 
> Hi Dominic,
> 
>> We're not in a position to support LimeSDR on this mailing list,
> 
> I know, I much prefer my HackRF :-). Up to now I've "gotten away" with just
> using the packages rather than go into the FOSS dungeon to smelt metal to
> cast parts for a lathe so that I can create the tools that I need to get
> something done. Consider it an expression of my frustration. So begins my
> entry into the third level of hell, perhaps I'll blog about it :-). It does
> surprise me that HEAD on a 'major'
> package like gr-osmosdr would not even be buildable, (because that is
> typically the first test prior to merge a commit, does it still build) but
> as I've been digging into it, some of the inter-relationships between
> gnuradio, what Ettus started with (aka the uhd API) and the current state of
> affairs (about a half dozen SDRs bodged into the framework in one way or
> another) that the situation is far from "simple."
> 
> Since the HackRF stuff seems to be the most effectively integrated SDR I
> just assume all the pros are here who already know all this stuff.
> 
> --Chuck
> 
>> On Mon, Jul 31, 2017 at 10:22 PM, Dominic Spill <dominicgs at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> On 30 July 2017 at 22:51, Chuck McManis <chuck.mcmanis at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Every day I regret spending money on this LimeSDR unit, and the only 
>>> way to talk to it is with 'SoapSDR' driving it through gr-osmosdr. 
>>> Now why gr-osmosdr can't drive it directly? Who knows but still I 
>>> thought I would rebuild gr-osmosdr from source and it dies horribly 
>>> trying to build RTL stuff.
>> 
>> Hi Chuck,
>> 
>> We're not in a position to support LimeSDR on this mailing list, 
>> there's no link between the projects and I don't have access to the 
>> hardware.  I don't know if LimeSDR has a support channel, but I would 
>> recommend contacting them or other LimeSDR users as they will likely 
>> have experience with building LimeSDR support for GNU Radio.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>>  Dominic
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 2
> Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2017 16:00:22 +1000
> From: Andrew Rich <vk4tec at tech-software.net>
> To: Dominic Spill <dominicgs at gmail.com>
> Cc: OP Imbiber <opimbiber at gmail.com>, hackrf-dev
>    <hackrf-dev at greatscottgadgets.com>
> Subject: Re: [Hackrf-dev] Transmitt
> Message-ID: <AAA71164-4294-4C8F-9B08-3699F83F05CE at tech-software.net>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
> 
> Perfect thank you ! 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On 1 Aug 2017, at 3:24 pm, Dominic Spill <dominicgs at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> On 30 July 2017 at 14:48, Andrew Rich <vk4tec at tech-software.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Sorry it's suck abroad question s
>>> 
>>> Can my hack rf Tx a carrier anywhere between 1 MHz and 6ghz ?
>> 
>> Yes.
>> 
>>> What software can I use ?
>> 
>> hackrf_transfer -c
>> 
>> Remember, you need to comply with local laws when transmitting.
>> 
>>> I have gnu radio installed and I have already received
>> 
>> You can also use a signal source connected to an osmocom_sink block to
> transmit.
>> 
>> 
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> Message: 3
> Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2017 02:49:32 -0400
> From: Anon Lister <listeranon at gmail.com>
> To: Chuck McManis <chuck.mcmanis at gmail.com>
> Cc: hackrf-dev at greatscottgadgets.com
> Subject: Re: [Hackrf-dev] what is the story with gr-osmosdr not
>    building?
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> Builds fine for me. I suggest you try posting on discuss-gnuradio (if that
> is your end goal, see below,) however I suggest you first read [1] and [2].
> Specifically, list your goal(you mention gr-osmosdr, then the LimeSDR, on
> the hackrf mailing list, with no mention of your end goal), what you have
> tried sofar(did you build any other pieces of code first? What was the
> result of that?), and any error messages you encountered. This will help
> people better understand what your trying to do and explain the meaning of
> any error messages you are getting.
> 
> The LimeSDR is a fairly new device, and the best place to ask questions
> about it seems to be the discourse page from myriadrf, found at [3] or you
> can visit their wiki found at [4] (However, once again, read [1] first.) It
> sounds like your new to Linux, if you just want to listen to radio, perhaps
> look at SDRConsole for a native windows program, which has a lower learning
> curve, and is closed source.)
> 
> [1] http://www.catb.org/esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
> [2] http://xyproblem.info
> [3] https://discourse.myriadrf.org/c/projects/limesdr
> [4] https://wiki.myriadrf.org/Lime_Suite
> 
> Cheers,
> -Anon
> 
> On Aug 1, 2017 1:50 AM, "Chuck McManis" <chuck.mcmanis at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi Dominic,
> 
>> We're not in a position to support LimeSDR on this mailing list,
> 
> I know, I much prefer my HackRF :-). Up to now I've "gotten away" with just
> using the packages rather than go into the FOSS dungeon to smelt metal to
> cast parts for a lathe so that I can create the tools that I need to get
> something done. Consider it an expression of my frustration. So begins my
> entry into the third level of hell, perhaps I'll blog about it :-). It does
> surprise me that HEAD on a 'major'
> package like gr-osmosdr would not even be buildable, (because that is
> typically the first test prior to merge a commit, does it still build) but
> as I've been digging into it, some of the inter-relationships between
> gnuradio, what Ettus started with (aka the uhd API) and the current state of
> affairs (about a half dozen SDRs bodged into the framework in one way or
> another) that the situation is far from "simple."
> 
> Since the HackRF stuff seems to be the most effectively integrated SDR I
> just assume all the pros are here who already know all this stuff.
> 
> --Chuck
> 
>> On Mon, Jul 31, 2017 at 10:22 PM, Dominic Spill <dominicgs at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> On 30 July 2017 at 22:51, Chuck McManis <chuck.mcmanis at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Every day I regret spending money on this LimeSDR unit, and the only 
>>> way to talk to it is with 'SoapSDR' driving it through gr-osmosdr. 
>>> Now why gr-osmosdr can't drive it directly? Who knows but still I 
>>> thought I would rebuild gr-osmosdr from source and it dies horribly 
>>> trying to build RTL stuff.
>> 
>> Hi Chuck,
>> 
>> We're not in a position to support LimeSDR on this mailing list, 
>> there's
> no
>> link between the projects and I don't have access to the hardware.  I
> don't
>> know if LimeSDR has a support channel, but I would recommend 
>> contacting
> them
>> or other LimeSDR users as they will likely have experience with 
>> building LimeSDR support for GNU Radio.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>>  Dominic
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> Message: 4
> Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2017 18:15:00 +1000
> From: Andrew Rich <vk4tec at tech-software.net>
> To: Andrew Rich <vk4tec at tech-software.net>
> Cc: Dominic Spill <dominicgs at gmail.com>, OP Imbiber
>    <opimbiber at gmail.com>, hackrf-dev <hackrf-dev at greatscottgadgets.com>
> Subject: Re: [Hackrf-dev] Transmitt
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> 
> Hi
> 
> Hey I was wanting to know what blocks I can install in GNURADIO 
> 
> I installed GNU-RADIO using ports or macports
> 
> sudo install gnuradio
> 
> and subsequent 
> 
> sudo install gr-osmocom
> sudo install gr-rtl-sdr
> 
> Is there a ports query command that I can get a list of ?gr-<blocks>?
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Andrew
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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> Message: 5
> Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2017 18:32:51 +1000
> From: Andrew Rich <vk4tec at tech-software.net>
> To: Andrew Rich <vk4tec at tech-software.net>
> Cc: Dominic Spill <dominicgs at gmail.com>, OP Imbiber
>    <opimbiber at gmail.com>, hackrf-dev <hackrf-dev at greatscottgadgets.com>
> Subject: Re: [Hackrf-dev] Transmitt
> Message-ID: <B2CAA581-AE45-4B65-909E-2AE2C32C69AF at tech-software.net>
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> 
> Ignore that I read up on ports
> 
> Andrew 
> 
> ------------------------------------------
> Andrew Rich VK4TEC
> e vk4tec at internode.on.net <mailto:vk4tec at internode.on.net>    
> m 0419 738 223
> http://59.167.159.165 <http://59.167.159.165/>
> 
> 
> 
>> On 1 Aug 2017, at 6:15 pm, Andrew Rich <vk4tec at tech-software.net> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi
>> 
>> Hey I was wanting to know what blocks I can install in GNURADIO
>> 
>> I installed GNU-RADIO using ports or macports
>> 
>> sudo install gnuradio
>> 
>> and subsequent
>> 
>> sudo install gr-osmocom
>> sudo install gr-rtl-sdr
>> 
>> Is there a ports query command that I can get a list of ?gr-<blocks>?
>> 
>> Cheers
>> 
>> Andrew
>> 
>> 
>> 
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> Message: 6
> Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2017 12:43:58 -0700
> From: Chuck McManis <chuck.mcmanis at gmail.com>
> To: Anon Lister <listeranon at gmail.com>
> Cc: Hackrf-dev <hackrf-dev at greatscottgadgets.com>
> Subject: Re: [Hackrf-dev] what is the story with gr-osmosdr not
>    building?
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> 
> Okay, that was funny.
> --Chuck
> 
>> On Mon, Jul 31, 2017 at 11:49 PM, Anon Lister <listeranon at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Builds fine for me. I suggest you try posting on discuss-gnuradio (if 
>> that is your end goal, see below,) however I suggest you first read [1]
> and [2].
>> Specifically, list your goal(you mention gr-osmosdr, then the LimeSDR, 
>> on the hackrf mailing list, with no mention of your end goal), what 
>> you have tried sofar(did you build any other pieces of code first? 
>> What was the result of that?), and any error messages you encountered. 
>> This will help people better understand what your trying to do and 
>> explain the meaning of any error messages you are getting.
>> 
>> The LimeSDR is a fairly new device, and the best place to ask 
>> questions about it seems to be the discourse page from myriadrf, found 
>> at [3] or you can visit their wiki found at [4] (However, once again, 
>> read [1] first.) It sounds like your new to Linux, if you just want to 
>> listen to radio, perhaps look at SDRConsole for a native windows 
>> program, which has a lower learning curve, and is closed source.)
>> 
>> [1] http://www.catb.org/esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>> [2] http://xyproblem.info
>> [3] https://discourse.myriadrf.org/c/projects/limesdr
>> [4] https://wiki.myriadrf.org/Lime_Suite
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> -Anon
>> 
>> On Aug 1, 2017 1:50 AM, "Chuck McManis" <chuck.mcmanis at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Dominic,
>> 
>>> We're not in a position to support LimeSDR on this mailing list,
>> 
>> I know, I much prefer my HackRF :-). Up to now I've "gotten away" with 
>> just using the packages rather than go into the FOSS dungeon to smelt 
>> metal to cast parts for a lathe so that I can create the tools that I 
>> need to get something done. Consider it an expression of my 
>> frustration. So begins my entry into the third level of hell, perhaps 
>> I'll blog about it :-). It does surprise me that HEAD on a 'major'
>> package like gr-osmosdr would not even be buildable, (because that is 
>> typically the first test prior to merge a commit, does it still build) 
>> but as I've been digging into it, some of the inter-relationships 
>> between gnuradio, what Ettus started with (aka the uhd API) and the 
>> current state of affairs (about a half dozen SDRs bodged into the 
>> framework in one way or another) that the situation is far from 
>> "simple."
>> 
>> Since the HackRF stuff seems to be the most effectively integrated SDR 
>> I just assume all the pros are here who already know all this stuff.
>> 
>> --Chuck
>> 
>> On Mon, Jul 31, 2017 at 10:22 PM, Dominic Spill <dominicgs at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>> On 30 July 2017 at 22:51, Chuck McManis <chuck.mcmanis at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Every day I regret spending money on this LimeSDR unit, and the only 
>>>> way to talk to it is with 'SoapSDR' driving it through gr-osmosdr. 
>>>> Now why gr-osmosdr can't drive it directly? Who knows but still I 
>>>> thought I would rebuild gr-osmosdr from source and it dies horribly 
>>>> trying to build RTL stuff.
>>> 
>>> Hi Chuck,
>>> 
>>> We're not in a position to support LimeSDR on this mailing list, 
>>> there's no link between the projects and I don't have access to the 
>>> hardware.  I don't know if LimeSDR has a support channel, but I would 
>>> recommend contacting them or other LimeSDR users as they will likely 
>>> have experience with building LimeSDR support for GNU Radio.
>>> 
>>> Thanks,
>>>  Dominic
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>> 
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> Message: 7
> Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2017 15:28:46 +1000
> From: Andrew Rich <vk4tec at tech-software.net>
> To: Chuck McManis <chuck.mcmanis at gmail.com>
> Cc: Anon Lister <listeranon at gmail.com>, Hackrf-dev
>    <hackrf-dev at greatscottgadgets.com>
> Subject: [Hackrf-dev] Need a hand
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> 
> I can't  get osmocom source to come up in Mac OS X so I can use my hack rf 
> 
> I have issued 
> 
> sudo port install gnuradio +full
> sudo port install gr-osmosdr +full
> sudo port install hackrf 
> 
> What am I missing ?
> 
> Andrew
> 
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