I don't use windows a lot, but I am trying to get SDRAngel working on my drafting computer. There is so much missing in the Windows version. I can't figure out, if they just didn't build it for the windows installation, or the plugins I'm after only work in Linux. I want the KiwiSWR and Map plugin. ADSB his hard to watch without the 3d Map.
@hvdnmedia12 күн бұрын
The Windows version is 100% compiled the same as the same Linux Version. Which "features" or "channels" are you feeling are not there? You could also have some issue with video related to OpenGL or something in Windows environment creating an issue, but I find that is rare on a modern (post 2019) computer. Message me direct as I am working on a video I may want your input on at [email protected]
@sekibulja-fu3bv13 күн бұрын
Another great video, thank you! Do these Hd1 and Hd2 have fast frequency copy button like most Baofeng radios?
@hvdnmedia12 күн бұрын
The wireless air copy functions do not exist with the HD1 and HD2 radios. The HD2 really is not that different than the HD1 to be honest.
@sekibulja-fu3bv13 күн бұрын
Another great video, thank you! Do these Hd1 and Hd2 have fast frequency copy button like most Baofeng radios?
@jeffkardosjr.382515 күн бұрын
Does this aluminum case have a hole behind the label
@hvdnmedia12 күн бұрын
I had not checked for that, but if it does it is likely meant as a type of ventilation. The casings for the HD1 and HD2 plus chassis are not very different from each other. Why do you ask?
@danielfeutry127616 күн бұрын
One of the best tutorials I've seen, it's clear and simple. I just have a question how to save the workspaces? I carried out the manipulations on the registry, carried out a new installation... but I cannot find where to save! I am in 7.21.4. Thank you in advance for your help.
@hvdnmedia12 күн бұрын
Have a look under "preferences" and the bottom of the list should be "Save All" The trick is before you exit out, get all your workspaces and other features/channels set the way you want, then save. When you open SDRangel back up, it should start up how you last saved things. I am going to do video soon about this so keep an eye out.
@AlanC.-ne4te19 күн бұрын
Well done! Learned a lot.
@truckinguy92Ай бұрын
I ran APRS faithfully for 10 years while driving over the road. After all that time I got bored with it. People not answering messages, even if they weren’t driving. Digi-Peaters running the standard 100hz tone, not using proper SSID’s, & several other problems are what I saw with it. I tried to correct these things with some stations but got told mind my own business. You made a small mention of the digital mode M17. Between D-Star, Fusion, DMR, P25 & NXDN why on earth do we need another digital voice mode? There’s no radios manufactured for it yet, that I know of. As well as the thousands of TG, reflectors and rooms with nobody in them I just don’t get it.
@jeffkardosjr.382525 күн бұрын
They claim M17 is free, but it's evident that DMR doesn't cost much.
@hvdnmedia24 күн бұрын
Well, if someone violates the ETSI licensing.... like what happened with Auctus based COTRE radios that did DMR tier 2 for under $20. That was fun.
@yungerallenelectricalcontr6415Ай бұрын
Thank you for your time! I enjoyed this video. I got ADSB to work tonight!! Great software.
@hvdnmedia12 күн бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@blackhawk65589Ай бұрын
Really great presentation
@hvdnmedia12 күн бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@BenEverett1Ай бұрын
I get the initial loading screen, then it disappears and the program never opens.
@hvdnmediaАй бұрын
What OS are you using and please say your on a 64 bit computer. You should not have much trouble using SDRangel on Win10 or maybe even Win7, but I run Win11 and Ubuntu these days. If the SDRangel logo appears after you click the EXE, maybe give it a few moments to fully start. If I new more what spec your computer is, that could help.
@nickrolfe367Ай бұрын
Hi sorry for the noob question but I'm having trouble typing in 7.048, when I type 7 into the first box the digit changes in the box before the one I type where the 7 should be, what am I doing wrong please? Thanks
@hvdnmediaАй бұрын
If you click your mouse into the frequency box, try using your up and down arrows to change frequency and then use your left and right arrows to adjust to frequency of choosing. One thing that may take getting used to is display is in kHz and MHz, so 000,007,480khz instead of 7.048 MHz. When you get higher in frequency, like 1.090 GHz, the display will read as 001,090,000 kHz. Hope this helps. As you use your arrow keys, you should see the background color change on that digit too.
@nickrolfe367Ай бұрын
@@hvdnmedia Ah yes that worked and thanks explaining the frequency difference. Appreciate it.
@yavamaystudio8045Ай бұрын
It cant start on Win 10, just only first pic after installation, and disappeared
@hvdnmediaАй бұрын
are you on a 64 bit based computer and version of Win10? You should not have much trouble using SDRangel on Win10. If the SDRangel logo appears after you click the EXE, maybe give it a few moments to fully start. If I new more what spec your computer is, that could help.
@zxlilmikey69xzАй бұрын
Hey man, Im also in the. Hudson Vallwy are, and have been into SDR and for a little while now, itd be dope to meet someone who actually is about it and knows their stuff especially irl. I can give you a link to my socials or if you wanna communicate thru a meshtasstic or something first i understand. Im just stoked someone is actually near me that i can Learn from and get in to actual discussion with. Btw my names mike :) hope ya repLY 👍🏾
@hvdnmediaАй бұрын
Hi Mike. Keep an eye on one of my other club sites at undr-group.com for upcoming in person events. We have not done any new in person things with HVDN yet but may be relaunching some virtual events soon. Also locally, Squidwrench maker group might be worth finding. More than a few SDR and meshtastic people there as well. Take care.
@O.S.R.C.Ай бұрын
The RTLSDR V3 device doesn't show up in the drop down so I can't add it. I've manually copied the RTL DLL from the SDRsharp directory (SDRsharp is working btw), and restarted SDR Angel...any ideas?
@hvdnmediaАй бұрын
You may need to hit the refresh button in SDRangel. Or, your system may be thinking your SDR-RTL V3 is still in use by another application like SDR#. Make sure that is not running and try it again.
@O.S.R.C.Ай бұрын
@@hvdnmedia no other program was opened after a reboot,
@chadbertrand1460Ай бұрын
Fascinating. I just stumbled on your video, and can't say I understood more than 20% of what you were doing. Are there many amateur radio operators sending out Morse on radio? Why? What are the messages typically about?
@hvdnmediaАй бұрын
Hi there and welcome to the channel. Morse code is still popular. Most communications between people are usually just exchange of callsigns, signal reports and basic information. Others may include people who communicate using portable equipment from parks and they typically share a special park location numbers. Others may send more detsiled information like a conversation which is known as ragchew. Some organizations like the ARRL also broadcast bulletins about news and space weather. Have fun. Its an interesting topic. Please have a look at other videos to fill in the blanks. :)
@TheElectronicDilettanteАй бұрын
Thanks for the latest video. SDRAngel is so feature rich it can be overwhelming most of the time. Since finding your original videos on the topic, I’ve learned so much. This new Morse decoder is yet another great resource I have to learn. I’ve been hoping to see a new video release on your channel and here it is. Thanks for all the time you put into sharing your knowledge. I look forward to the next video and the one after that and the one after that.
@hvdnmediaАй бұрын
Glad to help!
@youtubeaccount931Ай бұрын
Nice! Waiting for this release to be on ubuntu 22. SDRangle is a great program and I hope it keeps developing
@hvdnmediaАй бұрын
Even though i did the video based on a Win11 install... I do have this running on 22.04 on same machine. I had to compile manually and that takes a long time to do.
@antonlikin9856Ай бұрын
How connect kraken SDR to sdrangel?
@hvdnmediaАй бұрын
A few steps 1 - You need to reserialize all 5 SDR inside Kraken so they are recognized individually. 2 - Each SDR in Kraken will function like any SDR as these are just like RTL-SDR V3.
@kenroberts47672 ай бұрын
I can't get any clear decodes on DMR and NXDN digital, just bloops and bleeps. Works fine on analog.
@hvdnmediaАй бұрын
Sometimes an AMD based computrr has issues decoding digital modes compared to Intel ones. Its a complicated reason why to explain though. Also. What SDR are you using? Stability is important. Sometimes you need to tune slightly off frequency using the shift feature or adjust local oscillator adjust.
@jamesabc3722 ай бұрын
Is your antenna vertically polarized? Looks like a great setup I want to make for my limited space. I may use 450 Ohm window line to take the weight off the wire, and a 4:1 balun. Thanks ,and hope to hear you on the bands😊
@hvdnmediaАй бұрын
technically this should be horizontally polarized based on where am feeding the antenna, but low to ground it may get reflection from the ground changing things slightly. My 20m delta loop at home in the trees gets about same signal reports but its not as portable as this one.
@HooptiesProduction2 ай бұрын
Hey Steve do I hear out of Colorado Lighter video
@supermiketully2 ай бұрын
i haveradar box uat 978 , 1090 and vhf, so the time i wait to receive my pi 4 i could use it all at once thx for the video
@videodude81372 ай бұрын
I want to see some COTA and BOTA.
@hvdnmedia2 ай бұрын
COTA = Castles On The Air? But what is BOTA?
@NsixVHF2 ай бұрын
Do you know what the difference in performance would be if you made it as a delta loop versus a square loop?
@hvdnmedia2 ай бұрын
The feed point and mounting arrangement would need to change. If a square loop is fed at the corner, it would be close to 50 ohm and each side would be close to 18 feet, so would need to be mounted like a diamond shape if using one center support and some spreader between the two far points horizontally. Feeding the loop at the side would give it different polarization compared to top or bottom. For radiation related performance, it depends how high off the ground it would be (if we are sticking with 20m operation). It may work slightly better due to capture area but then this is a different type of antenna that takes up a bit more room. Nice user name btw. :)
@NsixVHF2 ай бұрын
@@hvdnmedia IIRC, the Delta Loop is about 200 ohms at the feedpoint. So another benefit would be that with the square loop you don't need any sort of unun or matching network.
@user-ml3sz3mm5y3 ай бұрын
Thank you for your video. Whoa, the venerable RDA1846s at the core of this thing, I was hoping for at least a BK4819. I think I'll pass.
@hvdnmedia12 күн бұрын
yeah, pass indeed. Certainly nothing fancy in the HD2. Did I mention I sent mine back to Amazon? Was not worth keeping it.
@jamesbrady91054 ай бұрын
how do you know what frequency to use? i live in richmond, va and tried different frequencies for RIC, but none of them worked - i didnt get anything (:<
@hvdnmedia4 ай бұрын
Try having a look at airnav.com and search for nearby airports. Frequencies will be listed there.
@guidelineuk48764 ай бұрын
I can't thank you enough for this video. Absolutely great information as a beginner to sdr you're making it easy to understand just wish you had the antenna connected liked subscribed.:-)73
@hvdnmedia4 ай бұрын
Glad you liked it. Hopefully you saw part 2 and 3 of the video, with antenna connected. ;)
@RCDUDEFPV4 ай бұрын
Good stuff
@TRUMP_WAS_RIGHT_ABOUT_EVRYTHNG4 ай бұрын
You ain't kidding it's complicated 😂. I was using 2 monitors last night and it's still too busy. I just started using sdrangel, I've been using sdr# and sdr console for a couple years. I've run into a couple issues with angel so far. When I set my bandwidth to 2.8 or 3. MHz it's not recognizing it on the spectrum I e. Only showing 433.100-433.500 when setting it , the spectrum appears to make the change but then doesn't reconcile to settings. This program is a steeeeep learning curve, so thanks for these videos! They'll definitely help. I like how angel has all these demodulators built In. 2-3 years of glitchy sdr# and their plug ins working only when there's a blue moon and I switched over to console But even that's limited compared to angel!
@hvdnmedia12 күн бұрын
Just wait until the workspaces video I am getting ready for, but yes.... on small screens SDRangel is a bit challenging.
@truckinguy925 ай бұрын
A poor XPR7550e clone
@hvdnmedia12 күн бұрын
a very very poor clone.
@truckinguy925 ай бұрын
How do you think they afford to sell these things so cheap? Because they barely build them with the bare minimum. Hams should be ashamed of themselves for buying this junk. Fun to experiment with I suppose. But that’s all they’re good for. So this radio is illegal to use in the US, minus hams I suppose. But I believe that’s a serious gray line we’re floating on. The purpose of being exempt isn’t to buy cheap Chinese non-type accepted junk. It’s to build our own equipment to experiment with. They will never try to improve on this stuff. It increases the cost too much. They’ve had years to improve on these radios and they refuse to do so. If they haven’t done it by now, they’re never going to. God forbid the put metal shielding on anything, it’ll cost them an extra $.0001.
@truckinguy925 ай бұрын
This video proves what I’ve been saying all along, the cheap Chinese radios are junk. Harmonics being transmitted all over the place. Who knows where, possibly public safety, commercial, or even military frequencies? Yet this group continues to push or encourage the use of this junk. I’m curious why you didn’t test one of the most popular radios Anytone 878 UVII Plus? I know the one Alinco you tested is a derivative of that. Several years ago I used to check into the STEM net. One night I followed a couple of you guys over to another talk group after the net and listened to you call me a “radio snob”. “Who does that guy think he is ?” Call me a radio snob if you want it doesn’t matter. But I only buy “real” compliant radios. The same exact reason I won’t buy something like a G90. Thank you for proving me right all along. 73 de W2ITG
@paullinnell5 ай бұрын
Get a camera tripod or another set of hands!! Make for better video.
@hvdnmedia5 ай бұрын
Thanks for your great tips!! I really value your insight and help. What is the URL for your channel?
@BryanGrigsby5 ай бұрын
Unfortunate about the harmonics...the rest of the build looks halfway decent.
@truckinguy925 ай бұрын
That’s the product of buying cheap Chinese junk. It’s not unfortunate, it’s intentional.
@BryanGrigsby4 ай бұрын
@@truckinguy92 I don't know if it's intentional...I would guess they'd like to sell as many units as possible, and I would guess when word gets out, at least hams would be less likely to buy.
@truckinguy924 ай бұрын
@@BryanGrigsby maybe not but the government banned employees from using Chinese tech for a reason.
@BryanGrigsby5 ай бұрын
Great video. That the HD1 is marginal on VHF doesn't give me a lot of hope that they are going to fix the HD2.
@TheFarmacySeedsNetwork5 ай бұрын
Dude! Excellent info! I love the simple cut-to-the-chase chart info. Excellent comparison of radios performance! Thanks!
@raymondmartin67375 ай бұрын
Thanks 😊I didn't know the Ailunce HT's did transmit on the 222 Mhz Band. 😊
@TheFarmacySeedsNetwork5 ай бұрын
Keep that number close... 222 is a winner... :)
@raymondmartin67375 ай бұрын
@@TheFarmacySeedsNetwork Thank 😊 you.
@ozriblit5 ай бұрын
The only thing missing for me is installing a version 3 RTL-SDR on windows 11 so the program will find it.
@hvdnmedia5 ай бұрын
same process on Wn11. Have a look here. You need the Zadig driver. Details: www.rtl-sdr.com/getting-the-rtl-sdr-to-work-on-windows-10/
@ozriblit5 ай бұрын
@@hvdnmedia I worked that out. It’s been a few years since I added the RTL-SDR to a win 10 machine. One forgets these things over time. Zadig isn’t a driver, it’s an application used to change the driver to one that works. Next step is to see how SDRangel works.
@FEPLabsRadio5 ай бұрын
That FCCID shown on the radio is not in the FCC database at all. It's completely fake.
@hvdnmedia5 ай бұрын
Indeed it is fake. I mentioned that. Certainly interesting how companies can get away with this again and again and again and again and.... :)
@truckinguy925 ай бұрын
Yup and hams keep buying them again and again and again and again. That’s why they get away with it. If hams would put their foot down and say we’re not going to buy this junk, they wouldn’t have a market to sell it to.
@truckinguy925 ай бұрын
Why doesn’t that surprise me?
@SmokinApe-tv7vm5 ай бұрын
Nice job!
@hvdnmedia5 ай бұрын
Thanks.....and just posted the super mega spectrum compare video to finish things up. Next stop....encryption into a dummy load.... :)
@raymondmartin67375 ай бұрын
Thanks for the review comparing and showing the design and structure of the Ailunce, (Retevis), HD2. As I told you previously, I have had an HD1 for a while, which I think came out in 2018. It seems like it was one of the earlier DMR HT's aimed at amateurs and not just the commercial ETSI market. I did not know the FCC ID no you asked me about previously was not real. I find mine outputs about 8 watts on VHF, and about 6 watts on UHF. It took me a while to understand the DMR Code Plugs and do my own. Also, I took some on line Tait DMR on line courses a few years ago, which is more DMR commercially oriended, going into Type III DMR, and Lan, than with amateur uses. 😊
@BryanGrigsby5 ай бұрын
I did a very unscientific experiment, comparing my ID-52 to an HD2 to. These were the results on the first 3 harmonics: ID-52 146.4 -51dbm 292.8 -97dbm 439.2 -96dbm 585.6 -108.3 HD2 146.4 -51dbm 292.8 -85.7dbm 439.2 -61dbm 585.6 -91 I used an SDR, set the gain setting exactly the same for all tests. Yeah, obviously not seeing a 40db attenuation on the HD2 on the second and third harmonic.
@hvdnmedia5 ай бұрын
Thanks for your measurements. Will give you a shout out in upcoming video where am doing the same thing mostly. Had to do the other two first just posted comparing the HD1 to HD2 and a basic inside look at the HD2.
@TheHandyHam735 ай бұрын
Ailunce is pronounced like Balance without the B.
@hvdnmedia5 ай бұрын
Thanks for that valuable feedback......
@TheSmokinApe5 ай бұрын
Nice video and thank you for the shout out. I like the way you did the “air gap” test. The FCC does specify that it’s measured at the radio output thought. One thing to consider is that the transmitting antenna may not be a match on the harmonic frequencies and attenuate the signal in those ranges. Also, you might want to increase the span so you can see if there is a third harmonic. Thanks for sharing that video 👍
@hvdnmedia5 ай бұрын
3rd and 5th harmonics will be done in a follow up video later this week. Wanted to hit any harmonics in the 200-300 area first as that sometimes gets overlooked. But, I foroget to mention that. Standard lab tests also can be manipulated based on power level of transmitter to trick some compliance tests only looking for dbm but ignoring what level of attenuation is used to say knock down a 1W, 10W and higher. I think this is how "some vendors" sneak crappy product on to the market. Most vendors do list SAR reports on FCC site. The FCC ID does not show up, just like the HD1 which had pre certification ID and never got a final one. HD1 didnt get its ID until almost 2 years of being on the market and available for purchase.
@TheSmokinApe5 ай бұрын
@@hvdnmedialooking forward to the video. One radio I tested, the manufacturer told me they “fixed” the harmonics but all they did was greatly reduce the power output 😂
@FEPLabsRadio5 ай бұрын
I've seen more than one manufacture also label their radios as "GMRS" (usually without Part 95 certification). This seems to be some legal flim-flam to sell non-Part 97 (ham) compliant radios. In my experience, a large amount of the "budget" radios are so dirty that a box of Tide wouldn't clean 'em up. I've also had some discussion with one manufacturer, who pretty much indicated they didn't make the radios, they just put a pretty case/label on radio guts, and they couldn't afford to actually test radios. As @thesmokinape mentioned, the official tests are not "air gapped", they would be direct to the RF input of a test device. Almost all test devices(even the TinySA) can specifically account for attenuation (by mathematically subtracting it out), so input attenuation does not shield any potential issues. I can't speak specifically on the Tiny SA, but even a sub-1000$ SA can detect signals down into the -150dbm range, so after subtracting attenuation, it still will show a clear indication of true signal levels. The other issue as TheSmokinApe mentioned is how well of a match the transmitting antenna is on the harmonic frequencies (which it probably won't be - therefore reducing power on the harmonics). Air gap testing, while a "real-world" look, doesn't rule out background noise and RF that could actually make the radio look worse than it is. A more interesting real-world demo is to tune another HT to the harmonic frequency at the same time. I've tested radios that were so bad, the harmonics at 293 and 439 we clear and readable on other HT's. Never will you find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy...
@raymondmartin67375 ай бұрын
Thanks from the Peekskill-Cortlsndt Amateur Radio Association, W2NYW, for your review. I didn't there was an Alience HD2 model. I have the older HD-1, which I like that has had DMR for quite a while.😊
@hvdnmedia5 ай бұрын
Thanks and nice that you are local. I know a few people in your club and always enjoy reading your great newsletter. Curious, on your HD1.... which FCC ID does yours show?
@raymondmartin67375 ай бұрын
@hvdnvideochannel9253 Hello, yes we enjoy the PCARA and Malclm, NM9J does a great job with our newsletter for almost 25 years. My Ailunce HD1 FCC ID is 2AAR8AILUNCEHD1. Thanks 😊
@RichCasey5 ай бұрын
Thanks very much for doing this. The software is complex and your videos are REALLY helping! 73 de Rich N5CSU
@SIVARAMAPRASADKAPPAGANTU5 ай бұрын
Very verbose.
@BobBob-il2ku6 ай бұрын
Do we have any meshtastic devices in the Hudson valley would love to join a group of people who put up solar repeaters on the area
@hvdnmedia6 ай бұрын
Please send me a message at [email protected] and can share more about some current LoRa APRS and MeshTastic things around in the HV being built out. Also have a YT search for the HASviolet project. Some of the underlying concepts helped influence what we know as MeshTastic today. :)
@fotografm6 ай бұрын
Fascinating video. Thank you. I wanna go radiosonde hunting in the UK ! Anyone know what frequencies are in use here ?
@dishblue16 ай бұрын
What if you want this antenna to be vertically polarized?