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Hello everybody,
I’ve just received the DYI kit and have experienced the following while connecting to Alphasat:

  • the SDR board is the new one (SDRx Rev1v06.1)
  • if I connect the LNA board, I will get no signal above SNR 0.2
  • without the LNA Board, I get something between SNR 1.75 and 3.21

My question is:

  1. should I still connect the little LNA board to the new SDR board ?
  2. besides the CHIP having a micro-USB power plug, the SDR board also has a micro-USB plug ? Should I apply power to both of them (right now, the SDR board is powered through the CHIP USB connector).

Thanks for your input.

Best regards,
Andrei

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This is poor instructions in the manual. My apologies for that.

  • The green LNA should not be connected to SDRx.
  • Since you can get SNR above 3dB and you have confirmed frame lock, then the kit if functioning normally, but there are likely either pointing issues or possibly local interference.
  • Please do not power the SDRx through the microUSB. It needs to only be connected to the full-size USB-A port on the CHIP. Only if you would like to separate the SDRx from the CHIP, you can use the microUSB port with a cable.
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Thanks a lot Syed.

I got several files (like News and Wikipedia).
I’m still waiting for the weather data, but nothing so far. Is this normal ? How can I check that weather data is present since the weather icon on the GUI reports no data.

Thanks,
Andrei

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Got these files, but still no data in the Weather app

Any ideas ?

Thanks.

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The weather data is sent about twice per day. If you leave the receiver running over night, you should see it in the morning.

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Thanks.

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Works great !!!
One more question, if you don’t mind… Is old data deleted periodically, or do I have to delete it manually. If it has to be deleted manually, could you let me know how to do it ?

Thanks a lot,
Andrei

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Excellent! Glad it worked out. Old data is automatically deleted. There is nothing you need to do.

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Thanks a lot for all your help Syed.