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

[ccrypti at nym.hush.com]

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.
>>>
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