[Hackrf-dev] HackRF to DVB-S receiver hardware connection.

steve smith niceguyinfl at hotmail.com
Sun Apr 19 12:14:33 EDT 2015


In this situation - I'm not sure the output of the hackrf will actually hurt the DVB receiver though - however, it's easy to deal with the LNB power voltage - just turn it off in the DVB menu prior to hooking up the hackrf.  But separating them a few feet will most likely work as well.  

> Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2015 12:59:55 +0000
> From: amacater at galactic.demon.co.uk
> To: hackrf-dev at greatscottgadgets.com
> Subject: Re: [Hackrf-dev] HackRF to DVB-S receiver hardware connection.
> 
> On Sat, Apr 18, 2015 at 02:58:53PM +0100, William Hill wrote:
> > Hi, all this talk of blown amplifier stages is making me nervous, so a quick sanity check needed. I’m wanting to use a HackRF to generate a test signal and feed it into a DVB-S receiver. This is about 950MHz so the HackRF outputs up to 15dBm. The DVB-S unit (SatLink WS-6906) is rated -65dBm to -25dBm, and also sends out DC power for a LNB. The attenuator should block 50dB of the DC, but I’ll check with a meter. So if I feed this from the HackRF through a 50dB attenuator to the DVB-S unit is there anything obvious I’m missing before I get to the magic smoke expedited egress event?
> > Thanks,
> > Bill
> 
> Instead of hard wiring through - feed the hackrf through your 50db attenuator into a 50 ohm dummy load - place the receiver at the other end of the test bench - move
> rx closer until you hear a signal?
> 
> AndyC
> 
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