i love mine too. It is a great piece of device for amateurs, easy to use and cheap. looking forward to your new videos with this device.

@TechMindsOfficial

4 жыл бұрын

Yeh it’s awesome! Thanks for watching :)

Although my head exploded halfway thru, this is what I want & will watch again tomorrow.

Great job on the Pluto it’s a fantastic pieces of kit

@TechMindsOfficial

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Hope to catch you on QO100 again, this time with no drift! lol.. I’m just waiting for some power cable to arrive then I can remote mount the box with Pluto and amp in it. 73

I'm very interested in the ADALM-PLUTO SDR. Thanks for this great review!

I was glad to see this and nicely explained. Thanks.

@TechMindsOfficial

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏

I’ve literally just plugged one of these in to my network! Now I’m looking forward to your next video! It’s my understanding that the early models were shipped with the AD9364 (which is a 6GHz part), just because the lower spec AD9363 parts weren’t available to be populated at the time. The later modules were then built with the 3.8GHz AD9363 parts. So, if you override the device setting, it may not actually function as expected or meet the AD9364 specifications.

@TechMindsOfficial

4 жыл бұрын

Ahhh yes, I just read about earlier models being slightly different, which makes my point in the video about the power level testing a bit obsolete.

@wealthranger4u

7 ай бұрын

Maybe a stupid question but what is the benefit adding pluto to a network... Thx

👍 Nice gear next test would be Spurious Free dynamic Range maybe.

Excellent... I appreciate the video

@TechMindsOfficial

4 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome 😊

Nice and usefull video, Just to mention and compairing with the hack RF for amateur satellite aplication such a APRS DP, FM voice repeat or listening CW Beacon on VHF 2m it will be necessary an upconverter/downconverter for receiving/transmiting, instead of Hack RF no. What a pitty it is not support on 2m VHF. But in UHF 70cm would be good.

Neat piece of gear. Had one for over a year. I'm working on packaging it better, updating the LO and adding additional GPIO. You can also use it for a Network Analyzer with other software and standardizing the RF I/O ports with 50 ohm 10 db attenuators. I'm working on building a dedicated Raspberry Pi 4 system to control it, making a stand alone network controlled general purpose test and radio device. Looking forward to more from you! -N5NWI

@TechMindsOfficial

4 жыл бұрын

It looks like a real versatile piece of kit. I’ve only touched the surface with my research so far and am looking forward to seeing what other neat things it can do, and of course, everything I learn I will document with a video :) 👌

Thanks for this! Are there many other units that have this much bandwidth? I would like to record the fm band at once and from what it sounds like the Pluto has the bandwidth for it!

Looks good...

Hi How do you get the frequency display over the S meter ??

Hi, did you have a chance to test Pluto+ Sdr? It cost a bit more, but ethernet is build in and it has two additional TX/RX ports? I also wonder if there is any similar things like a porta pack but for Pluto and wonder with SDRs have this days best support regarding hacking different sensors around the house to collect metrics for Home Assistance.

How do i get the software used to analyze the signals

why would the included antenna damage the Pluto’s PA?

Very interesting, but I would like to know what is the output power in transmission. Thanks in advance and congrats..!

Just watched the review based on proposal from KZread - I still don’t know what it’s used for, but you do know your thing....:-)

@TechMindsOfficial

4 жыл бұрын

Hey, thanks for watching! Imagine this device as a radio receiver that can be controlled from your computer. That’s it in a nutshell really :)

@zoolkhan

4 жыл бұрын

@@TechMindsOfficial and if you ever want to make use of the "TX" bit - get an amateur radio license first. Everything thing else is ILLEGAL. Neither us, not professional radio services think it is funny to have armies of nerds, ignorants, trolls and assholes transmitting and interfering with our bands. And trust me, we are better at triangulating the source than you think. "FOX HUNTING" is a fun sport for both the goverment, as well as rage-equipped legit users with very interesting, and usually expensive consequences. You may want to add a disclaimer hinting at the required amateur radio license requirement for "TX"ing - into your description. It was especially missed at 6:26 where you recommend a resonant antenna, but beeing legal does not seem to be high on the list of your concernes. Surely, although a pirate yourself, you want to avoid the video to stay online, and people looking deeper into your other activities - perhaps add the disclaimer then.

@gibbywankenobi66

3 жыл бұрын

@@zoolkhan He is a licensed ham and he was transmitting on a ham radio frequency. He even gave his call sign. And you do know it only transmits about 10 milliwatts.

@TechMindsOfficial

3 жыл бұрын

I didn’t even see zoolkhans comment until just now, made himself look a bit of a twat considering I have the highest license possible here in the UK. 🤦‍♂️

@gibbywankenobi66

3 жыл бұрын

@@TechMindsOfficial LOL! Really enjoy your channel! Just recently found it. I'm a ham here in US.

I have a SDR Play RSP DX and a Adalm Pluto SDR for DATV Reception with SDR Angel! Also Antenna that Come with the Pluto SDR can be Use to Transmit on the Third harmonics, 823 Mhz Times Three = 2,469 Ghz, also Work very well on Receive,

It would be nice if a group of individuals would work on a project for these full duplex SDR devices. We would all like to have access to a service monitor capable of analogue and digital comms. Various signaling modes (ctcss, dcs, P25, DMR, D-Star, Nexdn, Yaesu Fusion, and the list goes on.) deviation meter, a nice GUI that would mimic the control panel of a true service monitor without the exorbadent price of an IFR, Cushman, Marconi or Motorola. I am sitting on an old IFR here in the EU and sending it back to the states would cost as much as the repair ( you always wind up spending over $1K for repairs) not to mention hassles with customs.

how can we rf send signal independently using the pluto?

Great video. Did you make a video of the TCXO change?

@TechMindsOfficial

3 жыл бұрын

No unfortunately not, but there is a couple of videos on youtube already of the process.

Hey Matt... Why is there no PWR or DRV level showing on the Meter panel when you transmit ?? (although ALC does show).

@TechMindsOfficial

2 жыл бұрын

Good question, I’ll have to double check that with the latest version of SDR Console. 👍

Thanks for that explaination. Can I ask, what is the module you used to replace the TCXO pleae.

@TechMindsOfficial

4 жыл бұрын

www.mouser.co.uk/ProductDetail/ABRACON/ASTX-13-C-40000MHz-I05-T?qs=w%2Fv1CP2dgqql1m8vF142fw%3D%3D

@terrybailey2769

4 жыл бұрын

@@TechMindsOfficial Thank you :)

nice video

@TechMindsOfficial

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! 🙏

Hi how did you remove the annoying center spur on SDR Console ?? great videos, thanks to you I am almost up and running on QO-100

@TechMindsOfficial

4 жыл бұрын

Ummm not sure, maybe because I’m using the offset for QO100?

@fatboymotorsport

4 жыл бұрын

@@TechMindsOfficial yes I think you are right, I'm waiting on my lnb to arrive so I'll test it further then,

If you had to choose between the Lime SDR and the Pluto which would you choose and why?

@TechMindsOfficial

4 жыл бұрын

Personally I would choose the Pluto, and the main reason for this is that it can work over Ethernet into a network.

@glenwoofit

4 жыл бұрын

@@TechMindsOfficial So does all the same software that works on the Lime SDR, work on the Pluto? I'm in two minds which one to buy.

@TechMindsOfficial

4 жыл бұрын

Not quite sure, I’m still in the learning stage of what software is supported for the projects I want to use it for. It may be best you decide what you want to do with it then find out if there is software for it. I’m researching at the moment and compiling a list of compatible software, I’ll make a video about it once I have enough knowledge on then. 👌

You said that it could be used on HF bands but i see no mention of how. the AD specs say low end is 325Mhz, is there a secret incantation?

@TechMindsOfficial

4 жыл бұрын

With the expansion mod it can go as low as 70Mhz, I don’t think I said it will work on HF but I stand to be corrected if you can find it in the video. 👌

@tpcdude

4 жыл бұрын

@@TechMindsOfficial Thanks the English language is so weird.

👍

Any link for the vna v2, I’ve been looking..?

@TechMindsOfficial

4 жыл бұрын

Looks out of stock but this is where mine is coming from: www.tindie.com/products/hcxqsgroup/nanovna-v2/

@keithcookman2918

4 жыл бұрын

Tech Minds Thanks for that. The mini vna is just great for many antenna issues. This larger one looks a little easier to see. The Pluto is a great experimental sdr, many uses with its open source licence. I am interested in adding a TCXO. Did you find a tutorial for the installation and upgrade. I have a spare from a HackRF that’s on a nice little circuit board with pins! Or maybe it’ll be like the upconverter TCXO upgrade. Thanks for your many interesting videos, much appreciated..👍

@TechMindsOfficial

4 жыл бұрын

Hey Keith, there is a video on KZread of a guy changing the TCXO, so I bought myself a Hot Air Solder station from amazon and attempted it myself. Thankfully it went really well. Just use the hot air gun to remove the old TCXO, clean the pads with solder wick, apply a little solder paste, plop the new TCXO and use hot air gun until it melts, I used tweezers to hold it in place while heating it. :)

Put an amp and a handheld yagi on it and you can do satellite work!

@subin381

19 күн бұрын

How???

you could use an antenna tuner or an atu?

@TechMindsOfficial

4 жыл бұрын

Yes absolutely don’t see why not.

@JNET_Reloaded

4 жыл бұрын

@@TechMindsOfficial whats better this or hack-rf ? as this is very pricy.

@TechMindsOfficial

4 жыл бұрын

For me I prefer the Pluto because SDR Console application supports this for TX and RX, so essentially making it a transceiver. SDR console doesn’t support hack RF TX. It’s difficult to say which is better because they both have their pros and cons against each other. Both of them are excellent pieces of kit and I feel lucky to have both.

@jonneycon6157

4 жыл бұрын

@@JNET_Reloaded depends on application for example hackrf is half duplex,no FPGA and pluto sdr is full duplex and with xlinix fpga

@jonneycon6157

4 жыл бұрын

@@TechMindsOfficial for hackrf sdrangel is an recommandable and more reliable

Is it work in like hackrfone like caputure call and data

@TechMindsOfficial

4 жыл бұрын

In theory yes, if the software exists.

@srinuvs663

4 жыл бұрын

@@TechMindsOfficial means

It looks very powerful and cheap, too, with a price tag of only $200! Bummer it doesn't do HF, though. Still, it might be a great tool for working satellites.

@TechMindsOfficial

4 жыл бұрын

Exactly, I think it will be great for my QO100 satellite project, and maybe other too!

Hi. Please please please give all the details on how you are setting up this for QO-100 RX/TX. I want to set up such a station. Please. Love from Dhaka Bangladesh. S21BP.

@TechMindsOfficial

4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely, I recently done a setup video for using the LimeSDR mini, but I will do another one for the Pluto once all the bits are together. Thanks for watching :)

@md.ishraquebinshafique1968

4 жыл бұрын

@@TechMindsOfficial Thank you so much for replying. Any idea how long this transponder will stay alive? Because i have to think a lot about the cost of setting up the station too. My annual income is less than 3k USD :(

Hi, did you create the video on how to use an ethernet cable to extend the USB? This is very useful. Another thing, the transmission is only for development, is it too low power for something nicer?

@TechMindsOfficial

3 жыл бұрын

Not yet, but it’s on my list. I have some videos on using it with an amp and talking through QO-100 sat, but I have a list of other videos to make with the Pluto. Hopefully soon :)

@chaim0001

3 жыл бұрын

@@TechMindsOfficial Thank you for the reply. I am new to SDR and loving it with your help. Waiting for my alixpress order of connectors to start making the antennas here, and one whip that I purchased thanks to you.

Is this better than a hackRf one?

@TechMindsOfficial

4 жыл бұрын

It’s a good question, but I feel I can’t really say which one is better. For my personal use, the Pluto will be my preferred choice because it can be networked via Ethernet, and for me that’s a huge feature that the HackRF doesn’t have.

@Hex-Mas

4 жыл бұрын

I will be getting a Pluto in a few days. The mods for the TXCO will be a pain.

@TechMindsOfficial

4 жыл бұрын

I purchased a hot air soldering station specifically for this job. There is a video on KZread that shows a guy doing the procedure. I wanted to make a video too, but currently only have my phone for recording video so it wasn’t practical. But the video on KZread is really good.

@Hex-Mas

4 жыл бұрын

I just order a new one and order a pluto and will take a look at the video. Thanks for the help.

@enndubful

4 жыл бұрын

Depends on the use case. This is intended as a learning tool for college students, to be used for labs and experiments. Design compromises had to be made to keep the price down to affordable levels--the transceiver IC in the Pluto alone costs $130 (and I'm assuming it's just a down-binned version of the 9361 which is even pricier). These compromises limit the usefulness of the Pluto as an SDR that could be used in a non-development setting. Example: the Pluto has a square wave LO, which means it will also transmit an image of your intended signal on every odd harmonic. Definitely don't hook this up to a PA without good filtering. You might get a visit from the FCC, or worse, break your PA.

can it handle a usb hub?

@TechMindsOfficial

4 жыл бұрын

Yep, sure can .

Does this require an FCC license to operate?

@TechMindsOfficial

4 жыл бұрын

If you’re using it on bands that require a license then yes

i need this coding

Want to buy it. de JT1BU.

thanks. price?

@EgoIsFlawed

4 жыл бұрын

200 us

Hello, Can this device capture and reply signals?

hi, what is a GND (or ground) mod? what does it do? why does it need to be done? Thanks.

@TechMindsOfficial

4 жыл бұрын

Paul it’s to help with Pluto lock ups when using Ethernet. It’s supposed to cure it. Havnt fully tested it over a long Ethernet yet, but soon I will.

@Aemilindore

4 жыл бұрын

@@TechMindsOfficial Hey thanks for responding! Sorry, what do you mean by a lock-up? Do you mean that the Ethernet connection becomes stalled after sometime? I never tried connecting my Pluto to Ethernet. But I must do this asap. Its really a great feature.

@TechMindsOfficial

4 жыл бұрын

That’s what I’ve read, but it could be because the research I’ve been doing is related to QO100 uplink with 5 to 50 watt 2.4ghz amps being used close by. I’ll be testing soon hopefully with a 25m Ethernet cable to the end of my garden.

Can you document exactly the command line Scripps you need to send to the SDR to activate the three other course as well as expand the frequency and are their scripts additionally needed to activate the two additional antenna attachments on board as well as to provide a temperature-controlled crystal oscillator clock and put like a Dish channel snap-on SMA so basically you need to like outfit your case with three additional SMA connectors and I have all those little small ones with short leads so I can just like customize my case and the two additional like antennas one additional for transmit one additional for a receive are for my MIMO. Are these coherently tuned and she using similarly to the way that you use a kraken for directions and finding and or confuse them with separate antennas with different range sweet spots or can you combine them to improve the reception using a pair of identical antennas will that help reduce your SNR?

you sound like the guy from wiki ezy vids

@TechMindsOfficial

4 жыл бұрын

I really hope I don’t! lol.

@InsideOfMyOwnMind

4 жыл бұрын

I was going to say he sounds like the gekko from the Gieco ad campaign.

Amazon=$198.00 US. Digikey=$142 US.

So why doesn't AD just go ahead and build it with the mods already in it? Common Sense is lacking.

@TechMindsOfficial

4 жыл бұрын

Good question, but I guess it’s marketed as a learning module, for learning about RF etc. We are simply using it as a main element in projects like QO100, so we have to make these mods to make them stable for our use.

Thank you Interesting SeanZS5X

@TechMindsOfficial

4 жыл бұрын

seanchallenge you’re welcome 👌

O want bay one sdr Hey from Poland

@TechMindsOfficial

4 жыл бұрын

Hey! Thanks for watching!

If you can communicate over two channels at once, or more, that's makes it way harder to listen into

Xilinx is an fpga please explain clearly

@TechMindsOfficial

4 жыл бұрын

Yep, but didn’t want to go to that level of detail as to confuse new comers. 👍

@jonneycon6157

4 жыл бұрын

Yep u may be right do a series on FPGA in detail it will help them and they are less content about FPGA in youtube it will be better. :) :)

@TechMindsOfficial

4 жыл бұрын

I’ve been playing around with something called a Trilby Hat for a pi, that’s FPGA and quite interesting. I may do a video on that in the near future just to show it’s potential. www.moonraker.eu/scanners-receivers/sdr-software-defined-radio/kinetic-trilby-hat

@jonneycon6157

4 жыл бұрын

@@TechMindsOfficial yes that will be great do with verilogs it will be more professional

awesome please do a giveaway

Was in my recommended videos. I don't understand what this does. Sorry.

@TechMindsOfficial

4 жыл бұрын

It’s okay, I will briefly explain. Think of this device as a radio receiver but controlled from a computer. It also has the ability to transmit, send RF signals. Hope that helps.

I guess i"m just too dumb to comprehend what this device actually is and does...

You are speaking quite fast in this video review.

@TechMindsOfficial

4 жыл бұрын

Sorry Andrej, was a lot of information to squeeze into a shortish video. If there is anything you need explaining then please ask and I’ll be more than happy to go over it again. Thanks for watching 🙏

@DanSlotea

4 жыл бұрын

Use 0.75 playback speed

Hope you can't buy this without a ham liscence.

@zoolkhan

4 жыл бұрын

people seem to give a fuck about laws and rules these days, and the chinese sell you anything. Now videomakers make it look like there are no laws and rules to begin with. As if we hadnt enough interferences from bad power supplies, plasma TVs, powerline adapters - now we have to deal with swarms of toys and users who dont even realize they are pirate stations violating the law - and drawing trouble to their door.

@lt4324

4 жыл бұрын

Why would you think that, you can buy a brand new HF Radio in the U.S. WITHOUT A license. 73 de KD6SBR

Don’t understand your English...