SDR Giveaway, Livestreams, CubeSat Reception LNA, RPi CM4-based SDR Platform, and More

Welcome new projects, Spacewalker LNA 434 MHz and LimeNet Micro 2.0, catch up on livestreams, LimeRFE now in stock.

Spacewalker LNA 434 MHz

Spacewalker LNA 434 MHz is a new addition to Qorvo RF Accelerator that combats real-world satellite reception difficulties by receiving otherwise weak signals in areas with a lot of RF interference. In urban environments, it’s often difficult to receive PocketSat and CubeSat signals amidst strong DVB-T, TETRA, FM, and LTE signals from densely packed transmitter towers. The project was inspired by attempts to pick up signals from the MRC-100 pocket satellite. After many experiments and measurements, a novel low-noise amplifier circuit was devised to help city dwellers cut through the RF chatter.

Crowd Supply’s Helen Leigh spoke with Spacewalker LNA creator, Zoltan Doczi, a Senior RF Engineer at Decent Labs in a recent episode of The Teardown Sessions.

LimeNET Micro 2.0

Lime Microsystems is back with LimeNET Micro 2.0, a modular radio platform that leverages the Raspberry Pi CM4 and LimeSDR XTRX for their respective computing and RF features. It’s an ideal tool for a wide range of wireless applications ranging from experimental deployments to real-world enterprise installations.

LimeRFE Now in Stock

LimeRFE is now in stock! LimeRFE is an open hardware power amplifier (PA) module with appropriate filtering and support circuitry to augment a number of SDR platforms, providing a complete solution that addresses real life applications ranging from HAM radio to standards-compliant cellular network implementations. Purchase here.

March 2024 Giveaways!

On Friday, March 29, 2024, one lucky winner will be offered one (1) uSDR board and three (3) lucky winners will be offered a CaribouLite RPi HAT board. For details, see the original announcement.