QPSKRF or Ugly mode - Revision history

G8GTZ at 17:39, 19 October 2017

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Receiving Ugly Mode

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Receiving Ugly Mode

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Receiving Ugly Mode

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Receiving Ugly Mode

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 Image of UGLY mode spectrum
-Ugly mode needs to be selected as the output mode using the console menu and has a number of functional limitations including:
+Ugly mode  has a number of functional limitations including:
 *Only works on 437 MHz

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	*Do not connect an aerial or piece of wire to the GPIO output pin (especially if you are using a plug top PSU) as there is a chance you will blow up your Rpi due to earth loops.		*Do not connect an aerial or piece of wire to the GPIO output pin (especially if you are using a plug top PSU) as there is a chance you will blow up your Rpi due to earth loops.
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		+	===Setting up the Portsdown===
		+
		+	In Touch screen mode:
		+
		+	*Go to Touchscreen Menu 2
		+
		+	*Set Ugly as the output format
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		+	*Go back to Touch screen 1
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		+	*Select 437 Mhz
		+
		+	*Press TX
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		+	In console mode
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		+	* Configure Output
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		+	* Output Mode
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		+	* Highlight QPSKRF
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		+	* Press spacebar
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		+	* Press enter
		+
		+	* Select transmit.

	===Receiving Ugly Mode===		===Receiving Ugly Mode===

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 MiniTioune needs to be set as follows:
-in the SR box
+*00333 in the SR box
 in the Frequency box
-Tick DVB-S (not auto)
+*00437 in the Frequency box
 Details how to use the [[MiniTioune software|software are here.]]

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	Experience has shown it is enough just to lay a receive pick up loop close to the Rpi GPIO connector but it may require some playing with the coupling to eliminate multi-path and receiver overload before you get successful decodes.		Experience has shown it is enough just to lay a receive pick up loop close to the Rpi GPIO connector but it may require some playing with the coupling to eliminate multi-path and receiver overload before you get successful decodes.
		+
		+	MiniTioune needs to be set as follows:
		+
		+	00333 in the SR box
		+	00437 in the Frequency box
		+	Tick DVB-S (not auto)

	Details how to use the [[MiniTioune software\|software are here.]]		Details how to use the [[MiniTioune software\|software are here.]]

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 As Ugly mode only works up to 333Ks, you cannot receive it on a standard Satellite set top box and must use the [[MiniTioune|MiniTiouner receiver]].
-  Experience has shown it is enough just to lay a receive pick up loop close to the Rpi GPIO connector but may require some playing with the coupling to eliminate multi-path and receiver overload.
+  Experience has shown it is enough just to lay a receive pick up loop close to the Rpi GPIO connector but it may require some playing with the coupling to eliminate multi-path and receiver overload before you get successful decodes.
 Details how to use the [[MiniTioune software|software are here.]]

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 *Select the Desktop as the output as it may not work reliably with the internal test patterns
-*Do not connect an aerial or piece of wire to the GPIO output pin (especially if you are using a plug top PSU) as there is a chance you will blow up your Rpi due to earth loops.  Experience has shown it is enough just to lay a receive pick up loop close to the Rpi GPIO connector but may require some palying with the coupling to eliminate multi-path and receiver overload.
+*Do not connect an aerial or piece of wire to the GPIO output pin (especially if you are using a plug top PSU) as there is a chance you will blow up your Rpi due to earth loops.
 ===Receiving Ugly Mode===
 As Ugly mode only works up to 333Ks, you cannot receive it on a standard Satellite set top box and must use the [[MiniTioune|MiniTiouner receiver]].
 Details how to use the [[MiniTioune software|software are here.]]

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	*Do not connect an aerial or piece of wire to the GPIO output pin (especially if you are using a plug top PSU) as there is a chance you will blow up your Rpi due to earth loops. Experience has shown it is enough just to lay a receive pick up loop close to the Rpi GPIO connector.		*Do not connect an aerial or piece of wire to the GPIO output pin (especially if you are using a plug top PSU) as there is a chance you will blow up your Rpi due to earth loops. Experience has shown it is enough just to lay a receive pick up loop close to the Rpi GPIO connector.
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		+	===Receiving Ugly Mode===
		+
		+	As Ugly mode only works up to 333Ks, you cannot receive it on a standard Satellite set top box and must use the [[MiniTioune\|MiniTiouner receiver]].
		+
		+	Details how to use the [[MiniTioune software\|software are here.]]

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	Ugly mode needs to be selected as the output mode using the console menu and has a number of functional limitations including:		Ugly mode needs to be selected as the output mode using the console menu and has a number of functional limitations including:
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		+	*Only works on 437 MHz

	*It will not work reliably above 333 Ksymbols		*It will not work reliably above 333 Ksymbols