Difference between revisions of "OpenTuner for HamTV"
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OpenTuner was primarily designed to receive transmissions from the QO-100 geostationary satellite and needs some settings changed to enable reception of HamTV. The latest version can be downloaded in a zip file from this page: https://github.com/tomvdb/open_tuner/releases/tag/V0.B. Once you have downloaded the software, unzip it to a new folder. | OpenTuner was primarily designed to receive transmissions from the QO-100 geostationary satellite and needs some settings changed to enable reception of HamTV. The latest version can be downloaded in a zip file from this page: https://github.com/tomvdb/open_tuner/releases/tag/V0.B. Once you have downloaded the software, unzip it to a new folder. | ||
| − | Make sure that you have your tuner powered -up and connected by USB to your PC. Double-click the file opentuner.exe (which may just be labelled opentuner on your system) to start the software; no installation process is required. You may want to create a desktop or taskbar shortcut to this file. The first window you will see when the software opens is this: | + | Make sure that you have your tuner powered-up and connected by USB to your PC. Double-click the file opentuner.exe (which may just be labelled opentuner on your system) to start the software; no installation process is required. You may want to create a desktop or taskbar shortcut to this file. The first window you will see when the software opens is this: |
| − | [[File:HamTV_OT_01.PNG| | + | [[File:HamTV_OT_01.PNG|554px]] |
Click on the tick boxes next to "BATC Wideband Spectrum (QO-100)" and "BATC Wideband Web Chat (QO-100)" to un-tick them. Ignore the greyed-out "ISS HamTV" tick box - this is not implemented or required. | Click on the tick boxes next to "BATC Wideband Spectrum (QO-100)" and "BATC Wideband Web Chat (QO-100)" to un-tick them. Ignore the greyed-out "ISS HamTV" tick box - this is not implemented or required. | ||
| − | [[File:HamTV_OT_02.PNG| | + | [[File:HamTV_OT_02.PNG|554px]] |
| − | The page should look like this. Now click on the "Source Settings" button. The | + | The page should look like this. Now click on the "Source Settings" button. The window should look like this: |
| − | [[File:HamTV_OT_04.PNG| | + | [[File:HamTV_OT_04.PNG|475px]] |
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| + | Select "PicoTuner" if you are using a PicoTuner, or "FTDI Module" if you are using an older MiniTiouner. Set the Tuner 1 Freq Offset to 0 and the Tuner 2 Freq Offset to 0. Set the LNB A and B Supply Defaults to Off (unless you need them) and set both Tuner Default RF Inputs to A (the top socket on the tuner, furthest from the PCB connector). The end result looks something like this. | ||
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| + | [[File:HamTV_OT_04A.PNG|475px]] | ||
Revision as of 08:53, 30 July 2025
The OpenTuner software is designed to use a PicoTuner or a MiniTiouner together with a PC running Windows 10 or Windows 11. It is the only Windows software that supports the PicoTuner.
Settings for Receiving HamTV
OpenTuner was primarily designed to receive transmissions from the QO-100 geostationary satellite and needs some settings changed to enable reception of HamTV. The latest version can be downloaded in a zip file from this page: https://github.com/tomvdb/open_tuner/releases/tag/V0.B. Once you have downloaded the software, unzip it to a new folder.
Make sure that you have your tuner powered-up and connected by USB to your PC. Double-click the file opentuner.exe (which may just be labelled opentuner on your system) to start the software; no installation process is required. You may want to create a desktop or taskbar shortcut to this file. The first window you will see when the software opens is this:
Click on the tick boxes next to "BATC Wideband Spectrum (QO-100)" and "BATC Wideband Web Chat (QO-100)" to un-tick them. Ignore the greyed-out "ISS HamTV" tick box - this is not implemented or required.
The page should look like this. Now click on the "Source Settings" button. The window should look like this:
Select "PicoTuner" if you are using a PicoTuner, or "FTDI Module" if you are using an older MiniTiouner. Set the Tuner 1 Freq Offset to 0 and the Tuner 2 Freq Offset to 0. Set the LNB A and B Supply Defaults to Off (unless you need them) and set both Tuner Default RF Inputs to A (the top socket on the tuner, furthest from the PCB connector). The end result looks something like this.
