{"id":23418,"date":"2017-01-15T15:39:19","date_gmt":"2017-01-15T19:39:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=23418"},"modified":"2017-01-17T10:18:51","modified_gmt":"2017-01-17T14:18:51","slug":"for-sale-hackrf-one-portapack-h1-combo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/for-sale-hackrf-one-portapack-h1-combo\/","title":{"rendered":"For Sale: HackRF One &#038; PortaPack H1 combo"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_23429\" style=\"width: 635px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PortaPack-HF-Spectrum-Capture.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23429\" class=\"size-large wp-image-23429\" src=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PortaPack-HF-Spectrum-Capture-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PortaPack-HF-Spectrum-Capture.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PortaPack-HF-Spectrum-Capture-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PortaPack-HF-Spectrum-Capture-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PortaPack-HF-Spectrum-Capture-624x351.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-23429\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spectrum display on the 18 meter band.<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>&#8211;UPDATE: This item has sold. \u00a0Thank you!&#8211;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s time to thin the herd! Over the coming weeks, I&#8217;m planning to liquidate\u00a0some gear\u00a0here at the <em>SWLing Post<\/em> HQ.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m selling\u00a0radios and accessories I\u00a0no longer use or need for comparison reviews. I&#8217;ll plan to post these on the <em>SWLing Post<\/em> before placing them on something like eBay.<\/p>\n<p>Know that funds from your purchase will help <em>SWLing Post<\/em> running costs and will be used to purchase future review units.<\/p>\n<h2>HackRF One and PortPack H1 combo<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PortaPack-H1-Hack-RF-One-e1484505845504.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-23424\" src=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PortaPack-H1-Hack-RF-One-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" \/><\/a>First up is my <strong>HackRF One<\/strong> and <strong>Portapack H1<\/strong> field-portable receiver and spectrum sampling package.<\/p>\n<p>I purchased these new at the 2016 Dayton Hamvention&#8211;the HackRF One was purchased at the TAPR booth and the PortaPack H1 at the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/store.sharebrained.com\/products\/portapack-for-hackrf-one-kit\" target=\"_blank\">Sharebrained Technology<\/a>\u00a0booth. The Portapack H1 was installed on the HackRF One by its designer Jarod (see below).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PortaPack-HF.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23421\" src=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PortaPack-HF.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"534\" height=\"950\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PortaPack-HF.jpg 534w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PortaPack-HF-169x300.jpg 169w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 534px) 100vw, 534px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While I&#8217;m sure a number of readers are familiar with the <a href=\"https:\/\/greatscottgadgets.com\/hackrf\/\" target=\"_blank\">HackRF One<\/a> SDR, I doubt many will be familiar with the PortaPack H1, which I found to be one of the more exciting innovations showcased at the 2016 Hamvention.<\/p>\n<p>In essence, the PortaPack H1 is a shield that attaches to the HackRF and adds a touchscreen LCD, navigation controls, headphone jack, real-time clock, micro SD card slot, and custom aluminum case. When you add power via the USB port (or using a USB battery pack) you can utilize many HackRF features without needing a computer or tablet. The PortaPack firmware runs on the fast ARM processors in the\u00a0HackRF. The only time an external computer is necessary is to reprogram the firmware.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a short video:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XjYHEBsUxGM?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>I fell in love with the PortPack H1 and purchased it on the spot at the Hamvention.<\/p>\n<p>Why? Well, among many other things, you can do spectrum recordings natively and save them to a MicroSD card. The PortPack writes the recording as a basic IQ file. I suspect it&#8217;ll require a little tinkering to open and playback the file in another SDR application.<\/p>\n<h3>Why am I selling?<\/h3>\n<p>I had planned to use the PortPack as a means to do field SDR recordings and do a full review. After all, it must be the most compact, all-in-one solution for doing field spectrum recordings.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_23427\" style=\"width: 517px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PortaPack-Screen.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23427\" class=\"wp-image-23427 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PortaPack-Screen.jpg\" width=\"507\" height=\"901\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PortaPack-Screen.jpg 507w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PortaPack-Screen-169x300.jpg 169w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 507px) 100vw, 507px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-23427\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tuned to Radio Australia this morning.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Truth is, though, I haven&#8217;t had time to tinker with the PortaPack at all as I&#8217;ve been so busy with family life, travels and doing other reviews.<\/p>\n<p>Also, I rarely do field spectrum recordings because I&#8217;m lucky enough to live at a site that has little to no radio interference. It would be very difficult for me to find an outdoor location and deploy an antenna that would outperform my home setup. I could see myself using the PortPack while doing proper globe-trotting across the planet, but I have no plans to do this in the near\u00a0future.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Hack-RF-PortaPack-H1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23426\" src=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Hack-RF-PortaPack-H1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"752\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Hack-RF-PortaPack-H1.jpg 498w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Hack-RF-PortaPack-H1-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>To be clear: though the PortPack H1 works as-is, it is developed with the hacker and experimenter in mind. You would need to figure out which app could import the spectrum files and what format to use.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;d like to sell this to someone who could use it and would enjoy experimenting. (And possibly writing up something for the <em>SWLing Post<\/em>? (Hint hint!)<\/p>\n<p>I bet I haven&#8217;t used the HackRF\/PortaPack combo more than one hour on the air. It&#8217;s essentially like new and comes with the PortaPack metal case, the original HackRF One box, HackRF One plastic enclosure\/case and cord.<\/p>\n<h2>Price<\/h2>\n<p>Originally, this package cost me over $500.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I&#8217;m selling this HackRF One and PortaPack H1 one shipped and fully insured via the USPS (within the US) for $400.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re seriously interested, but live outside the US, please <a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/contact\/\">contact me<\/a>. I would need to determine shipping costs based on the destination. Note that <em>I&#8217;m no expert at doing international shipments<\/em>, though, so can&#8217;t comment regarding import duties and customs clearance or tracking.<\/p>\n<p>I would like to receive funds via PayPal or perhaps Google Wallet. I can do USPS money orders, etc. but they will need to clear prior to shipping (this adds a few days to the turn-around time).<\/p>\n<p>I know very little in terms of operating the PortPack H1, so\u00a0I would encourage you to check out both the <a href=\"https:\/\/greatscottgadgets.com\/hackrf\/\" target=\"_blank\">HackRF One<\/a> and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/store.sharebrained.com\/products\/portapack-for-hackrf-one-kit\" target=\"_blank\">Sharebrained Technology<\/a>\u00a0websites to learn more prior to purchasing.<\/p>\n<p>Again, your purchase will essentially help me fund the <em>SWLing Post<\/em>! <a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/contact\/\">Contact me<\/a> if interested&#8211;first come, first serve. Thanks!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8211;UPDATE: This item has sold. \u00a0Thank you!&#8211; It&#8217;s time to thin the herd! Over the coming weeks, I&#8217;m planning to liquidate\u00a0some gear\u00a0here at the SWLing Post HQ. I&#8217;m selling\u00a0radios and accessories I\u00a0no longer use or need for comparison reviews. I&#8217;ll plan to post these on the SWLing Post before placing them on something like eBay. 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