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product_id: 48012688
title: "Ham It Up v1.3 Barebones - Nooelec RF Upconverter For Software Defined Radio. Works With Most SDRs Like HackRF & RTL-SDR (RTL2832U with E4000, FC0013 or R820T Tuners); MF/HF Converter With SMA Jacks"
brand: "nooelec inc."
price: "560 Lei"
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in_stock: true
reviews_count: 10
category: "Noo Elec"
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# Ultra-low voltage noise floor 100kHz+ HF/MF coverage Open-hardware with full docs Ham It Up v1.3 Barebones - Nooelec RF Upconverter For Software Defined Radio. Works With Most SDRs Like HackRF & RTL-SDR (RTL2832U with E4000, FC0013 or R820T Tuners); MF/HF Converter With SMA Jacks

**Brand:** nooelec inc.
**Price:** 560 Lei
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 📻 Elevate your SDR game—don’t just listen, dominate the airwaves!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Ham It Up v1.3 Barebones - Nooelec RF Upconverter For Software Defined Radio. Works With Most SDRs Like HackRF & RTL-SDR (RTL2832U with E4000, FC0013 or R820T Tuners); MF/HF Converter With SMA Jacks by nooelec inc.
- **How much does it cost?** 560 Lei with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.ro](https://www.desertcart.ro/products/48012688-ham-it-up-v1-3-barebones-nooelec-rf-upconverter-software)

## Best For

- nooelec inc. enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted nooelec inc. brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Protect Your Gear:** Integrated antenna and ESD protection safeguard your investment during every session.
- • **Built to Last & Customize:** Open-hardware design with published schematics for tinkerers and pros alike.
- • **Expand Your Radio Horizons:** Unlock MF/HF bands down to 100kHz with seamless SDR compatibility.
- • **Plug & Play Power Efficiency:** Consumes just ~20mA at 5V, powered easily via USB—no bulky adapters needed.
- • **Crystal-Clear Signal Reception:** Experience ultra-low noise floor for pristine, interference-free listening.

## Overview

The Ham It Up v1.3 Barebones is a high-performance MF/HF upconverter designed for software defined radios like HackRF and RTL-SDR. It extends SDR frequency coverage down to 100kHz with ultra-low noise and robust antenna protection. Featuring an open-hardware design with full documentation, it’s powered via USB at just 5V and 20mA, making it an efficient, durable, and customizable tool for amateur radio enthusiasts and professionals seeking expanded spectrum access.

## Description

Ham/amateur radio enthusiasts, rejoice! Our MF/HF converter for software defined radio will allow you to listen to MF and HF through your existing software defined radio (SDR). If you do not currently have an SDR we have plenty of low-cost solutions available in our store.Brand new & improved v1.3 version of our popular upconverter is now available for immediate shipment! Improvements include increased sensitivity, ultra-low voltage noise floor, optional battery-powered operation, side-mounted LED indicators, fully-assembled broadband RF noise-source circuit, u.fl socket for optional external clock injection, surface-mount high-accuracy oscillator and much, much more! These improvements are in addition to the standard features of the Ham It Up line, including female SMA input and output jacks, ESD protection on the input to product your Ham It Up and SDR, ultra-high-Q & low ESR components used for all filters, PTC protection fuse on power input, enable/disable passthrough toggle switch, and open-hardware design with full published circuitry and specifications. Full operating instructions, specifications and features list are available on our website

Review: Ham it up v1.2 Upconverter - I am fully licensed as a radio amateur, but for just receiving 0-30MHz this is a great product. What it does is basically gives you an intermediate signal at 125MHz to pass to realtek dongle which was originally designed for TV via USB reception, but using freely available software you can make this dongle receive around 24MHz to 1700MHz, so clearly, to get frequencies below 24MHz you need to add the upconverter which can receive below 30MHz and present it to the USB dongle at 125MHz, (well away from broadcast commercial radio). With the two items together you have a software defined receiver that goes from 0-1700Mhz in all modes provided by such free software as SDR# (sdr sharp) I did have a small problem to start with, the main crystal was totally missing from my order, for reasons unknown it is not plugged into the board by the seller, but a couple of emails and a bit of waiting had the missing crystal sent to me from USA. I plugged it into the socket on board and it worked fine. It requires a USB A to B connector to power it, this is not included with the board. A neat little switch allows passthrough to allow direct access to your USB realtek dongle which is handy should you wish to use 1090MHz aircraft virtual radar software which shows real time aircraft info on windows PC, again this is free software! The main aerial connectors are SMA, which I bought adapters for because SMA is difficult to connect to coaxial cables, and am now planning on fitting all the bits into one metal box for ease of use. The future of radio really will be software defined, since this requires far less hardware and has so many possibilities that your standard radios just can't do unless you pay thousands of pounds. My whole setup has cost around £50, so for a very capable receiver and signal analyser, why would anyone do it another way? 0-1700MHz is a massive range, and for the money can't be beaten. Making all this work requires only a very basic understanding of electronics, it is more like making Lego fit together than anything, and I'm very impressed with the quality of this item. Delivery is reasonable, around a couple of weeks so all good if you are not in a rush.
Review: Great little circuit board. Buy the Box too. - Using connected to a RTL-SDR Realtek RTL2832U R820T mini USB dongle and GQRX software built on MacOSX Mavericks via MacPorts. If you previously dabbled with this software you just add minus 125MHz in the right box: ie put "-125.000000 MHz" into the "LNB LO" field in the "Configure I/O devices" sub panel and then frequencies displayed are automatically corrected (you can do more accurate calibration later). All together this set up performs well considering I don't have a significant SW antennae. Its good enough for a casual user exploring SW signals on a computer. Ordered the NooElec Extruded Aluminum Enclosure Kit, Blue from NooElec at the same time to save messing about, a good decision I think as it is the best way of preventing PCB damage and accidental shorts but also shields from any stray RF. Both items arrived in one package in just over a week without gathering additional charges; lucky me. Thank you. The crystal was already in place in the socket. Input RF and output are both female SMA connectors. Was also going to get the equivalent adapters direct from NooElec but these proved to be available a bit cheaper and quicker here: SMA-m to MCX-m and SMA-m to BNC-f You will need a USB cable for power, I use one from an old printer connected to a desk based power only hub. Seems to draw only about 20 mA in use so you could use a socket on your computer if pushed. Pleased with the performance and strongly recommend getting the blue metal box at the same time (add both to basket, then buy).

## Features

- Listen to ALL HF, down to 100kHz and below, with nearly any software defined radio! Massively improved performance vs. any direct sampling hacks and implementations
- Open-hardware design with full documentation available. Datasheet: https://www.nooelec.com/datasheets/100555
- Proudly made in the USA and Canada with high-quality components! Full 1 year support & service, direct through Nooelec
- Antenna protection on the RF input, in-circuit in both enable and passthrough mode
- Also available in a 'Plus' version, which includes a TCXO and frequency capability down to 300Hz. Product name: Ham It Up Plus Barebones, desertcart SKU: B076CYH6NL

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B009LQT3G6 |
| Are Batteries Included | No |
| Best Sellers Rank | 52,183 in Business, Industry & Science ( See Top 100 in Business, Industry & Science ) 37 in Radio Frequency Transceivers |
| Brand | Nooelec Inc. |
| Customer Reviews | 4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars (386) |
| Date First Available | 1 Oct. 2013 |
| Guaranteed software updates until | unknown |
| Item Weight | 41 g |
| Item model number | Ham It Up |
| Manufacturer | Nooelec Inc. |
| Product Dimensions | 17 x 12 x 1 cm; 41 g |
| Voltage | 5 Volts |

## Images

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Ham it up v1.2 Upconverter
*by R***E on 5 January 2014*

I am fully licensed as a radio amateur, but for just receiving 0-30MHz this is a great product. What it does is basically gives you an intermediate signal at 125MHz to pass to realtek dongle which was originally designed for TV via USB reception, but using freely available software you can make this dongle receive around 24MHz to 1700MHz, so clearly, to get frequencies below 24MHz you need to add the upconverter which can receive below 30MHz and present it to the USB dongle at 125MHz, (well away from broadcast commercial radio). With the two items together you have a software defined receiver that goes from 0-1700Mhz in all modes provided by such free software as SDR# (sdr sharp) I did have a small problem to start with, the main crystal was totally missing from my order, for reasons unknown it is not plugged into the board by the seller, but a couple of emails and a bit of waiting had the missing crystal sent to me from USA. I plugged it into the socket on board and it worked fine. It requires a USB A to B connector to power it, this is not included with the board. A neat little switch allows passthrough to allow direct access to your USB realtek dongle which is handy should you wish to use 1090MHz aircraft virtual radar software which shows real time aircraft info on windows PC, again this is free software! The main aerial connectors are SMA, which I bought adapters for because SMA is difficult to connect to coaxial cables, and am now planning on fitting all the bits into one metal box for ease of use. The future of radio really will be software defined, since this requires far less hardware and has so many possibilities that your standard radios just can't do unless you pay thousands of pounds. My whole setup has cost around £50, so for a very capable receiver and signal analyser, why would anyone do it another way? 0-1700MHz is a massive range, and for the money can't be beaten. Making all this work requires only a very basic understanding of electronics, it is more like making Lego fit together than anything, and I'm very impressed with the quality of this item. Delivery is reasonable, around a couple of weeks so all good if you are not in a rush.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great little circuit board. Buy the Box too.
*by A***S on 25 January 2015*

Using connected to a RTL-SDR Realtek RTL2832U R820T mini USB dongle and GQRX software built on MacOSX Mavericks via MacPorts. If you previously dabbled with this software you just add minus 125MHz in the right box: ie put "-125.000000 MHz" into the "LNB LO" field in the "Configure I/O devices" sub panel and then frequencies displayed are automatically corrected (you can do more accurate calibration later). All together this set up performs well considering I don't have a significant SW antennae. Its good enough for a casual user exploring SW signals on a computer. Ordered the NooElec Extruded Aluminum Enclosure Kit, Blue from NooElec at the same time to save messing about, a good decision I think as it is the best way of preventing PCB damage and accidental shorts but also shields from any stray RF. Both items arrived in one package in just over a week without gathering additional charges; lucky me. Thank you. The crystal was already in place in the socket. Input RF and output are both female SMA connectors. Was also going to get the equivalent adapters direct from NooElec but these proved to be available a bit cheaper and quicker here: SMA-m to MCX-m and SMA-m to BNC-f You will need a USB cable for power, I use one from an old printer connected to a desk based power only hub. Seems to draw only about 20 mA in use so you could use a socket on your computer if pushed. Pleased with the performance and strongly recommend getting the blue metal box at the same time (add both to basket, then buy).

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Works but needs a different power solution and better screening.
*by T***S on 13 July 2020*

Suffers a lot from electrical noise. Compared to my cheap chinese SW portable radio (SDR too) it is reasonably sensitive but some frequencies are unusable because of noise where the portable radio with its telescopic aerial, next to my PC can pickup more with less noise when this HamItUp is connected to a multi-band dipole on the roof - connected by Balun and low-loss coax is less sensitive but just picks up noise all the way from 130Khz to 30Mhz and all the way past 500Mhz on "Pass through" I powered this and a PC (at 5m away) from batteries to lower some of the noise caused by noise on the DC and coupling. This needs ferrite beads too. NooElec are generally good products but need to re-design for compatibility.

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