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Visualizing ADS-B Data in 3D using MATLAB
Over on Reddit user JorgeGT has posted an animated 3D visualization of his local ADS-B air traffic data using a MATLAB script he wrote. The script collects data from a dump1090 server. If you have a...
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Hak5: Mobile SDR Apps
On this episode of Hak5, a popular YouTube technology channel, Shannon shows two Android based ADS-B RTL-SDR apps that we have mentioned on this blog previously. One is “ADS-B on USB SDR RTL” and the...
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University Lab Sheet Explaining RTL-SDR and Demodulation Theory
A reader of our blog has recently written in to let us know about a lab sheet from the University of Colorado College of Engineering and Applied Science which clearly explains software defined radio...
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Tutorial Video Showing How to Receive Meteor M2 Weather Satellite Images with...
Recently we posted about a tutorial showing how to receive LRPT weather satellite images from the new Russian Meteor M2 satellite. Now over on YouTube user Tom Mladenov has uploaded a tutorial video...
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Receiving Hellschreiber with the RTL-SDR and an Upconverter
Over on YouTube user BSoD Badgers has uploaded a video showing reception of Hellschreiber on HF at 20m. To receive the HF frequencies he used a ham-it-up upconverter. He used SDR# to receive the signal...
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Shielding the RTL-SDR
Over on Reddit user will1384 has posted about his imgur photo album that clearly documents some well researched steps that he took in an effort to shield the RTL-SDR dongle from interference....
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New Raspberry Pi Image with RTL-SDR Drivers and GNU Radio Built In
A new image for the Raspberry Pi containing RTL-SDR software has been made available by tech enthusiast Gareth Hayes. The image contains all the software and drivers needed to get started with the...
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Radio Astronomy using a Differential Radiometer and Interferometer with an...
Amateur radio astronomer Marcus Leech often makes use of RTL-SDR dongles for his amateur radio astronomy experiments. Recently Marcus wrote a technical paper discussing a modern SDR implementation of a...
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Receiving Dead Satellites with the RTL-SDR
Recently happysat, a reader of RTL-SDR.com wrote in to let us know about an unusual hobby he has found with the RTL-SDR. Happysat has been using the RTL-SDR together with a QFH antenna to detect old...
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Demo of a New R820T Driver with extra Gain, Decimation and IF Filter Adjustments
Over on YouTube user mm6dos has uploaded a video showing a new driver he helped develop for the R820T tuner which is used in the most commonly purchased RTL-SDR dongles. He writes: A short...
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Nooelec Now Selling RTL-SDR’s with the R820T2 Tuner
Nooelec have recently begun selling RTL-SDR dongles with the R820T2 tuner chip in them. The R820T2 is a small upgrade over the R820T as it has slightly better overall sensitivity (seems to be around...
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Simple RTL-SDR Shielding with Copper Tape
Last month we posted about an RTL-SDR experimenter who shielded his RTL-SDR dongle using an aluminium case. Shielding the RTL-SDR helps to reduce out of band interference which can enter the device...
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Military SATCOM Satellite Reception with the RTL-SDR
Recently on YouTube user Tom Mladenov has been uploading videos showing reception of Military SATCOM satellites using an RTL-SDR dongle and QFH antenna tuned to 137 MHz. One video shows how sometimes...
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Android App RFAnalyzer Now on Google Play with Support for the RTL-SDR
Previously we posted about the new RFAnalyzer Android app for the HackRF which has a RF spectrum and waterfall display. Now RFAnalyzer is available on the Google Play store with experimental support...
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Decoding the Russian Parus (Cosmos) Navigation Satellites with the RTL-SDR
Once again Happysat, who previously wrote in to RTL-SDR.com to let us know how to receive dead satellites with the RTL-SDR has again written in to let us know about his latest achievements. Happysat...
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ADS-B Onboard a 737 with Realtime Primary Flight and Navigation Display
Recently we found this video from 2013 on YouTube by user carcharias04 showing an RTL-SDR being used for ADS-B on board a 737-800 commercial jet. In the video he uses a custom program that interfaces...
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SatNOGS – Hackaday Prize Winner uses RTL-SDR in Design
The popular Hackaday blog recently announced the winner of their grand competition to win a trip to space or $200k. The goal of the competition was to design and build the best example of “an open,...
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Watching a VHS Tape using a RTL-SDR
Over on YouTube user DogsRNiceMineCraft has uploaded a video showing a VHS tape being played using an RTL-SDR. To do this he connected the RF out port on his VHS tape player by wrapping the RTL-SDR...
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Improving HF Reception By Disconnecting the Switching Power Supply on the...
By using an upconverter, direct sampling mod, or experimental software driver the RTL-SDR can be used for HF reception. However, a problem with HF reception and the RTL2832U chip is that it uses a...
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RTL-SDR As a Spectrum Analyzer
Hackaday has brought to attention a blog post by Kerry Wong which shows how the RTL-SDR can be used as a simple and inexpensive spectrum analyzer. In the past we’ve already posted numerous examples of...
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