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Raspberry Pi Docker Images for ADS-B and ACARS with the RTL-SDR
Docker is a Linux based platform which allows you to build and deploy complex applications into a self contained “container” package that contains all the needed applications and dependencies. The...
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New Mini RTL-SDR Dongle Available from Nooelec
The Nooelec store have recently come out with a new small RTL-SDR model called the Nano 2, which appears to an improved version of the old tiny square dongles. These new ones are sized at 24mm x 21mm x...
View Articlertl_power_fftw: An improved version of rtl_power designed for radio astronomy
As the RTL-SDR’s maximum usable bandwidth is about 2.8 MHz, programs like rtl_power were written to scan over wider bandwidths by quickly hopping between different swaths of the frequency spectrum and...
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An online Software Defined Radio training course
We’ve recently found what looks to be a new online video based course that uses the RTL-SDR to teach basic software defined radio topics. The course is not free, but costs only $1.99 and the first...
View ArticleSoftware defined radio talks from Defcon 23
Defcon is a yearly conference that focuses on computer security and hacking talks. In recent years they have included a “Wireless Village” section that includes talks about all things wireless. This...
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JAERO: A new RTL-SDR compatible decoder for Inmarsat AERO signals
Back in August of this year we showed how it was possible to use an RTL-SDR dongle, satellite antenna, LNA and decoding software to receive and decode STD-C EGC signals from Inmarsat satellites. We...
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QSpectrumAnalyzer Updated to support rtl_power_fftw
QSpectrumAnalyzer is a Linux GUI for rtl_power which allows you to easily do wideband scans that are much wider than the RTL-SDR’s maximum bandwidth. RTL_power works by quickly switching between...
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Chasing Ionosondes with an RTL-SDR Dongle
Mario Filippi a regular contributor to our blog has recently written in with another article of his. This time he’s submitted an interesting article about ionosondes and how he listens to and watches...
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Setting up an RTL-SDR based APT/Meteor Satellite Weather Station Receiver
Recently a reader of our blog, Initrd, wrote in to let us know about a new tutorial he created that shows how to set up a dual NOAA APT and Meteor LRPT weather satellite monitoring station with an...
View ArticleTesting the MIX4ALL Downconverter on L-Band
Adam (9a4QV) is well known in the RTL-SDR community for creating and selling the LNA4ALL low noise amplifier and several filter circuits as well. Now Adam has uploaded on his YouTube channel a new...
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Review of the SpyVerter Upconverter
The SpyVerter is a new upconverter that has recently gone on sale. It is created by Youssef (creator of the Airspy SDR and programmer of SDR#) and Bob W9RAN (of rantechnology.com and...
View ArticleHak5: Online RTL-SDR WebSDR’s with OpenWebRX
On this episode of Hak5 (a popular hacking and security themed YouTube channel) Darren and Shannon discuss OpenWebRX, a SDR web broadcasting and remote control tool that is compatible with the RTL-SDR....
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SvxLink Now Supports the RTL-SDR
SvxLink is an EchoLink and general purpose voice services system for controlling ham radio repeaters. A repeater is a radio tower that receives a weak transmission from a handheld or remote radio and...
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Receiving and acquiring GPS positions with an RTL-SDR dongle and GPS antenna
GPS experimenter and blog author e.p. has recently been posting about his experiments in which he uses an RTL-SDR dongle to receive GPS satellite signals and acquire a position lock. To receive GPS...
View ArticleDEFCON 23 – LTE Recon and Tracking with RTLSDR
Back on Dec 5 we posted about some Defcon 23 talks that were released from the Wireless Village set of talks. Recently some more talks from other tracks have been released and one of interest to our...
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Signal Direction Finding with an RTL-SDR, Raspberry Pi and REDHAWK
Something we missed posting about from last year was this presentation on “RasHAWK”, a direction finding system (pdf) built out of a Raspberry Pi, an RTL-SDR and four antennas on a 4 way switch running...
View ArticleDeocoding Orbcomm with MultiPSK 4.31 and an RTL-SDR
MultiPSK is a signals decoding program with many available decoders to choose from. It is also able to directly connect to the RTL-SDR, or be used via a virtual audio cable. The latest beta version...
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RTLSDR-Airband V2 Released
Back in June of 2014 we posted about the released of a new program called RTLSDR-Airband. RTLSDR-Airband is a Windows and Linux compatible command line tool that allows you to simultaneously monitor...
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CANFI: Cheap Automatic Noise Figure Indicator Updated to V2.7
Back in July 2014 we posted about the CANFI (Cheap Automatic Noise Figure Indicator) system. The CANFI system is a set of hardware components that include an RTL-SDR and a corresponding software...
View ArticleDSD+ Updated to Version 1.101
DSD+ (Digital Speech Decoder+) is a popular decoding tool that can be used to listen to P25, DMR and other unencrypted digital speech signals. Recently DSD+ has been updated from version 1.074 to...
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