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Running Windows & x86 SDR Decoding Apps on the Raspberry Pi 3: Unitrunker,...
There is a great advantage to running SDR decoder apps on a single board PC like a Raspberry Pi 3. For example instead of committing a whole PC to become a dedicated decoder, a cheap Pi 3 can be used...
View ArticleUpgrading the Coax on a TV Dipole Antenna for Improved Reception
Over on his YouTube channel Corrosive has uploaded a useful video showing how to modify a standard TV dipole to make it better for general radio use. Many TV dipoles come standard with twin lead, or...
View ArticleRetrieving Dialed Phone Numbers from Intercepted Phone Calls
Over on his YouTube channel Linux Psycho has uploaded a video showing how he was able to listen in on wireless phone calls and recover the dialed phone numbers from within the conversation. The...
View ArticleVideo Tutorial: Installing GQRX and RTL-SDR on a Raspberry Pi
Over on his YouTube channel AVT Marketing has uploaded a new beginner friendly video that shows how to easily install and use GQRX on a Raspberry Pi single board Linux computer. GQRX is a Linux based...
View ArticleFeedback Request: New RTL-SDR Product, Ideas and Interest Check
We are considering building a new multi-purpose RTL-SDR product. The idea is to make several difficult to achieve applications and projects much more accessible. We are looking to implement the...
View ArticleDemonstrating an RTL-SDR Based Metal Detector
Over on YouTube user Ancient Discoveries has uploaded a video showing a prototype of his RTL-SDR based metal detector. The metal detector appears to consist of a coiled detection loop antenna powered...
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OpenWebRX Updates: 3D Waterfall and BPSK31 Demodulator
OpenWebRX has recently been updated and now includes a 3D waterfall display and a BPSK31 demodulator. OpenWebRX is a popular program which allows you to stream an SDR like the RTL-SDR over the internet...
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QIRX SDR Updated: Legacy DAB, DAB Transmitter Identifications and more
Back in May of this year we posted about QIRX SDR, which back then was a brand new multimode SDR program compatible with the RTL-SDR. One of its defining features is that it has a built in DAB+...
View ArticleReceiving ADS-B Jetliner Traffic with a Simple Paper Clip
Over on YouTube user icholakov has uploaded a new video showing how easy it can be to build a cheap ADS-B antenna out of a simple paper clip and coax connector. Modern aircraft carry an ADS-B...
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Detecting Car Keyfob Jamming With a Raspberry Pi and RTL-SDR
It’s been known for a while now that it is possible to break into cars using simple wireless attacks that involve jamming of the car keyfob frequency. Sammy Kamkars “rolljam” is one such example that...
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Creating an Encrypted ADS-B Plane Spotter with a Raspberry Pi, RTL-SDR and SSL
These days it’s quite easy to share your ADS-B reception on the internet with giant worldwide aggregation sites like flightaware.com and flightradar24.com. These sites aggregate received ADS-B plane...
View ArticleInstalling and Using SDRTrunk on Linux for Live Trunk Tracking with an RTL-SDR
SDRTrunk is a cross platform Java based piece of software that can be used for following trunked radio conversations. In addition to trunk tracking it also has a built in P25 Phase 1 decoder. Compared...
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New Nano 3 RTL-SDR Available from NooElec
NooElec have just released their new NESDR Nano 3 RTL-SDR dongle for $27.95 USD. This is a new iteration in their line of ‘nano’ sized dongles, which are very small and suitable for use on small...
View ArticleInstalling OpenWRT and RTL-SDR on a Used $20 Router
Over on his YouTube channel GusGorman402 has uploaded a video tutorial showing how to take an old internet router and install OpenWRT and the RTL-SDR drivers on it. OpenWRT is a third party Linux based...
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Tutorial: Replay Attacks with an RTL-SDR, Raspberry Pi and RPiTX
With an RTL-SDR dongle, Raspberry Pi, piece of wire and literally no other hardware it is possible to perform replay attacks on simple digital signals like those used in 433 MHz ISM band devices. This...
View ArticleCyberSpectrum Melbourne: Building a Cheap FSQ Transceiver with Arduino,...
FSQ (Fast Simple QSO) is a relatively new ham band mode for making text QSO’s (contact or exchange of information with another ham) over HF frequencies. It is a low data rate mode similar to PSK31 but...
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Outernet: Patch antenna now sold seperately + other products
Back in June we tested Outernet’s new Dreamcatcher which is an ARM based computing board with RTL-SDR and L-band LNA built in. The $99 USD kit also included an external active L-band patch antenna. The...
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HamRadio360 Podcast: ADS-B Aircraft Tracking with an RTL-SDR
HamRadio360 is a bi-weekly podcast all about ham radio and related topics. On their June 13 podcast Nick, KK6LHR came on to discuss his experiences with decoding ADS-B with cheap SDR radio like the...
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Demodulating the Outernet signal with leandvb and an RTL-SDR
Leandvb is command line based lightweight DVB-S decoder designed for receiving Digital Amateur TV, including signals like HamTV from the International Space Station. The RTL-SDR can be used together...
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Using an RTL-SDR as a Simple IMSI Catcher
Over on YouTube user Keld Norman has uploaded a video showing how he uses an RTL-SDR with gr-gsm and a Python script to create a simple IMSI catcher. IMSI stands for International mobile subscriber...
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