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The Lego Pi RTL-SDR FM Radio
Thank you to RTL-SDR.com reader 'JJ' for writing in with a submission for his Lego Pi Radio. JJ's Lego Pi Radio consists of a Raspberry Pi and RTL-SDR and is designed to be an FM Radio, MP3 and...
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OH2BNF’s Plan for a Large Scale Raspberry SDR (LSR-SDR) Based on RTL-SDR Dongles
Thanks to OH2BNF for writing in and sharing his plan to build a "Large Scale Raspberry SDR" (LSR-SDR), which will be based on RTL-SDR dongles. To create the LSR-SDR he plans to take a 19" rack which...
View ArticleTysonpower Reviews our Triple Filter ADS-B LNA
Thank you to YouTuber 'Tysonpower' who is known for making various RF related videos as he has recently reviewed our Triple Filtered ADS-B LNA on his blog and on YouTube. Note that his video is in...
View ArticleThomas N1SPY Demonstrates Receiving SSTV Images from the ISS
Earlier in the month the International Space Station (ISS) was transmitting SSTV images down to the earth for anyone to receive an decode. The ISS does this several times a year to commemorate special...
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GUI for Controlling the R820T2 Filters and Registers
Recently a program called R820T2Tweak_Patched was released which is a GUI for GQRX that allows you to manually control not only the three RF gain settings on R820T2 RTL-SDRs, but also the four filter...
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Creating a High Altitude Balloon Telemetry System with Raspberry Pi, RPiTX...
The 2M TX Filter by ZR6AIC Over on his blog ZR6AIC explains how he's created a full HAB (high altitude balloon) telemetry transmit and receive system using RPiTX and an RTL-SDR dongle running on a...
View ArticleGetting the V3 Bias Tee to Activate on PiAware ADS-B Images
A few owners of our RTL-SDR V3 and/or our Triple Filtered ADS-B LNA (or other bias tee powered LNAs) have been having trouble getting the V3 bias tee to activate on the FlightAware PiAware Raspberry Pi...
View ArticleVideo Demonstrating the iBiquity HD Radio Decoder
Over on YouTube user Rob Fissel has uploaded a nice video that demonstrates the iBiquity HD Radio decoder working with an RTL-SDR. HD Radio is a terrestrial digital broadcast signal that is only used...
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Setting up and Testing Osmo-FL2K
A few days ago we posted about Osmo-FL2K, which is a newly released piece of software by Steve M from Osmocom that turns a common $5-$15 USB to VGA adapter into a transmit only capable SDR. It is very...
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Reprogramming Vaisala RS-41 Radiosondes to Transmit APRS, RTTY, CW in the Ham...
Radiosondes are light weight sensor packages that are attached to weather balloons. They transmit live RF weather telemetry down to earth as they rise. With an RTL-SDR and appropriate antenna it can be...
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New RTL-SDR Receiver App for iOS Released
SDR Receiver on iOS Screenshot A new RTL-SDR compatible app for Apple iOS (iPhone, iPad) has recently been released on the Apple App store. The app is called "SDR Receiver", costs US$9.99, and is used...
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PLSDR: A Python Based SDR App with RTL-SDR Support
Programmer P. Lutus has recently released a new Python based software defined radio application that he calls "PLSDR". PLSDR is a full receiver, with spectrum and waterfall displays, a frequency...
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RTL_TCP SDR: iOS Software Defined Radio App with Spectrum Display
In the post a few days ago about the newly released "SDR Receiver" app for iOS, we briefly mentioned that another iOS app called "RTL_TCP SDR" has just been released out of beta and put onto the Apple...
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An Enhanced Version of Freqshow for Raspberry Pi’s with Touch Screens
The Freqshow software is an RTL-SDR compatible tool for Raspberry Pi devices that can render live spectrum and waterfall displays. It is designed to run on portable touchscreens that plug into the...
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Reading Household Wireless Utility Meters with an RTL-SDR and Plotting the...
Over on YouTube Debashish Sahu has uploaded a video showing how he uses an RTL-SDR to capture and decode consumption data from his home electric/gas/water utility meters. He uses the rtl_amr software...
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SDRSharp Users Guide
This is an excerpt from our book on RTL-SDR which we've decided to post given that many new users struggle to understand all the settings in SDR#. SDR# is currently the most popular SDR program used...
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New SDR# Plugin Manager and Colorizer Available
SDR# plugin developer Eddie Mac has again released a new plugin for SDR# called "SDR# Plugin Manager". This plugin is designed to make it easy to install, remove and re-order other SDR# plugins. Also...
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Building A Low Cost GOES Weather Satellite Receiver with an RTL-SDR
Over on Twitter and his github.io page, Pieter Noordhuis (@pnoordhuis) has shared details about his low cost RTL-SDR based GOES satellite receiving setup. GOES 15/16/17 are geosynchronous weather...
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Hacker Warehouse Demonstrates Pager Decoding with an RTL-SDR
Over on YouTube the web show Hacker Warehouse have created a video explaining wireless pagers and how RTL-SDRs can be used to sniff them. In the video host Troy Brown starts by explaining what pagers...
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Outernet’s Old Antenna Stock for Sale: L-Band Active and Filtered Ceramic...
In the past the Outernet project operated on L-band frequencies, and for the service they manufactured a number of active L-band active ceramic patch antennas for use with RTL-SDR dongles. Outernet has...
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