Watching DVB-T TV and Using SDR Mode at the same time with two RTL-SDRs
Normally if you want to use the RTL-SDR as an SDR on Linux you install the SDR drivers, and blacklist the Kernel's built in DVB-T drivers to prevent them from taking over the RTL-SDR. Once blacklisted,...
View ArticleElement14 Video on Setting up a Portable Raspberry Pi & RTL-SDR Based NOAA...
Electronics distributor element14 has uploaded a video to their 'element14 presents' YouTube channel showing presenter Matt building and setting up a portable Raspberry Pi & RTL-SDR based NOAA...
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Amazon AWS Satellite Ground Stations Now Available For Hire
Over on the AWS blog Jeff Barr has blogged about Amazon's new rentable ground station system called "AWS Ground Station". AWS, or Amazon Web Services is the server farm division of Amazon. They allow...
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RTL-SDRs and the VHF+ Reverse Beacon Network
The Reverse Beacon Network is a project that monitors the amateur radio bands by using volunteer stations to continuously and autonomously collect data on what/when stations are being received, and how...
View ArticleVideos on Compiling JAERO and libAEROAMBE for AERO C-Channel Voice Audio...
At the beginning of last month we posted about an update to JAERO which allows us to now listen to AERO C-Channel voice audio. AERO is a satellite based communications service used by modern aircraft,...
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Using a 25 Meter Radio Dish and an RTL-SDR as a SatNOGS Ground Station
SatNOGS is an open source project that aims to make it easy for volunteers to build and run RTL-SDR or other SDR based RF ground stations that automatically monitor satellites, and upload that data to...
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Running RTL-SDR Android Apps on an Android TV Box
Thank you to Giuseppe (IT9YBG) who just wanted to write in and note that Android TV boxes are an excellent computing platform for RTL-SDR dongles. They allow you to monitor frequencies or listen to DAB...
View ArticleRTL-SDR Retrogram: ASCII Art Spectrum Analyzer
Over on GitHub, Rakesh Peter (r4d10n) has uploaded a new terminal/ssh based console application called "retrogram~rtlsdr". This program uses an RTL-SDR and terminal window to display a spectrum...
View ArticleUsing an RTL-SDR and RPiTX to Unlock a Car with a Replay Attack
Over on YouTube user ModernHam has uploaded a video showing how to perform a replay attack on a car key fob using a Raspberry Pi running RPiTX and an RTL-SDR. A replay attack consists of recording an...
View ArticleSome tips on using DSD+ and SDR# to Listen to DMR Digital Voice
Over on YouTube user knoxieman has uploaded a video that provides a few tips on using DSD+ and an RTL-SDR for listening to DMR digital voice signals. The video is designed as a companion to Tech Minds'...
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Help Track Data from CubeSail with an RTL-SDR
On December 16 Rocket Lab launched 13 new cubesats into orbit via it's Electron rocket which was launched from New Zealand. One of those Cubesats is "CubeSail" which is a set of two satellites that...
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Bitcoin Satellite Now Supports Lightning Payments: Receive with RTL-SDR
Bitcoin is a digital currency based on blockchain technology, and Blockstream are a large innovator in the Bitcoin world. They have recently been developing the 'lightning network' which is a layer...
View ArticleWeatherproofing the RTL-SDR Blog Multipurpose Dipole Antenna
Thank you to YouTube user "ModernHam" for submitting his video that shows one way to weatherproof our 'RTL-SDR Blog Multipurpose Dipole Antenna'. This is the antenna we include as part of our RTL-SDR...
View ArticleCreating an Inmarsat STC-C EGC Live Stream with an RTL-SDR, Raspberry Pi and...
Thanks to Zoltan (aka Veryokay on YouTube) for submitting information about his Inmarsat STD-C EGC live stream setup. His setup allows him to access the Inmarsat STD-C signal from anywhere in the world...
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Feeding the dump1090 Aircraft Database with VDLM2DEC
For ADS-B decoding, dump1090 is an RTL-SDR compatible program that is commonly used. In order to provide information about the aircraft being detected (e.g. icao24 hex address, registration/tail number...
View ArticleYouTube Tutorial: Spying on Computer Monitors with TempestSDR
Over on YouTube SignalsEverywhere (aka Corrosive) has uploaded a tutorial video showing how to use TempestSDR with an Airspy SDR. Back in November 2017 we posted about how we were able to get...
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Welle.io DAB/DAB+ Decoder Version 2 Released
Welle.io is a Windows/Linux/MacOS/Android/Raspberry Pi compatible DAB and DAB+ broadcast radio decoder which supports RTL-SDR dongles, as well as the Airspy and any dongle supported by SoapySDR. It is...
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moRFeusQT Updates: Automatic Tracking Generator Plotting with Airspy
Outernet's moRFeus is a signal generator and frequency mixer that can be controlled either by it's built in LCD screen, or via software on a Windows or Linux PC. It can generate a clean low phase noise...
View ArticleCreating a Standalone WSPR Receiver with an RTL-SDR V3 and Raspberry Pi 3
Thank you to Zoltan for submitting his scripts for installing the rtlsdr-wsprd WSPR decoder onto a Raspberry Pi, and showing us how to configure it for an RTL-SDR V3 dongle running in direct sampling...
View ArticleDemodulating DVB-S Digital Amateur TV with SDRAngel on Windows with an SDR
Over on YouTube Corrosive has uploaded a new tutorial video showing us how we can demodulate DVB-S DATV (Digital Amateur TV) on a Windows PC with SDRAngel. DATV is a mode used by hams to transmit and...
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