Frugal Radio: Monitoring General Aviation VHF Communications
Rob from Frugal Radio has recently uploaded the next part his airband monitoring series. This episode covers the topic of monitoring General Aviation communications, which consists of communications...
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NRSC5-DUI: An Updated NRSC-5 HD Radio Decoder for RTL-SDR
Recently we've seen on GitHub the release of NRSC5-DUI, a fork of NRSC5-GUI which was the first fully functional RTL-SDR compatible HD Radio decoder that we posted about back in 2017. HD Radio is a...
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Gorizont Linux 2.0.4 Update
Thank you to Steve Cox, creator of the Gorizont Linux distribution for letting us know that the latest update is now out, although it is a small update only. Gorizont Linux is a custom distribution...
View ArticleSuperSDR: A KiwiSDR + CAT Client for Ham Radio
Thank you to Marco (IS0KYB) for informing us about the release of his new software called "SuperSDR". SuperSDR allows you to easily synchronize frequency tuning with a remote KiwiSDR via a CAT...
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Guglielmo: RTL-SDR FM + DAB Tuner Software for Linux
Thank you to Marco for submitting news about the release of his Linux based RTL-SDR FM and DAB tuner software package named Guglielmo. The code is based on the Qt-dab and sdr-j-fm packages, with some...
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RTL433 Plugin for SDR# Now Available
Recently Marc has released his RTL433 plugin for SDR# over on GitHub and his Wixsite. RTL433 is a commonly used RTL-SDR command line program that provides decoders for a wide range of 433.92 MHz, 868...
View ArticleFrugal Radio: Decoding ACARS on VHF with your SDR Radio
Rob from Frugal Radio has recently uploaded episode five in his YouTube series on Aviation monitoring. This episode covers VHF ACARS decoding with an RTL-SDR. ACARS is an acronym for Aircraft...
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MagicSDR: A new Android and iOS RTL_TCP Client
Unlike Android devices, Apple iOS devices can't run RTL-SDRs directly through their USB ports. However, they can still connect to another networked device such as a PC or Raspberry Pi running an...
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Receiving Unintentionally Radiated Signals from the Computer System Bus with...
Back in 2018 we first posted about "System Bus Radio" which is code and a web based app that allows you to transmit RF directly from your computer without any transmitting hardware. It works on the...
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Raspberry-NOAA V2: Raspberry Pi Automated NOAA and Meteor Weather Satellite...
Raspberry-NOAA is open source code and a set of scripts that allows you to set up a Raspberry Pi as an automated NOAA and Meteor weather satellite station with an SDR like an RTL-SDR. The software...
View ArticleCloning A Garage Key with RTL-SDR, Universal Radio Hacker and an Arduino
Over on YouTube Adam Łoboda has uploaded a video showing the full steps that he's taken to reverse engineer and clone a wireless garage door key using an RTL-SDR and Arduino. He starts by using the...
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yellowShoes: A Browser Based HD Radio / NRSC-5 User Interface
Thank you to Evuraan for writing in and sharing his new browser based HD Radio / NRSC-5 interface for the nrsc5 decoder which he has called yellowShoes. HD Radio is a digital broadcast protocol...
View ArticleExploring 433 MHz Devices in the Neighborhood with RTL-SDR and rtl_433
Over on his YouTube channel CWNE88 has posted how he has been using and RTL-SDR with the rtl_433 software to explore the data coming in from various 433 MHz ISM band devices in his neighborhood. In the...
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Decoding Multiple Pager Transmissions Simultaneously with GNU Radio
A few weeks ago we posted about "LikWidChz"'s work on using GNU Radio to channelize multiple NRSC-5 HD-Radio transmissions for simultaneous decoding with GNU Radio and an RTL-SDR. He has now also...
View ArticleBuilding an Automated NOAA and Meteor Weather Satellite Image Collector with...
Over on his YouTube channel saveitforparts has uploaded a video showing how he has built an automated weather satellite image collector for the NOAA APT and Meteor M2 LRPT satellites. The video shows a...
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Freenode ##rtlsdr IRC Channel Moving to Libera
The ##rtlsdr IRC Freenode chat channel will be moving to irc.libera.chat. However ##rtlsdr admins note that the Freenode channel will remain open for now. This move is in wake of the recent takeover...
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Avoiding Fake RTL-SDR Blog V3 Clones + 2021 Supply Chain Updates
As a follow on to the previous post on fake SDRplay units, we also wanted to provide some guidance on fake RTL-SDR Blog V3 clones which are on the market. We are starting to receive an increase in...
View ArticleFrugal Radio: Monitoring HF Aviation Voice Communications with your SDR Radio...
Rob from Frugal Radio has recently uploaded the next episode in his excellent YouTube series on Aviation monitoring. In this episode Rob covers HF aviation communications. Rob writes: Whether you are...
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A Hi-Z to 50 Ohm Impedance Matching Transformer for Improving HF/SW Reception
Thank you to Mitsunobu for writing in and sharing news about the release of his new product which is a Hi-Z (high impedance) to 50 Ohm matching transformer. This transformer allows you to use small...
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Frugal Radio: A Review of the NooElec Inmarsat Patch Antenna Bundle
In his latest video Rob from Frugal Radio has reviewed the NooElec Inmarsat Patch Antenna Bundle. The US$79.95 bundle includes a PCB patch antenna, Inmarsat SAWBird LNA, SMA DC Block, SMA Barrel...
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