A WebUSB Based RTL-SDR Aircraft ADS-B Decoder
Over on GitHub @devdevcharlie has uploaded open source Javascript code for creating an ADS-B Aircraft Radar system entirely within a web browser. The code makes use of the Web USB API, which enables...
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ADS-B Radar Android App Updated with Open Street Maps
Thank you to James Mainwaring for letting us know about the latest update to his "ADS-B Radar (RTL-SDR)" Android App. The update brings an Open Street Map (OSM) display, allowing for aircraft to be...
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niliBOX: Software for Managing RTL-SDRs and other Radios Locally and Remotely
niliBOX is a multiplatform software package in beta release that can be used to manage radio devices such as Icom radio scanners and RTL-SDRs remotely or locally. It is the evolution of the older 'PCR...
View ArticleThe NOAA-15 Weather Satellite may be Failing (Again)
The NOAA APT weather satellites are popular because they fly over most places on earth frequently, and they are easy to receive images directly from with modest hardware such as an RTL-SDR and v-dipole...
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Harvey Mudd College Learn SDR Course with RTL-SDR, PlutoSDR and GNU Radio on...
Professor Jason from Harvery Mudd College in California has recently uploaded a 23 lesson video series on software defined radio digital signal processing (DSP) concepts that can be learned with an...
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More Information about the NOAA-15 AVHRR Failure
Thank you to Carl Reinmann (aka usradioguy) for submitting his blog post which goes into deeper detail about the NOAA-15 weather satellite imaging failure that we posted about last week. In his post...
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KrakenSDR now in stock in our shop
As per our previous post we wanted to note that our direct sales KrakenSDR shop is now up and running with immediate shipping available. There is only a limited number of KrakenSDRs and antenna sets...
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Guglielmo FM and DAB Receiver Software Updated to V0.4
Thank you to Marco Greco for writing in and noting that V0.4 of his Guglielmo software has recently been released. Guglielmo is a Linux (and now Windows) based RTL-SDR FM and DAB tuner software that...
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Car Hacking in the Mr Robot TV Show Explained
Over on YouTube David Bombal has uploaded a video titled "Warning! This is how cars are hacked. Just like in Mr Robot." which explains how the car hacking scenes in Mr Robot worked. Mr Robot is a TV...
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GNU Radio Conference 2022 Talks Available on YouTube
During September 26 - 30 GNU Radio Conference 2022 was held in Washington DC. GNU Radio Conference (aka GRCon) is an annual conference centered around the GNU Radio Project and community, and is one of...
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IEEE Article on Passive Radar with the KrakenSDR
The IEEE Spectrum magazine is a print and online magazine by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), a professional society for electric and electronics engineers. In the November...
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niliBOX: Software for Managing RTL-SDRs and other Radios Locally and Remotely
niliBOX is a multiplatform software package in beta release that can be used to manage radio devices such as Icom radio scanners and RTL-SDRs remotely or locally. It is the evolution of the older 'PCR...
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Raspberry NOAA V2 Edition 2023 Image Released
Thank you to Manuel Lausmann for submitting news about the release of the "Raspberry NOAA V2 Edition 2023" image for Raspberry Pi's. This image has been created by Jochen Köster (DC9DD), and contains a...
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RTL-SDR Blog L-Band Patch, Bullseye, YouLoop Sale
This Black Friday we are offering a discount on our L-Band Patch, Bullseye and YouLoop antennas in our store and marketplace listings! The sale will run until the end of November. Our L-Band patch is...
View ArticleA Software Based VGA AGC Implementation for the RTL-SDR
Thank you to Chris G for writing in and sharing with us his software VGA ADC controller for the RTL-SDR. AGC or 'automatic gain control' is an algorithm that attempts to automatically adjust the gain...
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SDR Special Tool Kit: A Ruggedized Enclosure for two RTL-SDR V3 Dongles
Terminal Armament, one of our resellers of RTL-SDR V3 dongles in the USA has created a companion product called the SDR Special Tool Kit (SDR-STK) which is a tactical ruggedized enclosure for two...
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DEF CON 30 RF Talks: Biohacking, Designing Antennas, Tracking Military Ghost...
DEF CON is a yearly conference with a focus on information security. At this years DEF CON 30 conference various talks on RF related topics were presented. In the past few weeks talks have been...
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RTL-SDR Blog V3 Dongle Back in Stock at Amazon + Upcoming Cosmetic Changes in...
This is just a quick note to say that the RTL-SDR Blog V3 silver dongles are back in stock at Amazon USA after having taken a bit longer to arrive than usual. Currently only the individual dongle and...
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uSDR Updated to Version 1.6.0
Thank you to Viol for submitting news about the latest update of his uSDR software. uSDR (aka microSDR) is a lightweight general purpose multimode program for Windows that supports the RTL-SDR, Airspy,...
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KrakenSDR Locates a Repeater Jammer in 1 Hour
Over on YouTubem channel NotaRubicon Productions has uploaded a video describing how a KrakenSDR was used to find the location of a person jamming a repeater site. Amateur radio enthusiasts can utilize...
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