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The Latest Talks from the Society of Amateur Radio Astronomers
Over on YouTube a bunch of new talks from the Society of Amateur Radio Astronomers (SARA) have recently been uploaded from their recent SARA Western Conference that was held in April 2024. The talks...
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Gypsum: A Software-Defined GPS Receiver written in Python + A Writeup on How...
Thank you to RTL-SDR.COM reader Lee. who found a recently released program called "gypsum" which enables an RTL-SDR or HackRF to be used as a GPS Receiver when combined with a GPS antenna. Phillip...
View ArticleSDR# Version 1920 Released
A few days ago SDRSharp version 1920 was released. SDRSharp (SDR#) is a popular Windows program that is affiliated with Airspy SDR dongles, but is compatible with RTL-SDR and various other SDRs as...
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Antennas Explained: Finding the Best Antenna for HackRF, RTL-SDR and Other...
Over on YouTube sn0ren has uploaded a well produced video to help beginners to the radio hobby understand antennas. The video explains how antennas work in theory, and how to choose the best antenna...
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QCSuper: Capture 2G/3G/4G/5G Radio Frames with Qualcomm Phones
In the past, we've shown how it's possible to use RTL-SDRs or other SDR devices together with the Airprobe software to analyze data from 2G GSM mobile phones and towers. (Note that it's not possible to...
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DeepRad: Upcoming Modular RTL-SDR System to be CrowdFunded
The company "DeepSea Developments" have recently released news about their upcoming crowdfunding campaign for their 'DeepRad' modular RTL-SDR system. The goal of DeepRad appears to be a modular RTL-SDR...
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YouTube Video Series on Iridium Satellite Decoding with an Airspy, RTL-SDR...
Over on his YouTube channel, Rob VK8FOES has started a new video series about Iridium Satellite Decoding. Iridium is a constellation of low-earth orbiting satellites that provide voice and data...
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uSDR Software Updated to V1.7.0
Thank you to Viol for writing in and letting us know that his uSDR software has recently been updated to V1.7.0. The uSDR software (not to be confused with the unrelated uSDR hardware) is a lightweight...
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A 3D Printed Enclosure with USB Hub for RTL-SDR Blog Units
Over on Hackaday, we've seen a post about Jay Doscher's clever 3D printed enclosure that can hold two RTL-SDR Blog V4 units and a USB hub. The enclosure is designed to make it easy to take the two...
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SignalsEverywhere: Build an RTL-SDR Based OP25 Radio Scanner with a Mobile...
Welcome back to Sarah from the SignalsEverywhere YouTube channel who has recently returned to producing videos from a hiatus. In her latest video, Sarah shows off her new OP25 Mobile Control Head...
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Artemis 4 Released: Offline Signal Identification Database
Back in 2019 we posted about the release of Artemis 3, an open-source multi-platform program that makes searching through the Signal Identification Wiki offline possible and easy to do. Recently...
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Decoding Meshtastic in Realtime with an RTL-SDR and GNU Radio
Over on his YouTube channel, Aaron, creator of DragonOS and WarDragon has uploaded a video showing how it is possible to decode Meshtastic with an RTL-SDR and GNU Radio project called Meshtastic_SDR....
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Tech Minds: Testing the NooElec FlyCatcher RTL-SDR ADS-B+UAT Raspberry Pi Hat
Over on YouTube Matt from the Tech Minds YouTube channel has tested out NooElec's new 'FlyCatcher', which is an RTl-SDR ADS-B hat for the Raspberry Pi. The FlyCatcher has two RTL-SDRs built into it,...
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SDR# Big Guide Book: 2024 Edition Released
Paolo Romani (IZ1MLL) has recently released the 2024 version of his SDR# Big Book. The book is available for download on the Airspy downloads page, just scroll down to the title "SDR# Big Book" and...
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An Inspiring Video about Getting Hooked on SDRs
Thank you to 'Tuned Signal' (TS) for sharing his video with impressive production quality, detailing his story on how and why he became hooked on software-defined radio. TS notes how it all started...
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GOES-U Satellite Launched and on the way to Geostationary Orbit
On June 25 the NOAA GOES-U weather satellite was successfully launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Heavy rocket. Once it reaches geostationary orbit, this will be a new weather satellite that RTL-SDR...
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Tech Minds: Testing an Inmarsat L-Band Helix for Offset Satellite Dishes
In his latest video, Matt from the TechMinds YouTube channel tests out an LHCP L-band helix feed designed for receiving Inmarsat satellites. Matt pairs the feed with an 85cm satellite dish, an L-band...
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SignalsEverywhere: Monitoring Itron ERT Smart Meters on Android
Over on her YouTube channel SignalsEverywhere, Sarah has uploaded her latest video showing how it is possible to monitor Itron ERT smart meters on an Android device. Smart meters are used to...
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A Great Video Introduction to RTL-SDR
Over on YouTube Paul Lutus has recently posted a video that is a great introduction to software-defined radio, RTL-SDR, and some of the various signals that can be received with one. In the video he...
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Transmitting and Receiving Meshtastic with SDR
Last month we posted about Aaron's video on Meshtastic, and how it's possible to decode the Meshtastic protocol using an RTL-SDR and GNU Radio project called Meshtastic_SDR. If you weren't aware,...
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