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GR-RDS: An FM-RDS Receiver for GNU Radio which supports RTL-SDR
GR-RDS is a GNU Radio program which can be used for the decoding of FM RDS data with the RTL-SDR. It has recently been updated to support GNU Radio 3.7.RDS is an acronym for Radio Data System, which is...
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Using the RTL-SDR as a Cheap TV Satellite Finder
Finding the correct direction to point a satellite for TV reception can be difficult without the right equipment. YouTube user MegaOscarVideos shows us in the video below how he uses an RTL-SDR to...
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Video Tutorial: Setting Up Satellite Tracking with SDRSharp and Orbitron
YouTube user HamradioSat has put up a video tutorial showing how to connect SDR# and Orbitron together. By interfacing the two, Orbitron can then be used to automatically tune to the doppler corrected...
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RTL-SDR “Go Bag” Kit Video
YouTube user Eric William has put together a video showing off his RTL-SDR “Go Bag” kit. The kit contains all the items he needs to use the RTL-SDR wherever he goes, and he claims that the kit can be...
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Icecream Box Raspberry Pi RTL-SDR Receiver
Over on our Facebook page Micheal Kent has posted about his raspberry pi based RTL-SDR receiver which runs rtl_udp. There’s not much more information on this project, but the video he posted shows what...
View ArticleRTL-SDR Now Supported by MATLAB
The Communications System Toolbox in MATLAB 2013b now supports the RTL-SDR dongle. MATLAB is a scientific computing software product which scientists and engineers use for complex technical...
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RTL_HPSDR: RTL-SDR to HPSDR Translation Server
The High Performance Software Defined Radio (HPSDR) project is an open source SDR project that aims to create a modular SDR for ham radio use. The idea is that users only need to include the specific...
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YouTube: Unboxing new Antennas for use with the RTL-SDR
On YouTube Eric William has posted a video showing him unboxing two new antennas that he intends to use with his RTL-SDR. He unboxes a new QFH antenna for use with receiving NOAA weather satellite...
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RTL1090 Beta Version 3 Released
The beta version of the popular ADS-B decoding software RTL1090 has been updated to version 3. Version 3 comes with a simple radar visualization scope built into the software, which allows you to see...
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Using the RTL-SDR to help Program a TI Chronos RF Watch
Over on our Facebook page, member Александр has posted about a project he found by Georg Campana which involves using an RTL-SDR to capture signals from his TI Chronos watch which has a programmable...
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Radio Astronomy with a 0.2dB Noise Figure LNA
Over on our Facebook page member Александр has let us know about a Russian amateur astronomer, Alex who has been using the RTL-SDR for radio astronomy. Alex uses an Elonics E4000 RTL-SDR combined with...
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Sniffing and Decoding NRF24L01+ and Bluetooth LE Packets with the RTL-SDR
Omri Iluz wrote in to us to let us know about his recent project which involves sniffing and decoding wireless packets at 2.4 GHz from NRF24L01+ and Bluetooth Low Energy (BTLE) transceivers. The...
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Linrad Installation Tutorial Videos
Linrad is an advanced SDR software program which supports the RTL-SDR. It is not as easy to use as the more popular SDR#, but some people prefer to use it as it has a very high information density GUI....
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RTL_ACARS Updated
The rtl_acars console based ACARS decoder which is based on rtl_fm has been updated by a new author, gat3way on Reddit. The new updates include decoder sensitivity improvements and the...
View ArticleRTL_FM Updated
The console based FM decoder for the RTL-SDR, rtl_fm has had a code overhaul which contains improvements and bugfixes. The updated code has been merged into the official rtl-sdr release.The rtl_fm...
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TCXO RTL-SDR Now Available for International Sale
Andy programmer of the RTL1090 ADS-B decoder software, and owner of the 1090Mhz webstore has notified us that the modified TCXO RTL-SDR we reviewed in December is now available for sale to...
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LNA4HF Now for Sale Plus Review
Back in November last year we posted about the possibility of an “LNA4HF” low noise amplifier (LNA) for the HF bands being made available for sale. The LNA4HF is now available for purchase.The LNA4HF...
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NRF905 RTL-SDR Decoder
The NRF905 is a multiband RF tranceiver IC that uses frequencies in the ISM bands. Fabien le mentec posted about a project where he wanted to remotely monitor his garage door status using a...
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Building a Homemade LNA for RTL-SDR
Over on Reddit user soooooil has posted about his work in building an LNA, including etching the PCB. On his imgur page he shows the design and construction process through images, before showing the...
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RTL_FM_Python: An API and web interface for controlling RTL_FM
Th0ma5w has released his rtl_fm_python program which is a modification of rtl_fm. The added feature is an API and web interface which allows interaction with a running instance of rtl_fm. The API and...
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