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SDRplay RSP Price Reduced to $129USD
The SDRplay RSP is a software defined radio with a 10 kHz to 2 GHz tuning range, 12 bit ADC and up to 8 MHz of visible bandwidth. Usually the RSP costs buyers $149 USD, but thanks to good exchange...
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Airspy Dynamic Range Improved in the Latest SDRSharp
In a previous post we posted about how SDR# had been updated to vastly improve on the CPU usage. The author has been hard at work once again, and has now released a new update which significantly...
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New ThumbNet RTL-SDR Receiver Released: F-Connector, TCXO, External DC Power,...
ThumbSat is a company that aims to help experimenters design and launch cubesats into orbit. They write that for a minimum of $20k they will fully design a satellite based experiment and launch it into...
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Working towards an FPGA DSP Implementation with LabVIEW for the RTL-SDR
Back in August we posted how Albert Lederer had created a RTL-SDR interface for the LabVIEW visual programming language which could be run on a host PC. LabVIEW is a visual programming language which...
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Performing a Replay Attack on a Wireless Doorbell with a USRP SDR
A replay attack consists of recording a signal, and then simply replaying it back at the same frequency at a later time. To do this a receive and transmit capable software defined radio like a...
View ArticleTwo Videos Showing the LimeSDR on HF in SDR-Console V3
The LimeSDR is a RX/TX capable SDR with a 100 kHz – 3.8 GHz frequency range, 12-bit ADC and 61.44 MHz bandwidth. It costs $299 USD and we think it is going to be an excellent next generation upgrade...
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New Posts From RTLSDR4Everyone: Avoiding RTL-SDR Ripoffs, ADS-B Antenna...
Akos from the rtlsdr4everyone blog has been busy uploading new posts over the past few days. His first post is part three in a series that discusses how to avoid ripoffs when buying RTL-SDR dongles....
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SDRUno Updated to Version 1.03
SDRUno, the official software for the SDRplay has recently been updated to version 1.03. SDRUno is the free SDRplay specific version of Studio1, and also supports other SDR’s like the RTL-SDR, with an...
View ArticleAirspy vs SDRPlay: Two New Comparison Videos
Over on YouTube two new videos comparing the reception on the SDRplay and Airspy have been uploaded. The first is by Mile Kokotov and he compares the reception on a very weak broadcast FM station, with...
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Reverse Engineering Digital RF Signals the Easy Way with DSpectrum
Recently nullwolf (T.J. Acton) wrote in to let us know about a very useful wrapper for Inspectrum that he has created, called DSpectrum. Inspectrum is a Linux based tool that makes it very easy to...
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Using the RTL-SDR as a Panadapter for the IC-751A
A panadapter is a device that connects to a standard hardware radio and allows you to visually see the RF signals on a waterfall. Since SDR’s run on the PC, they naturally have the ability to display a...
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RTLSDR4Everyone: SDRUno 1.04 Guide Updated, and Overview of RTL-SDR Generations
Akos from the RTLSDR4Everyone blog has recently released two new posts. The first post is a tutorial on the set up and use of SDRUno. SDRUno is the official software of the SDRplay, but supports the...
View ArticleComparing the RTL-SDR, FunCube PRO Plus and SDRplay on Moon Bounce/EME Reception
Moon Bounce or “Earth Moon Earth” (EME) is an amateur radio activity where people attempt to transmit a signal towards to the moon, and listen to the reflected signal. In some cases a separate...
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Testing the Outernet-In-A-Box Virtual Machine Decoder for Windows & Linux
Back in September we posted a tutorial that showed how to set up an Outernet receiver with a Raspberry Pi running their rxOS software and an RTL-SDR, LNA and patch antenna. Recently, Outernet have...
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More Reports and Tests on the RTL-SDR V3
Recently we sent document author “D. B. Gain” a sample RTL-SDR V3, so that he could write a review and guide on it. The guide is now available at http://www.udxf.nl/ute-info.html, and the link to the...
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Titus II Expression of Interest Form Available Now
Earlier in the month we posted about the Titus II SDR. The Titus II is an upcoming full SDR solution, including a wideband 100 kHz to 2 GHz SDR, Android tablet with touchscreen and speakers. They write...
View ArticleIntroduction to Signal Analysis Baltimore-DC Course Live Stream and Recorded...
Earlier in the month we posted about the “Unallocated Space” free four week class on signal analysis taking place in the Baltimore-DC area. The course has now started and they are live streaming the...
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FPGAs for DSP and Software-Defined Radio: Short Course at UCLA
The University of California, Los Angeles is hosting a 3-day hands on short course on using SDR’s like the RTL-SDR with FPGA hardware and MATLAB Simulink. This is a course with a high knowledge...
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RTLSDR4Everyone: Preliminary Review of the ThumbNet N3 Prototype
A few weeks ago we posted about ThumbNets announcement of their new N3 RTL-SDR dongles. The main theme of their new dongles is lower noise as can be seen by their decision to disable the on board...
View ArticleYouTube Tutorial about using the BladeRF for Several Experiments
On YouTube user CrazyDanishHacker has been uploading some tutorial videos showing how to perform several experiments with the BladeRF. Some things he shows are GPS spoofing, broadcasting digital TV,...
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