Ham it up Upconverter 3D Printed Case YouTube Giveaway
Over on YouTube Eric William has posted a video about his competition where he is giving away two 3D printed ham-it-up upconverter cases. The ham-it-up is an upconverter that can be used with the...
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Decoding HOT, EOT & DPU Train Data
On YouTube user Curt Rowlett has uploaded a video showing how he was able to decode HOT, EOT & DPU signals from trains using an RTL-SDR. Head of Train (HOT) and End of Train (EOT) signals are used...
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SDR# now with IF Stage Noise Reduction Algorithm
SDR# has recently been updated to include an IF stage digital noise reduction algorithm. Previously digital noise reduction could be done at the audio output stage, but now it can be done to the IF...
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Receiving Weather RTTY and FAX with the RTL-SDR
YouTube user Tiago Sousa shows how he was able to receive weather Radioteletype (RTTY) data using the RTL-SDR, an upconverter and MultiPSK. Weather RTTY is broadcast by weather services such as the...
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The latest version of SDR# has now been updated to include a noise blanker plugin. A noise blanker can reduce impulsive noises like those created by spark gaps and electric motors. Other SDR programs...
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The Effect of Noise Produced by the RTL-SDR
Over on YouTube Adam, the creator of the LNA4ALL, LNA4HF and UP100 upconverter has uploaded a video showing that the noise that is produced by the RTL-SDR dongle itself can degrade performance when...
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Direct Sampling Mode with No Hardware Modifcations
Over on the Reddit RTL-SDR forums user Jengal has posted a modified RTLSDR.dll dll file for SDR# which allows the direct sampling mode to be used on the R820T without the need for any hardware...
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Reverse Engineering a RF Controlled Ceiling Fan with the RTL-SDR
Using an RTL-SDR Clayton Smith was able to reverse engineer his remote controlled ceiling fan. To do this he first used his BladeRF to determine that the remote control was transmitting a signal at...
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Decoding a Weather Temperature Sensor with the RTL-SDR and GNU Radio
Over on YouTube user MrCircuitMatt has uploaded two videos on how he was able to decode a temperature weather sensor using an RTL-SDR and GNU Radio. His videos go through the GNU Radio technical steps...
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RTL-SDR Tutorial: Following Trunked Radio with Unitrunker
The popular trunking decoding software Unitrunker now supports the RTL2832U R820T RTL-SDR directly in its new preview version. This means that extra SDR receiver software like SDR# is no longer...
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Logic Trunked Radio Analyzer and the RTL-SDR
Over on YouTube user k2nccvids has posted a short video showing the Logic Trunked Radio (LTR) Analyzer software working with SDR# and the RTL-SDR. Logic Trunked Radio is a type of radio trunking system...
View ArticleAircraft Messages with HFDL, MultiPSK and the RTL-SDR
Over on YouTube user k2nccvids has posted two videos showing how he was able to decode High Frequency Data Link (HFDL) packets using the RTL-SDR, Ham-it-up upconverter, MultiPSK and HFDL Display. HFDL...
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Native RTL-SDR Support Coming to Linux
Linux will soon contain native support for software defined radio devices like the RTL2832U RTL-SDR. These new drivers written by Video4Linux developer Antii Palosaari should be included in the next...
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Receiving SO-50 Saudisat 1C with the RTL-SDR
Over on YouTube user Orlando Lima shows reception of the SO-50 Saudisat 1C satellite. Saudisat is an amateur radio satellite with an FM radio repeater. Orlando listened to the downlink frequency at...
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Receiving and Decoding Data from an Esophageal Monitor Inside the Body
Blogger Dolske has recently posted about how he was able to receive and decode signals coming from inside his body. The signals originated from a Bravo Ph Esophageal monitor which is a small wireless...
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Receiving the Chinese Space Station Tiangong-1 with the RTL-SDR
Blogger gat3way has created a post on his blog showing how he was able to receive the Chinese space station Tiangong-1 with the RTL-SDR and a simple cantenna antenna.The Tiangong-1 station transmits a...
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GPS Tracking with a modified TCXO RTL-SDR
Michele from Michele’s GNSS blog has posted his results with using a modified R820T RTL-SDR with Temperature Controlled Oscillator (TCXO) for GPS reception and decoding. The RTL-SDR is capable of...
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Two new SDR# Plugins
Last month two new SDR# plugins where released on rtl-sdr.ru. The first is TimeShift SDR. This plugin creates a buffer which allows you to listen to any signal at any point in time on the waterfall...
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New RTL-SDR Android App: SDRWeather
A new RTL-SDR Android app called SDRWeather has appeared on the Google Play Market. The new app allows you to listen to weather radio and decode EAS (Emergency Alert System) alerts. The app will only...
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Nooelec Ham It Up Upconverter Metal Case Now For Sale
Nooelec, manufacturer of the popular Ham-It-Up upconverter has now begun selling metal enclosures for the upconverter. The Ham-It-Up is an upconverter which allows the RTL-SDR to receive HF (0-30 MHz)...
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