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Video Tutorial About Decoding 433 MHz ISM Devices with rtl_433
Over on his YouTube channel Tech Minds has recently uploaded a video that demonstrates and shows how to use the rtl_433 software with an RTL-SDR to decode 433 MHz ISM band low power devices. Typically...
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Using a HackRF to Spoof GPS Navigation in Cars and Divert Drivers
Researchers at Virginia Tech, the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China and Microsoft recently released a paper discussing how they were able to perform a GPS spoofing attack that...
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Detecting The Sound of Bats with a Piezo Speaker and SDRplay RSP1A
Over on YouTube user Jan de Jong has uploaded a few screenshots and sounds on a video which shows that he was able to receive the ultrasonic sound of bats by connecting a small piezo speaker to an...
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Using the VirtualHere USB Server for Remote RTL-SDR
Over on our forums one user luc4sss has been discussing a method for using RTL-SDR's and perhaps other SDR dongles remotely which does not rely on rtl_tcp, SpyServer or other SDR specific server...
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Tutorial on Setting up OP25 for P25 Phase 2 Digital Voice Decoding
Most police departments is the USA have now upgraded or are in the process of upgrading their radio systems to P25 Phase 2 digital radio. The frequencies can easily be received with an RTL-SDR, but a...
View ArticleVideo Tutorial on Receiving ISS Astronaut Amateur Radio Conversations with...
Over on his YouTube channel Crazy Danish Hacker has posted a new video that shows how to pick up amateur radio voice signals from the International Space Station (ISS). Often astronauts on the ISS will...
View ArticleNEWSDR 2018 Software Defined Radio Presentations
The New England Workshop on Software Defined Radio (NEWSDR) was held in May this year, and there have been several talks now uploaded to YouTube. These are typically fairly technical in nature, and...
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An Opensource Mini-Whip Antenna and Upconverter Design for RTL-SDRs
Thank you to Igor Yatsevich for submitting news about an open source Mini-Whip and Upconverter design that he's created and released for free on GitHub. An upconverter converts HF frequencies into VHF...
View ArticleArchiving Shortwave History with Software Defined Radio
Broadcast shortwave radio is not always archived for long at the station, so finding sound bites from interesting historical events can be difficult. We know that songs are of course recorded, but talk...
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PlutoWeb: Custom firmware for the PlutoSDR that enables you to Run OpenWebRX,...
GitHub user unixpunk has been working on a custom firmware image for the PlutoSDR called 'PlutoWeb' (more info available on their website as well). The firmware allows you to run a web interface on the...
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Understanding Direction Finding on the KiwiSDR
Earlier this month we posted about the KiwiSDR direction finding update, which now allows anyone with internet access to utilize public KiwiSDR's for the purpose of pinpointing the physical location of...
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Tutorial on using RS to Decode and Plot Radiosondes
A radiosonde is a small weather sensor package that is typically attached to a weather balloon. As it rises into the atmosphere it measures parameters such as temperature, humidity, pressure, GPS...
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RadCom Review of the RSPduo Now Available Online
In the July 2018 edition of the UK based amateur radio magazine 'RadCom' Mike Richards wrote up a review of the RSPduo. This review is now available for free to download from SDRplay (pdf). The RSPduo...
View ArticleA Car Based SDR Station for ADS-B, ATCS, P25, DMR, POCSAG and more
Over on YouTube user Corrosive has uploaded a video where he takes us on a tour or his very nicely set up mobile SDR station that is built into his car. His setup includes several antennas on his car's...
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Helium: The SDR Based Cyrptocurrency for IoT
Helium is a cyrptocurrency being designed for internet of things (IoT) sensors which will be based on low cost software defined radio (SDR) technology. The idea is to design a system that will pay...
View ArticleBuilding a Tracking Mount for HRPT Weather Satellite Reception
Over on YouTube channel The Thought Emporium recently released a new video where they show the first steps they've taken towards building a home made satellite tracking mount for receiving HRIT and...
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SDR-Remote: A Physical Tuning and Control Knob for SDR#
Recently Maxim who runs his small company "ExpElectroLab" wrote in and wanted to share a new product that he's developed called "SDR-Remote v2.0". This is a physical tuning knob that connects to your...
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Using RPiTX as a 2FSK Transmitter
Over on his blog, Rowetel has been experimenting with 2FSK transmissions and the new v2beta branch of RPiTX. RPiTX is a piece of software for the Raspberry Pi that enables it to transmit RF signals via...
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Upcoming DEFCON Cyberspectrum Wireless Village SDR Talks
At this years DEFCON conference SDR evangelist Balint Seeber will be hosting Cyberspectrum #23. DEFCON is a yearly conference with a focus on hacker topics, which often include SDRs and other radio...
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Receiving GOES Weather Satellite HRIT with an SDRplay and 2.4 GHz WiFi Grid...
Over on the SDRplay forums member RSP2user has posted a new tutorial, this time showing how to receive weather satellite images from GOES satellites with an RSP2 and cheap 2.4 GHz WiFi grid antenna....
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