Element14 Video on Setting up a Portable Raspberry Pi & RTL-SDR Based NOAA...
Electronics distributor element14 has uploaded a video to their 'element14 presents' YouTube channel showing presenter Matt building and setting up a portable Raspberry Pi & RTL-SDR based NOAA...
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Amazon AWS Satellite Ground Stations Now Available For Hire
Over on the AWS blog Jeff Barr has blogged about Amazon's new rentable ground station system called "AWS Ground Station". AWS, or Amazon Web Services is the server farm division of Amazon. They allow...
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RTL-SDRs and the VHF+ Reverse Beacon Network
The Reverse Beacon Network is a project that monitors the amateur radio bands by using volunteer stations to continuously and autonomously collect data on what/when stations are being received, and how...
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Using a Cheap USB to Serial Port Adapter as a Transmitting SDR
A while ago we posted about Osmo-FL2K which is a Steve M Osmocom project that allows you to use a cheap $10 USB to VGA adapter as an HF - 1.7 GHz transmitting SDR. Now another similar project by Ted...
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USRP SDRs used to Break 3G to 5G Mobile Phone Security
According to researchers at the International Association for Cryptologic Research it is possible to snoop on 3G to 5G mobile users using a fake base station created by an SDR. It has been well known...
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World Radio TV Handbook (WRTH) Reviews the Airspy HF+
The World Radio TV Handbook (WRTH) is a directory book (or CD) of world radio stations on LW, MW, SW and FM. In addition to the directory they also do reviews of radios/SDRs, and recently they reviewed...
View ArticleVideos on Compiling JAERO and libAEROAMBE for AERO C-Channel Voice Audio...
At the beginning of last month we posted about an update to JAERO which allows us to now listen to AERO C-Channel voice audio. AERO is a satellite based communications service used by modern aircraft,...
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World Radio TV Handbook (WRTH) Reviews the SDRplay RSPDuo
A couple of days ago we ran a post noting that the Airspy HF+ WRTH review was now available for public viewing. Now thanks to Jon Hudson of SDRplay for letting us know that the SDRplay RSPDuo review...
View ArticleVideo Tutorial and Overview of RPiTX Version 2
Over on YouTube channel Tech Minds has uploaded a video that shows how to install and use RPiTX version 2. RPiTX is software for the Raspberry Pi which can turn it into a 5 kHz to 1500 MHz transmitter...
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Using a 25 Meter Radio Dish and an RTL-SDR as a SatNOGS Ground Station
SatNOGS is an open source project that aims to make it easy for volunteers to build and run RTL-SDR or other SDR based RF ground stations that automatically monitor satellites, and upload that data to...
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Running RTL-SDR Android Apps on an Android TV Box
Thank you to Giuseppe (IT9YBG) who just wanted to write in and note that Android TV boxes are an excellent computing platform for RTL-SDR dongles. They allow you to monitor frequencies or listen to DAB...
View ArticleRTL-SDR Retrogram: ASCII Art Spectrum Analyzer
Over on GitHub, Rakesh Peter (r4d10n) has uploaded a new terminal/ssh based console application called "retrogram~rtlsdr". This program uses an RTL-SDR and terminal window to display a spectrum...
View ArticleUsing an RTL-SDR and RPiTX to Unlock a Car with a Replay Attack
Over on YouTube user ModernHam has uploaded a video showing how to perform a replay attack on a car key fob using a Raspberry Pi running RPiTX and an RTL-SDR. A replay attack consists of recording an...
View ArticleSome tips on using DSD+ and SDR# to Listen to DMR Digital Voice
Over on YouTube user knoxieman has uploaded a video that provides a few tips on using DSD+ and an RTL-SDR for listening to DMR digital voice signals. The video is designed as a companion to Tech Minds'...
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Help Track Data from CubeSail with an RTL-SDR
On December 16 Rocket Lab launched 13 new cubesats into orbit via it's Electron rocket which was launched from New Zealand. One of those Cubesats is "CubeSail" which is a set of two satellites that...
View ArticleBuilding a Carbon Fibre Dual Band Yagi Antenna for Amateur Radio Satellites...
Back in early 2017 we posted about Manuel's (aka DO5TY / Tysonpower) design for a single band 140 MHz 3D printed carbon fibre Yagi antenna. Today he's submitted a new video about creating a dual band...
View ArticleListening in to a DECT Digital Cordless Phone with a HackRF
Over on YouTube SignalsEverywhere (aka Corrosive) has uploaded a new video where he shows a demonstration of him listening in to a DECT digital cordless phone with his HackRF. DECT is an acronym for...
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Bitcoin Satellite Now Supports Lightning Payments: Receive with RTL-SDR
Bitcoin is a digital currency based on blockchain technology, and Blockstream are a large innovator in the Bitcoin world. They have recently been developing the 'lightning network' which is a layer...
View ArticleWeatherproofing the RTL-SDR Blog Multipurpose Dipole Antenna
Thank you to YouTube user "ModernHam" for submitting his video that shows one way to weatherproof our 'RTL-SDR Blog Multipurpose Dipole Antenna'. This is the antenna we include as part of our RTL-SDR...
View ArticleCreating an Inmarsat STC-C EGC Live Stream with an RTL-SDR, Raspberry Pi and...
Thanks to Zoltan (aka Veryokay on YouTube) for submitting information about his Inmarsat STD-C EGC live stream setup. His setup allows him to access the Inmarsat STD-C signal from anywhere in the world...
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