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DragonOS: Debian Linux with Preinstalled Open Source SDR Software
Thank you to Aaron for submitting news about his latest project called "DragonOS" which he's been working on while in COVID-19 lock down. DragonOS is a Debian Linux based operating system which comes...
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Creating an APRS I-Gate and Digipeater with Baofeng and RTL-SDR
Over on YouTube ModernHam has uploaded a video showing how to create an APRS I-Gate and Digipeater with Baofeng and RTL-SDR. He also makes use of a Raspberry Pi as the computing module and an audio...
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KerberosSDR Now Available from ML&S in the UK
KerberosSDR is now available for sale from Martin Lynch & Sons (ML&S) in the UK for £169.95 incl. VAT. Quantities are limited. ML&S have also created a short overview video shown below....
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YouLoop Batch 2 Available for Pre-Order: Estimated Shipping in One Week
A few days ago we posted about our release of the first batch of YouLoop passive HF/VHF loop antenna kits. We underestimated the demand and sold out of kits in less than a day! We now have a second...
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A Comprehensive Lab Comparison between Multiple Software Defined Radios
Librespace, who are the people behind the open hardware/source SatNOGS satellite ground station project have recently released a comprehensive paper (pdf) that compares multiple software defined radios...
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A Homemade Boat Computer with RTL-SDR for Weather Fax, NavTex and more
Over on Hackaday we've seen a post about [mgrouch]'s "boat computer" which consists of a Raspberry Pi 4, HDMI display, and a whole slew of sensors and receivers useful for a marine environment...
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The SWLing Post Reviews the YouLoop Passive Loop Antenna
Over on the SWLing (Short Wave Listening) Post blog Thomas has just uploaded his review of the YouLoop in a post titled "The Airspy Youloop is a freaking brilliant passive loop antenna". If you weren't...
View ArticleStarlink Doppler Reflections Caught with an RTL-SDR
Over on YouTube William IU2EFA has been uploading multiple short "meteor scatter" videos. This involves using an RTL-SDR to briefly receive distant radio stations via the RF signal reflecting off the...
View ArticleRadwave Updates: Browse SETI Spectrum Data on your Android Device
Back in February 2019 we first posted about Radwave, an Android SDR App for RTL-SDR dongles. It has some interesting features not found in other Apps like the ability to easily zoom, pause and rewind...
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SWLing Blog: Building a Homemade YouLoop (Noise-Cancelling Passive Loop) Antenna
Over on the SWLing Post Blog Thomas has uploaded an excellent tutorial showing how you can build your own YouLoop (aka a Noise-Cancelling Passive Loop). If you've been following our previous posts...
View ArticleYouTube Tutorial: Building a Passive IMSI Catcher with an RTL-SDR
Thank you to M Khanfar for submitting his YouTube tutorial on how to build a passive IMSI catcher with an RTL-SDR. He writes: In this video im processes of easy step by step building a passive IMSI...
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Receiving SMOG-P and ATL-1 Nano Satellites with an RTL-SDR
Thank you to Zoltan Doczi (HA7DCD) for submitting his tutorial that shows how to receive signals from the SMOG-P and ATL-1 nano satellites which were launched via Rocket Lab back in late 2019. SMOG-P...
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The K-180WLA: A New Low Cost Battery Powered Active Loop Antenna
We've recently seen a few submissions about a new low cost active magnetic loop antenna called the K-180WLA which sells for around US$50 - US$60 over on eBay and Aliexpress. While it appears to be very...
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OpenEar Now Supports TETRA, DMR, POCSAG, ADS-B
Back in March we posted about "OpenEar" which was a newly released Windows TETRA decoder for RTL-SDR dongles. Back then the author "moneriomaa" noted that he planned to add several new modes. In the...
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DragonOS Updated: Now with OP25 Installed and many new YouTube Tutorials
Last month we posted about Aaron's "DragonOS" project, which is a ready to install Linux ISO aimed to make getting started with SDR software easy by providing several programs preinstalled, as well as...
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AFEDRI LAN-IQ: Standalone 12-bit 30 kHz to 1.7 GHz SDR with LCD Screen for $339
AFEDRI have recently begun shipping their new software defined radio called the "LAN-IQ". The LAN-IQ is a full standalone SDR with good advertised specifications and a very decent price of only US$339....
View ArticleEasily Streaming SDR Output Audio through a Network to an Android Phone
Thank you to M Khanfar for submitting another video where he demonstrates and explains how to easily send audio from your Linux PC over to an Android phone. This can be used to monitor the audio output...
View ArticleGorizont-rtlsdr: Another Linux OS Distro with Built in RTL-SDR Support &...
A few days ago we posted about DragonOS, which is a Linux ISO file with several built in SDR programs that the creator Aaron has been working on during his COVID-19 lockdown period. We've now got a...
View ArticleBuilding a 1-Bit Oversampling SDR with not much more than a low cost FPGA
Thank you to Alberto Garlassi for submitting information about his super low parts home made FPGA software defined radio which is capable of medium wave and shortwave AM reception. What makes this...
View ArticleYouTube Series on Inmarsat Decoding with Scytale-C
Paul (microp11) is the programmer behind the Scytale-C Inmarsat decoder which has become very popular with RTL-SDR owners. With Scytale-C, and RTL-SDR and an appropriate L-band antenna and amplifier it...
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