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Measuring Broadcast FM Multipath Distortion with an RTL-SDR
Over on GitHub user jj1bdx has just released a new tool called rtl_power-fm-multipath which can be used for estimating broadcast FM multipath distortion with an RTL-SDR. Broadcast FM multipath is...
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Motherboard Article: Creating an IMSI Catcher with an RTL-SDR
Motherboard, an online technology magazine has recently run an article titled "With $20 of Gear from Amazon, Nearly Anyone Can Make This IMSI-Catcher in 30 Minutes". The article describes how an...
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An Open Source VOR Receiver for Airspy and RTL-SDR
Thank you to Thierry Leconte (TLeconte) for writing in and submitting his new command line based open source software called vortrack. Vortrack is a simple VOR decoder which calculates the angle...
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An Overview on RF Direction Finding with RTL-SDRs
Thanks to K2GOG of the Hudson Valley Digital Network for writing in a sharing with us his latest blog post which is a useful overview of some direction finding techniques that can be used with RTL-SDR...
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A LimeSDR Mini Based Doppler Radar
Thanks to Luigi (aka @luigifcruz and PU2SPY) for writing in and submitting to us his LimeSDR based doppler radar blog post. The LimeSDR Mini is a low cost two port TX and RX capable SDR. Luigi's...
View ArticleElement14 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...
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,...
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 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 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...
View ArticleYouTube Tutorial: Spying on Computer Monitors with TempestSDR
Over on YouTube SignalsEverywhere (aka Corrosive) has uploaded a tutorial video showing how to use TempestSDR with an Airspy SDR. Back in November 2017 we posted about how we were able to get...
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Welle.io DAB/DAB+ Decoder Version 2 Released
Welle.io is a Windows/Linux/MacOS/Android/Raspberry Pi compatible DAB and DAB+ broadcast radio decoder which supports RTL-SDR dongles, as well as the Airspy and any dongle supported by SoapySDR. It is...
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