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Troubleshooting TV Reception with Spektrum and an RTL-SDR
Thank you to Adam Aukamp for submitting his latest YouTube tutorial video that shows how to use an RTL-SDR together with the Spektrum software to optimize TV reception by comparing TV antennas,...
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Receiving NOAA Global Area Cover (GAC) Images with LeanHRPT
A few weeks ago we posted about how @ZSztanga and @aang254 were able to record and decode Global Area Cover (GAC) images from polar orbiting NOAA weather satellites. GAC images are low resolution, but...
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SignalsEverywhere: Setting up and using SDR++ Server
On this weeks SignalsEverywhere episode, Sarah demonstrates and shows us how to use the SDR++ Server, which was released as a beta earlier this year. SDR++ Server is similar to software like rtl_tcp,...
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Detecting Interstellar High-Velocity Clouds with a Radio Telescope and an...
Over on Facebook Job Geheniau has recently described his success in detecting interstellar high-velocity clouds with his telescope consisting of a 1.8 meter dish, amplifiers, band pass filters, and an...
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New York Times Story on Intercepted Russian Forces Radio Communications
The New York Times have recently run an incredible video story about how Russian radio communications are being intercepted and recorded by ham radio operators and open source radio monitoring...
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SDR++ Android App Public Pre-Release Now Available
SDR++ is an open source program compatible with most software defined radios including the RTL-SDR that has been going through rapid development making it now one of the top software choices. Yesterday...
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SignalsEverywhere: Review of SDR++ on Android
In our last post we mentioned that a 'pre-release' public version of SDR++ for Android was recently released. Now over on the SignalsEverywhere YouTube channel Sarah has uploaded a new video where she...
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Testing Tire Pressure Monitoring System Sensors with RTL-SDR and rtl_433
Thank you to Ross for writing in and sharing with an articles that he's written about testing Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) sensors using an RTL-SDR and the rtl_433 decoder. TPMS is a system...
View ArticleReceiving Analog TV from Turkmenistan Unintentionally Bouncing off a Russian...
Over on Twitter @dereksgc has been monitoring the 'Meridian' communications satellites, which are Russian owned and used for civilian and military purposes. The satellites are simple unsecure...
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An RTL-SDR Panadapter for the TECSUN PL660 Shortwave Radio
Thank you to Joseph IT9YBG for submitting his article describing how he has made an RTL-SDR based panadapter for his TECSUN PL660 portable shortwave radio. The post is a series of pictures that show...
View ArticleSkies-ADSB: A Browser Based 3D Aircraft Tracker with RTL-SDR ADS-B Receiver
Thank you to Don for submitting news about the release of his new software titled "Skies-ADSB". Skies-ADSB is a browser based app that provides a 3D view of the air traffic around your area. The...
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Lightweight Windows Software uSDR Updated to Version 1.5.0
Since 2021 we've posted about Viol Tailor's "uSDR" (microSDR) software a couple of times. uSDR is a lightweight general purpose multimode program for Windows that supports the RTL-SDR, Airspy, BladeRF,...
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Running GR-GSM and IMSI Catcher on a Raspberry Pi 4 with Dragon OS
DragonOS is a ready to use Ubuntu Linux image that comes preinstalled with multiple SDR software packages. The creator Aaron also runs a YouTube channel showing how to use the various packages...
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SDRSharp Guide V4.2 Released
Paolo Romani (IZ1MLL) has recently released version 4.2 of his SDRSharp PDF Guide. The book is available for download on the Airspy downloads page, just scroll down to the title "SDR# Big Book in...
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Lon.TV Demonstrates Decoding Various Digital Signals with RTL-SDR
Tech YouTuber Lon.TV has recently uploaded a video demonstrating how to identify and decode various digital transmissions with an RTL-SDR dongle. In the video he explains how to use VB Cable to pipe...
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Frugal Radio: Travelling with SDR & Scanner Gear
Over on his YouTube channel Frugal Radio, Rob has uploaded a new video whilst on holiday travelling through the USA. In the video he shows what sort of scanner radios, antennas and SDR gear he carries...
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RTL-SDR Virtual Reality Spectrum Display Software Released
Back in September 2021 we posted about Manahiyo's software that allows the RF spectrum and related graphs to be viewed in virtual reality, using a VR headset and an RTL-SDR. Back then the software was...
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Using an RTL-SDR to Decode Broadcast FM RDS Data on Android
Over on YouTube Double A Labs has posted a new video demonstrating how to use an RTL-SDR and Android device to receive broadcast FM stations, and to decode any associated RDS data. In the video Double...
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Using an SDR# Plugin to Tune into a Broadcast FM SCA Subcarrier (Radio...
Thank you to Double A again for submitting a new video where he shows how to use a new SDR# plugin called "SCATuner" to listen to an SCA audio subcarrier embedded within a broadcast FM signal. SCA...
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Pulsar B0329+54 Detected with a 1.9m Dish and RTL-SDR
Over the past few years Job Geheniau has been constantly surprising us with his amateur radio astronomy results coming from modest dish sizes and low cost SDR equipment like an RTL-SDR. We've seen him...
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