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WarDragon: Testing EMEye/TempestSDR with Wyze Cam Pan V2 Cameras and a USRP B210
Last week we posted about University researchers who found that it was possible to recover live video images from the EM leakage emanating from various IoT security cameras. The 'EMEye' software to do...
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Discovery Dish April Manufacturing Update
This was posted over on our Discovery Dish Crowd Supply updates page and we are cross-posting here too. It’s been over a month since our last update so we thought we’d share some of the recent...
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Using a LimeNET Micro to Implement an Amateur Radio DMR Tier III Trunked...
Thank you to Adrian Musceac (author of QRadioLink) for submitting his article about how he implemented an amateur radio DMR Tier III Trunked Radio Base Station with a LimeNet-Micro software-defined...
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Gypsum: A Software-Defined GPS Receiver written in Python + A Writeup on How...
Thank you to RTL-SDR.COM reader Lee. who found a recently released program called "gypsum" which enables an RTL-SDR or HackRF to be used as a GPS Receiver when combined with a GPS antenna. Phillip...
View ArticleSDR# Version 1920 Released
A few days ago SDRSharp version 1920 was released. SDRSharp (SDR#) is a popular Windows program that is affiliated with Airspy SDR dongles, but is compatible with RTL-SDR and various other SDRs as...
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uSDR Software Updated to V1.7.0
Thank you to Viol for writing in and letting us know that his uSDR software has recently been updated to V1.7.0. The uSDR software (not to be confused with the unrelated uSDR hardware) is a lightweight...
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SignalsEverywhere: Build an RTL-SDR Based OP25 Radio Scanner with a Mobile...
Welcome back to Sarah from the SignalsEverywhere YouTube channel who has recently returned to producing videos from a hiatus. In her latest video, Sarah shows off her new OP25 Mobile Control Head...
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Artemis 4 Released: Offline Signal Identification Database
Back in 2019 we posted about the release of Artemis 3, an open-source multi-platform program that makes searching through the Signal Identification Wiki offline possible and easy to do. Recently...
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An Atmega328 + SI5351 Based WSPR Beacon
Thank you to Ihar Yatsevich for writing in and sharing with us his open-source WSPR beacon project. The WSPR beacon consists of a custom PCB with ATMega328 microcontroller, GPS module, single...
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Decoding Meshtastic in Realtime with an RTL-SDR and GNU Radio
Over on his YouTube channel, Aaron, creator of DragonOS and WarDragon has uploaded a video showing how it is possible to decode Meshtastic with an RTL-SDR and GNU Radio project called Meshtastic_SDR....
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Tech Minds: Using the RK888 MK2 to Receive the Entire HF Band
In one of his latest videos Matt from the Tech Minds YouTube channel tests out the RX888 MK2 software defined radio at HF frequencies. Matt notes that while the bandwidth of this SDR is limited to 10...
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Tech Minds: Testing the NooElec FlyCatcher RTL-SDR ADS-B+UAT Raspberry Pi Hat
Over on YouTube Matt from the Tech Minds YouTube channel has tested out NooElec's new 'FlyCatcher', which is an RTl-SDR ADS-B hat for the Raspberry Pi. The FlyCatcher has two RTL-SDRs built into it,...
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SDR# Big Guide Book: 2024 Edition Released
Paolo Romani (IZ1MLL) has recently released the 2024 version of his SDR# Big Book. The book is available for download on the Airspy downloads page, just scroll down to the title "SDR# Big Book" and...
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Tech Minds: Testing an Inmarsat L-Band Helix for Offset Satellite Dishes
In his latest video, Matt from the TechMinds YouTube channel tests out an LHCP L-band helix feed designed for receiving Inmarsat satellites. Matt pairs the feed with an 85cm satellite dish, an L-band...
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SignalsEverywhere: Monitoring Itron ERT Smart Meters on Android
Over on her YouTube channel SignalsEverywhere, Sarah has uploaded her latest video showing how it is possible to monitor Itron ERT smart meters on an Android device. Smart meters are used to...
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Transmitting and Receiving Meshtastic with SDR
Last month we posted about Aaron's video on Meshtastic, and how it's possible to decode the Meshtastic protocol using an RTL-SDR and GNU Radio project called Meshtastic_SDR. If you weren't aware,...
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Reading Electric Meters with RTL-SDR and HomeAssistant
Over on his blog Jeff Sandberg has posted a writeup detailing how he combined RTL-SDR, rtl_amr, and HomeAssistant to decode wireless data from his Itron power meter, and create useful graphs showing...
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SignalsEverywhere: Decoding the QO-100 Mid-Beacon with WebSDR and IZ8BLY’s...
In one of her latest videos on YouTube, Sarah from the SignalsEverywhere channel shows how we can use a program called "IZ8BLY Phase 3D (AO-4) Satellite Decoder" to decode the 'Mid-Beacon' on the...
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Monitoring Aircraft Distance Measuring Equipment (DME) with LimeSDR
Daniel Estévez has recently posted on his blog about how he uses a LimeSDR to record and analyze the DME signal used by aircraft. DME or Distance Monitoring Equipment is a radio navigation technique...
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Deep-Tempest: Eavesdropping on HDMI via SDR and Deep Learning
Over the years we've posted several times about the TEMPEST applications of software-defined radio. TEMPEST aka (Van Eck Phreaking) is when you listen to the unintentional RF emissions of electronics...
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