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Updates to Knowle Consultants RTL-SDR Android Apps
Thank you to James Mainwaring, who wanted to write in and share that he has made some updates to his suite of Android apps, which include ADS-B Radar (RTL-SDR), FM Radio (RTL-SDR), Airband Radio...
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Running RTL-SDR in your Browser via an HTML5 App
Thank you to Jacobo Tarrio for writing in and sharing his latest project, an HTML5-based RTL-SDR application that runs directly in your browser. Jacobo writes that he'd previously created a Chrome app...
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Saveitforparts: Receiving the Bitcoin Blockchain from the Blockstream...
Over on his YouTube channel 'saveitforparts' has uploaded a new video showing how he was able to download the Bitcoin blockchain via the Blockstream Satellite network. The Blockstream satellite network...
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Sn0ren Tests out the KrakenSDR
Over on his YouTube channel, sn0ren has uploaded a video showing his experience with the KrakenSDR. If you weren't already aware, KrakenSDR is our 5-channel coherent radio based on RTL-SDRs, and it can...
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A Detailed Guide to Setting up RTL1090 for ADS-B Decoding
RTL1090 is a popular ADS-B decoder program that works with RTL-SDR dongles. With it, you can receive ADS-B signals from aircraft, decode them, and then pass that data to a mapping program to plot...
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Locating an Intermittent Interferer with a KrakenSDR
Over on YouTube Thomas Brinkoetter has uploaded a video demonstrating his experience with the KrakenSDR, and how he used it to find an intermittent interferer that he set up for a test. The video was...
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Saveitforparts Checks out the Discovery Dish
Over on his YouTube channel 'saveitforparts,' Gabe has uploaded a video checking out and reviewing our Discovery Dish product that we successfully crowd-funded on CrowdSupply back in December 2023....
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TechMinds: Building an Automated NavTex Receiver using a Raspberry Pi and...
Over on the TechMinds YouTube channel, Matt has uploaded a video tutorial showing how to create an automated NavTex receiver using a Raspberry Pi and an SDRplay software- defined radio. NavTex is a...
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Saveitforparts: Receiving Military DMSP Satellite Data with a Hacked TV Dish
Over on the saveitforparts YouTube channel, Gabe has uploaded a video showing how he uses a hacked TV satellite dish to receive satellite weather data from Defense Meteoroloogical Satellite Program...
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Skies-ADSB Updated to V2.0.3
Back in 2022, we first posted about the release of skies-adsb, a browser-based app that uses ADS-B data from an RTL-SDR to provide a 3D view of the air traffic around your area. Recently skies-adsb has...
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Saveitforparts: Listening in on Russian Soldiers Hijacking US Military...
Over on the saveitforparts YouTube channel, Gabe has uploaded a video showing how he uses WebSDR streams to show how Russians, including Russian soldiers, are using old US Military satellites for...
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ESPARGOS: An ESP32 Phased Array for Seeing WiFi
Recently, Florian Euchner, a research assistant at the Institute of Telecommunications at the University of Stuttgart, has released information about a project called ESPARGOS that he has been working...
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Khanfar Spectrum Analyzer: Signal Analysis Tools for the RTL-SDR
Thank you to M. Khanfar for submitting news about the release of his new spectrum analyzer, sweeper, and FM Radio demodulator tools for the RTL-SDR. The tools are freely released, however, they do not...
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TechMinds: Building a DIY Standalone SDR with a Raspberry Pi, 5-Inch...
Over on the TechMinds YouTube channel, Matt has uploaded a video showing how he created a DIY standalone SDR using an Elecrow 5-inch touchscreen display, Raspberry Pi 5 and an SDRplay RSPdx. The...
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calcRadio: A Casio FX-CG20 Calculator Front End Interface for RTL-SDR
In the past, RTL-SDR.COM reader JJ has shared with us his LegoPi project, which demonstrated a clever way to enclose a self-contained RTL-SDR build, as well as his multi-feature living room radio...
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TechMinds: Building a Portable ADS-B Aircraft Tracker and VHF Airband Radio...
Over on the TechMinds YouTube channel, Matt has uploaded a video demonstrating a portable ADS-B aircraft tracker with VHF airband radio reception as well. The build consists of a 7-inch screen,...
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RTL-SDR Jamming Detector Software
Over on GitHub, Alejandro Martín has recently released his open-source 'rtl-sdr-analyzer' software, which is an RTL-SDR-based signal analyzer and automatic jamming detector. The software is based on...
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Khanfar Direction Finder: RTL-SDR and Directional Antenna Based Direction...
Recently, on Feb 21, we posted news about the release of some spectrum analysis and FM demodulator software from M. Khanfar. Now he has just released his latest software "Khanfar Direction Finder"...
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TechMinds: Using your RTL-SDR Locally with Just a Web Browser
In the latest video on the TechMinds YouTube channel, Matt shows how an RTL-SDR can be used with a browser-based RTL-SDR web app at https://radio.ea1iti.es. We've featured EA1ITI's RTL-SDR web app a...
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Khanfar Phosphor: Real-time GPU Accelerated Spectrum Visualization for SDRs
We recently posted about new software programs from M. Khanfar on Feb 21 and Feb 4. So far, he has released spectrum analysis and FM demodulator software, as well as a power-based direction-finding...
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