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Hackaday Supercon 2024: Tracking Down Radio Transmissions
Talks from the Hackaday Supercon 2024 conference have recently been uploaded to YouTube, and one interesting talk by Justin McAllister and Nick Foster is about tracking down radio transmissions. The...
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SDR-Sharp Converter: Convert SDR# Frequency XML Lists to SDR++ Format and...
Recently, we've seen news about the release of a new Windows program by "Majic Mushroom" called SDR-Sharp Converter. This simple software converts SDR# XML Frequency Lists to SDR++ format and vice...
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RadioTransciptor: Real Time Radio Speech to Text Transcriptor using AI
Thank you to user theckid from our forums for submitting news about the release of his latest project called "RadioTranscriptor". RadioTranscriptor can be used for real-time speech-to-text...
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TechMinds: Testing the SDR++ Brown Fork with Built-In DSD and Remote KiwiSDR...
Over on YouTube, Matt from Tech Minds has uploaded a video in which he demonstrates and tests an unofficial fork of the popular SDR++ software called "SDR++ Brown." SDR++ Brown has some unique features...
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A New Radiosonde Decoder and Tracker Program for Windows and RTL-SDR
Thank you to Mario Ančić for informing us about his recently released software, "Radiosonde-decoder-and-tracker-for-Windows". As the name implies, this is Windows only software that can decode and...
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A Video Tutorial on Setting up RTL-SDR ADS-B Reception with Dump1090 and...
Thank you to Paul Maine for writing in and letting us know about his YouTube video showing how to set up ADS-B reception with an RTL-SDR, dump1090, and Virtual Radar Server on a Windows machine. ADS-B...
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SDR ProTrack: Android Radio Direction Finding with RTL-SDR and Directional...
Thank you to Alexandre Gellibert for writing in and sharing his new Android App, "SDR ProTrack." SDR ProTrack is a radio direction-finding app that uses an RTL-SDR and directional antenna to determine...
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Decoding SSTV Transmissions from the QO-100 Satellite
Over on his YouTube channel dereksgc has uploaded a video showing how to decode Slow Scan Television (SSTV) transmissions from the QO-100 satellite. QO-100 is a commercial geostationary communications...
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Decoding Inmarsat AERO 1545 MHz with a Backfire Helix and JAERO
Thank you to Nagy István for writing in and sharing with us his video showing how he uses a home-made backfire helix antenna and the JAERO software to receive and decode Inmarsat Aero at 1545 MHz. AERO...
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Saveitforparts: Tracking US Government Spy Planes over your Neighbourhood
In his latest YouTube video, Gabe from the saveitforparts channel has uploaded an interesting video detailing how he's tracking government spy planes over his neighbourhood using SDRs to monitor ADS-B...
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ARPS.Chat – Send and Receive APRS Messages Globally
Thank you to Sarah Rose Giddings (aka Signals Everywhere) for submitting to us her latest project called aprs.chat. This is a web service that allows ham radio operators to have all of their incoming...
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A Video Introduction to Broadband Surveillance with RTL_POWER
Over on YouTube "Mount Lethe Hellfire" has recently uploaded a video showing a deep dive into the rtl_power tool. rtl_power enables users to generate wide-spectrum displays by rapidly sweeping the...
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Tech Minds: Testing out Discovery Dish for Inmarsat and Hydrogen Line Radio...
Over on YouTube Matt from the Tech Minds YouTube channel has recently uploaded a new video where he tests out our Discovery Dish antenna. Discovery Dish is designed to be a low-cost, portable solution...
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Saveitforparts: Receiving NOAA-15 One Last Time
Over on YouTube Gabe from the saveitforparts channel has uploaded a new video discussing the decommissioning of NOAA-15 and NOAA-19. We also previously posted about this topic a few days ago, if you...
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RadioSport SDR: Portable Receiver Software for RTL-SDR
Thank you to Richard (9G5AR) for writing in and sharing with us a program he's developed called "RadioSport SDR". RadioSport SDR is a portable, no-install-required SDR program compatible with RTL-SDR...
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Moving SatDump Towards V2.0.0
Over on the SatDump blog developers Aang23 and Lego11 have recently uploaded a post discussing their plans to move SatDump towards Version 2.0.0. SatDump is currently the most comprehensive and popular...
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RF Analyzer V2.0 Released: RTL-SDR Compatible Android App
Thank you to Dennis Mantz @dennismantz for writing in and sharing with us the news that RF Analyzer V2.0 has been released for Android devices. RF Analyzer is a popular multimode Android app compatible...
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SignalsEverywhere Android Project Updates: Satellite Tracker, HackTV NTSC...
Recently, Sarah Rose Giddings (aka SignalsEverywhere) has been actively developing several radio and SDR based projects for Android, and she would like to provide an update on them. First, as mentioned...
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Decentralizing AIS: Trustless Maritime Tracking with SDR
Recently, Owen Taylor, the CEO of WAKE (Worldwide AIS Network), wrote in to us asking if they could promote their project, which is a decentralized AIS aggregation network based on receivers like...
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PiCar – A DIY Car Radio Head Unit made from a Raspberry Pi and RTL-SDR
Thank you to Vinnie Moscaritolo for writing in and sharing with us PiCar, a project to develop a homebrew car radio head unit out of a Raspberry Pi and RTL-SDR. The advantage of PiCar over a standard...
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