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Paper on Building a Low Cost RTL-SDR Based Hydrogen Line Radio Telescope
Back in 2020, we posted a tutorial on how to set up a low-cost Hydrogen Line radio telescope using an RTL-SDR, LNA, and WiFi grid antenna. Since then we have seen similar setups successfully replicated...
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Using a HackRF and JavaScript Browser App to Perform Rolljam Replay Attacks...
Over on her website, Charlie Gerard has uploaded a page showing how she was able to perform a replay attack on a car's wireless entry system using a HackRF and a JavaScript browser app she wrote....
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SDRplay SDRconnect Preview 5 Released
At the beginning of November, SDRplay Released version 5 of their SDRconnect software. SDRconnect is a relatively new official software platform for the SDRplay line of devices. Unlike their other...
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SDR and RF Videos from DEFCON 32
Recently some videos from this year's DEFCON 32 conference have been uploaded to YouTube. DEFCON32 was held on August 8-11, 2024 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. DEFCON is a major yearly conference...
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NickStick Design Releases the RF PowerSnitch USB-C Version
Recently Majodi from NickStick Design wrote in and wanted to share with us some updates to the 'NickStick RF PowerSnitch' which we previously posted about in 2021. The PowerSnitch is a device that can...
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Hackaday Supercon 2024: Microcontrollers Are Just Radios in Disguise
Thank you to RTL-SDR.COM reader David for letting us know about an excellent talk from Charles Lohr (@cnlohr) at the 2024 Hackaday Supercon about turning microcontrollers into radios by abusing their...
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Weather Satellite HRPT and LRPT Megaprojection Project Nov 30 – Dec 1
Over on the /r/amateursatellites subreddit, user elmarkodotorg is organizing a group megaprojection project. The Megaprojection Project seeks to create a composite of as much of the earth as possible...
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Setting up the Cheapest FlightAware ADS-B Feeder with RTL-SDR and Raspberry...
Over on his YouTube channel, TAKEAPART has recently uploaded a new video showing how to set up a cheap ADS-B FlightAware feeder using an RTL-SDR Blog dongle, and a Raspberry Pi Zero 2W. The Raspberry...
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DragonOS: Setting up AISMon with WINE and Virtual Audio Sink for HackRF and...
Over on his YouTube channel Aaron, creator of the DragonOS image (a Linux image with many built-in SDR compatible programs) has uploaded a new video showing how it is possible to run the Windows only...
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The Design and Test of a Filtered Low Noise Amplifier for LRPT Weather...
Recently Salil (aka NUCLEARRAMBO) uploaded a blog post on his website detailing how he designed and tested a low noise amplifier (LNA) with a filter for 130 - 160 MHz, which is useful for improving...
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A SDR++ CSV to JSON Frequency Bookmark Converter Python Script
Thank you to RTL-SDR.COM reader Steve Hagerman for writing in and sharing his Python script that allows SDR++ users to convert a CSV file of frequency bookmark information into a JSON file that SDR++...
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PySpecSDR: A Text User Interface Based Python RTL-SDR Spectrum Analyzer and...
Over on GitHub a new open-source program called 'PySpecSDR' by [xqtr] has recently been released. This is a full multipurpose SDR receiver program like SDR# or SDR++, but with the difference that it...
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Open-Weather APT: Updates to the Web Based NOAA APT Image Decoder
Dr. Sasha Engelmann and Sophie Dyer, the team behind the Open-Weather project have recently announced the launch of their new version of open-weather apt, a web-based NOAA APT image decoder. The...
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TechMinds Reviews the Recently Released SDRplay nRSP-ST Networked Software...
OPver on his TechMinds YouTube channel Matt has uploaded a review of the SDRplay nRSP-ST networked software-defined radio which was released for sale just last week at a retail price of US$499.95. A...
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Receiving Starlink Signals with an RTL-SDR and Ku-Band LNB
Over on YouTube, dereksgc has uploaded a new video showing how to receive signals from Starlink satellites using an RTL-SDR and a standard Ku band LNB. Note that this setup simply receives the raw...
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Creating an SDR from a TEF6686 Car Radio FM/AM Chip
A recent IEEE Spectrum article details how hobbyist PE5PVB has repurposed an NXP TEF6686 automotive FM/AM tuner chip into a software-defined radio with a tuning range of 65 MHz - 108 MHz and 144 kHz -...
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HOPE XV Conference 2024: Ham Radio for Hackers Talk Video
Back in July 2024 we posted about Dan's (KB6NU) talk at the HOPE (Hackers of Planet Earth) conference about how Ham radio can be for hackers, and how hackers are the future of ham radio. Back then only...
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A Tutorial on Setting up a XHSI Cockpit Display with Live Data from an...
Back in 2017, we first posted about using a program called RTL1090-XHSI which is used to display a simulated aircraft cockpit using live data acquired directly from an RTL-SDR receiving ADS-B flight...
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DragonBridge: Streaming IQ Data Over 802.11ah HaLow via Two Relay Drones
Aaron, creator of DragonOS, has uploaded a video on his YouTube channel showing him testing out long-range communications via 802.11ah Wireless Networking and a T-HaLow bridge on two drones. 802.11ah...
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Building a ‘WiFi Camera’ with a HackRF and Helical Antenna on a Motorized...
Recently, "The Thought Emporium" YouTube channel uploaded a video showing how they have created a 'WiFi Camera' using a HackRF and helical antenna mounted on a motorized Pan-Tilt mount. The Thought...
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