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SpyServer: Airspy Streaming Server Now Released
SDR# has just been updated to version 1525 (changelog) and it now includes a new program called ‘SpyServer’. SpyServer is a Windows based streaming server for Airspy devices, and is somewhat similar to...
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Aerial TV: An Android DVB-T Decoder for the RTL-SDR
On the Google Play store a new RTL-SDR compatible app called ‘Aerial TV’ has been released (in beta) by Martin Marinov. Aerial TV allows you to watch DVB-T HD TV on your android device, with an RTL-SDR...
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Tekmanoid STD-C Decoder Updated: New Paid LES Decoder + EGC Visualization
The Tekmanoid EGC STD-C decoder was recently updated and a new commercial paid version was released. The paid version now supports the decoding of LES STD-C messages. Previously the only other decoder...
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UnoSDR: A New Multi-Mode RTL-SDR Compatible Receiver Program
Programmer Vi Vitaliy recently wrote into us and wanted to share his new ‘UnoSDR’ software defined radio receiver software for Windows. This is a general purpose multi-mode receiver which is compatible...
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welle.io: A New RTL-SDR & Airspy DAB/DAB+ Decoder Available for Windows/Linux
Thanks to Albrecht Lohofener for submitting to us his new software package called ‘welle.io’ which is a free DAB and DAB+ decoder and player that supports the RTL-SDR (directly or also via rtl_tcp) and...
View ArticleYouTube Talk: Hunting Rogue WiFi Devices using the HackRF SDR
Over on YouTube a video titled “Hunting Rogue WiFi Devices using the HackRF SDR” has been uploaded. The talk is given by Mike Davis at the OWASP (Open Web Application Security Project) Cape Town. The...
View ArticleYouTube Videos: NOAA Satellite Tutorial and Building a Radio Telescope
Over on the Thought Emporium YouTube channel the team have uploaded two videos that may be of interest to radio hobbyists. The first video shows a nice overview about receiving NOAA weather satellite...
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Creating a RTL-SDR NOAA Weather Radio Audio Streamer in Linux
On his blog leander has added a post which shows how he has set up a icecast streaming solution together with an RTL-SDR dongle which is receiving live NOAA weather radio. The idea is to give a...
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New Product in Our Store: SDRplay RSP-1 Aluminum Case Upgrade
We’re happy to announce that in conjunction with Mike, one of the leaders in the SDRplay users community, we have manufactured and released a high quality aluminum enclosure upgrade for the SDRplay...
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Discussion and Review of our RTL-SDR Blog Broadcast AM High Pass Filter
Early last month we released a new broadcast AM high pass filter product. The goal of the filter is to block out extremely strong broadcast AM signals (and other problematic LF/MF signals) in order to...
View ArticleSome HackRF Portapack Demos
The PortaPack is an addon created by Jared Boone for the HackRF software defined radio. It costs $200 USD at the sharebrained store and together with a USB battery pack it allows you to go completely...
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Some Tests on the LNA4ALL
Over on the SWLing post blog Tony Roper has uploaded his review and testing of the LNA4ALL. The LNA4ALL is a PSA-5043+ LNA produced by Adam 9A4QV in Croatia. It is normally considered as one of the...
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New Outernet Hardware “Dreamcatcher”: An RTL-SDR with Embedded Computing...
Over on the Outernet forums Outernet CEO Syed has just released pictures of the latest upcoming Outernet receiver called “Dreamcatcher”. The new receiver is an RTL-SDR, LNA, filter, and embedded Linux...
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ColibriNANO: A New 10 kHz to 500 MHz Direct Sampling Receiver
The ColibriNANO is a new software defined radio that is currently available for pre-order and is expected to be ready for delivery by the end of April 2017. The specs show that it is a direct sampling...
View ArticleTesting SSTV Transmission with the HackRF and Portapack
Last week we made a post about the HackRF Portapack, and gave some examples of it in action. Recently the furtek Havoc firmware for the portapack was updated, and it now supports SSTV transmission....
View ArticleControlling an RC Car with RPiTX
RPiTX is a piece of software that you can run on your Raspberry Pi unit, which with no additional hardware turns it into a full radio transmitter, capable of transmitting FM, AM, SSB and other signals...
View ArticleYouTube Tutorial on Setting up a Soft66IP RTL-SDR
Over on YouTube user Danny Shortwave And Radio DX has uploaded a video showing an overview and tutorial about setting up the Soft66IP RTL-SDR. The Soft66IP is a custom RTL-SDR that is made in Japan by...
View ArticleSome Tests on our BCAM and BCFM Filters
Over on YouTube user ElPaso TubeAmps has uploaded a video showing his tests on our broadcast AM (BCAM) high pass and broadcast FM (BCFM) band stop filters. These two filters are designed to block...
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Amateur Pulsar Observations with an RTL-SDR
Back in September 2015 we made a posted that discussed how some amateur radio astronomers have been using RTL-SDR’s for detecting pulsars. A pulsar is a rotating neutron star that emits a beam of...
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A New Meteor M LRPT Image Decoder for Windows, Linux, MacOS and Raspberry Pi
Thanks to twitter user @LinuxSocist for submitting a link to this new Meteor M weather satellite LRPT decoder called ‘meteor_decoder’ which can be run on both Linux and Windows. Pre-built binary of the...
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