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Radio Analyser: New Program for Plotting DSDPlus Statistics
Thank you to Matthew Cowley for submitting news about his new program called "Radio Analyser". Radio Analyser is a program that imports DSDPlus radio and group files into a postgresql database. The...
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IridiumLive – New Software to Plot Iridium Satellites as They Pass Overhead...
Over on GitHub, microp11, the author of Scytale-C has released a new browser based program called IridiumLive which allows you to visualize the live positions of Iridium satellites as they pass...
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Mike from SDRplay Compares the RSPdx Against Other SDRs on MW/LW
Over on the SWLing post blog we've seen a post contributed by Mike Ladd who works with SDRplay. Mike has been comparing the new SDRplay RSPdx on medium wave and long wave reception against the Elad...
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RadioCapture – Software to Capture, Archive and Listen to Trunked Radio From...
Back in April 2019 we posted about Matt Mills' Radiocapture.com website which is a web service that you can feed that automatically captures analogue and digital trunked radio conversations with an...
View ArticleTech Minds Demonstrates Iridium Live on a Raspberry Pi
Over on YouTube Tech Minds has uploaded a video of him demonstrating Iridium Live plotting Iridium satellite tracks in real time. We just posted about Iridium Live yesterday. It is a new program by...
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PiSDR Updated to Version 3.0: Now Supports the Airspy HF+
PiSDR is a Raspberry Pi distribution that is pre-loaded with multiple programs for various software defined radios. It currently supports RTL-SDR, LimeSDR, PlutoSDR, Airspy, and as of the most recent...
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Meteor M N2-2 Has Failed but Recovery May be Possible
UPDATE: It has now been confirmed by Roscosmos that the satellite was struck by what is presumed to be a micrometeorite which caused a leak of thermal transfer gas, and hence a sudden orbit change. It...
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KiwiSDR Now Supports DRM Decoding
KiwiSDR have recently implemented DRM decoding into their OpenWebRX implementation. Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) is a type of digital shortwave radio signal that is used by some international shortwave...
View ArticleUsing a HackRF for GPS Spoofing on Windows
Over on the TechMinds YouTube channel a new video titled "GPS Spoofing With The HackRF On Windows" has been uploaded. In the video TechMinds uses the GPS-SDR-SIM software with his HackRF to create a...
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Tracking down a Water Leak with RTLAMR
Earlier in the year Clayton discovered that his water bill had suddenly gone up one month. Suspecting a leaky appliance he set out to discover what it was by using an RTL-SDR and the rtlamr decoder....
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NanoVNA Version 2.0 First PCB Pictures Released + NanoVNA Naming & Credit...
Back in October 2019 we posted about the upcoming NanoVNA version 2.0 which back then was still being designed with a predicted release date of January 2020. Recently some photos of the NanoVNA 2.0...
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A Simple Step by Step Guide to Updating the NanoVNA Firmware
Thank you to RJ Juneau (ylabrj / VA3YLB) for sharing with us his NanoVNA firmware update guide for idiots. NanoVNA firmware is updated fairly often, so this is a good reference guide for those who want...
View ArticleReceiving and Decoding NFC with an RTL-SDR and GNURadio
Having been inspired by an NFC activated coffee machine at his work, back in 2017 Jean Christophe Rona uploaded a blog post showing how he used an RTL-SDR and GNU Radio to sniff and decode NFC...
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RadarBox Optimized ADS-B Antenna + RTL-SDR Bundle Sale $39.95 + Shipping
Over in our store we're currently selling a RadarBox branded bundle that includes an ADS-B optimized antenna with 10 meters of coax, AND an ADS-B 1090 MHz optimized RTL-SDR dongle. RadarBox24 is an...
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Bypassing Chamberlain myQ Garage Doors with a Jamming SDR Attack
McAfee Advanced Threat Research have recently uploaded a blog post describing how they investigated Chamberlain’s MyQ Hub, a “Universal” IoT garage door automation platform. Such a device allows you...
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KiwiSDR Portal SDR.HU Now Requires a Ham Licence + OpenWebRX Development...
The KiwiSDR is a US$299 HF SDR that can monitor the entire 0 - 30 MHz band at once. It is designed to be web-based and shared, meaning that the KiwiSDR owner, or anyone that they've given access to can...
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SDRplay Updates: RSPdx Now Supported by SDR Console V3, RSPdx EXTIO Released
SDRplay have recently released an update regarding third party software support and availability of their latest RSPdx receiver. They write: Happy new Year from all of us at SDRplay. Here’s an update...
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Airspy HF+ Discovery Wins the WRTH 2020 Best Value SDR Award
The World Radio TV Handbook (WRTH) is a directory book (or CD) of world radio stations on LW, MW, SW and VHF broadcast FM which is released yearly. Along with the directory, the WRTH authors often...
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A Guide to the NanoVNA: Kindle eBook for $2.99
With the NanoVNA (and upcoming NanoVNA 2.0) being so affordable and readily available many budget focused RF enthusiasts and hams are now adding a tool to their arsenal that used to only be for the...
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DSDPlusUI: A Graphical User Interface for DSD+
Over on Twitter Annunaki (@StupotSinders) has been teasing some screenshots of a GUI for DSD+ that he's been developing over the past few weeks. And now he has released the software which is called...
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