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Shiva DX Cluster For SWL/BCL with SDR-Console V3
Thank you to Walter Panella (IU2MEH) for submitting information about his Shiva DX Cluster software which is designed to be used with SDR-Console V3. A DX Cluster is a type of distributed network of...
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OpenEar Updated to Version 1.6
The RTL-SDR compatible multi-mode digital decoder OpenEar has recently been updated to version 1.6. The latest version currently supports the decoding of FM/AM, TETRA, DMR, Pocsag and ADS-B. New...
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TETRA-Kit: A New Open Source TETRA Decoder
Thank you to Larry for submitting information about his latest project called TETRA-Kit. TETRA-Kit is an extensible open source TETRA downlink decoder for Linux that makes use of GNU Radio as the first...
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Decoding HIRS Instrument Images from NOAA Weather Satellites
Thank you to Björn Schnabel who has written in to notify us about a website he's created for a program written by Zbigniew Sztanga called NOAA-HIRS-decoder which might be of interest to some RTL-SDR...
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GR-HRPT: GNU Radio HRPT Decoder Blocks for NOAA, METEOR, MetOp and FengYun-3...
Thank you to @Derek33197785 for writing in and highlighting @aang254's work on gr-hrpt, a GNU Radio 3.8 port of HRPT blocks from gr-noaa and other projects. These blocks are for decoding the HRPT...
View ArticleA Self-Executable version of TempestSDR is now Available
TempestSDR is an open source tool made by Martin Marinov which allows you to use any SDR that has a supporting ExtIO (such as RTL-SDR, Airspy, SDRplay, HackRF) to receive the unintentional signals...
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Imaging the Milky Way in Neutral Hydrogen with an RTL-SDR
Over on Facebook Job Geheniau has recently been sharing how he's taken an image of our galaxy (the Milky Way) with a radio telescope consisting of a 1.5 meter dish, RTL-SDR and a few filters and LNAs....
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Trump Tweets about Pushed Buffalo Protestor Scanning to Jam Police Radios...
In political news 75 year old Buffalo protestor Martin Gugino has been generating controversy due to a video of him being pushed to the ground by a police officer, then subsequently lying motionless...
View ArticleTesting out the SDR-Kits L-band Inmarsat Patch Antenna for AERO
The SDR-Kits L-band Patch antenna is a modified GPS antenna designed for receiving Inmarsat satellite stations such as AERO and STD-C. They have another version for receiving Iridium frequencies as...
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Understanding, Listening and Recording Trunked Radio Systems with an RTL-SDR...
Trunked radio systems for voice communications can be easily found when browsing the spectrum with an SDR. Listening to a voice communication is easy, but actually following a conversation along is...
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An Art Project Involving GOES-16 & NOAA Weather Satellite Reception with SDR
As part of his Bachelor of Architecture studies Daniel Tompkins created an art installation called "signs of life" which was focused around his interest in weather satellite reception with an SDR. FM...
View ArticleTech Minds: Review of the MLA-30 Active HF Loop Antenna
Over on YouTube Tech Minds has uploaded a new video where he reviews the MLA-30 active HF loop antenna. In the past we have posted about the MLA-30 antenna a several times on the blog as it is the...
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Open Weather: An Artistic Performance Involving Live NOAA APT Signal Decoding...
Just after our post a few days ago about an art project involving weather satellite reception with SDRs, we received a story submission about an artistic performance with similar weather satellite and...
View ArticleA Talk on 21cm Hydrogen Line Amateur Radio Astronomy
The Amateur Radio Experimenters Group (AREG) recently held an online talk with guest speakers Phil Lock and Bill Cowley, talking about amateur radio astronomy. In the talk they note how they use an...
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Talks from the 2020 HamSCI Convention (Held Online)
HamSCI is an organization dedicated citizen radio science and specifically the "publicity and promotion of projects that advance scientific research and understanding through amateur radio activities"....
View ArticleTech Minds: A First Look at the HackRF Portapack
The Portapack is an add on for the HackRF SDR that allows the HackRF to be used portably without a PC. If you're interested, in the past we reviewed the Portapack with the Havok firmware, which enables...
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Building a Remote SSB Receiver with an RTL-SDR, OrangePi and GNU Radio
Over on his blog F1ATB has uploaded a post explaining how he created an RTL-SDR or HackRF based remote SSB receiver controllable with an internet browser. To set this up he uses an Orange Pi One Plus...
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NanoVNA V2 Now Readily Available for $60 + US Stock Available at R&L
The much awaited NanoVNA V2 is now readily available for around $60 + shipping from the Tindie store. Shipping is noted to begin on June 30th due to a public holiday and you must agree to possible...
View ArticleTech Minds: Decoding GMDSS Maritime Distress Messages
In a recent YouTube video Tech Minds shows how to decode GMDSS (Global Maritime Distress and Safety System) messages which are broadcast on MW and HF. In the video he explains the DSC (Digital...
View ArticleTech Minds: Testing the OpenEar DMR TETRA ADSB POCSAG Decoder for RTL-SDR
Back in March we posted about the release of OpenEar, a standalone TETRA decoder for the RTL-SDR. Since then OpenEar has undergone massive developments, not only improving upon the TETRA decoder, but...
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