Testing the YouLoop on VLF & LF Reception with an Airspy HF+ Discovery
Over on his YouTube channel Frugal Radio has been testing his YouLoop passive magnetic loop antenna on VLF and LF reception with his Airspy HF+ Discovery. In the video Frugal Radio browses the VLF...
View ArticleDragonOS: DSP and Signal Analysis with Composable-SDR, Inspectrum and an RTL-SDR
DragonOS is a ready to use Linux OS image that includes various SDR programs preinstalled. The creator Aaron also runs a YouTube channel that contains multiple tutorial videos for DragonOS One of the...
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DSD (Open Source) with dPMR Decoding and Windows Binaries Released
Digital Speech Decoder (DSD) is an open source program for decoding signals containing digital speech, such as DMR and P25. The open source version has been mostly surpassed in use over the last few...
View ArticleTech Minds: Testing the Mayhem Firmware on the HackRF Portapack
In a video uploaded to YouTube last week, Tech Minds explored the HackRF Portapack, which is an add on for the HackRF SDR that allows the HackRF to be used portably without a PC. In that video he...
View ArticleDragonOS: Decoding Iridium Satellites with the Iridium Toolkit and an RTL-SDR
DragonOS is a ready to use Linux OS image that includes various SDR programs preinstalled and ready to use. The creator Aaron also runs a YouTube channel that has multiple tutorial videos demonstrating...
View ArticleHak5: Turning a Key Croc into an RTL-SDR Server
The Hak5 Key Croc is a pentesting tool designed for emulating USB devices such as keyboards. It is commonly used by pentesters for keylogging and keystroke injection. It has some advanced features like...
View ArticleNanoVNA V2 Video Tutorials
The NanoVNA V2 (aka S-A-A-2) is a vector network analyzer (VNA) with 50 kHz to 3 GHz frequency range. Recently is has become readily available for around $60 + shipping from the Tindie store. We like...
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Metal Case Upgrade for the SDRplay RSP1A back in Stock
Our metal case upgrade kit for the SDRplay RSP1A software defined radio is now back in stock in our store and will be ready to ship out within the next couple of days. This is a premium aluminum metal...
View ArticleTechMinds: How to Track Weather Balloons Using SDR
In his latest video Tech Minds has uploaded a video showing how to use an SDR to receive transmissions from radiosondes carried by weather balloons. Every day meteorological agencies around the world...
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Characterizing Yagi Antenna Directionality via ADS-B Reception
Over on his blog Alex Krotz has been investigating whether adding more passive director elements actually affects the directionality of his home made Yagi-Uda antenna. Instead of using modelling...
View ArticleSDRA2020 Online Conference Videos
The Software Defined Radio Academy is an organization that holds a conference within the yearly HAMRADIO fair in Friedrichshafen, Germany. This year due to the pandemic the conference was held online,...
View ArticleFrugal Radio: 2020 SDR Guide Ep 1 – The Incredible World of Software Defined...
Frugal Radio has begun his YouTube channel a few weeks ago, and we've already posted about his YouLoop and SDR-Kits L-band patch antenna reviews as well as his results with the YouLoop on LF & VLF....
View ArticleStep-by-step Guide to Creating a GNU Radio Based QO-100 SSB Receiver
Thank you to M Khanfar for submitting his video that shows a step-by-step tutorial on building your own SSB receiver in Windows GNU Radio for QO-100 satellite reception. His tutorial includes adding...
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A Simple Guide to Setting up a DIY NOAA Weather Satellite Ground Station
A few weeks ago we posted about Sophie Dyer and Sasha Engelmann's work in creating an artistic performance based on weather satellite reception with SDRs. More recently they have uploaded their own...
View ArticleAn Introduction to Radio Trunking Systems with a Focus on P25 and SDR Trunk
Thank you to Carl Makin (VK1KCM) for submitting a video that he produced for his local ham radio club in Australia. In the video Carl first gives an overview on radio trunking systems and explains why...
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Imaging the Milky Way in Neutral Hydrogen with an RTL-SDR Part 2
Last month we shared information about Job Geheniau's success with using an RTL-SDR dongle to image our galaxy in neutral Hydrogen. Our galaxy is full of neutral Hydrogen, and lots of neutral Hydrogen...
View ArticleTech Minds: Eavesdropping on Video Monitors with TempestSDR
Over on his latest video Tech Minds' explores the use of TempestSDR to eavesdrop on video monitors with his Airspy Mini. TempestSDR is a program that we've posted about several times in the past. With...
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Electrosense+: Global Network of RTL-SDR Sensors with Decoding of FM/AM ADS-B...
Back in late 2019 we posted about the Electrosense network which is an open source project aiming to deploy radio spectrum sensors worldwide. The idea is to help analyze and understand radio spectrum...
View ArticleTesting a YouLoop on an RTL-SDR Blog V3 with Direct Sampling
Thank you to Frugal Radio for submitting a YouTube video where he tests the YouLoop on an RTL-SDR Blog V3 running in direct sampling mode. The YouLoop is a passive HF loop antenna that requires a...
View ArticleControlling Frequency in SDR# with a Barcode Scanner
Thank you to Manuel Lausmann for submitting his YouTube video showing how he has set up a system that allows him to rapidly change frequencies in SDR# with a barcode scanner and some barcodes printed...
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