GQRX Updates: GR3.8, New Color Maps, Bug and Performance Fixes

From www.rtl-sdr.com 2 years ago in Blogs

Since mid-January 2020 the popular Linux and Mac compatible SDR program GQRX has seen a number of new code commits over on it's git repository. Some of the updates include moving to GNU Radio 3.8, new color maps, as well as various bug and performance fixes. At the moment these...

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Frugal Radio: Experimenting with Rdio-Scanner and Trunk Recorder on P25 LSM

From www.rtl-sdr.com 1 day ago in Blogs

In his latest video Rob from the Frugal Radio YouTube channel has uploaded a video where he experiments with a SDR web interface and smartphone App called "Rdio-scanner". Rdio-scanner is an interface that tries to reproduce the user experience of...

SignalsEverywhere: Playing Classic Games over Amateur Radio with NPR-70 TCP/IP Modems

From www.rtl-sdr.com 3 days ago in Blogs

Over on her YouTube channel SignalsEverywhere, Sarah has uploaded a new video that shows us how TCP/IP connections can be made over the amateur radio spectrum using low cost NPR-70 TCP/IP modems that operate in the 70cm amateur band at...

Pulsar B0329+54 Detected with a 1.9m Dish and RTL-SDR

From www.rtl-sdr.com 3 days ago in Blogs

Over the past few years Job Geheniau has been constantly surprising us with his amateur radio astronomy results coming from modest dish sizes and low cost SDR equipment like an RTL-SDR. We've seen him perform full sky hydrogen line surveys,...

Using an SDR# Plugin to Tune into a Broadcast FM SCA Subcarrier (Radio Reading Service for the Blind)

From www.rtl-sdr.com 3 days ago in Blogs

Thank you to Double A again for submitting a new video where he shows how to use a new SDR# plugin called "SCATuner" to listen to an SCA audio subcarrier embedded within a broadcast FM signal. SCA short for Subsidiary...

Using an RTL-SDR to Decode Broadcast FM RDS Data on Android

From www.rtl-sdr.com 2 weeks ago in Blogs

Over on YouTube Double A Labs has posted a new video demonstrating how to use an RTL-SDR and Android device to receive broadcast FM stations, and to decode any associated RDS data. In the video Double A uses the SDR...

RTL-SDR Virtual Reality Spectrum Display Software Released

From www.rtl-sdr.com 2 weeks ago in Blogs

Back in September 2021 we posted about Manahiyo's software that allows the RF spectrum and related graphs to be viewed in virtual reality, using a VR headset and an RTL-SDR. Back then the software was only demonstrated on YouTube, but...

Frugal Radio: Travelling with SDR & Scanner Gear

From www.rtl-sdr.com 2 weeks ago in Blogs

Over on his YouTube channel Frugal Radio, Rob has uploaded a new video whilst on holiday travelling through the USA. In the video he shows what sort of scanner radios, antennas and SDR gear he carries with him on his...

Opening and Starting Honda Civic Vehicles with a HackRF Replay Attack

From www.rtl-sdr.com 3 weeks ago in Blogs

A few months ago University student Ayyappan Rajesh and HackingIntoYourHeart reported cybersecurity vulnerability CVE-2022-27254. This vulnerability demonstrates how unsecure the remote keyless locking system on various Honda vehicles is, and how it is easily subject to very simple wireless replay...

Lon.TV Demonstrates Decoding Various Digital Signals with RTL-SDR

From www.rtl-sdr.com 3 weeks ago in Blogs

Tech YouTuber Lon.TV has recently uploaded a video demonstrating how to identify and decode various digital transmissions with an RTL-SDR dongle. In the video he explains how to use VB Cable to pipe audio from SDR# into various decoders, and...

Controlling a Toy RC Car with a HackRF

From www.rtl-sdr.com 3 weeks ago in Blogs

Over on his blog Radoslav has created a post showing how he has used a HackRF to wirelessly control a toy RC car by reverse engineering the wireless control protocol, and generating the control signals in a C++ program. Having...