Michael Ossmann & Kate Temkin Present Software Defined Everything with GreatFET One

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

At the Hackaday Supercon Michael Ossmann & Kate Temkin presented a talk called "Software-Defined Everything" where they demonstrated some applications of the "GreatFET One" interface board. Michael Ossmann is best known for creating the HackRF software defined radio which is a highly versatile and low cost open hardware/software SDR transceiver....

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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...

SDR# and other Hobbyist Ham Radio Software Spotted in Netflix TV Show Yakamoz S-245

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

Thanks to all who submitted, we recently received some interesting tip offs about the Netflix TV Show Yakamoz S-245 featuring a scene with various hobbyist SDR and ham radio programs clearly visible. Yakamoz S-245 is a show about a submarine...

SDRSharp Guide V4.2 Released

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

Paolo Romani (IZ1MLL) has recently released version 4.2 of his SDRSharp PDF Guide. The book is available for download on the Airspy downloads page, just scroll down to the title "SDR# Big Book in English". As before the document is...

Financial Times Story about Ukraine Radio Monitoring with WebSDRs

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

The Financial Times has recently run a video story on how hobbyist WebSDR setups are being use to record Russian radio communications during the war on Ukraine. In these modern times, we would expect the Russian military to be making...

Running GR-GSM and IMSI Catcher on a Raspberry Pi 4 with Dragon OS

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

DragonOS is a ready to use Ubuntu Linux image that comes preinstalled with multiple SDR software packages. The creator Aaron also runs a YouTube channel showing how to use the various packages installed. In his latest video Aaron tests his Pi64...