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

From www.rtl-sdr.com 1 month 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 communications authority, is a separate audio channel hidden within a...

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MagicSDR: Streaming Audio over UDP to Decoders like Multimon-NG

From www.rtl-sdr.com 16 hours ago in Blogs

Back in May 2021 we first posted about the release of MagicSDR, which is an Android and iOS SDR app that receives data from an rtl_tcp server elsewhere on your network. Apart from the RTL-SDR, MagicSDR also supports the SDRplay,...

SDR Academy 2022 Recorded Livestream now Available

From www.rtl-sdr.com 16 hours ago in Blogs

The Software Defined Academy is a group that organizes an SDR focused conference during the yearly HAMRADIO fair that is usually held in Friedrichshafen, Germany. The past two years have seen the conference go exclusively virtual, however this year the...

An Improved ExtIO for RTL_TCP

From www.rtl-sdr.com 17 hours ago in Blogs

Back in 2020 we posted about a modified ExtIO interface which exposed advanced RTL-SDR driver settings such as decimation, manual gain and tuner bandwidth and filtering controls. These features allow users to tune filters to avoid ADC overload and to...

ESAR – Extraordinarily Simple AIS Receiver written in C

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

Thank you to Richard Gosiorovsky for submitting his latest SDR project called ESAR (Extraordinarily Simple AIS Receiver). AIS stands for Automatic Identification System and is used by marine vessels to broadcast their GPS locations in order to help avoid collisions...

RTL-SDR Blog V3 Dongle and SDR# Spotted on The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch TV Show

From www.rtl-sdr.com 7 days ago in Blogs

An RTL-SDR Blog V3 dongle and multipurpose dipole antenna set has been spotted in action on the popular TV Show "The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch" in Season 3 Episode 7. Skinwalker Ranch is a History channel conspiracy theory reality TV...

Airspy 2022 Summer Sale + SDR# Noise Reduction Improvements

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

Airspy is currently holding a 15% off summer promotion which runs until June 30. The sale is active at all participating resellers, which includes our own store where we have the YouLoop on sale for US$29.71 including free shipping to most...

Low Cost Shielding Idea for Plastic RTL-SDRs

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

Generic RTL-SDRs that come with a plastic enclosure can be prone to picking up interference directly via the PCB itself. Higher end RTL-SDRs generally come with a metal enclosure. Thanks to Alan R. for submitting a low cost idea he's...

The South Indian SDR User Group

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

Thank you to Balaji for writing in and sharing news about the growing South Indian SDR Users Group. The group have already held several virtual events where a variety of speakers have presented various topics on SDRs and related research....

Metal Case Upgrade for the SDRplay RSP1A Back in Stock!

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

Due to popular demand we have decided to manufacture one more batch of our SDRplay RSP1A metal enclosure upgrade kit. After numerous delays due to the Shanghai COVID lockdown, it is now in stock in our store and ready to...

TechMinds: Testing the ISM Packet Decoder Plugin for SDR Sharp

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

Over on the TechMinds YouTube channel Matt has uploaded a video demonstrating the use of the ISM Packet Decoder plugin for SDR# which was released a few months ago. The plugin authors website also contains more information about the installation...