Software Defined Radio (SDR) is a fun hobby for electronic enthusiast who like to push the limits of hardware and software. SDR hardware can pick up signals over-the-air that are usually hidden to the general public. Signals such as general radio scanning, ADS-B aircraft radar, marine AIS, ACARS, trunked radio, P25/MotoTRBO digital voice,… Read More »
SDR or software defined radio is becoming more and more popular. To get started with software defined radio there are many kits that come pre-bunddled with dongle’s, antennas, and the software needed to get started. These kits are nice since they are not only teachable tools but also are often use in daily life by… Read More »
The first thing that is needed to get started with software defined radio (SDR) is a RTL-SDR dongle. There are different models and types of SDR dongles but the most common (and the cheapest) is ones based on the RTL2832U chipset. The RTL2832U chipset was originally used for TV dongles. There are new… Read More »
Software Defined Radio is one of those projects I have been wanting to play with since first hearing about it a few years ago. For those that don’t know software defined radio (SDR) is a way to pick up signals broadcast though the air and display them on a personal computer. The signal can be… Read More »
SDR (Software Defined Radio) has become ever easier thank to the many tuners that have come on the market. A software defined radio USB dongle stick that can pick up a range of frequencies combined with the right software can display a multitude of wireless transmissions. Everything from train communications to real time… Read More »