LakeShark: P25 Phase 1, FM, POCSAG, ADS-B and Sub-GHz with an RTL-SDR on the...
Thank you to Samuel Reynolds (aka SAMS0N1TE on GitHub), for writing in and sharing with us his project called 'LakeShark'. LakeShark is firmware for the LilyGO T-Display P4 (an ESP32-P4-based...
View ArticleFrugal Radio: A Six SDR Setup with KrakenSDR and SDRplay for ADSB, ACARS,...
Over on YouTube, Rob from the 'Frugal Radio' channel has uploaded a video showing his multi-SDR monitoring setup that consists of a KrakenSDR, SDRplay RSP1A, and a cheap 12-year-old computer. The...
View ArticleSDR–: A Software-Defined Radio Application with Visual Signal Path
Thank you to Julian for writing in and sharing with us his interesting project called SDR-- (SDR minus minus). SDR-- is an open-source app that lets you wire devices, decoders, and displays together on...
View ArticleAVARE ADS-B Receiver for Android Updated
All the way back in 2014, we posted about Avare ADS-B Receiver, which back then was a simple RTL-SDR ADS-B receiver and map for Android devices. The author of this app, TFL, recently wrote in and...
View ArticleFoxSDR: A From-Scratch Software-Defined Radio Receiver for Windows
Thank you to an anonymous contributor (known only as wonderingStars on GitHub) for writing and sharing their project, 'FoxSDR'. FoxSDR is advertised as a 'software-defined radio receiver written from...
View ArticleUsing a Fruit Fly Brain to Tune an RTL-SDR FM Radio
You may have seen in the news that researchers have recently mapped the brain and nervous system of a fruit fly and digitally simulated it in what they call a 'connectome'. Without additional training,...
View ArticleOpenWXSDR Updates: Decoder Improvements and Sondehub.org Uploads
Back in May, we posted about the release of OpenWXSDR, an open-source Python framework that turns one or more RTL-SDR or Airspy SDRs into a fully automated radiosonde ground station running on a...
View ArticleGNU Radio World: Browser-Based GNU Radio Flowgraphs
Thank you to Marc Lictman, vice president of GNU Radio, for writing in and sharing with us his new project called "GNU Radio World," which is essentially GNU Radio Companion in a web browser, written...
View ArticleIC-SDR: A New Multimode SDR Software for Windows Written in Go
Thank you to Luis Lopez Martinez for writing in and sharing the release of his open-source software, IC-SDR, a new multi-mode SDR application for Windows written in Gowith a focus on performance and...
View ArticleOrcSDR: Running RTL-SDR Directly on an ESP32-P4
Thank you to Erik Elfstrom for writing in and sharing news about the release of OrcSDR, an open-source standalone SDR application built around the M5Stack Tab5 / ESP32-P4 and an RTL-SDR Blog V4. OrcSDR...
View ArticleInstro: Python Hardware Instrumentation Library Adds RTL-SDR Support
Instro is an open-source Python library designed to talk to test instrumentation such as power supplies, multimeters, electronic loads, DAQs, oscilloscopes, and PLCs from a unified, typed API. The...
View ArticleSDR++ IAK: A Modified Version of SDR++ Available on the Google Play Store
SDR++ is a popular general-purpose SDR receiver program, commonly used by RTL-SDR enthusiasts. It works on all platforms, including Android; however, the original author has not expressed interest in...
View ArticleOverhead 1090: New iOS/tvOS ADS-B Mapping App for Local PiAware/dump1090...
Thank you to Michael Russo for submitting news about the release of his new Apple iOS/tvOS app called 'Overhead 1090'. Overhead 1090 is an iPhone/iPad/Apple TV client for dump1090-compatible...
View ArticleVibeSDR Jr: Apple Watch RTL-SDR, KiwiSDR, UberSDR Client now Available
Back in July, we posted about VibeSDR, an AI vibecoded open-source mobile SDR client for rtl_tcp and UberSDR/KiwiSDR/OpenWebRX servers developed for iOS and Android. In that post, Stuart also mentioned...
View ArticleKrakenSDR Tested as a GNSS Jammer and Spoofer Localizer
KrakenSDR is our 5-channel coherent software-defined radio designed for applications such as radio direction finding. It was successfully crowdfunded on Crowdsupply back in 2021. We've recently come...
View ArticleCarshepherd: An Android RTL-SDR App For the Early Awareness of Nearby...
Thank you to Cees for writing in and sharing his Android app, "Carshepherd," which is currently in the pre-release stage. Carshepherd works with a connected RTL-SDR and TETRA antenna to give drivers...
View ArticleDetecting Dark Matter’s Mark with an RTL-SDR Based DIY Radio Telescope
In IEEE Spectrum, a magazine for Electrical Engineers, author David Schneider wrote an article showing how he used an RTL-SDR, LNA, and DIY Horn Antenna to measure the speed of interstellar clouds and...
View ArticleRTL-SDR Blog V4L (Lite) Now Available for Purchase!
We're happy to announce that the RTL-SDR Blog V4L (Lite) model is now available for purchase in our store! Our initial production batches are small, so we will have limited stock at first, and the...
View ArticleTech-ni-shn Measures RTL-SDR Blog and Airspy Sensitivity
Thank you to Kevin Murphy (ZL1UJG) (aka Tech-ni-shn) for writing in and submitting some RTL-SDR and Airspy sensitivity measurements that he has recently done over on his YouT ube channel. In his tests,...
View ArticleOverhead Sky: A Mac App That Names Local Aircraft in your Menu Bar
Thank you to Chris Miller for submitting news about the release of his (paid) Mac app called Overhead Sky. This app sits in the MacOS menu bar, and names aircraft as they pass overhead, by making use...
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