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I've been using Software Defined Radios for the better part of 5 years now and it's amazing the types of things you can receive with them. The article here dis
by tomswartz07 9y ago
I've been using Software Defined Radios for the better part of 5 years now and it's amazing the types of things you can receive with them.
The article here discusses a cheap (but slightly modified) SDR, but if you step up ever-so-slightly in price to something like an AirSpy Mini, the difference in signal quality is astonishing.
- yosyp 9y agoDo you have any pointers/references for getting started with Software Defined Radios? i.e. the state of the art software, hardware, and common hobbyist applications? Any open source communities?
- tomswartz07 9y agoSurely. https://www.rtl-sdr.com/ https://www.rtl-sdr.com/ is a great site for updates on new hardware and software. Most commonly, I use my SDR for: - Listening to ham (amateur) bands - Receiving NOAA/Meteor satellite images - Airplane tracking There are quite a few other use cases, which I've outlined in several talks that I've presented at conferences over the years; https://github.com/tomswartz07/CPOSC2017/blob/master/SoftwareDefinedRadio.pdf https://github.com/tomswartz07/CPOSC2017/blob/master/Softwar...
- tomswartz07 9y agoAdditionally, to further point out, there's a giant, vibrant open source community around the SDR software. SoapySDR/Pothos do great work, as well as the fine guy behind GQRX, the open-source SDR gui.