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Tangential, but what other fascinating things can I do with an SDR dongle? I've had one for years and have not heard of this. * Listen to various radio station
by PostOnce 9y ago
Tangential, but what other fascinating things can I do with an SDR dongle? I've had one for years and have not heard of this.
* Listen to various radio stations
* Track airplane positions
* Receive weather images from a satellite
what else?
One other thing off the top of my head is combining ship position and cargo databases: https://github.com/marcdacosta/ambient-shipping https://github.com/marcdacosta/ambient-shipping
- jstanley 9y agoYou can use an upconverter and listen to shortwave radio, but you'll need a much larger antenna. You can receive and decode "POCSAG" and "FLEX" pager messages. You can receive and decode messages from all sorts of 433MHz wireless devices (doorbells, car keys, thermostats). You can use a downconverter and receive the bitcoin blockchain from blockstrean satellite, but you'll need a dish and some other equipment too. It's a surprisingly versatile bit of kit.
- nickysielicki 9y ago* decode trunked p25 radio, eg: local EMS https://github.com/DSheirer/sdrtrunk https://github.com/DSheirer/sdrtrunk * listen to air traffic control nearby * tap the IF on a hf transceiver for a panadapter
- floatboth 9y agoListen to unintentional radio emissions of various devices: https://youtu.be/5N1C3WB8c0o?t=17m48s https://youtu.be/5N1C3WB8c0o?t=17m48s
- xioxox 9y agoRadio astronomy, although you'll need additional hardware
- zeep 9y agoYou can read TPMS sensors in car tires, wireless weather stations and much more, see this app: https://github.com/merbanan/rtl_433 https://github.com/merbanan/rtl_433 for more examples.