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Could you use something similar to detect digital / data radio transmissions? Motivation: here in Linz we have electronic signs at bus and tram stops that disp
by jakobegger 8y ago
Could you use something similar to detect digital / data radio transmissions?
Motivation: here in Linz we have electronic signs at bus and tram stops that display how many minutes until the next bus/tram arrives. I believe those signs somehow get their data via radio (they have antennas). I know nothing about the technology used, but since they were installed more than 15 years ago they probably don't use the cellular network.
The company also offers an API with live data, but for some reason the estimates from the API are not as precise as those on the signs. So I'd love to somehow intercept the data sent to the signs.
Does anybody have an idea how to go about that? I know nothing about how radio works.
- vvanders 8y agoIt's probably something on the VHF frequency which you can pick up via a cheap $15-20 RTL-SDR. If it was installed that long ago there's a good chance it runs on something really simple like DTMF tones. Something like the 433Mhz ISM band parsing can give you an idea of what's possible[1]. [1] https://www.rtl-sdr.com/tag/rtl_433/ https://www.rtl-sdr.com/tag/rtl_433/
- dest 8y agoLook at RDS data on FM. There was a CCC video about this a few years ago