Collaborate Disseminate
SDRs have been a game changer for radio hobbyists, but for ham radio applications, they often need a little help. That’s especially true of SDR dongles, which don’t have a …read more Continue reading Junk Box Build Helps Hams with SDR
With as cheap and versatile as RTL-SDR devices are, it’s a good idea to have a couple of them on hand for some rainy day hacking. In fact, depending on …read more Continue reading Portable Multi-SDR Rig Keeps Your Radios Cool
We’ll admit to not fully knowing what [Jay Doscher] has planned for the pair of RTL-SDR Blog V4 software defined radios (SDRs) that are enclosed in the slick 3D printed …read more Continue reading Printed Case Lets Pair of RTL-SDRs Go Mobile
Listening to police and fire calls used to be a pretty simple proposition: buy a scanner, punch in some frequencies — or if you’re old enough, buy the right crystals …read more Continue reading Pi 5 and SDR Team Up for a Digital Scanner You Can Actually Afford
You never know when you’ll be called upon to [MacGyver] your way out of an emergency. We can’t imagine what kind of situation would call for whipping up a satellite …read more Continue reading Umbrella Antenna Protects You from Rain, but Not the Way You Think
The round bottom of a proper wok is the key to a decent stir fry, but it also makes it hard to use on traditional Western stoves. That’s why many …read more Continue reading Wok Your Way to the Center of the Galaxy
Let’s be honest — there are some not very pleasant stereotypes associated with amateur radio, at least if you ask outsiders. Hams are often thought of as being in two …read more Continue reading Passionate Hams Make Their Mark On The Hack Chat
After passing an exam and obtaining a license, an amateur radio operator will typically pick up a VHF ratio and start talking to other hams in their local community. From …read more Continue reading Hams Watch For Meteors
While there’s little in the way of hard rules dictating what constitutes a cyberdeck, one popular opinion is that it should be a piecemeal affair — a custom rig built …read more Continue reading A Parts Bin Cyberdeck Built for Satellite Hacking
In the old days, scanners would listen to a bunch of channels in a round-robin fashion. If a signal breaks the squelch, the scanner stops and scanning continues scanning after …read more Continue reading SDR Scanner Listens to Everything