Roll Your Own SDR
If you have software-defined radio hardware and you are only using someone elses’ software, you are missing out on half of the fun. [Tech Minds] shows you how easy it …read more Continue reading Roll Your Own SDR
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Junk Bin Cyberdish Turns You Into the Satellite Tracker
The good thing about listening in on satellites is that they tend to beam down all kinds of juicy information from their lofty perches. The bad thing about satellites is …read more Continue reading Junk Bin Cyberdish Turns You Into the Satellite Tracker
Hackaday Prize 2023: A Software-Defined Radio With Real Knobs and Switches
When cheap digital TV dongles enabled radio enthusiasts to set up software defined radio (SDR) systems at almost zero cost, it caused a revolution in the amateur radio world: now …read more Continue reading Hackaday Prize 2023: A Software-Defined Radio With Real Knobs and Switches
It’s Numbers All The Way Down With This Tape Measure Number Station Antenna
For all their talk of cooperation and shared interests, the nations of the world put an awful lot of effort into spying on each other. All this espionage is an …read more Continue reading It’s Numbers All The Way Down With This Tape Measure Number Station Antenna
2023 Cyberdeck Contest: Cyberdeck Red is Ready for Action
What exactly constitutes a cyberdeck is up for debate, but for us, one thing is clear: A cyberdeck needs to look like it’s ready to go to battle. When the …read more Continue reading 2023 Cyberdeck Contest: Cyberdeck Red is Ready for Action
Listening in on a Deep-Space Satellite as it Returns Home
We’ve covered dozens of projects about getting images of Earth’s weather straight from the source. It’s not too much of a trick to download images straight from our constellation of …read more Continue reading Listening in on a Deep-Space Satellite as it Returns Home
Using an Old Satellite to See the Earth in a New Light
Snooping in on satellites is getting to be quite popular, enough so that the number of people advancing the state of the art — not to mention the wealth of …read more Continue reading Using an Old Satellite to See the Earth in a New Light
Russian Weather Satellite Reuses Name, Yields Images
Which Russian weather satellite has the name Meteor 2? According to [saveitforparts], pretty much all of them. He showed how to grab images from an earlier satellite with the same …read more Continue reading Russian Weather Satellite Reuses Name, Yields Images
Minimal Mods Make Commodity LNBs Work for QO-100 Reception
A word of advice: If you see an old direct satellite TV dish put out to the curb, grab it before the trash collector does. Like microwave ovens, satellite dishes …read more Continue reading Minimal Mods Make Commodity LNBs Work for QO-100 Reception
Long-Distance Wi-Fi With Steam Deck Server
It’s no secret that the Steam Deck is a powerful computer, especially for its price point. It has to be capable enough to run modern PC games while being comfortable …read more Continue reading Long-Distance Wi-Fi With Steam Deck Server