Collaborate Disseminate
Here’s the thing about radio signals. There is wild and interesting stuff just getting beamed around all over the place. Phrased another way, there are beautiful signals everywhere for those …read more Continue reading Supercon 2023: Receiving Microwave Signals from Deep-Space Probes
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
Like most waves in the electromagnetic spectrum, radio waves tend to bounce off of various objects. This can be frustrating to anyone trying to use something like a GMRS or …read more Continue reading DIY Passive Radar System Verifies ADS-B Transmissions
[Grug Huhler] built a simple Tayloe mixer and detector on a breadboard. He decided to extend it a bit to be a full-blown software defined radio (SDR). He then used …read more Continue reading Breadboard SDR Doesn’t Need Much
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
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
Software-defined radio is all the rage these days, and for good reason. It eliminates or drastically reduces the amount of otherwise pricey equipment needed to transmit or even just receive, …read more Continue reading Antenna Mount Designed For On-The-Go SDR
We imagine that if [Tech Minds] told us he was listening to the HF bands, we might ask him which one? His reply might just be “All of them.” That’s …read more Continue reading Listen to 64 MHz at Once
Direction-finding, or fox hunting, is a popular activity in ham radio circles where a group of people armed with radios attempt to locate a broadcasting source. Besides being a hobby …read more Continue reading Direction-Finding With Help From the Steam Deck
If you’ve noticed the TRX-DUO software-defined radio transceiver, you might have wondered how it stacks up to other choices like Red Pitaya or HackRF. [Tech Minds] obliges with a review …read more Continue reading TRX-Duo is a Red Piyata Clone for Software Defined Radio