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2026 16

  1. Testing Hubble Network’s Bluetooth-to-Satellite Link from Budapest
  2. Mobile-Whip: A Compact Battery Powered Mini-Whip Style Active HF Antenna for Handhelds and SDRs
  3. Mayhem Mobile: Run PortaPack Mayhem Apps on a Browser or Android with an RTL-SDR or HackRF
  4. Mtk79ICAP: Another MT7921 Wi-Fi SDR Project with SoapySDR Support and 80 MHz Bandwidth
  5. RTL-SDR Running Directly on iPad without Jailbreak TestFlight Invitation
  6. SDR++ and SDR# Plugins For: FT8 / FT4 / WSPR / FST4 / FST4W / JS8 / Q65 / CW / RTTY / JS8 / Olivia / PSK31 and PSK63
  7. BrowSDR Update: Multi-SDR Support, LimeSDR, and Decoders for ADS-B, AIS, ACARS, RS41, rtl_433, BLE and DMR
  8. Etherbulb: An ESP32-C3 Smart Bulb That Changes Color Based on Nearby RF Signals
  9. Advanced FT8/FT4 DX Decoder: A Native FT8/FT4 Decoder Plugin for SDR++Brown on macOS
  10. Live TEA1 Decryption Support Added to an osmo-tetra Fork
  11. LakeShark Update: Using an LR2021 LoRa Chip as an SDR for Portable P25, POCSAG and FM Reception on the ESP32-P4
  12. FoxSDR Adds Airports & Navaids Plugin
  13. Demod Updates: Adds Support for OpenWebRX, FT8 Decoding, CarPlay and an Android Version
  14. OnAir Adds Decoder Support for Almost Every Signal
  15. SDR– Updated to V2.2: Many New Decoders, Tools and KrakenSDR Direction Finding and Beamforming Support Added
  16. BirriaSDR: 2.4 / 5 GHz SDR Discovery on a Mass-Produced USB3.0 Wi-Fi Dongle

2025 35

  1. we reviewed the Vivid Unit and its "GPSDR"
  2. we also posted
  3. previous post
  4. SunFounder TS7-Pro Touch Screen Review: Building a Portable RTL-SDR Pi 4 System
  5. we posted
  6. Software for creating an Interactive RTL_POWER Visualization
  7. Saveitforparts: Receiving Military DMSP Satellite Data with a Hacked TV Dish
  8. SignalsEverywhere Android Project Updates: Satellite Tracker, HackTV NTSC Transmitter, OBS To HackTV, PacketShare and More
  9. A Software Based VGA AGC Implementation for the RTL-SDR
  10. previous post
  11. A Review of the New HackRF PortaPack H4M
  12. Outernet Dreamcatcher Sale is a Steal: $39 USD RTL-SDR + Computing Board All-In-One
  13. New GUI and Info on Outernet’s moRFeus Wideband Signal Generator
  14. KrakenSDR Radio Direction Finding Setup and Tutorial YouTube Video
  15. ESP32-Div: An ESP32 Based Swiss Army Knife for Wireless Networks
  16. Nexmon SDR: Turning a Broadcom 802.11ac WiFi Chip into a TX Capable Software Defined Radio
  17. A Motorized Backyard Radio Astronomy Telescope made with an RTL-SDR
  18. RTL-SDR As a Spectrum Analyzer
  19. Comparing Four Wideband Magnetic Loop Antennas on HF with an SDRplay RSPduo
  20. Reverse Engineering Radio Controlled Power Outlets with Help from the RTL-SDR
  21. Tech Minds: A Review of the SDRplay RSP1B and SDRConnect Preview 2 Demonstration
  22. rsp_tcp: An rtl_tcp compatible IQ Server for SDRplay SDRs
  23. Understanding Single Sideband Modulation Through GNU Radio and RTL-SDR
  24. Radio Astronomy with RTL Bridge and Radio-Sky Spectrograph
  25. CygnusRFI: New RFI Analysis Tool for Ground Stations and Radio Telescopes
  26. Passive Radar Sensing via Ambient Radio Noise from the Sun and Jupiter
  27. Setting up an ADS-B Radar in a Vehicle Android Head Unit
  28. Tech Minds: Decoding GMDSS Maritime Distress Messages
  29. previous post
  30. Understanding FM deviation, Modulation Index and Sideband theory with an RTL-SDR Dongle
  31. Hackaday Supercon 2024: Tracking Down Radio Transmissions
  32. RF Analyzer Android App for the HackRF
  33. Amateur Weather Satellite Reception Beyond NOAA POES
  34. United Nations Expert Arrested in Tunisia for Using an RTL-SDR
  35. Video Tutorial: Installing GNU-Radio on Windows 10

2022 18

  1. Airspy and YouLoop Black Friday Sale Now Active: 20% OFF
  2. reviews HF reception
  3. our own store
  4. Raspberry-NOAA V2: Raspberry Pi Automated NOAA and Meteor Weather Satellite Capture
  5. GNURadio Conference 2016 Talks
  6. we posted
  7. we posted
  8. Guglielmo FM and DAB Receiver Software Updated to V0.3
  9. Frugal Radio KrakenSDR Part 1 – Unboxing, Antennas and Initial Setup
  10. KrakenSDR Update: New Prototypes, Software Updates, Campaign to Release Soon
  11. posted about
  12. MIT Radio Society Lectures on Radio Technology Now Freely Available on YouTube
  13. Weather satellite noaa 15 appears to have failed again
  14. Frugal Radio: SDR Guide Ep 5 – Software Primer
  15. New HAM FM and ADS-B Radar Android Apps
  16. The noaa 15 weather satellite may be failing
  17. Quick Demo of our KrakenSDR Network Mapping Direction Finding Software (Alpha)
  18. GNU Radio Amateur Radio Meeting: A Look at Project 25 (P25) Digital Radio

2020 4

  1. HF driver hack
  2. YouTube Video: A Tutorial on Receiving and Decoding NOAA and METEOR Satellites
  3. A Guide to Compiling Updated NanoVNA Firmware
  4. we posted

2019 9

  1. RTLAMR: An RTL-SDR Receiver for 900MHz ISM Smart Meters
  2. run off the road
  3. KiwiSDR Kickstarter Successfully Funded
  4. Meteor M N2-2 Successfully Launched: Awaiting LRPT Signal
  5. TVSharp Updated to Version 1.2
  6. just posted
  7. Meteor M-N2 now active again
  8. we posted
  9. Meteor M2 is Currently Experiencing Orientation Issues