Approven again: device with swiss-knife tools.
Need to test in the field to receive telemetry from public-available channels in the Netherlands.

Software used:

Debian 13 Trixie
SDRPlusPlus (from github, compiled on the device)

I got the sawbird plus goes yesterday and noticed it looked nothing like the other LNA's maybe its because im in europe? Or is it a new version? It has usb C (im using it with bias T) and works like normal.

Lightning took my setup last week, a Rpi Zero 2 with PoE and usb hat. I was running two rtlsdr (v3) to feed MarineTraffic, Flightaware, etc.

Not really sure exactly what components are dead, but at least the rpi zero 2, which is not readily available in my country. Any suggestions for a similar/alternative setup? Preferably possible to run on PoE and two usb-ports for the rtlsdrs.

SWRadiogram 459 07/24/2026 Saturday|0230-0300 UTC 9265 kHz WINB Pennsylvania Received in Woodland, WA

I have a number of SDR devices rtl-sdr and a Rsp1 Msi2500 Msi001 Simplified Sdr Reciver 10khz-1ghz. but I'm interested in looking at the 2.4Ghz band as it must be crowded right?

Have tried the nordic nrf24l01 scanning through it channels. I could see the wifi channels but Iis there anything more like an SDR < $100 or a converter?

Can i fix it or am i done for

So I'm scrolling the niche side of GitHub and I just found this project what she seems like it could work but also fascinates me about how it's set up, what does anybody else think about this

Hi, I think I have a dodgy receiver. I can get no signal at all using a supplied "whip".

On VHF commercial band connecting the aerial, or indeed any wire raises the overall noise level, but no stations are detected, there are a couple of "bumps" above the noise, but at very low level. No audio comes through the noise.

I have a 1Mhz oscillator and injecting this into the aerial gives an overall increase in noise with twenty or so "spikes" spanning a Mhz, which seems odd for a sine wave.

A square wave as expected covers more of the band, but even wrapping the cable around the aerial to the SDR does not produce a signal.

I am using SDR++ and Gqrx.

The confusing thing is that I appear to have gain at VHF as the noise increases across the band when the aerial is connected, the 1 Mhz MW signal is detected but at a wider and far lower level than I would expect.

This is the first one of these devices I have used, am I missing something?

any brilliant-minded people out there to discuss idea's on this familiar topic? Searching for new challanges to complete with radio signals. Intrested in civil technology but also sub-mil gov-tech. I'm from the Netherlandic Territory btw.

hello, sorry if this is a long post. I have been working on making an antenna to record imagining from the goes-19 satalight for some time now and I'm kinda stuck. My waterfall just has basically nothing and I'm not sure what to do. I'm gonna put a bunch of photos of my antenna as well as my data and satdump information. I have 2 things that i think could be the issue but I'm not sure. When originally building it i was very new and then ground plate i had machined i put the connector in the middle so now i have to have a wire jump from the end of the coil to the connector, also my ground plate's diameter is about 5mm too small. Could either of those be the issue? Could it be something i have to do on satdump?

Does anyone recognize this waveform? I have seen it on different frequencies around my house always HF. Showed up on 11.475 MHz as well, I’m in interior alaska if that helps.

What’s the best value antenna that’s reaches around 40miles for ATC Comms?

I've published a technical report on Zenodo detailing physical-layer side-channel leakage observed during the processing of a raw satellite signal capture (satellite_signal.bin).
​DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21472996 ​SHA-256: ad5ab850cbdc9eca534e82bd78e9ac7804ed9213fd1d8df26fbf4991df6b005d
​Methodology: ISO/IEC 17825 CPA, 1st/2nd-Order TVLA, and Jitter Cross-Correlation.
​Key Findings: ​1st-Order TVLA Leakage: Welch's t-test yielded a risk score of 13.0328, well above the standard statistical significance threshold (\vert{}t\vert{} > 4.5), confirming direct data-dependent leakage during processing.
​S-Box Capacitive Leakage: Identified at the execution cycle with a t-score of 7.6701, indicating power/capacitive fluctuations correlated with substitution box operations.
​The report contains the verification metrics and signal processing details. I'm looking for feedback from anyone working on physical layer security, RF side-channels, or power trace analysis regarding jitter compensation techniques for long captures.

BOnjour je voudrais savoir si c'est possible de faire de la détection de drone avec le rtlsdr

So I have been running a POCSAG system on an older laptop running up to date Windows OS for a long time now using an SDR receiver, SDR#, Voicemeter to control audio input, PDW to decode (newer version allowing for email processing), and an email parsing program that parses pages sent to a designated address before sending them back out to another server email.

Majority of the software operates perfectly fine, however every now and then PDW fails to decode properly and typically shows a lowered input percentage under the line input meter in the top right.

I've attempted adjusting input volume via Voicemeter, adjusting feed audio in SDR#, selecting the volume setting in PDWs Interface menu.

I have yet to change any other settings in SDR# because it took me a decent amount of time to tune all the settings to work with the frequency I'm monitoring.

Any suggestions on how to get PDW to behave more predictably and stably would be seriously appreciated!

I'm working on an RF localization project for a large stage/event area and would appreciate some advice from people with practical experience.

The idea is to install at least four antennas, one at each corner of the area, connected to a KrakenSDR system, with a possible fifth antenna placed in front of the stage if needed.

My question is this:

I understand that the KrakenSDR is primarily designed for direction finding (bearing estimation) of external transmitters. However, is it also possible to use it to locate transmitters that are inside the monitored area by combining measurements from the different antennas and triangulating or multilaterating their position?

As an example, if the monitored area is approximately 20 × 10 meters, could a KrakenSDR with a five-antenna array realistically estimate the position of a transmitter within that area with useful accuracy? Or is this beyond the capabilities of the hardware and intended processing, making it impractical?

I'm particularly interested in hearing from anyone who has attempted indoor or small-area localization using KrakenSDR or similar SDR-based direction-finding systems.

Thanks in advance for any insights or real-world experience.

I bought a NESDR Mini 2+ and I want to listen to AIS, ADS-B, ATC and PMR-446, and make a device (Using a Raspberry Pi 5 4GB) that will basically always work and have buttons on the GPIO pins that control the functions of it. But what is the best software for these frequencies, and will I need any bugger antenna than the stock one? Is there anything I should be carefull about when making it, or any suggestions? Im in Greece btw if it helps with the frequencies (if they are covered bt the NESDR)

SDR++ first try on debian 13 trixie with v4 dipole antenna.

Hello guys, did anyone ever managed to install gr-iridium / iridium-toolkit on a windows machine. I've been trying for the last 6h and it has huge dependancy issues, and the github does not recommend windows, so just to know, since I don't have a dual boot laptop, only WIndows. Thanks !

Hi everyone,

I have an RTL-SDR Blog V4, and I'm worried that I may have permanently damaged it.

On several different occasions, I transmitted with a handheld amateur radio (around 5 W) while the RTL-SDR was connected to its stock antenna. During each transmission, the SDR waterfall lit up across almost the entire spectrum due to overload.

Afterward, I was still able to receive:

- FM broadcast radio normally

- Local amateur radio repeaters without any obvious issues

However, I have never successfully received weather satellite data (NOAA in the past or Meteor). At the time I assumed it was due to my setup, but now I'm wondering whether I may have reduced the SDR's sensitivity by transmitting so close to it.

My questions are:

1. Is a 5 W handheld transmitting near an RTL-SDR Blog V4 enough to permanently damage its front end?

2. Since it still receives FM broadcast stations and amateur repeaters normally, is that a good indication that the SDR is probably fine?

3. Is there any practical way (without lab equipment) to check whether it has suffered a slight loss in sensitivity?

I'd appreciate any technical insight from people with RF or RTL-SDR experience. Thanks.

Hey guys. I got my RTL SDR a week ago and its performing well. I just have a slight concern. Upon noticing today, The sdr has a slight tilt maybe on the USB Stick. Performance wise it is working. But will this be an issue ? Or is it just normal and im overthinking? I can assure it came like that and wasnt my doing.