SDR Spectrum Receiver
Tom-N8GUN submitted this information-rich document for all of us to share. SDR, Software Defined Radio, is available to hams these days at extremely low prices making the unit the basis for some very interesting experiments.
The SDR is smaller than a pack of cigarettes and runs off a USB port of your PC. Software does all the work of tuning and such and is available from sources listed below.
Have fun and let the club know what you discovered! |
Ebay Source $9.47 shipped. USB 2.0 DVBT Digital TV Receiver HDTV Tuner Dongle Stick Antenna IR Remote LD
Amazon Source $8.60 shipped. Â RTL-SDR, FM+DAB, DVB-T USB Stick Set with RTL2832U & R820T. Great SDR for SDR#, HDSDR by JUMMAX
Free software site for downloading software for FM, VHF radio
Additional software links for SDR radio...some free, some costs http://www.rtl-sdr.com/big-list-rtl-sdr-supported-software/
Good ADSB link (Airline tracker) http://www.instructables.com/id/Track-Airplanes-with-RTL-SDR-and-ADS-B/
There are literally a ton of YouTube videos on SDR# aka SDRSharp and ADS-B# ...plus many on the use of the DVB-T+DAB+FM USB dongle.
73 es GL Tom-N8GUN