$10 ADS-B Receiver – RTL2832U / R820T
I finally got my RTL2832U / R820T DVB-T stick from China for about $9.50 shipped. While I was working up a comparison between the well known RTL2832U / E4000 and…
RTL2832U ADS-B Performance Testing Part II
Stock vs Commercial ADS-B Antenna This is a follow up to RTL2832U ADS-B Performance Testing We have already determined that an RTL2832U DVB-T stick running gr-air-modes makes a fairly good…
Raspberry Pi as Remote Server for RTL2832u SDR
Introduction Note: Since this project was posted it has been brought to our attention that RTL2832U / R820T sticks may not be fully supported in the RTL drivers used here.…
ADS-B Sharing Server on a Stick (or a Pi)
Introduction Many ADS-B hobbyist like to share data with the public. Their are several sharing services out there that one can use to do this. However, one of the draw…
RTL2832u ADS-B Performance Testing
In an earlier article, I mentioned that the RTL2832u / E4000 does a pretty reputable job receiving ADS-B signals. I thought it would be interesting to see just how well…
New ExtIO for Alinco DJ-X11 Allows For Third Party SDR Software Support
The Alinco DJ-X11 even with it’s shortcomings has been a neat little hybrid wideband receiver with SDR capabilities. The DJ-X11 is a decent little receiver on it’s own, but when…
The MK802 Android Mini PC and Ham Radio
Since the introduction of the $25 to $35 Raspberry Pi mini pc was introduced earlier this year, there has a flurry of small inexpensive pcs that have followed. One of…
The RTL-2832U SDR and ADS-B
What is ADS-B Looking for something else neat to try with your new RTL-2832U SDR dongle? How about using it to set up an ADS-B capable aircraft monitoring system. In…
Trunk Tracking with RTL-2832U Dongle and UniTrunker
The lowly $20 – $35 RTL-2832U dongle is being used for several interesting projects these days. That is to be expected for a VHF/UHF SDR radio that is available at…
Differences in Sensitivity RTL2832U / E4000 Dongles
Are all RTL2832U / E4000 DVB-T dongles sensitivity about the same when being used for SDR radio use? If you read the previous post on this site about using the…
Simple Instructions to Setup Your RTL2832U / E4000 Dongle for SDR Use
Even though the instructions below for installing a RTL2832U stick are valid. You might want to try the instructions provided in this article first. This method is simpler and seems…
The Raspberry Pi and Ham Radio
Earlier this year the Raspberry Pi Foundation released a small inexpensive computer called the Raspberry Pi. The Raspberry Pi is about the size of a credit card, but yet is…