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Software-defined radio (SDR) is a technique for turning a computer into a radio. But not just an AM/FM radio – by using the computing power on your desktop you can listen and decode a wide variety of broadcasts. SDR can turn your computer into a weather-band receiver, a police/fire report . . . Read more
The hardware you need (other than the BeagleBone itself) is the RTL2832U based DVB-T (digital TV) USB dongle. See RTL-SDR wiki for a list of supported hardware. I’ve tested the software with dongles based on the Elonics E4000 tuner and also the Rafael Micro R820T tuner. These dongles are available from various . . . Read more
Using software defined radio such as the popular RTL-SDR (1, 2) as a spectrum analyzer is nothing new (examples can be found on HackADay and EDN). In this blog post, we will discuss some of the do’s and don’ts when using SDR as a spectrum analyzer and look at some measurements I took using the popular NooElec SDR based on Realtek‘s RTL2832U DVB-T demodulator chip . . . Read more
Well, make it work might not be the most accurate term. The Funcube Dongle uses USB audio and HID interfaces; therefore, in theory it works without requiring any device drivers. But we still need an application that can talk to the Funcube Dongle and set the frequency, gain, and whatever other parameters . . . Read more