OpenWXSDR Updates: Decoder Improvements and Sondehub.org Uploads
Back in May, we posted about the release of OpenWXSDR, an open-source Python framework that turns one or more RTL-SDR or Airspy SDRs into a fully automated radiosonde ground station running on a...
View ArticleTech-ni-shn Measures RTL-SDR Blog and Airspy Sensitivity
Thank you to Kevin Murphy (ZL1UJG) (aka Tech-ni-shn) for writing in and submitting some RTL-SDR and Airspy sensitivity measurements that he has recently done over on his YouT ube channel. In his tests,...
View ArticleTesting Airspy’s New WebSpy Web SDR Interface with an RTL-SDR
A couple of weeks ago we posted about "WebSpy", a new web client for Airspy software defined radios. Developer @lambdaprog, (aka Youssef Touil) has kindly provided us with an early beta of the server...
View ArticleCellScope: LTE Sniffing on Windows
Over on YouTube, Sarah from the SignalsEverywhere YouTube channel has uploaded a new video showing a new open-source program she's developed called CellScope, which is used for LTE sniffing. She notes...
View ArticleAirspy WebSpy: A High Performance Web UI Client for Airspy SDRs
Over on X @lambdaprog, (aka Youssef Touil), the creator behind the Airspy line of software-defined radios, has been teasing development of a new web client called "WebSpy" for Airspy software-defined...
View ArticleExploring the Art and Science of Spectral Painting with SDR
Thank you to Paul Maine, who wrote in and wanted to share some experiments he and Gary Schafer have been doing with spectral painting. Spectral painting is the art of drawing pictures directly on the...
View ArticleDemod: An iOS/iPadOS Client for rtl_tcp, SpyServer and KiwiSDR
Thank you to Alphonse Romero for submitting news about the release of his new iOS and iPadOS SDR receiver app called Demod. Demod is a network client that connects to remote SDR servers, so it can be...
View ArticleInmarScope: An Inmarsat AERO and STD-C Decoder with Multichannel Decoding and...
Over on the SignalsEverywhere YouTube channel, Sarah Rose has released InmarScope, a multichannel L-band Inmarsat decoder that connects directly to an RTL-SDR, Airspy, or HackRF. The software can...
View ArticleAirspy 2026 Summer Sale: 20% Off All Airspy Products
Airspy has just announced its annual summer sale, offering 20% off all Airspy products from June 27 to July 4, 2026. Airspy R2: US$169.00 US$135.20 Airspy Mini: US$99.00 US$79.20 Airspy HF+ Discovery:...
View ArticleA New SDR# Panadapter Plugin
Thank you to Marco Argilli (IU4HMY) for writing in and sharing with us the release of a new SDR# Panadapter plugin that turns the popular RTL-SDR- and Airspy-compatible program SDR# into a panadapter...
View ArticleOpenWXSDR: A Streamlined Automated Multi-Sonde Decoder for Raspberry Pi with...
Thank you to Mike (DL2MF) for writing in about the release of OpenWXSDR, a new open-source Python framework that turns one or more RTL-SDR dongles or Airspy SDRs into a fully automated radiosonde...
View ArticleP25-Survey: A Tool for Scanning and Logging P25 Control Channels with an SDR
Over on GitHub, programmer blantonl has released p25-survey, a Python tool that scans a frequency range with an RTL-SDR, Airspy or HackRF and identifies any P25 control channels present. For each one...
View ArticleStream1090: A New Approach to ADS-B Demodulation Using CRC-Based Framing...
Over on GitHub, Martin (mgrone) recently released stream1090, a new open source C++ Mode-S demodulator that takes a fundamentally different approach to finding aircraft messages. Rather than searching...
View ArticleReceiving the Artemis 2 S-Band Carrier With a Wi-Fi Dish and Airspy R2
Thank you to Simone Spadino for writing in and sharing how he received the S-band carrier signal from the Artemis 2 Orion capsule from his home in Italy, using a simple one-meter Wi-Fi grid dish, an...
View ArticleKhanfar Software: Analog Radio Hunter
Recently, M. Khanfar released a new free program, "Analog Radio Hunter," described as a "professional RF analysis and monitoring application built around GNU Radio and Fosphor." The software currently...
View ArticleMykola: A New Fast Multichannel Scanner Application for RTL-SDR, Airspy and...
A new multichannel SDR scanner application called 'Mykola' has recently been released by a Ukrainian programmer with the same name as the application. A scanner application allows users to scan a much...
View ArticleSDRSharp Frequency Manager Python Application
Thank you to Argilli Marco (IU4HMY) for writing in and sharing with us his Python application called "SDR# Frequency Manager 1.0.1" for managing frequency lists in SDR#. SDR# is a popular free SDR...
View ArticleDSDPlus Public Release Updated & Fast Lane Changes
The team behind DSDPlus has recently uploaded a new public release version 2.547. The last public release was version 1.101, released several years ago. Up until now, only DSD+ Fastlane customers have...
View ArticleAn Overview of 2025 SDR Black Friday Deals
Below, we're collating the best Black Friday sales we could find on SDR and related products. If you find any other good sales for SDR or related products, please post in the comments! RTL-SDR Blog...
View ArticleuAVD: Analog Video Decoder Windows Software for SDRs
Thank yoy to Viol Tailer for submitting news about the release of his new software called "uAVD - Analog Video Decoder". uAVD is capable of demodulating the following: AM (broadcast analog television -...
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