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The RTL2832 – E4000 based Newsky TV301U USB dongle receiver can be used as a Poor Man’s Spectrum Analyzer. The SDR# program is zoomed to display about 20…

This video shows our latest project and efforts to create a stand alone SDR platform based on GNU Radio using our powerful new MK902II LE mini ARM Linux PC a…
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Proceeds from the 2013 ARRL Hudson Division Awards Banquet last fall have been donated to the ARRL Spectrum Defense Fund by banquet sponsor, the Orange County Amateur Radio Club (OCARC) The donation totaled nearly $ 5000, a record for the Division. Nearly 170 attended. Awards for 2012 and 2013 were presented, since the 2012 banquet had to be called off due to Hurricane Sandy.

Award recipients wer…

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WInnForum Seeks Spectrum Occupancy Studies in Developing its Dynamic
Established in 1996, The Wireless Innovation Forum (SDR Forum Version 2.0) is a non-profit mutual benefit corporation dedicated to advocating for spectrum innovation, and advancing radio technologies that support essential or critical communications …
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On the Road: An Engineer's Toolkit
A software-defined radio can be useful for tracking down interference and during downtime can serve as an FM radio receiver. I've tested several of the RTL2832U DVB-T/DAB tuners and the one that worked the best for me is the Newsky TV28T. The tuner …
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Here’s that tuner: http://amzn.to/101Yf1z (this has the RTL2832U chipset) Here’s the gqrx, the software I was using: http://www.oz9aec.net/index.php/gnu-…
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This is a tour through using SDR to receive HF: http://wiki.spench.net/wiki/RF http://spench.net @spenchdotnet http://twitter.com/spenchdotnet HF with ultra-…

If you enjoy the technical side of Amateur Radio and being on the cutting edge, you might want to take a look at the microwave bands. The weekends of August 18-19 and September 15-16 give you a perfect chance to explore this portion of the radio spectrum with the 2012 ARRL 10 GHz and Up Contest.

The contest period for both weekends starts at 6 AM local time on Saturday and runs until midnight lo…

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