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[#] Mon Jan 20 2025 18:40:11 UTC from fandarel

Subject: USB SDRs

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USB  SDR showed today. ( receiver only, not going to spend the
$ for a transceiver, i have my handheld HF radios for that )

which one did you get? I have been curious about a bunch of them but haven't pulled the trigger yet. On many of the cheaper ones, sensitivity and selectivity below 30MHz are sub-par, but even with that limitation I'd have a use for one anyway. Mainly looking for something to monitor 2M repeaters and public safety that can be driven by a linux laptop (like my outdated MBP that runs MX or Pop!OS.)

[#] Mon Jan 20 2025 18:43:33 UTC from fandarel

Subject: ACARS

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Further to my last message, though not really a ham thing, anybody ever tried monitoring and decoding ACARS? i'm on the secondary approach path for 28R at KPIT so lots of aircraft overhead. A little SDR might be an easy way to do that. Have to look and see what decoders are available for linux.

[#] Mon Jan 20 2025 19:14:24 UTC from Nurb432

Subject: Re: USB SDRs

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Nooelec RTL-SDR v5 + some antennas.

Running older software so far. Gqrx.  Let it run all last night on a local commercial FM broadcast station to burn it in.  There is some scanner script for Gqrx i may try this week.  Also want to look into more modern software, but its working... 

Mon Jan 20 2025 18:40:11 UTC from fandarel Subject: USB SDRs

which one did you get? I have been curious about a bunch of them but haven't pulled the trigger yet. 

 



[#] Thu Jan 23 2025 19:26:46 UTC from Nurb432

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Well damn. 

 

I got a visit from the feds, asking me about the radio and why i have an unlicensed dish antenna sitting near the garage ( its not installed, just laying there ).  They forced me to turn them both in.  I didn't mention my ham band transceivers in the closet.



[#] Sat Jan 25 2025 03:05:01 UTC from zelgomer

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2025-01-23 19:26 from Nurb432 <nurb432@uncensored.citadel.org>
Well damn. 

 

I got a visit from the feds, asking me about the radio and why i have
an unlicensed dish antenna sitting near the garage ( its not
installed, just laying there ).  They forced me to turn them both
in.  I didn't mention my ham band transceivers in the closet.


"Unlicensed dish antenna" ??? wtf? you need a license just to own an antenna? Sounds like some BS to me.

[#] Sat Jan 25 2025 12:12:17 UTC from Nurb432

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I was joking. I THOUGHT i had a "lol" a few lines below the rest to give it away as such.  But its not there. ( user error somehow )

 

Was meant more as a 'predictive sarcasm' sort of thing. 

Sat Jan 25 2025 03:05:01 UTC from zelgomer
"Unlicensed dish antenna" ??? wtf? you need a license just to own an antenna? Sounds like some BS to me.

 



[#] Mon Jan 27 2025 01:37:13 UTC from zelgomer

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2025-01-25 12:12 from Nurb432 <nurb432@uncensored.citadel.org>
I was joking. I THOUGHT i had a "lol" a few lines below the rest to
give it away as such.  But its not there. ( user error somehow )

 

Was meant more as a 'predictive sarcasm' sort of thing. 

Sorry I misunddrstood. You actually had me thinking, "oshit! we're further gone than i thought!"

[#] Mon Jan 27 2025 12:17:43 UTC from Nurb432

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nah, my fault for not proof reading before i submitted.

Sad part is it WAS believable.  

Mon Jan 27 2025 01:37:13 UTC from zelgomer

Sorry I misunddrstood. You actually had me thinking, "oshit! we're further gone than i thought!"

 



[#] Fri Jan 31 2025 16:26:46 UTC from Nurb432

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Darn.

Was going to add some presets to my main BF handheld ( not the 'world is collapsing gotta bug out prepper ones ). Went to install the BT app on my phone ( i got a BT programmer few years ago so i wasn't stuck with windows and a cable .. and so it could be done on the trail in special situations, but replaced the phone since then ). Seems its no longer supported so nothing i have now will let it install.  But its still in the store..   ( and no, didn't see it on one of the 3rd party app stores so i could just grab the APK )

 

Guess i either have to use my windows VM or do it on the keypad, which is painful on these things..



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