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    Got my SDR Kit, now what?

    in SDR - Software Defined Radio

    Posted · Edited by midnitesnake

    Also try:

    git clone git://git.osmocom.org/rtl-sdr.git
cd rtl-sdr/
mkdir build
cd build
cmake ../ -DINSTALL_UDEV_RULES=ON
make
sudo make install
sudo ldconfig
sudo make install-udev-rules

    and:

    git clone git://git.osmocom.org/gr-osmosdr
cd gr-osmosdr/
mkdir build
cd build/
cmake ../
make
sudo make install
sudo ldconfig

    Tuning Into Airports - Air Traffic Control (ATC)

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    For the UK:

    This link: http://www.lightning.org.uk/frequencies.html

    Is great for knowing those tower frequencies, if you tune into the frequency for an airport near you (you may need a larger antenna), usually you can see bursts either side of the main freq, if your quick and tune into a burst you can hear tower/aircraft chat to each other. e.g. permission to take off/land, current vectors, location, height, etc.

    HamRadio - Resources

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    So you've got the Radio bug? Want to learn more?

    http://www.hamtests.co.uk

    Covers both exams in USA and UK, tutorials and practise papers, so you can acquire a HAM license. Currently the cheap RTL-SDRs only receive data so this might not be for everyone. But if you want to learn everything about Radio this is the starting point.... a HAM license will permit you to transmit data/signals (restrictions apply).

    I think this is useful for all those budding Hack-RF users out there!

    Linux/OSX: Visualize RF spectrum (like SDR# on Windows)

    in SDR - Software Defined Radio

    Posted · Edited by midnitesnake

    Linux

    Depending on your architecture it should be available within your package-manager, maybe me should pad this out in following posts below?

    As of Kali 1.0.5 it should be installed by default.

    http://www.kali.org/news/kali-linux-software-defined-radio-support/

    OSX

    Either download the software from this website GQRX

    or if you have macports:

    port install gqrx

    Mac ports is preferred is it will install all necessary dependancies! like: gnuradio and gr-osmosdr (drivers for RTLSDR)

    It should then appear within Applications!

    Very point and click orientated - very easy to use.

    EDIT:

    You can also use brew instead of macports; but I'm more familiar with macports!

    Watching Planes on Linux

    in SDR - Software Defined Radio

    Posted · Edited by midnitesnake

    Software: git clone https://github.com/antirez/dump1090.git

    Compile:

    cd dump1090;make;make install

    Simple execution/dump :

    dump1090

    Live feed:

    ./dump1090 --interactive

    Unlike the Windows software, it can plot planes on a builtin http interface using Google Maps

    ./dump1090 --enable-agc --aggressive --net --net-http-port 8080

    Then open your browser and go to http://127.0.0.1:8080 to watch planes fly above you.

    Watching Planes on Windows

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    This software RTL1090 (my favourite, but there is also ADSB#) will enable you to translate the ADS-B messages from planes on the Windows OS. Watch the planes transponder codes that fly overhead.

    Combined with PlanePlotter you can then see where the planes are on a map! PlanePlotter has to eventually be licensed - but you get a nice 30-day trial.

    Other open source alternatives are Virtual Radar Software and ADSBscope.

    Enjoy.

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