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        • LimeSDR Review
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        • HackRF PortaPack Review
      • SpyVerter Upconverter
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      • FlightAware ADS-B Antenna and Filter
      • Outernet LNA and Patch Antenna
      • moRFeus Review
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      • V3 Features Users Guide
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      • PlutoSDR QSG
    • Direct Sampling Mod
    • Roundup of Software Defined Radios
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      • KerberosSDR Quickstart Guide
      • Direction Finding Android Demo
      • Direction Finding Android Tutorial
      • SignalsEverywhere Direction Finding Tutorial
      • Networked Direction Finding
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The RTL-SDR is an ultra cheap software defined radio based on DVB-T TV tuners with RTL2832U chips. The RTL-SDR can be used as a wide band radio scanner. It may interest ham radio enthusiasts, hardware hackers, tinkerers and anyone interested in RF.
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