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        • Analyzing GSM Signals
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        • Decoding 433 MHz ISM Band Weather Stations
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        • Performing Replay Attacks with RTL-SDR and RpiTX
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        • Airspy HF+ Review
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        • Outernet Dreamcatcher
        • LimeSDR Review
        • LimeSDR Mini
        • ThumbNet N3
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        • PlutoSDR Tests
        • KiwiSDR Review
        • FlightAware Prostick vs Prostick Plus
        • HackRF PortaPack Review
      • SpyVerter Upconverter
      • 9A4QV Folded Monopole ADS-B Antenna
      • FlightAware ADS-B Antenna and Filter
      • Outernet LNA and Patch Antenna
      • moRFeus Review
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      • TEMPEST with SDR
      • Listening to HD Radio
      • Receiving Dead Satellites
      • Listening to SCA Broadcasts
      • Live ADS-B Aircraft Cockpit
      • Transmitting with a Raspberry Pi
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      • V3 Features Users Guide
      • SDRSharp Users Guide
      • PlutoSDR QSG
    • Direct Sampling Mod
    • Roundup of Software Defined Radios
    • KerberosSDR
      • KerberosSDR Quickstart Guide
      • Direction Finding Android Demo
      • Direction Finding Android Tutorial
      • SignalsEverywhere Direction Finding Tutorial
      • Networked Direction Finding
      • Measuring Traffic Volumes with Passive Radar
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    • List of SDRSharp Plugins
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      • Manual gain controls and decimation driver
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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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