
This program works with the HackRF system by default, and it also works with other popular SDRs such as the RTL-SDR chipset. SDRSharp is a free graphical SDR application that is very useful for viewing the tunable radio spectrum, as we will see below.
Audio Cable: VB-Audio Virtual Cable ( ). General-Purpose SDR: SDRSharp (Airspy) version. Test by receiving commercial frequency modulation (FM) radio stations, just to To connect the HackRF One to my desktop computer and verify a few things-including This unit also included the requisite USB 2.0 micro cable and 4 adapters for interfacing with other antenna and cable types.īut before I get to decoding digital voice, I will first need The HackRF itself included dust filters for its 3 SMA connectors to protect them from contamination. Inside the box, the HackRF radio and the stock antenna are packed in a foam material. Figure 1: The HackRF One Software Defined Radio Packaging Packing material to protect the transceiver from mishandling. The unit shipped in a clearly marked box with plenty of Ultimately, a radio receiver or transmitter is only as good as its antenna, so I was eager to test how well it would perform at receiving local emergency services.
The first thing I wanted to test was how the unit performed with just the stock (default) antenna.
Compatibility with GNU Radio, SDR# (SDR Sharp),. 8-bit quadrature samples (8-bit I and 8-bit Q). Naturally, I had to try one out for myself. Quite some time, as it is one of the few devices in its price range that can both
Recently, I purchased an SDR called the HackRF One.
Receive digital telemetry from aircraft, boats, and. Hunt radio transmitters using time difference of. Listen to emergency services (police, fire, medical,. So what are people doing with SDRs today? Among other things, you can use them to: And while some components are required (such as an antenna and tuner), the capabilities of an SDR are really left up to the associated software. Basically, an SDR is a radio that processes radio transmissions using software rather than dedicated electric components.
Last week I shared the basics of what a software-defined radio (SDR) can do, and a few things that separate them from conventional radio. The HackRF One Software Defined Radio system