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Aaaand now I've gone and dropped £35 on an SDR dongle.


Now you can use one of your unused Raspberry Pi:s (we have all got them) to cobble together an ADSB unit that may be critical in recording important low-height ADSB flight data points in your immediate area in case of accidents.

And also get free premium accounts on sites like flightradar24 etc.

https://hub.balena.io/apps/1829313/balena-ads-b


> Now you can use one of your unused Raspberry Pi:s

I do, in fact, have two. Great suggestions, thank you.


Wait'll you hear what you can do with 4 SDRs and a raspberry pi...

Small demo https://youtu.be/QBjgTsOrgao?si=jCfL4AnhDGDjBITh


> I haven't worked for FAANG in any capacity.

Hah. Love that attitude.


The next waypoint on your journey is SDRplay.


I use an RSPdx in my shack and it’s one of my all time favorite pieces of hardware.


GQRX is great


Waste of money. I suggest getting an SDR that can rx AND tx. I recommend the Ettus USRP


You need a mortgage to buy most of their SDRs. Their cheapest IIRC is a B210 which is about $2,500.




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