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Software Defined Radio (SDR) Guides & Tutorials

RTL-SDR setup, signal decoding, and advanced SDR techniques for radio exploration

SDR

Standalone SSTV Decoder on a Pi Pico

A step-by-step guide to building a standalone Slow Scan Television (SSTV) decoder using a Raspberry Pi Pico, a small SPI TFT display, and basic audio interfacing to your…

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SDR

5 Best Shortwave Listening Antennas

A ranked guide to the 5 best shortwave listening antennas—including random wire, magnetic loop, sky loop, Beverage and T2FD—plus tips on choosing the right SWL antenna…

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SDR

Decode Pagers with PDW

Learn the basics of installing and configuring PDW software with an SDR to decode pager signals where it is legal to do so, including interface setup and tuning tips.

Includes video
SDR

How to Fix WXtoIMG 301 Error

Step-by-step guide to fixing the WXtoIMG 301 Moved Permanently Kepler update error using WXtoProxy and an alternative PowerShell and Task Scheduler method, plus…

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