I’m Tired And Everything HurtsFeb 5
Do I know anyone on here who knows all about Software Defined Radio? I have questions and I'm too dumb to find the answers. #SDR #SoftwareDefinedRadio
Show threadGary Feb 5

@guffo no, but I have a very simple SDR and have used it to Break Things in the past.

Whaddyawannaknow?

Show threadI’m Tired And Everything Hurts

@WiteWulf WELL, I have a Nooelec NESDR mini 2. The antenna that comes with it is pure anus. I want to get a new antenna but it's all numbers and acronyms and I've no idea what I'm doing.

I just want to set it up so I can receive interesting things

Feb 5 at 4:33pmWeb
Show threadGary Feb 5

@guffo ah WELL, you have to decide What Sort Of Interesting things you want to receive, know what frequency range they're on, and get an antennae that a) matches the frequency, and b) matches the antennae connector on your SDR (probably SMA).

You can get adapters to fit different types of connectors together, but each on you add loses a few dB of signal.

@matt303 is into his ham radio and may be able to give more specific advice (including Here Be Dragons where licensed spectrum is involved)

Show threadI’m Tired And Everything HurtsFeb 5
@WiteWulf @matt303 AH OK, that makes sense. I shall investigate!
Show threadcuan_knaggsFeb 5
@WiteWulf @guffo I recently got a rtl-sdr clone and just yesterday found how the software you use makes a huge difference. I started by using gqrx and all I got was a wall of noise, but I tried SDR++ and I could actually hear things