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Please abide by the applicable laws in your region.\n\nNote: Some use cases are focused on Germany and might not be applicable to other countries (e.g. due to a different utilization of the frequency spectrum).\n\n## Links\n### Wikipedia\n- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software-defined_radio\n- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electromagnetic_spectrum\n- https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elektromagnetisches_Spektrum\n- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_spectrum\n- https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frequenzband\n\n### General\n- https://www.rtl-sdr.com/about-rtl-sdr/\n- https://www.rtl-sdr.com/rtl-sdr-quick-start-guide/ - Installation guide for Windows and Linux\n- https://www.rtl-sdr.com/category/applications/\n- https://www.rtl-sdr.com/tag/applications-2/\n- https://site.ieee.org/wnc/files/2014/04/IEEE_Frady_SDR_Mar_2014.pdf\n- https://www.reddit.com/r/RTLSDR/comments/9gp9yp/more_things_to_do_with_an_sdr/\n- https://www.rs-online.com/designspark/10-things-you-can-do-with-software-defined-radio\n- https://www.ard-digital.de/\n- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHSPXEOe6VG78r8HTGHuu8w/videos - ARD Digital erklärt\n- https://satellitenempfang.info\n- https://fernseherfuchs.com/welches-antennekabel/\n- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_software-defined_radios\n- https://www.onesdr.com/\n- https://www.onesdr.com/2020/01/15/what-is-software-defined-radio-used-for/\n- https://support.nooelec.com/hc/en-us/articles/360005807694-NESDR-SMArt-Series - Device comparison\n- http://www.csgnetwork.com/antennaedcalc.html - Antenna length calculator\n- https://hackaday.com/2019/03/28/wopr-security-loses-some-of-its-obscurity/\n- https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/woprsecure_sdr.png - Device comparison\n- https://labs.bishopfox.com/industry-blog/ham-hacks-breaking-into-software-defined-radio - Device comparison\n- https://www.qsl.net/w4hn/antennaCalc.htm - Antenna length calculator\n- https://pysdr.org/\n- https://github.com/pysdr/pysdr\n- https://www.rtl-sdr.com/pysdr-a-free-guide-to-sdr-and-dsp-using-python/\n- https://fosdem.org/2021/schedule/event/fsr_pysdr_guide_to_sdr_and_dsp_using_python/\n- https://www.everythingrf.com/community/what-is-the-difference-between-a-monopole-and-dipole-antenna\n- https://discover.hubpages.com/technology/The-Pros-and-Cons-of-Monopole-Antennas\n- https://discover.hubpages.com/technology/The-Pros-and-Cons-of-Dipole-Antennas\n- https://www.everythingrf.com/community/what-is-a-bias-tee\n- https://www.everythingrf.com/community/what-is-dbi\n- https://www.everythingrf.com/community/lte-frequency-bands\n- https://www.everythingrf.com/community/5g-frequency-bands\n- https://www.everythingrf.com/community/5g-nr-new-radio-frequency-bands\n- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27946947 Introduction to open source private LTE and 5G networks\n- https://ubuntu.com/blog/introduction-to-open-source-private-lte-and-5g-networks\n- https://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Main_Page\n- https://www.golem.de/news/radio-wie-gut-darf-dab-klingen-2202-162616.html Radio: Wie gut darf DAB+ klingen?\n- http://www.websdr.org\n- http://kiwisdr.com\n\n### Software\n- SDRsharp / SDR#: https://airspy.com/download/\n- Zadig: https://zadig.akeo.ie/ - Install drivers for the RTL-SDR\n- Gqrx: https://github.com/gqrx-sdr/gqrx\n- Gqrx: https://gqrx.dk/\n- Gqrx: https://wiki.ubuntuusers.de/Gqrx/\n- GNU radio: https://github.com/gnuradio/gnuradio\n- SDRangel: https://github.com/f4exb/sdrangel\n- SDRPlusPlus / SDR++: https://github.com/AlexandreRouma/SDRPlusPlus\n- Universal Radio Hacker (URH): https://github.com/jopohl/urh\n- HackRF: https://github.com/greatscottgadgets/hackrf\n- HackRF Spectrum Analyzer: https://github.com/pavsa/hackrf-spectrum-analyzer\n- RedhawkSDR (by NSA): https://github.com/RedhawkSDR/redhawk\n- rtl_433: https://github.com/merbanan/rtl_433\n- rtlamr: https://github.com/bemasher/rtlamr\n- welle.io: https://github.com/AlbrechtL/welle.io\n- qt-dab: https://github.com/JvanKatwijk/qt-dab\n- QIRX: https://qirx.softsyst.com/\n- DVBViewer: https://www.dvbviewer.com/en/index.php and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVBViewer\n- Tvheadend: https://tvheadend.org/ and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tvheadend\n- Tvheadend: https://github.com/tvheadend/tvheadend\n- Kaffeine: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaffeine and https://wiki.ubuntuusers.de/Kaffeine/\n- Norasector Turbine: https://github.com/norasector/turbine\n- GR Tempest: https://github.com/git-artes/gr-tempest\n- SDR Enthusiasts: https://github.com/orgs/sdr-enthusiasts/repositories\n\n### Youtube\n- [Youtube: Getting Started with the RTL-SDR (Software Defined Radio) - ModernHam](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C01wLvwjLIs)\n- [Youtube: The Coolest Radio You've Probably Never Heard Of - Tom the Dilettante](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4x7cGALaC8)\n- [Youtube: The Beginner's Guide To Software Defined Radio RTL-SDR - Tech Minds](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nB6XQSEFwVA)\n- [Youtube: 5 Cool Things You Can Do With An RTL SDR Receiver - Tech Minds](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QzklSyKqQM)\n- [Youtube: 5 Cool Things You Can Do With An AIRSPY SDR Receiver - Tech Minds](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zq12KeRSx8Y)\n- [Youtube: Installing RTL-SDR \u0026 SDR Sharp on Win10 Made Easy - TheSmokinApe](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUwRt5qn-6U)\n- [Youtube: How does Software Defined Radio (SDR) work under the Hood? SDR Tutorial #286](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQVm-YTKR9s)\n- [Youtube: 2020 SDR Guide Ep 1 : The Incredible World of Software Defined Radio (RTL-SDR, Airspy, SDRPlay etc.)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWeWALpmtQQ)\n- [Youtube: SDRsharp für RTL SDR Stick auf Windows 10 installieren - Anleitung deutsch Howto](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0JS0duC7BI)\n\n### Reddit\n- https://www.reddit.com/r/RTLSDR/\n- https://www.reddit.com/r/sdr/\n- https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/\n- https://www.reddit.com/r/HamRadio/\n- https://www.reddit.com/r/rfelectronics/\n- https://www.reddit.com/r/amateursatellites/\n- https://www.reddit.com/r/ADSB/\n\n### Electromagnetic Radiation\n- https://www.reddit.com/r/RTLSDR/comments/ow9k9l/electromagnetic_spectrum/\n- http://unihedron.com/projects/spectrum/index.php\n- http://unihedron.com/projects/spectrum/moreinfo.php\n- http://unihedron.com/projects/spectrum/downloads/\n- http://unihedron.com/projects/spectrum/downloads/spectrum-20190805.pdf - The Electromagnetic Radiation Spectrum Map\n\n## Overview of Use Cases\n### FM broadcasting\n- Radio, terrestrial, analog\n- also known as UKW-Radio\n- VHF-Band II, 87.5 - 108 MHz\n- https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/UKW-Rundfunk\n- https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultrakurzwelle#Verwendung_des_UKW-Frequenzspektrums\n- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Band_II\n- https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%B6rfunk\n- https://radiomap.eu/de/berlin - Actual frequencies\n- https://learn.adafruit.com/getting-started-with-rtl-sdr-and-sdr-sharp/sdr-number-fm-radio\n- SDRsharp / SDR#\n\n### DABplus\n- Radio, terrestrial, digital\n- also known as DAB+\n- VHF-Band III, 174.160 - 229.840 MHz\n- https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Audio_Broadcasting\n- https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-DAB-Frequenz\n- https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/VHF-Band_III\n- https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_der_DAB-Sender_in_Deutschland\n- http://www.digitalradio-in-deutschland.de/bayern/ - Actual frequencies\n- welle.io (see Software section)\n- qt-dab (see Software section)\n\n### DVB-T\n- Television, terrestrial\n- also known as DVB-T / DVB-T2 / DVB-T2 HD\n-  470 - 690 MHz\n- https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVB-T2\n- https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVB-T2_HD\n- https://www.ndr.de/der_ndr/empfang_und_technik/dvbtzweidatenblatthhsh100.pdf\n- https://tvhelfer.de/dvbt2/de/hh - Actual frequencies\n- http://www.dehnmedia.de/?page=sender\u0026subpage=tsender6\n- https://www.hauppauge.de/site/products/data_solohd.html\n- https://www.hauppauge.de/site/products/data_dualhd.html\n- https://www.hauppauge.de/site/products/data_wintv_v10.html\n- DVB-T2 supports bandwidths of 1.7, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 10 MHz, while DVB-T only supports a bandwidth of 6, 7 and 8 MHz. Source: https://www.lokalkompass.de/duesseldorf/c-ratgeber/unterschied-dvb-t-und-dvb-t2-vom-experten-erklaert_a815969\n- DVB-T2 Bandwidth UHF 8 MHz. Source: https://download.hr.de/services/empfang-und-verbreitungswege/dvb-t2-hd/technische-parameter-dvb-t-zwei-100.pdf\n- https://www.dvbtstick.de/ratgeber/dvb-t-software\n- https://www.enensys.com/technologies/dvb-t2/\n- https://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/DVB-T2_USB_Devices\n\n### DVB-S\n- Television, satellite\n- also known as DVB-S / DVB-S2\n- Satellite frequency: 10.7 - 11.75 GHz or 11.8 - 12.75 GHz\n- LNB: 950 - 2175 MHz (Low-noise block downconverter)\n- https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVB-S\n- https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rauscharmer_Signalumsetzer\n- https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellitenrundfunk\n- https://www.hauppauge.de/site/products/data_nova-s2.html\n- https://www.hauppauge.de/site/products/data_wintv_v10.html\n- https://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/DVB-S_USB_Devices\n- https://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/DVB-S2_USB_Devices\n\n### Air band\n- also known as Flugfunk\n- 108 - 137 MHz\n- 108 - 117.95 MHz, 50 kHz steps, reserved for navigational aids\n- 118 - 136.975 MHz, 25 kHz steps, AM\n- 117.975 - 137 MHz\n- https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flugfunk\n- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airband\n- https://skyvector.com/airports\n- SDRsharp / SDR#\n\n### ADS-B\n- Aircraft positioning\n- also known as Mode S. ADS-B is an extension of the older Mode S protocol.\n- 1090 MHz\n- https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_Dependent_Surveillance\n- https://www.rtl-sdr.com/adsb-aircraft-radar-with-rtl-sdr/\n- https://www.rtl-sdr.com/signalseverywhere-ads-b-aircraft-tracking-with-rtl-sdr-dump1090-and-virtual-radar-server/\n- https://www.virtualradarserver.co.uk/\n- https://github.com/antirez/dump1090\n- https://globe.adsbexchange.com/\n- https://www.flightradar24.com\n- https://www.radarbox.com\n- https://flightaware.com/live/\n- https://github.com/adsbxchange/adsb-exchange\n- https://github.com/jprochazka/adsb-receiver\n- https://github.com/mikenye/docker-readsb\n- https://github.com/mikenye/gitbook-adsb-guide\n\n### Marine band\n- Marine VHF radio\n- 156 - 162 MHz\n- https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobiler_Seefunkdienst_(Ultrakurzwelle)\n- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_VHF_radio\n\n### AIS\n- Marine vessel positioning\n- AIS 1: 161.975 MHz (Channel 87B)\n- AIS 2: 162.025 MHz (Channel 88B)\n- https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_Identification_System\n- https://www.rtl-sdr.com/rtl-sdr-tutorial-cheap-ais-ship-tracking/\n- https://www.marinetraffic.com\n- https://www.vesselfinder.com\n- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26625908 Vessel Finder\n- https://github.com/OpenCPN/OpenCPN\n- https://openmarine.net/openplotter\n\n### GNSS\n- General positioning\n- GPS (USA), Galileo (EU), Glonass (Russia), Beidou (China), Navic (India), QZSS (Japan)\n- https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Globales_Navigationssatellitensystem\n- https://www.rtl-sdr.com/rtl-sdr-tutorial-gps-decoding-plotting/\n- https://gnss-sdr.org/\n- https://github.com/gnss-sdr/gnss-sdr\n- https://www.onesdr.com/list-of-gnss-frequency-and-accuracy/\n- https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/galmon-project/\n- https://galmon.eu/\n- https://www.everythingrf.com/community/gps-frequency-bands\n\n### Amateur radio\n- also known as HAM radio\n- 144 - 146 MHz\n- 430 - 440 MHz\n- https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amateurfunkdienst\n- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amateur_radio\n- https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notfunk\n- https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/2-Meter-Band\n- https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/70-Zentimeter-Band\n\n### Citizens band radio\n- also known as CB-Funk\n- 26.565 - 27.405 MHz (80 channels)\n- https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/CB-Funk\n- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizens_band_radio\n- CB-Funk vs. Amateurfunk: http://www.jan-pawlowski.de/funktechnik.html , https://www.amateurradio.uni-halle.de/glossary/funk-faq.de.html\n\n### Weather station\n- Local consumer weather station\n- 433 MHz or 868 MHz\n- https://www.kompf.de/weather/rtlsdrsensor.html\n- https://github.com/skaringa/weather-sdr-decode\n- rtl_433 (see Software)\n\n### Weather satellite\n- NOAA\n- 137 MHz\n- [Youtube: How to Pull Images from Satellites in Orbit Part 1 (NOAA 15,18,19 and METEOR M2) - The Thought Emporium](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjClTnZ4Xh4)\n- [Youtube: Receiving Images From Satellites Part 2: Decoding and Demodulating NOAA and METEOR Transmissions - The Thought Emporium](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3ftfGag7D8)\n- https://old.reddit.com/r/RTLSDR/comments/nfueyb/i_am_going_to_get_hated_for_even_asking_this/gyo77on/\n- https://noaa-apt.mbernardi.com.ar/guide.html\n- https://www.rtl-sdr.com/rtl-sdr-tutorial-receiving-noaa-weather-satellite-images/\n\n## Related topics\n- Television: DVB-C (Cable)\n- IPTV\n- IP Radio\n- Streaming / Mediathek\n\n## Todo\n- https://rickcaylor.websitetoolbox.com/post/using-rtlsdr-for-dvbs2-10128573\n- https://forum.amsat-dl.org/index.php?thread/101-software-dvb-s-demodulator/\n- https://www.rtl-sdr.com/demodulating-dvb-s-digital-amateur-tv-with-sdrangel-on-windows-with-an-sdr/\n- https://www.rtl-sdr.com/transmitting-and-receiving-datv-with-a-limesdr-and-a-modified-20-dvb-s-receiver/\n- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television_in_Germany\n- Radio over DVB-S (e.g. [Bayerischer Rundfunk](https://www.br.de/unternehmen/inhalt/technik/rundfunktechnik-radio-satellit100.html))\n- PMR446, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PMR446\n- https://www.teltarif.de/iptv-fernsehen-online-tv-streaming/news/84833.html - IPTV und Online-TV-Streaming\n- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29945181 GNU Radio\n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fmendel5%2Fsdr","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Fmendel5%2Fsdr","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fmendel5%2Fsdr/lists"}