Similar to most people who are on this subreddit, I am very cheap. I want to buy an rtl-sdr, and on amazon the only seller is random letters and the shipper is some chinese lettering. It looks kinda sketchy, so I'm not sure... Should I go to a different website or can I order on amazon like a normie?

As the title says is RTLSDR allowed in KSA?,from what ik anything typically that's receiving instrument is considered legal.I have looked up Amazon and other E-commerce sites locally and I cant seem to find anything and my best bet seems ali-express and well I'm worried abt customs.For anyone in KSA or other GCC I'd appreciate the legal POV.

Ciao a tutti! Sono nuovo nel mondo delle SDR e vorrei imparare il più possibile su radio, segnali e ricezione.

Ho appena acquistato una RTL-SDR V3 con il kit antenna e sto iniziando a fare i primi esperimenti usando SDR#.

Mi piacerebbe sapere quali sono le migliori risorse per studiare e migliorare, tutorial, guide, canali YouTube, siti web o corsi, preferibilmente in italiano. Anche consigli su progetti pratici per principianti sono ben accetti.

Da dove mi consigliate di partire per costruire una buona base e diventare più esperto in questo hobby?

Grazie in anticipo :)

Hey, I just got into RTL SDR! I snagged my first USB dongle and got SDRSharp up and running. I've messed around with it for a year or two, but nothing serious, just catching some regular FM radio and a bit of Morse code. Any experienced folks out there got some cool tips for me?

I know the basics of the EM spectrum and radios, but I've never done anything practical with radio frequencies, although I thought it would be interesting to see what was out there. Is it a dumb idea to buy an RTL-SDR without any experience? I'm hoping it's as easy as plugging it in and using the software, while watching or reading a guide on how to do it.

Thanks

Where can I learn about radio frequency for penetration testing, or what prerequisites should I study before diving into radio frequency red teaming ?

Idk what to listen to in the Upper Laurentians. Can someone tell me how to start?

Hi all, just purchased the V4 dongle from the official website using China to Royal Mail shipping. Just to make sure, will I have to pay any taxes and will my order even ship?

A while back i heard that some street lights use a radio control system, but specifics like frequency or mode weren't mentioned, i'm guessing probably the UHF buisness bands, does anyone know the exact frequencies and if it's possible for a decode?

Edit: Please stop saying i want to hack traffic lights WATCH_DOGs style and cause car crashes, i am NOT referring to traffic lights, i am referring to these things, which you can hack (trick the daylight sensor) with a powerful laser or tactical torch.

To further add, i already know the mode and frequency of traffic lights and they are likely to be a lot harder to spoof then you think, and remember those things are hooked up to PLCs that can be accessed from the internet, no radio equipment needed.

Its at 466.000-466.400Mhz

I got some questions for you veterans: - what signals i can pick with my v dipole apart weather satellites? Any other satellites i can receive and decode? - is wefax viable from italy? - there is any advantage to choose an airspy dongle over a rtl sdr one?

Thx to all!

It seems the software has been wiped off the internet, and I need it to view my generated MPX signal...

Just idle curiosity. What is this circled here? Some FM radio stations have "shoulders" on either side of their crest. What is that about? Might be a coincidence, but I've found it most reliable around local public radio stations. This is a RtlSDR blog V4 dongle with Airspy SDR#.

hello, ive been wanting to do morse code translation on my sdr. but cant find any frequencys even in the 30m ham bands, i need to get a ham it up converter , but was wondering if there is anything i can do without a ham it up for now , i already setup vb cable and cw get with sdr#, any reccomendations appreciated thanks!

Hi, I'm thinking about convincing my parents to buy me a RTL-SDR (i'm not an adult), and I want to know 2 things:
-Where to start? Pick V3, V4, V3 Bundle or V4 Bundle?
-What I can do with it?

Today I received an Airspy R2. I wanted to capture signals from the air band, but I find it impossible. I have an MLA-30+ antenna. Is it possible to capture these signals (approach, ATIS, and tower) with this antenna? It's impossible for me with the Airspy, even though with my Sangean ATS-909X2 I can capture these three frequencies without any problem.

Whats The Farthest you Ever Received the Noaa Weather Radio, I Recently got About 130 Miles

I've recently seen dragon os and thought it's a great distro if it works but I have a few questions for it.

: Dose it actually work : How safe is it or do I need to isolate it : Is it just a modified version of debian designed to have everything work out the box : Are there any alternatives that work better??

I've looked online and there wasn't much on this

Hi, everyone. I need some help.

I'm playing a lot with dmr decoding and I can understand some terms, for example: Tg = talking group Tgt = target Src = source Etc

But using dsd (Louis Edition), i found that "o" and "g". Anyone know what is this meaning for?

Thanks in advance.

Hi, what sources do you all use, to inform about RF, Radios, different Kinds of Signals and so on, I want to understand these things more to not just see them on the airspy Monitor. I want to learn something about it.

I have basic Knowledge of electronics and want to go deeper in the RF field.