Rtl-sdr workshop

A proposal for an rtl-sdr workshop.

Venue
Sunday, 5/5/2013, 20:00 50ILS suggested donation

Facebook Event

Intro

 * What are radio waves, overview of the radio spectrum, basic modulations
 * Existing radio hardware (FM radio, TV, cell phones...)
 * Software defined radio (SDR) and expensive USRP devices
 * Using cheap DVB-T devices with rtl-sdr as poor man's SDR

Installation

 * Supported DVB-T USB devices
 * Standard v4l driver
 * GNU radio stack + rtl-sdr
 * gqrc / sdr#
 * DIY dipole antenna
 * Receiving standard DVB-T transmission (Ch.1/2/10 on 514Mhz)

VHF AM/FM radio

 * Tuning frequencies
 * Receiver offset
 * "DC effect"
 * Broadcast FM radio, FM demod parameters
 * Air band AM radio

Digital radio

 * ADS-B (dump1090)
 * POCSAG (pocsag-mrt)
 * P25 (op25)
 * GSM channels (kalibrate-rtl)