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Explore Software Defined Radio - Wolfram Donat

Explore Software Defined Radio

Use Sdr to Receive Satellite Images and Space Signals

(Autor)

Buch | Softcover
100 Seiten
2020
The Pragmatic Programmers (Verlag)
978-1-68050-759-1 (ISBN)
CHF 25,10 inkl. MwSt
Do you want to be able to receive satellite images using nothing but your computer, an old TV antenna, and a $20 USB stick? Now you can. At last, the technology exists to turn your computer into a super radio receiver, capable of tuning in to FM, shortwave, amateur ham, and even satellite frequencies, around the world and above it. Listen to police, fire, and aircraft signals, both in the clear and encoded. And with the book's advanced antenna design, there's no limit to the signals you can receive.

Combine your desktop or laptop computer with easy-to-find, Software Defined Radio (SDR) equipment, and tune in a wide range of signals in no time at all. Then, go one step further by converting a Raspberry Pi into your own dedicated SDR device.

SDR USB dongles are usually designed to receive and decode high-definition digital television broadcasts, but the rising popularity of SDR has led to several of these devices being specifically made for - and marketed to - the software radio crowd. With step-by-step instructions, you'll have no problem getting everything up and running on both Windows and Linux.

The antenna is the final piece in the SDR puzzle: Which antenna do you use? What shape do you need? How big does it have to be? And where do you point it? Get all the answers you need and learn what's possible when it comes to picking out or building an antenna. And if you're not particularly handy, don't worry. You can use an old-school set of rabbit ear antennas without too much modification.

Discover the fun of this growing hobby and then open your ears to the hidden signals that surround you.

What You Need:

You will need a relatively recent computer or laptop, running either Windows or Ubuntu Linux. You can also use a Raspberry Pi. All of the software necessary is free and open-source, and the book describes in detail where to get it and how to install it, depending on your operating system.

Wolfram Donat is a computer engineer who specializes in interfacing software and technology with real-world devices. He's especially adept at bringing projects from vague requirements and napkin sketches to fruition and is also a big fan of teaching people to use easily-available tech to enhance their lives.

Erscheinungsdatum
Verlagsort Raleigh
Sprache englisch
Maße 191 x 235 mm
Themenwelt Mathematik / Informatik Informatik Grafik / Design
Informatik Weitere Themen Smartphones / Tablets
Technik Nachrichtentechnik
ISBN-10 1-68050-759-1 / 1680507591
ISBN-13 978-1-68050-759-1 / 9781680507591
Zustand Neuware
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