NooElec SAWBird: An LNA + Filter for GOES Weather Satellite Reception Now...
NooElec has just released their new "SAWbird" GOES LNA for sale. This is an LNA and filter combination designed to help receive GOES weather satellite images. On the PCB is a 1688 MHz SAW filter and a...
View ArticleJapanese RTL-SDR Products Now Available for International Shipping on...
Thanks to 'Nobu' for letting us know that his RTL-SDR products sold on Amazon.co.jp are now available for international shipping (in Japanese, please use the Google Translated version if needed)....
View ArticleNew Products in Our Store: Wideband LNA + Spare V3 Metal Enclosures
We've just released two new products in our store. The first is a low cost general purpose wideband LNA and the second is some spare RTL-SDR V3 aluminum enclosures. The wideband LNA is currently...
View ArticleTesting a $2 USB Powered LNA with RTL-SDR
Over on his blog '19max63' has posted about his tests with a $2 Aliexpress low noise amplifier (LNA) and his RTL-SDR. The LNA is advertised as for boosting HDTV signals, but 19max63 has found that it...
View ArticleNew LNA + Filter for Radio Astronomy Hydrogen Line Observations Released by...
NooElec have recently released a new LNA + filter combo called the "SAWbird+ H1 Barebones" which significantly lowers the entry bar for new amateur radio astronomers. It's designed to be used with...
View ArticleTechMinds: Extending the Range of Transmit Capable SDRs with Amplifier
Over on his YouTube channel TechMinds has uploaded a new video showing how to use RF amplifiers to extend the transmit range of transmit capable SDRs like the LimeSDR, HackRF and PlutoSDR. Whilst they...
View ArticleEasy-SDR: Open Source Designs for SDR Accessories
Back in 2018 we posted about Igor Yatsevich's Easy-SDR project which consisted of open source designs for a Mini-Whip antenna and upconverter. Igor has now added several new open source designs to the...
View ArticleSignalSurge – An open source bandpass filter with selectable LNA for the VHF...
Thank you to Rodrigo Freire for writing to us and sharing his project called 'SignalSurge'. The SignalSurge project started when Rodrigo discovered that adding an RTL-SDR Blog FM Bandstop filter to his...
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