RFSpace

Spectrum Monitoring

Set up a wideband monitoring station and identify signals of interest.

FM Radio Receiver

Build a software-defined FM receiver with GNU Radio from scratch.

ADS-B Aircraft Decoding

Receive and decode aircraft transponder messages in real time.

NOAA Satellite Images

Capture and decode live weather satellite APT transmissions.

POCSAG Pager Decoding

Receive and decode POCSAG pager messages using RTL-SDR.

ACARS Aircraft Messages

Decode ACARS data-link messages from commercial aviation.

HF Shortwave Monitoring

Set up HF monitoring and decode digital modes across the shortwave bands.

LoRa / Meshtastic Analysis

Capture and analyze LoRa spread-spectrum packets on 915 MHz.

BLE Advertisement Capture

Capture and decode Bluetooth Low Energy advertisement frames.

Amateur Satellite Reception

Track and receive FM voice and linear transponder amateur satellites.

WiFi Spectrum Survey

Analyze 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz channel occupancy and interference sources.

Direction Finding

Use phase and amplitude techniques to locate an RF transmitter.

Basic SDR Radar

Construct a simple FMCW radar with off-the-shelf SDR hardware.

Multi-SDR Direction Finding

Synchronize multiple SDR dongles for coherent angle-of-arrival estimation.

Trunked Radio Scanner

Follow trunked P25 and DMR control channels across a trunked system.

Passive Radar Receiver

Build a passive bistatic radar using FM broadcast transmitters.

FMCW Radar Build

Build and process an FMCW radar waveform for range-Doppler imaging.

GPS Signal Acquisition

Acquire and track GPS L1 C/A signals and compute a position fix.