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  • Re: OT - electronic tinkering (was: Re: Killer price on a mini PC)

    From rbowman@bowman@montana.com to comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.linux.misc,uk.tech.broadcast,uk.telecom.broadband on Tue Sep 29 18:57:51 2026
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    On Tue, 29 Sep 2026 09:26:11 GMT, Jan Panteltje wrote:

    There are the RTL_SDR USB sticks, I use seversal.
    Wrote my own spectrum analyzer:
    https://panteltje.nl/panteltje/xpsa/index.html
    it can do AM FM radio and SSB reception too,
    The latest one has more options
    https://panteltje.nl/pub/xpsa-0.7.gif

    rtl_433 is handy for picking up and decoding a number of devices. I use it
    to get the outside temperature and humidity from a helpful neighbor's
    weather station. I've no idea which helpful neighbor.

    dump1080 is also useful for ADS-B.
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  • From Jan Panteltje@alien@comet.invalid to comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.linux.misc,uk.tech.broadcast,uk.telecom.broadband on Wed Sep 30 05:51:45 2026
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    rbowman <bowman@montana.com>wrote:
    On Tue, 29 Sep 2026 09:26:11 GMT, Jan Panteltje wrote:

    There are the RTL_SDR USB sticks, I use seversal.
    Wrote my own spectrum analyzer:
    https://panteltje.nl/panteltje/xpsa/index.html
    it can do AM FM radio and SSB reception too,
    The latest one has more options
    https://panteltje.nl/pub/xpsa-0.7.gif

    rtl_433 is handy for picking up and decoding a number of devices. I use it >to get the outside temperature and humidity from a helpful neighbor's >weather station. I've no idea which helpful neighbor.

    LOL, yes, in my case my own weather sensor ;-)

    dump1080 is also useful for ADS-B.

    https://panteltje.nl/pub/xgpspc_5_planes.gif

    and boats:
    https://panteltje.online/pub/boats_and_planes.gif

    You need a higher antenna for boats if inland.... those are not high enough !

    Works for ham radio too!

    Even works for GPS!

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  • From rbowman@bowman@montana.com to comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.linux.misc,uk.tech.broadcast,uk.telecom.broadband on Wed Sep 30 17:47:08 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.advocacy

    On Wed, 30 Sep 2026 05:51:45 GMT, Jan Panteltje wrote:

    You need a higher antenna for boats if inland.... those are not high
    enough !

    I'm about 400 miles inland so it would be a very high antenna, perhaps on
    the summit of one of the 7000' peaks.
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