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The pre-launch page for our Discovery Drive automatic antenna rotator is now up on Crowd Supply. Please sign up to be notified about the launch date! crowdsupply.com/krakenrf/disco…

Ground Station: An Open Source SDR Orchestration Platform for Satellite Tracking and Decoding rtl-sdr.com/ground-station…

Automatic Signal Recognition with AI Machine Learning and RTL-SDR rtl-sdr.com/automatic-sign…

Integrive-100: A Standalone MIMO SDR for Real-Time Precision rtl-sdr.com/integrive-100-…

@batteryscott The Yaesu is a great product, but remember the costs don't stop with the rotator. You still need to buy (or make) the control cables (~$200+), and buy (or make) a computer controller ($200 - $600). So the total cost is higher, and it's not quite as easy as power up and go.

@rtlsdrblog $700 for a hobby grade az-el built with cheap 3d printer stepper motors is insane. Just buy the Yaesu one for the same price. dxengineering.com/parts/ysu-g-55…

Discovery Drive Campaign Now Live! rtl-sdr.com/discovery-driv…

Yeah I get that. It's been over a year. Initially we wanted something really cheap, but found that cheap = easily breakable, rusting etc. Cheap is okay for a Chinese seller, but not good for a proper product with warranty and support. So beefing it up for real longevity added costs, then in that time manufacturing costs shot up, and then of course tariffs and compliance costs shot up too. And then selling fees are based on a percentage, so to maintain a safe margin retail prices have rise non-linearly.

@rtlsdrblog @batteryscott Thanks for the reply. I think the long project time (1 year?) meant costs did go up, but also how it was first described vs what it became also caused the disconnect and sticker shock.

I just want to point out that we're not exactly taking high margins on this product. They're actually quite a bit lower than what most businesses would consider healthy. Costs have really gone up these days. The main selling point IMO is it being pretty much turn-key for hobbyists.

@batteryscott @rtlsdrblog Totally agree. At that price point they have locked out 90% of their target audience. I wonder if the success of the discovery dish went to their head?

Testing a $100 "Fishball" Pluto+ PlutoSDR Clone rtl-sdr.com/testing-a-100-…

PimpMyGRC: A GUI Makeover for GNURadio Companion rtl-sdr.com/pimpmygrc-a-gu…

ESP32 Bus Pirate: Update Brings Waterfall Displays, Cellular Modem Support and External Radio Expander rtl-sdr.com/esp32-bus-pira…

NanoFarfield: A Portable Far-Field Antenna Measurement Platform (Coming Soon to Crowdfunding) rtl-sdr.com/nanofarfield-a…

JoesScanner: A Modern Frontend for Trunking Recorder to Listen, Browse, and Download Calls rtl-sdr.com/joesscanner-a-…

CoronaSDR for iOS - A Free Native RTL_TCP Client rtl-sdr.com/coronasdr-for-…

Lots of military aircraft on the ACARS map just now. Don't forget you can click the columns to sort them as well. tbgacarshub.airframes.io/adsb Best on laptops and PCs. Pretty pointless on mobile. Leave the map open for 15 to 30 min to sync messages in real time. Click on the aircraft to read the ACARS to and from it.

Strong GPS spoofing is continuing to affect flights operating near the UAE. Here's what to look out for.

Exploring the Privacy Risks of Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems with RTL-SDR rtl-sdr.com/exploring-the-…

Frugal Radio: Beginners Guide to P25 Decoding with the Latest DSD Plus Release rtl-sdr.com/frugal-radio-b…

HF Day It's been a few weeks since I've been in front of the computer looking for interesting things to receive on HF 😁. Today was the day to do just that. PACTOR-1 transmitted by the Brazilian Navy and received by me with a MagLoop and a @rtlsdrblog V3 ! 73's de PU4ELT 🇧🇷 !

So, passive geolocation using only received iridium satellite signals. No transmitting, no GPS, no network connection — just a @NuandLLC bladeRF receiving iridium and solving Doppler shift to triangulate position. Getting within 10-25km of true location from cold start in under 10 mins.

Discovery Drive Campaign Launching Soon rtl-sdr.com/discovery-driv…