Re:LimeSDR Now Backed by the European Space Agency
by stevekemp on Friday March 02, 2018 @04:44AM
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Funny you say that - those are literally the two thing I've done with my SDR!
Tracking aircraft is pretty fascinating though, if you live near a reasonably busy airport (as I do). Decoding random remotes is also useful - I bought a couple of "Emergency Alarm Buttons", which are very simple battery-powered buttons. I can detect their press and my PC can then stop music, shut off lights, etc.
I've recently learned that the local displays on bus/tram-stops are updated via radio, so my next project is attempt to receive and decode this data. Getting real-time information about buses & trams arriving at the stops near my house. (I can already do this, and have a toy project with an ESP8266 device + LCD screen in my hallway, but that uses the Web-API. I like the idea of using radio-alone.)
Tracking aircraft is pretty fascinating though, if you live near a reasonably busy airport (as I do). Decoding random remotes is also useful - I bought a couple of "Emergency Alarm Buttons", which are very simple battery-powered buttons. I can detect their press and my PC can then stop music, shut off lights, etc.
I've recently learned that the local displays on bus/tram-stops are updated via radio, so my next project is attempt to receive and decode this data. Getting real-time information about buses & trams arriving at the stops near my house. (I can already do this, and have a toy project with an ESP8266 device + LCD screen in my hallway, but that uses the Web-API. I like the idea of using radio-alone.)