sigh I really need to come up with a reliable and inexpensive way to power cycle some equipment remotely.
My #raspberryPi is up and running but the two #SDR software defined radios aren't responding even after rebooting the computer. The computer was involuntarily power cycled twice yesterday when the power went out and when the backup generator transferred the house back to the grid after grid power was restored.
Or maybe the SDRs need to be reseated in their USB ports? 🤔
I had looked into various ways of remotely power cycling the last time I had issues and lots of folks had good ideas but I never identified exactly what I should use.
At least this Raspberry Pi doesn't cook SD cards when it gets involuntarily power cycled.
@conansysadmin
Sure wish I did not have to read to the end of your write up to discover that it doesn't cover the 80m,40m,20m,17m amateur radio bands. Nice write up though.
Some radios like the Elecraft KX 3 or the Icom IC-7300 are actually SDRs. So you don't need to connect all SDRs to a computer.
But SDRs like RTL-SDR, AirSpy, HackRF etc are meant to be controlled from a computer.
Do you need special software on a computer to access the SDR? Or are they all web-based these days?
There are hundreds of SDRs available. Maybe thousands if we count home brew. So no, any factoid claiming to be valid for "all" of them is likely to be wrong. The variety is enormous.
I'd personally say that the minority is web based, most prominent maybe the KiwiSDR and the WebSDR from University in Twente.
Going for an upgrade on my SDR situation...I currently just have one of the bare cheapest $20 crappy ones that now has a faulty connector (It was using MCX for goodness sake!)
I'm thinking of going for a Nooelec one. Does anybody have any recommendations? preferably below $100AU
@holgerschurig I have just visited it a little. Yes, Athens to Paris involved rolling through Berlin in the night and then changing trains early morning in Cologne!
SatDump
A generic satellite data processing software.
Decode various satellites with SatDump using your Android device and compatible SDR. Receive #NOAA APT & #DSB, #LRPT, #HRPT, and other satellites, including geostationary ones like #GOES, GK-2A, on-the-go.
A good use case is receiving 137Mhz weather satellites conveniently.
If you are an IT professional, cybersecurity specialist or amateur radio operator in Canada - you might consider signing this petition and contacting your MP - banning a specific manufacturer/model of an SDR (software-defined-radio) is sheer lunacy and not going to stop anyone from stealing cars...