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This dsPIC33A based project is pretty cool.
Single chip rig with a microcontroller that costs around 1.6eur.
And more or less nothing else, latest version directly does push-pull PWM from GPIO's to drive headphones.
Not too bad from SSOP-28 cased dsPIC33AK128MC102 microcontroller.
eevblog.com/forum/projects/sin

www.eevblog.comSingle chip AM radio on a microcontroller - Page 1Single chip AM radio on a microcontroller - Page 1

I've got adsb.im running on a little #RaspberryPi which replaces the mess of conflicting packages I used to have running on Raspian. It's feeding #ADSB data very successfully.

Now I'm thinking about adding on #ACARS which I think will require another usb #SDR plus another coax run and antenna on the roof. I'm a bit stumped as to the best low-cost antenna option. ACARS looks to run on 130.025; 130.450; 131.125; 131.550; 131.725 in my area plus 136.650; 136.800; 136.975 for VDL Mode 2.

Hypothetically, if I ran out and bought a raspi and some incredibly minimal kit and started transmitting sheer noise via #SDR on a frequency specifically chosen to disrupt "z-wave" devices in my apartment,

1) How illegal would that be, if at all?

2) How small an area of effect could I realistically get? (so as to not affect any hypothetical neighbors' usage)

3) How much of a pain in the ass would it be to configure said raspi to always be transmitting a constant whitenoise signal, so as to steamroll the fuck out of the frequency's signal-to-noise ratio?

I bought web888 and installed it with a MLA-30+ active loop antenna.

Now I have personal FT8 skimmer for max 12 different bands (using now 7).

I developed few scripts that plot the data and it all seems logical and stable. The web888 even provides SNR data by default.

web888 is awesome device, so many possibilities and I really liked the MLA-30+ antenna, nicely thught and the outdoor unit is potted in expoxy!

#web888#ft8#sdr

Seeing some new feeders located in Bulgaria, Texas, Germany… thank you for your feeds, the glutenous drama engine welcomes additional sources of sustenance!

If you would like to feed the Drama engines by harvesting your sky drama with an SDR, check out acarsdrama.com to learn more.

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Lots of new feeds in many countries the last few days!

Thanks to the most wonderful people in the world, we now have coverage of mystery galley fluids, broken coffee makers and lavs that won't flush in:

Barvaria, Germany
Winterthur, Switzerland
Dornbirn, Austria
Bangkok, Thailand
Saint-Nazaire, France

Thanks to all these feeders - if you'd like to feed the drama machine, check out acarsdrama.com for info!

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