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Software Defined Radio: See the Waves, Sniff the Air

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Note: All I have is 2 weeks of experience with SDRs.


I want to share about this cool technology that all Set-Top Boxes technically have i.e. the ability to tune into certain frequencies.


The talk will include the following topics:

  1. How to get yourself an SDR (Licensing Aspects)
  2. What is an SDR?
  3. Scanning FM Bands
  4. Shortwave Radio Listening (global stations, weather stations, etc.. )
  5. Police and Emergency Communications
  6. Listening to Air Traffic Control (ATC) --> a legal grey area.
  7. Live Tracking of Ships using AIS --> (https://x.com/arunmathaisk/status/1843734089045852467)
  8. Tracking Satellites ( Downloading Earth Images)
  9. GSM Traffic (Passive Interception) --> 2G is phased out in India


I would ideally like to show the live demos of all the above, but depending on antenna posting availability at the venue, the demo scope may vary :)

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