sdr newbie

I'm very new to the world of SDR, and I am using a nooelec sesdr smart, but the problem I'm having is that every time I start the channel, it will play perfectly for about 30 seconds, and then it will stop and the only channel in the now playing will be the control. The only way to fix it is by...

Hey, I am just a beginner trying to decode a walkie talkie signal from the Icom ic-41s with an RTL-SDR, the SDR# software with the DSD+ plugin. I have already spend quite some time on this, but I still can't manage to get any audio out. I can see the signal coming in, and also in the wave viewer...

Hi, I am just dipping my toe into the world of SDR and this looks like a great forum to pick up tome tips. I have bought a nooelec NESDR Smartee V2 as a start. Unfortunately i live in a ground floor apartment and external antennae are not an option. I wish I had thought about that before i...

Hello i'll start by just say i love radio and any thing that has flashing lights :P . im just getting into the idea for ham and emergence radio operation (police/fire/ems) . i got my SDR's about a year ago and its been a blast i spend a few hours a week just searching around the air ways to see...

Hello, I’m trying to setup two SDR’s to receive Ohio Mark-IP system in Aurora, OH. Can someone tell me what trucking control channel I should be using? I don't see it listed here - https://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Ohio_MARCS_IP:_Portage_County_Radio_IDs#Aurora_Police_Department Thanks

I am looking to get into the SDR scene and I am not able to spend a lot of money to get started. I am looking at two of the NESDR dongles but I am not familiar enough with the frequency ranges that they offer to make an informed decision yet and I would appreciate some insight to help me decide...