sdr newbie

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...