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Cute little video BUT unless you want some trouble with the FCC for "transmitting false information" AKA Tornado 50' in front of me. I would watch how your child plays on the CB, I know no one really gives a crap about CB anymore but storm chasers monitor it & truckers specially on Ch 19. Teach your children well. *cheers*
@@bodazaphfa No I am not I am just helping so they don't get into trouble in the future. My reply was not 10 paragraphs long so that does not qualify me for "sad ham". Check it with Randy he can tell you LOL
Man I love, that you do such cool stuff with your kid! It’s so great to see how kids can learn about stuff. Not only about SDR, but in general about pagers, CB and all that!
you aren't "tapping into satellites" lmaoo, you are receiving what satellites publicly transmit. I.e., NASA uses radio to transmit deep space images from their satellites, they know it's public.
Great review! I just bought one to assist in some (possible) Intel gathering for ARES. I was telling a friend about it and pulled this video to show them what it can do.
Monte Anthony I eventually got it going. Not exactly sure how but I think it had something to do with moving that .dll into the same folder with sdr sharp and running it as an airspy.
I wasn't able to with the included antenna, however the company offers a bundle designed to receive weather satellites which includes a different antenna - Google "nooelec weather satellite bundle" to find... Thanks for watching!
Thanks. I use the NooElec NESDR Mini 2. I saw a lot of stabile signals at 433 Mhz at SDRsharp and became worried. Now I see that 433 Mhz are mostly devices, this could be something like the smart meter then right? Hopefully my comment is not too simple, i just wanted to know what it was and I bet that I have the answere now.
I am not sure, but I doubt it. The base that came with this has a protruding screw for the antenna. When I look up "Baofeng R5 Antenna" on Amazon the antennas there look like they have a totally different type of connector.
It's been 3 years, so the software landscape might have changed, but I started with AirSpy to get the radio working then searched for add-ons, mostly on the site rtl-sdr.com. HOWEVER, I would proceed with caution when downloading software. I use an old laptop from 2011 that I don't use for anything else, just in case I accidentally download a virus. For HD radio, the app was called "nrsc5", the pager app was called "PDW", and the scanner was FMT/DSDPlus. However it has been years since I have done anything with this so better options might exist. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Thanks for watching! I just used the instructions included with the device. If you Google for "nooelec NESDR setup" there is a tutorial from the manufacturer.
I was just viewing the waterfall display in real time. Not sure how to record, but if you search for "SDR Sharp IF Recorder" there are some people discussing this. For the audio programs like the scanner and HD radio I think it was able to record WAV files of the audio.
I would say with this specific device "probably not" but yes, interception is possible. This particular model doesn't go high enough for many phones, but there are a lot of other SDRs that will. For example, search TH-cam for "Listening in on 5.8 DECT phone" and you'll find peolpe using the HackRF to do this - a more advanced model of SDR than the one from this video. Thanks for watching!
Yes. You can listen to baby monitors and some (older) cordless phones (i.e) 900MHz models) with this type of item. Baby monitors are notorious for security issues.
Can you provide a link on how to get the nesdr smart to work with sdr#? I've got it working with HDSDR but read elsewhere that the nooelec Smart is not compartible with SDR#. Seems you've got it figured out, thanks
It has been 2 years, but I remember starting with the link in the box, which required installing a driver from the manufacturer's Web site. And I think it just worked. I Googled for some tutorials as well...
Thanks for the reply, will check into it a little more. Had one a few years back, lost it and got the itch to try it again. Can't remember what I used for SDR software but guessing it was #. Have a good one and thanks for video, like and subscribe me!
I believe so... Have not used this radio since making this video, just searched for "dsdplus p25 trunk tracking" and found an article which describes how to set this up... Thanks for watching and commenting!
The main software with the graphic display is called "Airspy" and "SDRSharp" - I bought the device on Amazon and there were detailed instructions included on installing everything. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Sure. (1) Due to the number of downloads required, I would advise using an isolated PC you don't care about. Never ever enter any credentials (Web or local) on this PC. Treat it as hostile on your network. (Big disclaimer: I am not a network security expert, just a hobbyist.) (2) Google "NooElec NESDR driver" and follow the instructions from the manufacturer to get the driver installed. (4) Google "Airspy" and download SDRSharp-x86.zip from the airspy site. (3) Verify that you can receive basic FM radio transmissions with AirSpy - if so, then your PC and the SDR are working. (4) For the police scanner, find an app called "DSDPlus" - to get this working I did some Googling to find a step by step tutorial. I could do a step by step video, but there are a ton of those already on TH-cam. If you need more info let me know I can try to fire up the laptop when I get home from work and tell you the exact commands I'm running.
The getting started documentation was good, it had step-by-step driver installation for Windows. However that is all it was, I had to do a bunch of additional searching to learn how to use the applications. For more advanced information on SDR, I suggest searching for a TH-cam channel called "Lon.TV" - he did a very in-depth series of videos on SDR as recently as earlier this week. Thanks for watching!
I am not an expert but I think so.. at least some of them... I could hear some police/medical transmissions with the scanner app and it said "P25" ... Thanks for watching.
absolute pain to install, cant use sdr#,all those add-on programs that you show take an hour each or more to set up, this is not plug and play like sdrplay or some other dongles. off to craigslist it goes, i dont have the patience.
I got mine working to pull in some signals right away, the German HD whatever software working in Windows 10 right away, but the FM doesn't decode right... The other software that had the larger file, still not pulling a signal. Doesn't even see the device. But at least I know mine is working. None of this is supposed to be easy.
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Cute little video BUT unless you want some trouble with the FCC for "transmitting false information" AKA Tornado 50' in front of me. I would watch how your child plays on the CB, I know no one really gives a crap about CB anymore but storm chasers monitor it & truckers specially on Ch 19. Teach your children well. *cheers*
Sad ham.
@@bodazaphfa No I am not I am just helping so they don't get into trouble in the future.
My reply was not 10 paragraphs long so that does not qualify me for "sad ham".
Check it with Randy he can tell you LOL
Man I love, that you do such cool stuff with your kid! It’s so great to see how kids can learn about stuff. Not only about SDR, but in general about pagers, CB and all that!
I have a similar sdr and been tapping into satellites, learning how to make antennas is a must..
you aren't "tapping into satellites" lmaoo, you are receiving what satellites publicly transmit. I.e., NASA uses radio to transmit deep space images from their satellites, they know it's public.
4:22 that is a Motorola Type 2 digital transmission. There should be a control channel nearby that transmits continuously.
Lol "Where'd you learn that?" I'd be checking he hasn't turned off your firewall 😂😂😂
The kid is hilarious but obviously taught by his dad. He is cool and God bless the Dad for teaching is obviously intelligent kid.
Thanks!
You must live nearby, listening to Woodland's KSFM HD2.
Great review! I just bought one to assist in some (possible) Intel gathering for ARES. I was telling a friend about it and pulled this video to show them what it can do.
Thanks!
I can't get mine working with SDR Sharp. Only this weird program called HDSDR and it is really hard to use.
same sdr sharp is not reading my nesdr
Monte Anthony I eventually got it going. Not exactly sure how but I think it had something to do with moving that .dll into the same folder with sdr sharp and running it as an airspy.
check to see if there's a driver update
Run Zadig
That's my exact Windows 10 experience 1 hour in. Downloading more stuff and/or switching to Linux is the answer.
Did you manage to receive images from NOAA satellites? I am curious if it is possible to do that with this SDR.
I wasn't able to with the included antenna, however the company offers a bundle designed to receive weather satellites which includes a different antenna - Google "nooelec weather satellite bundle" to find... Thanks for watching!
@@ACBMemphis Thanks! I will definitely try it!
Thanks. I use the NooElec NESDR Mini 2.
I saw a lot of stabile signals at 433 Mhz at SDRsharp and became worried.
Now I see that 433 Mhz are mostly devices, this could be something like the smart meter then right?
Hopefully my comment is not too simple, i just wanted to know what it was and I bet that I have the answere now.
420MHz to 450MHz is allocated to amateur radio
*in the US
If you look hard enough you might also find signals coming from inside the computer..
what is the software you are using
DSDPlus and Airspy
Awesome that you included your child! Keep up the good work.
can you use antenna with sma female plugs on it ? just like on a baofeng r 5 ?
I am not sure, but I doubt it. The base that came with this has a protruding screw for the antenna. When I look up "Baofeng R5 Antenna" on Amazon the antennas there look like they have a totally different type of connector.
Can't get dsd plus to work. Onlt one app work with this usb thing. Going get a trunktacker scanner!
have you tried looking at the tutorials?
I just ordered mine on Amazon! Can't wait to play with this toy :)
It's nice to see that your son is also involved with electronics! Great demo
How did you like it?
What's the software I need for digital radio tv pagers & CW.
It's been 3 years, so the software landscape might have changed, but I started with AirSpy to get the radio working then searched for add-ons, mostly on the site rtl-sdr.com. HOWEVER, I would proceed with caution when downloading software. I use an old laptop from 2011 that I don't use for anything else, just in case I accidentally download a virus. For HD radio, the app was called "nrsc5", the pager app was called "PDW", and the scanner was FMT/DSDPlus. However it has been years since I have done anything with this so better options might exist. Thanks for watching and commenting!
that kid is going places!!!
The further the better.
Is NooElec NESDR Mini 2 SDR capable for transmiting signals???
No, this product is used to receive signals only.
Awesome video :) but please... can u tell me the config for use the Nooelec? thankss
Thanks for watching! I just used the instructions included with the device. If you Google for "nooelec NESDR setup" there is a tutorial from the manufacturer.
That kid cracks me up"breaker breaker tornado 50' in front of us on the ground"
Hi! can you export the scan file? or just view in real time?
I was just viewing the waterfall display in real time. Not sure how to record, but if you search for "SDR Sharp IF Recorder" there are some people discussing this. For the audio programs like the scanner and HD radio I think it was able to record WAV files of the audio.
Question; So potentially my neighbor could have one of theses things and accidentally listen to my conversation on my cordless phone or baby monitor?
I would say with this specific device "probably not" but yes, interception is possible. This particular model doesn't go high enough for many phones, but there are a lot of other SDRs that will. For example, search TH-cam for "Listening in on 5.8 DECT phone" and you'll find peolpe using the HackRF to do this - a more advanced model of SDR than the one from this video. Thanks for watching!
Yes. You can listen to baby monitors and some (older) cordless phones (i.e) 900MHz models) with this type of item. Baby monitors are notorious for security issues.
Just get an IP camera/monitor and you're fine.
Can you provide a link on how to get the nesdr smart to work with sdr#? I've got it working with HDSDR but read elsewhere that the nooelec Smart is not compartible with SDR#. Seems you've got it figured out, thanks
It has been 2 years, but I remember starting with the link in the box, which required installing a driver from the manufacturer's Web site. And I think it just worked. I Googled for some tutorials as well...
Thanks for the reply, will check into it a little more. Had one a few years back, lost it and got the itch to try it again. Can't remember what I used for SDR software but guessing it was #. Have a good one and thanks for video, like and subscribe me!
Hey, what SDR software is that?
SDR Sharp also known as "Air spy"
Is the police scanner compatible with trunking frequencies?
I believe so... Have not used this radio since making this video, just searched for "dsdplus p25 trunk tracking" and found an article which describes how to set this up... Thanks for watching and commenting!
Thanks 😀@@ACBMemphis
What software are you using with that?
The main software with the graphic display is called "Airspy" and "SDRSharp" - I bought the device on Amazon and there were detailed instructions included on installing everything. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Could you provide more information on how you set up and configured the police scanner and the others?
Sure. (1) Due to the number of downloads required, I would advise using an isolated PC you don't care about. Never ever enter any credentials (Web or local) on this PC. Treat it as hostile on your network. (Big disclaimer: I am not a network security expert, just a hobbyist.) (2) Google "NooElec NESDR driver" and follow the instructions from the manufacturer to get the driver installed. (4) Google "Airspy" and download SDRSharp-x86.zip from the airspy site. (3) Verify that you can receive basic FM radio transmissions with AirSpy - if so, then your PC and the SDR are working. (4) For the police scanner, find an app called "DSDPlus" - to get this working I did some Googling to find a step by step tutorial. I could do a step by step video, but there are a ton of those already on TH-cam. If you need more info let me know I can try to fire up the laptop when I get home from work and tell you the exact commands I'm running.
Could u give me info on the police setup please
Surprised to see police channels are not encrypted.
Some are encrypted. They leave a lot of them unencrypted due to transparency. If they dont want you to hear them,you wont.
How is the documentation for this kit?
The getting started documentation was good, it had step-by-step driver installation for Windows. However that is all it was, I had to do a bunch of additional searching to learn how to use the applications. For more advanced information on SDR, I suggest searching for a TH-cam channel called "Lon.TV" - he did a very in-depth series of videos on SDR as recently as earlier this week. Thanks for watching!
@@ACBMemphis thanks, I went to the site and found a couple of vids
can you receive HF 0-30mhz ?
RTL-SDRs can i think. you might need an upconverter.
On Amazon it's advertised as NooElec NESDR SMArt HF Bundle: 100kHz-1.7GHz
how could you hear police frequencies since they are encrypted
Not all police departments use encryption. Many that use the "P25" system are just digital, but not encrypted.
Will this pick up the p25 frequencies?
I am not an expert but I think so.. at least some of them... I could hear some police/medical transmissions with the scanner app and it said "P25" ... Thanks for watching.
great vid. Your kid is smart! :)
absolute pain to install, cant use sdr#,all those add-on programs that you show take an hour each or more to set up, this is not plug and play like sdrplay or some other dongles. off to craigslist it goes, i dont have the patience.
I got mine working to pull in some signals right away, the German HD whatever software working in Windows 10 right away, but the FM doesn't decode right... The other software that had the larger file, still not pulling a signal. Doesn't even see the device. But at least I know mine is working.
None of this is supposed to be easy.