SDR Projects That Actually Work: 25+ Hands-On Builds for ADS-B Aircraft Tracking, NOAA Weather Satellite Decoding, DIY Antennas & RF Signal Projects ... Software Defined Radio Mastery Series) - Softcover

Worsley, Weisberg S.

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798160978864

Publisher: Independently published, 2026

Synopsis

Right now, thousands of signals are passing through the walls of your home. Airliners are broadcasting their exact positions from 200 miles away. A weather satellite is photographing your town from orbit and sending the image down — for free. Ships in distant harbors, fire crews across your city, even your neighbor's weather station are all talking on the radio. The only question is: do you know how to listen?
SDR Projects That Actually Work hands you 33 hands-on builds that turn a $35 RTL-SDR dongle into the most capable receiver you will ever own. No dry theory. No parts-bin scavenger hunts. Just weekend projects with real payoffs:

• Track aircraft live on a map with your own ADS-B station — planes, callsigns, altitudes, feeding flight networks worldwide
• Download actual satellite photographs from NOAA weather satellites passing overhead, with the famous DIY QFH antenna build
• Decode your neighborhood — weather stations, tire pressure sensors, garage remotes, utility meters, and pager networks
• Map ships at sea with AIS, crack digital voice on trunked radio, and chase mystery signals across the spectrum
• Build antennas that outperform store-bought — coax collinear, discone, turnstile, tape-measure Yagi — for under $25 each
• Go further with the HackRF One: test signals, FM beacons, and legal transmitting fundamentals done right

Every build includes a complete parts list, screenshots, step-by-step instructions, and a troubleshooting checklist — because the only thing better than a project that works is knowing exactly what to do when it doesn't.
The sky is already broadcasting. Your bench is waiting. Grab your dongle, open Build #1, and hear your first signal tonight — in under 30 minutes.

Edition details

• Publisher: Independently published
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798160978864
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192