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Software-Defined Radio For $11

Posted by timothy on Saturday March 31, 2012 @07:13AM from the us-dollars-of-course dept.

Malvineous writes "Don't have $1500 to drop on a USRP? A Linux kernel developer has discovered that a Realtek digital TV tuner chip has an undocumented mode that turns it into a software-defined radio, with a frequency range of 64-1700MHz. The going rate for one of these USB devices can be as low as US$11. If you're unfamiliar with software-defined radio and have 20 minutes to spare, Balint Seeber has a great video introduction."

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WTF is that Acronym? by Anonymous Coward · 2012-03-31 07:32 · Score: 2, Funny

How difficult would it have been to type Universal Software Radio Peripheral to avoid the obvious confusion with the Ukrainian Socialist-Revolutionary Party?
Re:Too long by superdave80 · 2012-03-31 09:59 · Score: 3, Funny

So you've managed to deduce that software defined radio is a radio defined in software? Awesome.
Re:better get by pla · 2012-03-31 13:21 · Score: 3, Funny

Don't worry, friend - I only broadcast using 45KV sparkgap, not some wussy soft-tunable USB dongle.