Read this article to learn how to do narrowband digital beamforming in software defined radio. In my opinion, it’s the next big thing for hams and shortwave listeners. Read more
Category: Radio
Ham Radio Beamforming with Phased Arrays
Antenna phasing is used for ham radio beamforming and shortwave listening, especially on the lower bands where conventional beams are not feasible. Read more
More About Beamforming – Questions and Answers
Let’s learn more about beamforming. We dig into some of the key assumptions and terminology, including the difference between time delay and phase shift. Read more
Beamforming Everywhere – You’ll Be Surprised
Amazingly, you will find spatial filtering or beamforming everywhere. It’s used for wireless phones and networks, meeting rooms and even ultrasound. Read more
Understanding Beamforming – Proven for Decades
Understanding beamforming is actually quite simple. It used to be about analog delay lines. Now it’s just a matter of complex math in your computer. Read more
Next Generation SDR Interference Reduction
Next generation SDR interference reduction should be tackled by Spatial Interference Filtering Techniques. Here is why and how. Read more
Recording SmartSDR IQ Data with Audacity
Let’s get started recording SmartSDR IQ Data with Audacity. This lets you convert the 24 bit Flex data stream down to 16 bits for use with the File Source in GNURadio. Read more
GNURadio Envelope Detector in Python
Here is a simple demonstration of using embedded Python to write a GNURadio AM Envelope Detector and explore its performance with various signals. Read more
GNURadio Embedded Python Block
Use a GNURadio Embedded Python Block to add your own processing blocks to GRC flow graphs. This tutorial and video will get you started. Read more
SM2BYC Remote SDR with Directional Antennas
Here is a special feature about my favorite remote listening site, the SM2BYC Remote SDR available on the Internet. It even has low noise directional antennas for medium wave. Read more