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Radio astronomy and sdr dongles david morgan 2w0cxv has released several papers covering the use of the rtlsdr dongle in radio astronomy. Below are examples of sdrs and traditional radio receivers that are used for radio astronomy and satellite observing. Rtlsdr are very cheap software defined radios that uses dvbt tv tuner dongles based on realteks rtl2832u chipset. Hydrogen line marcus leech of science radio laboratories, inc has released a tutorial document titled a budgetconscious radio telescope for 21cm, doc. This software supports radios from many manufacturers, all shown on this page. Such kit helps in making diy software operated radio which allows hearing favourite stations channel.
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