Perfect for use as a computer based radio scanner with free software like sdr, hdsdr, sdrradio, linrad, gqrx or sdr touch on android. Keep in mind that this application on its own may not be very useful as it is just a driver. Receiving digital radio monodial shortwave radio drm. Digital modes are becoming more and more popular on the amateur bands. With an rtlsdr or other sdr radio, and appropriate decoder software you can plot ship positions on a map. This tutorial will show you how to set up an ais receiver with the rtlsdr.
For my university project i wanted to analyse ais data. Icm506ge vhfdsc marine transceiver with nmea 2000 connectivity and ais receiver. This driver could be used by third party applications to implement ais processing. Clementine clementine is a multiplatform music player and library organizer inspired by amarok 1. To retrieve your new key, visit the following website to check for your replacement key. The ground station software suite projects aims at providing free, useful software tools for ham radio operators. Dixprs dixprs is an aprs internet gateway and digipeater software for ham radio use. Describe your experience with the callsign software hamstation, scopestation and tell us why you give it the rating you did required. Radio signals come to your antenna in waves, like sea waves rippling in a quiet anchorage. Currently, this projects hosts the grig communication radio control. Something that it is not currenly clear is what is the difference between aprs and ais data. Traditional ham radio users will also enjoy the sunits signal strength meter and the built in frequency manager. The ais unit can have its own separate antenna or an antenna splitter can be used from the antenna the vhf radio transmits from. If you have a marine vhf antenna aerial it will be fine for ais.
The vhf receiver scans marine channels 04, 16, 62, 63, 64, 67, 83. Transmitting with a hackrf one via my local ham radio. New generation rtl2832 sdr receiver buy rtl2832 sdr. This is a new generation rtlsdr software defined radio receiver with rtl2832 adc chip, 0. Decoding digital amateur radio ham communications such as cwpsk rttysstv. If an antenna splitter is used, it must be an active splitter suitable for a vhf radio and ais transponder.
For the present experiment, i have decided that a configuration using an rtlsdr dongle and a beaglebone black running gnuais would be ideal. It may interest ham radio enthusiasts, hardware hackers, tinkerers and anyone interested in rf. Designed for the commercial, government, amateur radio and shortwave listener communities, this software provides a powerful interface for all sdr users. The icq amateur ham radio podcast is a free fortnightly radio talk style podcast for amateur ham radio operators by amateur ham radio operators. Software defined radio attempts to place much or most of the complex signal handling involved in communications receivers and transmitters into the digital dsp style. Testing five homemade antennas and a rubber ducky for ais reception. Due to the very high number of users of my software i do not answer any emails or requests related to the software here on my website. I offer six software packages available here for download. Com v2 and the newer v3 is a popular sdr program with many advanced features. Can i radio station pickup ais radio communications too. Integrated software for logging, rig control, digital modes, satellite.
The rtlsdr is an ultra cheap software defined radio based on dvbt tv tuners with rtl2832u chips. The current release version of ham radio deluxe is v6. These are low power, digital messages periodically sent on two marine channels close to 162mhz. The app is decoding the vhf signales received via the usb dongle. I am trying to receive data packets, so i cant listen with my ears for. Great for many applications including general radio scanning, air traffic control, public safety radio, adsb, ais, acars, trunked radio, p25 digital voice, pocsag, weather balloons, aprs, noaa apt weather satellites, radio astronomy, meteor scatter monitoring, dab, or for use as a low cost panadapter with a traditional ham radio. This is an rtlsdr software defined radio receiver with rtl2832u adc chip, r820t2 tuner, 1ppm tcxo, sma f connector and aluminium case with passive cooling. To reach this goal it is written in python with minimal dependency considering older versions of operating systems and python. We have a specialized team on website development courses. Find locations of ports and ships using the near real time ships map. Grig is a simple ham radio control cat program based on the ham radio control libraries hamlib. Ships these days have a ais or automatic identification system but they system looses its link to shore with in 30 to 60 miles. Ham radio has had a very positive and significant impact on my life. Personal database applications, logic and trxmanager ham radio software and interface hardware.
I came across this decoding software and decided to give it a try. We also share information about the use of our site never private information with our social media, advertising and analytics partners who may combine it with other information that you have provided to them or that they have collected from your use of their services. Basic computer to software engineering courses are offered by aismit. Since 1968, west marine has grown to over 250 local stores, with knowledgeable associates happy to assist. First get an updated package list by entering the following command in to terminal if this has not been done today sudo apt update then install your chosen package with the command sudo apt install package name find out more with the guide to installing software with the apt command. Buy rtlsdr blog v3 r820t2 rtl2832u 1ppm tcxo hf bias tee sma software defined radio with dipole antenna kit.
This has brought forth a multitude of decoding software, some free, others not. I had my first real taste of radio decoding back in the 90s. Automatic identification system ais is used by ships to broadcast position and vessel information. Then you will be able to query information about ships with other software. Other useful information would include your experience with similar products, infomation on a product that you would purchase instead of this one, and so on. The decoded text is displayed on the computers monitor.
Rosenberg ab9mz presented 20170204 updated 20170312. Apparently it is abandonware or a part of a formally commercial software company that is no longer in business. Big giant list of free rtlsdr software android apps for. There are already various free software packages that provide the demodulator and decoder functionality, including grais and gnuais. Pocsag, ais, packet 9600 bauds g3ruh hellschreibermodes. An ais receiver tells you the nearby ships mmsi number so a mariner can contact a particular ship directly. Jt65hf amateur radio software for receptiontransmission of jt65a. This website uses cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. The distance between the top of the waves is called wavelength, and can be calculated by dividing 300 with the frequency in question. Rtlsdr blog r820t2 rtl2832u 1ppm tcxo sma software.
Debian software packages in buster, subsection hamradio. If you have a computer running mysql or access to a mysqlserver elsewhere you can configure gnu ais to save data to this server. A radio scanner, or the cheap rtlsdr software defined radio or a more advanced sdr such an airspy can be used to receive these signals, and with the help of decoding software, ship positions can be plotted on a map. Global ais on space station and the flex 6700r world wide commercial ships have a problem, soon enough they are out of range of communication. Sdr radio dongles a flexible tool for exploring the rf environment around us. All india school of management and information technology. It is designed to be portable and platform independent as much as possible. Ais uses gps, vhf radio and sophisticated digital processing to automatically communicate between. Discover information and vessel positions for vessels around the world.
Ocean navigator webexclusives 2017 cruising with ham radio. Cruising with ham radio ocean navigator web exclusives. The alinco dxsr8t hf radio features ssb, cw, am, and fm on 160 to 10 meters. Ham radio deluxe software radio amateurs best asset. All the filtering and signal detection can take place in. For starters you needed a scanner or hf radio or both, a demodulator from pervisell, leads to connect the radio audio output to a computer soundcard and of course software or just plain old dos and a pc to process everything. Hams use mrp40 to send and read qrq highspeed cw, to help. The rtlsdr can be used as a wide band radio scanner. Practice quizzed for ham radio licence exam category is a curation of 10 web resources on, amateur radio exam prep for iphone, ham examster. Aprs software for ham radio category is a curation of 33 web resources on, adaptive home logic, usaphotomaps, aprs messenger program. Ais stands for automatic identification system and is used by maritime vessels for reporting various status, including position, heading and speed. At the physical layer ais uses 9600 bps gmsk on 161. It is intended to be highly generic presenting the user to the same graphical user interface regardless of which radio is being controlled.
Today, i am fortunate to have the equipment and antennas. Software defined radio american radio relay league. I have put this station together for those who otherwise do not have access to our great hobby. How to use a rtlsdr and gqrx with a raspberry pi 3 duration.
In its purest form, and sdr receiver might consist simply of an analogtodigital convert chip connected to an antenna. The icm506ge is packed full of features including integrated ais receiver and gps receiver builtin, nmea2000 connectivity, last call voice recording function, active noise cancelling technology plus icoms new intuitive menudriven user interface and large dot matrix display making it really easy. Ais stands for automatic identification system, and is a system used to track the locations of marine vessels. My favorite ham radio software hamfesters radio club gregory d. This frequency is surrounded by fm broadcast, weather radio, and tv channels. Mrp40 is a powerful and highlyeffective ham radio software program that decodes received cw audio that has been fed to a computers sound card. For transmitting cw, the program encodes keystrokes from the computers keyboard. Here we take a look at how to transmit with the hackrf one through my local ham radio repeater. Radio antennas free delivery possible on eligible purchases.
Following instructions on the ham radio science website, i was able to download and compile some support software to use the pi with the dongle connected via a powered usb hub in about 30. Im new to the amateur radio world and find it very affascinating. Ham radio deluxe software the radio amateurs best asset. Its like digital radar with precise position information.
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