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What other things can I monitor with Dire Wolf. RTL-FM and Linux?

 

I have an RTL-SDR receiver I use for monitoring ACARS, and APRS. I am interested in monitoring just for fun other signals on the uhf/vhf bands. I have an OMNI X scanner antenna up pretty high so I get decent reception. I live close to a large metropolitan area. There is an industrial area where there are ships and barges. APRS is kind of boring, but ACARS is interesting. I have used in the past my dongle with DSD plus and SDR Trunk for monitoring the state communication system. DSD Plus is too unwieldy to use. But I like SDR Trunk. Anyway what other entities are possible to configure to listen to? i use MX Linux.
 

According to the documentation, direwolf can also receive:
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AIS - International system for tracking ships
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EAS SAME - Emergency Alerts from the National Weather Service.
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73,
John WB2OSZ
 

If you enjoy ACARS, then AIS would probably be of interest to you.? It's the maritime version of ACARS.
We also monitor Sondes (weather balloons) in the 400 MHz area.??
?? In our area, the are airborne 2x per day, so you can jump to a different frequency during off hours.
?? We have recovered a few and reprogrammed them for the amateur band.
?? Now I monitor 432.5 MHz (unofficial 440 APRS) to see if any others have converted.??
????? Maybe some of the HAB that go around the earth will start using this frequency - if more people get onboard.
? ? ? I am hopeful that maybe some of the HAB (like the QRP-Labs U4B) will start using that frequency.
????? Or just fly reprogrammed Sondes more.
Other things of interest that are fairly easy would be WxtoImg (NOAA satellite images around 137 MHz).
?? It is kind of cool to go to your computer and see maps of the earth with weather info on them without doing much.

Just a few thoughts.

Robert Giuliano
KB8RCO

PS: A free recovered Sonde can be reprogrammed with a <$10 STM-Link device.

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