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Hi, Depending on what you currently need when running SDR++... The entire menu can be hidden by clicking the "hamburger" menu button which is the 3 line stacked line button. Also each one of the items in the menu can be shrunk to just the label. The menu with the modulation is listed as Radio. Scroll to find it on the menu then click it and you should see NFM, WFM, AM and more.. Stay Tuned!!

@@tunedsignal That worked!! Thanks!

Thanks for the question... Technically you can listen to a lot with the included antenna... The difference is the signal received might not be received as strong due to the antenna not being ideal for the frequencies tuned. Working backwards from the shortest length to the longest length There are two sets of dipole antennas.. The longer set can be extended between 23 cm - 1 m. This will cover 75 - 326MHz as a quarter wave antenna The bands you can tune are: FM Radio (88-108 MHz) VHF TV (54-88 MHz) 2-meter amateur radio band (144-148 MHz) UHF radio (300 MHz to 1 GHz) Airband (108-137 MHz) The smaller set can be extended between 5 -13cm. This will cover 577 - 1500MHz as a quarter wave antenna You will notice there is a gap between 326 MHz and 577 MHz The bands you can tune are: UHF TV (470-862 MHz) Cellular bands (GSM, LTE, etc.) Satellite communications (L-band, S-band) GPS (1575.42 MHz) Wi-Fi (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz) (with a down converter) Thanks for the question... I had to go through the exercise of calculating frequencies and looking up the bands.. This is a mission worthy question. THANK YOU!! Stay Tuned!

Cool! Ill do that! Stay Tuned! 403.010MHz Its up in the air..

Thanks for "tuning in". It really depends on what my target signal is and which SDRPlay I am using. The RSP Duo is great because you can use a long wire wire without any other components. This makes that SDR my favorite for listening to low frequencies (HF). I use my RTL-SDR.com SDRs more because they are small and work with many applications with no fuss. I have used the Nooelect large magnetic base antenna with my SDR-Play devices because it is fantastic for lowering the noise floor. There is a link in my description for this antenna. My only gripes with it is I have broken 3 of them.... I wish I could buy JUST the antenna and you must be careful with the sma connector as the crimp may come apart. What things would you like to see here? Stay Tuned TS

Great point!! Thanks for the input. I hope you enjoyed the video and I'll detail more in future missions. I continue to learn more everyday and occasionally have subscribers and people like you who kindly help and share additional knowledge. THANK YOU

Thank you. The ham it up definitely changes things... This time of year your will hear all sorts of signals. Stay warm Stay Tuned TS

Thank you for watching!

Welcome. stay Tuned for more. Have you noticed any strange signals? What SDR do you have?

The high dpi setting?

@ yes! I got huge size of interface and was hard to get it back😁😁

Do you have a RTL-SDR V3 or V4? If so.. are you able to see or hear anything in the FM radio radio broadcast range? 88-107 MHz in the US

@@tunedsignal Thanks for your reply. I just got it to work. It was a driver issue. :)

@@usarmyfl1 yes that's what I thought. That's a common issue sadly.... Stay Tuned!

Stay tuned for another mission

Thank you Not yet! However.. when you switch direct sampling you will have to adjust your gain settings AND have completely different antenna. The frequencies you will be tuning will be below 28MHz. If you are using a RTL-SDR Blog V4 you DO NOT need to make that change in your SDR software as it is built in to switch sampling mode for those frequencies. stay tuned.. Have had many things happening and it appears that one project Ive been working on... will have to be...... modified.... till then.. Im still in search for a certain signal.... Thank for your compliment.

@@tunedsignal Many thanks for reply and pointers on that - after a few hours of head scratching I got on the right path with it now - just need to make a few different antenna for the bands I want to work. Cheers!

PC or Mac? Windows or Linux?

This is an RTL- SDR v3 on a Samsung Galaxy s9 Most modern mid grade phones will perform the same or better than the S9. The software running on the phone in the video is SDR touch. You can use SDR++ also. With this combination you're ready to capture and analyze RF anywhere you go . For antenna I highly recommend the replacement antenna for the Hack RF. It's small adjustable and can be screwed directly into the RTL SDR. Stay Tuned

Thank you for the compliment. Do you have the RTL-SDR V3 or V4?

@@tunedsignal V3. Plus the RSP1

@@demons500 the RSP1 is nice. I really want to encourage people to see the difference with a good SDR like the SDR Play devices

You know... YOU ARE SOOO RIGHT. I never thought of that. I do know coiling is a way to lower noise so that makes a lot of sense. Thanks for the tip!! Stay Tuned... I have a new mission coming soon. Stay Tuned!

Thank you for the compliment! Hahaha Ive actually been thinking about buying a CB radio. It would be great to have a decent handheld. I would very suspicious with a /14 wave antenna though... hehe Stay Tuned!

Thanks for the compliment and for tuning in! Stayed tuned, another mission will be available. Look up! :)

Yea there are several sdr applications on the RTL-SDR.com site.... Scroll down the page to the Alternative Software section and use those steps. Let us know how things go... stayed tuned ... something is coming up and its been a long time coming!!

SDR++ DOES have V4 support but... You will need to install the drivers for Windows for it to work. The plus is the V4 drivers also work with the V3 dongles. How? You will need to go to the RTL-SDR.com website and follow THEIR steps. Let me know if this helps.

@@tunedsignal YES! I got everything to work. Thanks for showing how to get it all going. Windows automatically installed a driver, had to uninstall that then everything started working.

Thank you. Stay tuned a new mission is coming! Stay Tuned!

Are you getting an error? What kind of Mac do you have?

How can I do better?

Truly appreciate your compliment! Stay tuned!

Glad it was useful! What are you listening to mostly with SDR++? Stay Tuned!

You are soo right.. My current ..... "project" has illustrated just how good the RSPdx truly is. Especially in comparison to the RTL-SDR. Its more than a step above. Its leaps and bounds better. Ill have to see about testing the Bose headphones. stay tuned More to come

Yes I have.. In fact.. I ran the Raspberry Pi version... It is very cool. I need to try it again on a Pi5 as the Pi4 was a little slow for the OS. What do you use the most in DragonOS?

Thanks for the like. Stay tuned for the next mission!

I find myself staring at antennas a lot now... haha I'm looking forward to the next mission.

I wonder what folder settings you have. How can I help?

10-4 Good Buddy! Stay Tuned for a new mission.. Have you ever noticed the local transmissions around you?

You and me both! Selecting content for future videos. Let us know what you want to see

What issues have your run into? Is your MacBook an intel or M1/M2? I'll be the first to say Macs need a little coaxing to get Software Defined Radio going. Maybe we can help with your SDR mission.

⁠​⁠​⁠@@tunedsignalit just got delivered today I haven’t given a crack at it yet, waiting for this weekend, I’ll update back on this comment. coaxing? Brother!! 😂

@@RUclips_Expert. Your success is my aim! Keep an eye out for the next video! It has taken a long time to "research" 😏

Thank you for the compliment. Stay tuned! Btw... Let us know about your setup and what you would like to see more of here

There is a DPI scaling setting in the menu. You'll have to set it there and restart SDR++. Stay tuned I will post a video about this shortly.

Glad I could help!! Let us know what what you plan to tune into!

Do you have the V3 or V4 dongle?

@@tunedsignal not too sure it says rtl dongle fc0012 any thoughts ?

RTL2832U QEM

Can't even hear any static. How do you switch it on ,?

@@Tmacker71165 sounds like we are dealing with a driver issue. What version of SDR++ do you have? You'll find the version at the top of the SDR screen in the title bar.

The balun has two holes for the wires to go in... There is a spring loaded button that you press which open the holes on the end. The spring button when release pulls the contactor to the wire and holds it pretty snugly. Note a 1:1 balun would perform better. Thank for watching... Stay Tunned

Not at all Morse code is a way to communicate with sound pulses. It originated as a way to communicate via telegraph, which is a "tapping" device you use with your fingers to produce short and long tones. Telegraphs were at the time connected via wires between places. Morse code (named after one of its creators Samuel Morse) is the name of the code system where each letter of the alphabet has a corresponding series of tones. Short tones are called dots (now called dits) and long tones are called dashes (now called dahs). (its also more fun to say dah dah dit dah dah dah note the space between the two series) The letter A is represented by a short tone then a long tone. Its written notation looks like this using the dashes and dots. A ._ B _... C _._. and so on.. There is one note... The code we use today has been updated from the original encoding method. It is now called International Morse code) You can find the complete code online .. check Wikipedia or checkout RUclips videos. Something EVERYONE should know is how to call for help with Morse code. Using the internationally recognized code for help SOS (Which I have heard several acronyms for what it stands for) Commonly, SOS stands for save our souls.. The is simply the code for letters for S and O and would look like this _ _ _ ... _ _ _ It could save your life if someone saw the letters or heard you tapping in nearby or in the distance. Elmers jump in! oh wait.. I just realized I might be an Elmer... Thats an odd thought...

You are correct. I have found that new users just don't see anything so having higher gain allows them to start high and lower from there. The side effect of this is high gain also increases noise. In fact if you are dealing with a weak signal it can be lost in the increased noise floor.

This is a software defined radio (The RTL-SDR V3) with a ham it up up-converter Tuning low frequencies where many people communicate worldwide with Morse code.

@@tunedsignal cool thanky

OK now we're getting somewhere. First... We need to check the settings for audio at the bottom. SDR++ has the ability to listen to multiple channels via sinks. Take a look at my video on tuning into trains for additional details. Let us know what you find out.

@@tunedsignal I was able to pick up some noises with SDR++ and Sharp too, but not really useable stuff. In theory i didnt changed anything, but i will take a look again Thanks

Plug in your SDR and connect an an antenna. Start with FM radio That will be 88MHz -107.7MHz Be sure you are entering in the right number of digits so 103.7 MHz will be 000.103.700.000 You'll know you are in the right range if you see FM Broadcast in the FFT (the top middle part of the window with the peaks of the waveforms. If you don't see the labeled blue band AND you are in the right range.. make sure you have USA band plan selected and enabled in the Band Plan group on the left menu) You will need to set your modulation to WFM make sure squelch is NOT checked in fact the only thing you should have checked in the Source group will be IQ correction and in the Radio group select WFM as indicated above and NOTHING else for this test. From there move up to 117-128MHz Switch to AM in Radio... you should be able to hear Air Traffic control and aircraft communication. You can adjust your min and max ranges on the right so you have a nice royal blue.. lower your min value so the area in between the signals (your noise floor) is low-ish. You want to see.. I typically have the lowest part of the noise touching the lower line above the frequency labels below. The max slider increases the height of the peaks. I adjust it so I see a tiny bit of red.. a VERY tiny bit. Those are my preferences for looking at the waterfall... Others Max an min to their liking... bu you definitely need to get the noise disply under control so you can see signal and tune properly) OK OK Wake up!! Sorry for the long post... (ha) Let us know what you hear!

@@tunedsignal *First of all, i just wanted to say that im from EU, so a couple of things are different, but i have all the EU CB channels and stuff :) So, i tryed ++ again, but i cant hear anything but noise. Only works on phone, but im from PC now. SDRSharp works, i can hear FM, even romanian one now haha😁 A couple of air traffic too, so its working thats for sure. On CB channels i see a couple of powerful red lines, but however i change to AM-FM-USB, i cant hear anything. There are some rare really powerful ones i can hear, usually from the another side of the world, like how CB band travels to us :) But not the others sadly. In theory, someone used FM from around 20-25KM away, but i heard nothing, usually thats a distance where i still supposed to hear that with a long GPE27 antenna like mine. Thanks very much for helping:)

@@drakeblackk Ironically I was going to mention the odd vs even number for the FM range.. What version of SDR++ and what OS do you have? It is in the top menu bar of the SDR++ window.

I have since learned this... It's a bit embarrassing now... But What I have learned since is a 9:1 is good for a long wire with HF. The reason why it worked on was due to signal strength.... That said.. This is why I take a lot of time to make videos... Researching my assertions... Oh... Yes I can spell resonant and know the context of resonance ... Eek.. Sorry for the typo everyone...

I've seen that

I've heard of that. I focused on vocal coms for safety reasons. Be safe out there. Stay Tuned

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