We’ve become used to software-defined radio as the future of radio experimentation, and many of us will have some form of SDR hardware. From the $10 RTL USB sticks through to all-singing, all-dancing models at eye-watering prices, there is an SDR for everyone.
What about the idea of an SDR without any external hardware? Instead of plugging something into your Raspberry Pi, how about using the Pi itself, unmodified? That’s just what the Nexmon SDR project has achieved, and this has been made possible through clever use of the on-board Broadcom 802.11ac WiFi chip. The result is a TX-capable SDR, albeit one only capable of operating within the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz spectrum used by WiFi.
(Score: 2) by realDonaldTrump on Sunday April 15 2018, @05:57AM (1 child)
The tweets on this site are much easier to understand.
(Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 15 2018, @05:11PM
TBH, it would have been nice if the summary specified what SDR is, I know what SDR is and it took me a minute to figure out that they meant software defined radio as the context isn't really good enough to quickly bring that up.