[HN Gopher] Wide-Band WebSDR
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       Wide-Band WebSDR
        
       Author : smusamashah
       Score  : 93 points
       Date   : 2022-04-20 10:35 UTC (3 days ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (websdr.ewi.utwente.nl)
 (TXT) w3m dump (websdr.ewi.utwente.nl)
        
       | bdavis__ wrote:
       | BBC 4 on Long Wave. wonderful signal on 198 khz.
        
         | PoachedSausage wrote:
         | It is also a good signal to use for frequency calibrations as
         | the carrier is derived from a Caesium reference.
        
       | dupontsr wrote:
       | Awesome!beats that old heathkit SW
        
       | jamesbfb wrote:
       | Great to see this here! I've spent an obscene amount of time on
       | this and scanning my own SDR over the years.
        
       | sciurus wrote:
       | There's a lot of Web-accesible SDR's out there for 0-30 MHz. Here
       | are some based on the KiwiSDR hardware:
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       | List: http://kiwisdr.com/public/
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       | Map: http://rx.linkfanel.net/
        
         | MandieD wrote:
         | This one has SDRs running KiwiSDR, OpenWebRX, as well as
         | WebSDR. I like KiwiSDR's interface the best overall, but
         | OpenWebRX has better digital mode plugins pre-installed on most
         | of the entries.
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         | https://www.receiverbook.de
        
       | jcims wrote:
       | Caution. This is a gateway drug.
        
         | anilakar wrote:
         | Soon you'll find youself listening to number stations and
         | military comms, then geolocating them with help from multiple
         | WebSDRs...
        
           | ale42 wrote:
           | And then you want to get your own receiver and antenna!
        
             | MandieD wrote:
             | And then you'll get your license, because the Technician
             | and even General US licenses are doable with a bit of study
             | and can be taken online, by appointment with one of the
             | clubs that runs exams.
        
       | ctoth wrote:
       | Set it to 4625 USB and listen to the creepy Russian Buzzer
       | UVB-76. There has been speculation that this is part of the dead
       | hand nuclear response system, though this theory has seemingly
       | lost credence more recently. I also didn't notice any mention of
       | it in David E. Hoffman's book, but no matter what it's actually
       | for it is interesting and just a bit unsettling, especially late
       | at night.
        
       | mmaunder wrote:
       | If you're not a ham, try 14.100 mhz to 14.350 and set it to upper
       | sideband. (USB)
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       | Also try 7.050 to 7.300 and set to LSB.
       | 
       | It's very busy right now with contesters trying to make as many
       | contacts as they can in a short time.
        
         | hun3 wrote:
         | what is it about?
        
           | ale42 wrote:
           | Comment was about amateur radio
           | (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amateur_radio) and more
           | particularly about contests
           | (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contesting). The WebSDR
           | receiver posted by the OP allows reception on 0-30 MHz range,
           | which includes a number of amateur radio bands.
        
       | CharlesW wrote:
       | For anyone else who isn't sure what this is, from websdr.org:
       | 
       | "A WebSDR is a Software-Defined Radio receiver connected to the
       | internet, allowing many listeners to listen and tune it
       | simultaneously. SDR technology makes it possible that all
       | listeners tune independently, and thus listen to different
       | signals; this is in contrast to the many classical receivers that
       | are already available via the internet."
       | 
       | More background information:
       | http://www.websdr.org/background.html
       | 
       | FAQ: http://www.websdr.org/faq.html
        
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