> On Wednesday, June 27, 2012 5:07:20 PM UTC-5, Scott wrote:

>> I don't know how many out there have been paying attention to the
>> software defined radio information showing up in Hackaday and on other
>> sites. There is a cheap tv-tuner dongle at deal extreme<http://dx.com/p/mini-dvb-t-digital-tv-usb-2-0-dongle-with-fm-dab-remo...>that is compatible with GnuRadio. Only $20 and you are up and running with
>> your very own SDR receiver. There is also a nice tutorial<http://dx.com/p/mini-dvb-t-digital-tv-usb-2-0-dongle-with-fm-dab-remo...>out there to get you started. This is a considerable cheaper cost of entry
>> than the funcube dongle <http://www.funcubedongle.com/> and certainly
>> the USRP <http://www.ettus.com/>.

> I started feeling more comfortable with gnuradio-companion (and gnuradio
> in general) after working through the examples on this page<http://www.csun.edu/%7Eskatz/katzpage/sdr_project/sdrproject.html>
> .

> There are at least two sets of video tutorials (i haven't worked through
> them yet). This one is the first I subscribed to<http://www.youtube.com/user/2011HPS>.
> This one targets the cheap receivers<http://www.youtube.com/user/balint256>
> .

> It might be fun to sort of focus on this stuff at a future hack night, or
> a dedicated night. I would not say I am an expert by any means, but
> sometimes it is easier to fumble through stuff in a group rather than
> alone. Looks like the next hack night I will be at will be in August
> (unless I can sneak out for a little while on Thu, but we are packing for
> another overseas trip the following day to Edinburgh and London). But maybe
> the next time I am around we can assess if there is interest beyond Ryan,
> Scott and Zach for a more dedicated hack night.

> On Sun, Jul 1, 2012 at 5:56 PM, Ryan <ryanra...@gmail.com> wrote:

>> I purchased one of these recently via an ebay seller that reddit
>> reccomended. Zach managed to get it working in GNU radio but i never
>> figured it out. The tutorials featured on hackaday were posted after i gave
>> up, so i may try again soon. I could use some help understanding the GNU
>> radio side of things.

>> On Wednesday, June 27, 2012 5:07:20 PM UTC-5, Scott wrote:

>>> I don't know how many out there have been paying attention to the
>>> software defined radio information showing up in Hackaday and on other
>>> sites. There is a cheap tv-tuner dongle at deal extreme<http://dx.com/p/mini-dvb-t-digital-tv-usb-2-0-dongle-with-fm-dab-remo...>that is compatible with GnuRadio. Only $20 and you are up and running with
>>> your very own SDR receiver. There is also a nice tutorial<http://dx.com/p/mini-dvb-t-digital-tv-usb-2-0-dongle-with-fm-dab-remo...>out there to get you started. This is a considerable cheaper cost of entry
>>> than the funcube dongle <http://www.funcubedongle.com/> and certainly
>>> the USRP <http://www.ettus.com/>.