CubicSDR v0.2.5 Released

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CubicSDR is a cross-platform Software-Defined Radio application which allows you to navigate the radio spectrum and demodulate any signals you might discover.  It currently includes several common analog demodulation schemes such as AM and FM and will support digital modes in the future.  Many digital decoding applications are available now that can use the analog outputs to process digital signals by “piping” the data from CubicSDR to another program using software like Soundflower, Jack Audio or VBCable.

CubicSDR supports the readily-available RTL-SDR which is an inexpensive SDR device that can be purchased online for about $10 and up.  Search for “RTL2832U” and “820T” or “820T2” on sites such as eBay or Amazon to see what’s available.   Additionally, CubicSDR now includes support for SDRPlay, HackRF, BladeRF, AirSpy, NetSDR+, Red Pitaya, Audio Devices (some platform specific at the moment) or any other device with an available SoapySDR support module.

CubicSDR v0.2.5 - https://github.com/cjcliffe/CubicSDR/releases

Swedish Historical Amateur Radio Magazines available for Download

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Sweden's Amateur / Ham Radio Societies the SSA and ESR both make older issues of their magazines available for free download

The Sveriges Sändareamatörer (Swedish Transmitting Amateurs) produce 11 issues a year of their magazine QTC and the archive from 2006-2016 can be downloaded from - http://www.ssa.se/ssa/medlemstidningen-qtc/

The Experimenterande Svenska Radioamatörer (Experimental Swedish Radioamateurs) produce a quarterly magazine Resonans that can be downloaded from - http://resonans.esr.se/

NASA launches channel for Roku

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NASA have launched a channel for Roku digital media streaming devices, providing free access NASA content. This channel, a version of the NASA app, is similar to previous versions of the app developed for iOS, Android, Amazon Fire TV and Apple TV devices.

Users have downloaded the NASA app more than 18 million times across all platforms.

“We want NASA to be available across a range of devices and news and entertainment sources. This broadens the places where users can stream NASA’s on-demand content and watch live launches and activities in space — right on their televisions.”
— Bob Jacobs, Acting Associate Administrator for Communications

The NASA app for Roku offers several features, including:

  • Live-streaming of NASA Television
  • Real-time views of Earth from the International Space Station
  • Popular NASA vodcasts, such as This Week @NASA, NASA Edge, Space to Ground, JPL, NASA-X, NASA ScienceCast, Hubblecast, The Beautiful Universe: Chandra

NASA app - https://www.nasa.gov/nasaapp