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   Software defined radio is something which is pretty new to me, having just   
   discovered it the other day while trying to figure ways to get airport arrival   
   and departure times, for free, from a reliable source without having to result   
   to scraping.   
      
   It seems that people use these cheap SDRs with rpis or their computers to pick   
   up location information from passing aircraft and feed it to various flight   
   tracking sites to help increase their accuracy. In return, many of these sites   
   will have you additional benefits above the basics and a few, FlightAware, for   
   example will give feeders a $89pm business account for free.   
      
   After installing mine today, I've been getting signals from aircraft 40,000ft   
   in the sky and about a 45 mile radius, which is pretty good considering the   
   small antenna provided is sitting on my desk. They recommend being outside   
   with a clear view.   
      
   I know this isn't exactly HAM related, but since an SDR can pick up signals on   
   the bands we use, it fits!   
      
   I was wondering if anyone else has used SDR for any fun projects that they'd   
   like to share. I'm always interested in new ideas.   
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