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It occurred to me that you might enjoy listening to amateur radio over the web while you are thinking about your next move:

websdr.org




websdr is a gateway drug. It's still an amazing resource but I just want to also give props to kiwisdr just because of one amazing feature: TDOA localization.

go here - http://rx.linkfanel.net/

pick a radio and tune to a station

click the 'extensions' dropdown at the bottom right and select 'TDoA'

give the extension a bit to load at the bottom left

pick a set of radios from the map (blue boxes) that are close enough to likely hear the station you're tuned to until you get 4-5 radios filled in the form on the bottom left.

click 'Submit'

if you get any red 'X' indicators click the scissors and try again. you should see a little circle clock while it collects samples, then the extension will attempt to plot likely locations for the transmitter.

really cool i think

(just tried it on a shortwave station transmitting out of Okeechobee, FL and got this result https://i.imgur.com/k2brLAk.png)


I know nothing. I went to several sites and the display looks functional, but all I am hearing is white noise. Is there a tutorial somewhere? It has sounded cool for years, but I need to bootstrap somehow.

I am so old school that 95% of my listening is college radio stations (WREK, KFJC, WKCR...) and noncommercial stations KSDS, WFMU, WWOZ, ...). I would love to branch out.




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