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Ham Hacks: Breaking Into Software-defined Radio

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A beginner's guide to software-defined radio: cheap RTL-SDR dongles removed the cost barrier, covering RF fundamentals, assembling an SDR setup on a budget, and reverse engineering radio signals.
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