With as low cost and versatile as RTL-SDR gadgets are, it’s a good suggestion to have a few them available for some wet day hacking. In actual fact, relying on what indicators you’re making an attempt to smell out of the air, you might want a number of interfaces anyway. When you’ve amassed this arsenal of software program outlined radios, you might end up needing a strategy to transport and deploy them. Fortunately, [Jay Doscher] has you coated.
His newest creation, the SDR SOLO, is a modular system for mounting RTL-SDRs. Every dongle is encased in its personal 3D printed body, which not solely protects it, however makes it straightforward to connect to the bottom unit. To maintain the notoriously toasty radios cool, every body has been designed to maximise airflow. You’ll be able to even mount a pair of 80 mm followers to the underside of the stack to actually get the air shifting. The present design relies across the RTL-SDR Weblog V4, however might simply be tailored to your dongle of selection.
Along with the row of SDR dongles, the rig additionally features a powered USB hub. Every radio connects to the hub by way of a brief USB cable, which signifies that you’ll solely want a single USB cable operating again to your pc. There’s additionally varied mounts and adapters for attaching antennas to the system. Stick all of it on the tip of a tripod, and also you’ve bought a cellular radio monitoring system that’ll be the envy of the hackerspace.
As we’ve come to anticipate, [Jay] put quite a lot of thought and energy into the CAD facet of this challenge. Largely made of 3D printed components, his tasks typically function a rugged and professional look that actually stands out.
