239 - Airspy SDRs

When I bought my first Airspy, I realized that I was really starting to get serious into the SDR side of the hobby.     Before my Airspy’s, I was buying the cheap SDR’s that did not have a TCXO and would seriously drift.  It was a joy to start using the Airspy receivers.   Since then, cheap RTL style SDR’s with TCXO’s have come out on the market that reduce the drifting issue.   If you are looking for a reliable Software Defined Radio that works right out of the box, then you want an Airpsy SDR.     What You Need to Know Airspy devices do not require special firmware applications, like Zadig to install. Most SDR software supports Airspy products. If you used SDR#, then you already have experience with their products There are a plenty of community plugins for SDR#, including audio processors and recorders, CTCSS and DCS squelch options, DSD plus interfaces, frequency managers, screen readers, DVR or time shifts, etc. SpyServer is another piece of software that is offered by the SDR Airspy community. Airspy receivers support firmware upgrades I purchased my first Airspy years ago and have added more Airspy products to my SDR collection. I’m using my AirSpy mini with SDR trunk on my MacBook. There are Airspy receivers for HF and VHF. Others to VHF and UHF. A Spyverter will allow you to monitor HF from your VHF/UHF SDR   ==================================== 🎙 Join our new Scanner Radio Community ==================================== Join our FREE Discord server and connect with other Scanner Radio Users! By using Discord, a free, multi-platform community portal, you can now be part of the Scanner Radio Discussion! Chat real time, share photos, ask questions, and give feedback to other's in chat. 🔗 https://www.scannerschool.com/discord   ==================================== 🎓 Check out our online courses ==================================== Our free Software Defined Radio course will have you up and running with a SDR in a weekend. Upgrade to our Advanced Course, and learn how to setup SDR Software like a pro. 🔗 https://www.courses.scannerschool.com   ==================================== ⚠️ I want to answer your questions ==================================== I am always looking to answer your scanner radio question. If you have a question you'd like answered, please leave me a voicemail with your question: 📞 516-308-2885 🔗 https://www.scannerschool.com/ask   ==================================== 🏆 Thank you Patreon Supporters ==================================== Thank you to all monthly Patreon Supporters. Supporting the podcast can be done for as little as $1 per month. Supporters at the $3 and $5 level will receive the podcast without the middle commercial break. Supporters at the $5 level not only receive the podcast early, but they also get access to discount codes, monthly zoom meetings, and Squelchy sticker packs. 🔗 Join our Patreon program at https://www.scannerschool.com/patreon   ==================================== 🎥 Subscribe to our growing YouTube Channel ==================================== We are live once a month on YouTube to answer your questions. 2022 will be the year of Video for Scanner School Be ready for the upcoming videos by subscribing now to our YouTube channel 🔗 https://www.scannerschool.com/youtube   ==================================== ➡️ Follow Scanner School on Social Media ==================================== ▶︎ Twitter - https://www.scannerschool.com/twitter ▶︎ Facebook Page - https://www.scannerschool.com/facebook  ▶︎ Facebook Community - https://www.scannerschool.com/faceboo... ▶︎ Instagram - https://www.scannerschool.com/instagram ▶︎ TikTok - https://www.scannerschool.com/tiktok  ==================================== All session notes with links to the items we talked about can be found on our website at  https://www.scannerschool.com/session239 #podcast