From slashdot:"Don't have $1500 to drop on a USRP? A Linux kernel developer has discovered that a Realtek digital TV tuner chip has an undocumented mode that turns it into a software-defined radio, with a frequency range of 64-1700MHz. The going rate for one of these USB devices can be as low as US$11. If you're unfamiliar with software-defined radio and have 20 minutes to spare, Balint Seeber has a great video introduction."http://sdr.osmocom.org/trac/wiki/rtl-sdrThe USRP platform has been used as:
- An APCO25 compatible Transmitter/Receiver and Decoder[8]
- RFID reader
- testing equipment
- a cellular GSM base station[9]
- a GPS receiver[10]
- an FM radio receiver[11]
- an FM radio transmitter[12]
- a digital television (ATSC) decoder[13]
- passive radar
- synthetic aperture radar
- an amateur radio[14]
- a teaching aid[15]
- Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB/DAB+/DMB) transmitter [16][17]
- Mobile WiMAX receiver with USRP N2x0 [1
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