{"id":7012,"date":"2013-08-10T09:53:58","date_gmt":"2013-08-10T13:53:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=7012"},"modified":"2013-08-10T09:53:58","modified_gmt":"2013-08-10T13:53:58","slug":"hackrf-open-source-sdr-on-kickstarter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2013\/08\/hackrf-open-source-sdr-on-kickstarter\/","title":{"rendered":"HackRF: open source SDR on Kickstarter"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"HackRF<\/a>

HackRF prototype (Source: ossmann.blogspot.com)<\/p><\/div>\n

Michael Ossmann is making a business<\/a>\u00a0out of developing and producing open-source hardware.<\/p>\n

His latest creation is called HackRF,<\/strong> and in less than a day, it has been fully backed on Kickstarter<\/a> raising over $290,000 US with 25 days left to go in the campaign (at time of posting). Backers can contribute to this campaign with some confidence as Ossmann has successfully delivered products<\/a> from Kickstarter in the past.<\/p>\n

What makes HackRF unique is the fact that the stand alone unit can operate between 30 MHz and 6 GHz; a frequency range substantially wider than any SDR currently on the market. Indeed, when combined with the Ham It Up converter<\/a>, the HackRF will also cover HF bands and lower.<\/p>\n

Additionally, HackRF is a fully open-source transceiver; applications are limited only to a developer’s imagination. You could potentially use HackRF for ham radio, radio astronomy, scanning, shortwave radio listening, remote control applications, wide band monitoring, and commercial\/industrial applications. If you use two HackRFs in tandem, they’ll even work in full-duplex applications.<\/p>\n

Though the project is fully-backed, you can still support HackRF<\/a> in the Kickstarter phase and save a bit on the eventual retail cost of the unit. Production units are expected to ship early 2014. Check out the HackRF Kickstarter video below:<\/p>\n