KiwiSDR: Wide-band SDR + GPS cape for the BeagleBone Black

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The forum has moved to forum.kiwisdr.com
Please read this post for more information about the move.

• List of receivers: rx.kiwisdr.com
• Receivers on a map: map.kiwisdr.com (links to rx.linkfanel.net)
• SNR scores: snr.kiwisdr.com (links to rx.linkfanel.net/snr.html)

Be sure to initially give your Kiwi a connection to the Internet and let it update to the latest software release. This process can take up to 60 minutes. If you're using the software installed by the factory (v1.2) you may not hear audio due to recent browser changes preventing the autoplay of audio and video. This is especially true with Firefox.



Did your Kiwi not have a Beagle/Linux root password set and now it's asking for one?
Recent security changes have automatically applied a password to any root or debian account passwords that were blank/unset. To find out what the password was changed to please
see this forum post.

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KiwiSDR is manufactured and distributed by:

SeeedStudio (ships worldwide)
• KiwiSDR Kit, includes Kiwi board, BeagleBone Green SBC, SD card,
      GPS antenna, plastic enclosure.
  In stock
• KiwiSDR Board, includes Kiwi board, SD card.
  In stock
• KiwiSDR aluminum enclosure
  Out of stock
  
      Order from one of the regional distributors listed below

KiwiSDR regional distributors:

Africa
• Giga Technology, South Africa

Europe
• WiMo, Germany
  Out of stock
• ChrisTech, Norway
  In stock
• ERcomER, Poland
• ML&S Martin Lynch & Sons Ltd., UK
  In stock
• Bonito, Germany KiwiSDR kit, Complete set with metal enclosure, power
• Funkbox Shop, Germany
• Rys Electronics, The Netherlands

Asia / Oceania
• Electro Design Corporation, Japan (English translation)
• Akizuki Denshi, Japan (English translation)
• Chip One Stop, Japan
• Chip One Stop, Hong Kong
• Pakronics, Australia

Americas
• Mouser, USA   Kit:
  Out of stock
    Board:
  In stock
    Enclosure:
  Out of stock
• Online Components, USA   Master Electronics, USA   Electrosonic, Canada
    Kit:
  In stock
    Board:
  Out of stock
    Enclosure:
  In stock

Check distributors using Octopart

Recommended accessories:

• CATSync - external rig synchronization tool from Oscar, DJ0MY
• Website, blog, YouTube video
• Aluminum enclosure
• KiwiSDR enclosure from Seeed
• Assembly guide (v1.1)
• YouTube tour from JavaradiofranceHD
• Antenna
• USA, Canada delivery — W6LVP magnetic loop
• Europe, NZ/AU, Japan delivery — Wellbrook ALA1530 series loop
• Linear power supply
• Ebay — specify 5V and 110 or 220 VAC when ordering

Reviews:

• RTL-SDR.com: In-depth review, TDoA extension review
• Frank, HB9FXQ, hamspirit.de, "Blick unters Federkleid des KiwiSDR",
  ("Look under the plumage of the KiwiSDR"), German, English translation
• Fernando, Fenu-Radio, German, English
• Bjarne, Arctic DX, The KiwiSDR: Impressions, Additional thoughts
• John, VE6EY, KiwiSDR server from ZL/KF6VO
• Ron, KA7U, blog post
• Bob, VK5FO, blog post
• Jim, WA2ZKD, forum post

Media:

• Latest news and information on the KiwiSDR forum
• Introduction to using the KiwiSDR
• Comparison: KiwiSDR / SDRPlay RSP2 / HackRF One
• Original Kickstarter campaign with video


• Listening/operating tools
• KiwiSDR map/player for Android by frantsch New
• KiwiSDR sound client for Mac by Black Cat Systems
• On Mac, stream directly from Kiwi to virtual audio or
  output device, e.g. speaker/headphones without using browser
• gr-kiwisdr GNURadio support for KiwiSDR by Christoph Mayer
• kiwiclient project by Dmitry and the Kiwi community
• Python tools that connect and process Kiwi audio and waterfall data
• kiwirecorder.py: Kiwi audio to .wav files including IQ files with GPS timestamps
• Used by the KiwiSDR TDoA extension
• Used by WsprDaemon by Rob Robinett, AI6VN
• Used by DigiSkimmer an FT8/FT4/WSPR skimmer New
       by Michael, BD7MQB
• kiwifax.py: An alternative to the Kiwi FAX extension. FAX saved as .png file
• directTDoA project by linkz
• Dynamic SNR map by Marco, IS0KYB
• Column-sort list of Kiwis by Peter, VE3SUN
• KiwiSDR map with day/night overlay (legend)
• KiwiSDRs ranked by SNR score
• AM/FM web streams worldwide: Radio.garden


• WsprDaemon: A robust decoding and reporting system for WSPR New
      by Rob Robinett, AI6VN, and the WSPRDaemon community
• Main page
• Help and Guides
• Download
• Forum
• Noise Graphs


• DRM: Digital Radio Mondiale
• Twitter loggings: #drmlog
• Monitoring DRM from Switzerland
• The world of DRM shortwave digital broadcasting (English translation)
• The KiwiSDR as a short- and medium wave DRM receiver
      by hobbyradio.se


• Articles
• A guide to getting kiwirecorder and kiwiwspr (wsprdaemon) running on Linux
      by Clint, KA7OEI
• WebSDRs: The Urban SWL’s Dream, a DXers’ Tool, & the End of DXpeditions?
      Dr. Gough's TechZone
• TDoA Direction Finding: First Experiences on the KiwiSDR Net, Nils, DK8OK
• IU8CRI: Come Costruire una Stazione KiwiSDR, Italian, English translation
• KiwiSDR: locating numbers stations and field agents (priyom.org)
• KiwiSDR: tuning into new numbers stations (priyom.org)


• Kiwi-related blogs
• Signal Monitoring and Analysis blog by Christoph Mayer
      Creator of the Kiwi crowd-sourced TDoA direction finding system
• G0LUJ blog, lots of great Kiwi setup and operating tips
• Reducing Ethernet Interference
• HF Noise Reduction (including VDSL)


• Other blogs of interest
• diario SWL I5-56578 Antonio (HF utility/milcomm and signals)
• HF -- All you can eat from zero to 30 MHz Nils Schiffhauer, DK8OK
• IK1YDE - Segnali e Modulazioni Digitali
• Arctic DX
• The SWLing Post
• Utility Planet
• Milcom Monitoring Post


• YouTube
• Videos sorted by relevance, upload date
• Christoph, DL1CH, KiwiSDR as a new GNURadio source & TDoA geo-location
• Rob Robinett, AI6VN, Introduction to the KiwiSDR, HamSCI workshop 2019
• Maxwell, W3LLA, unboxing & introduction
• Andrew, KB1UIF, metal enclosure unboxing
External DRM software using Kiwi IQ mode: (note DRM is now built-in to the Kiwi)
• Dream: Ron, KA7U; Ivan; warezzzz65
• SoDiRa: polemtube
• AM stereo C-QUAM using SoDiRa and Kiwi IQ mode: polemtube
• Tony, VK3KKP, SDR radio receivers
• Gary, M0TIG, how to connect and setup
• Ron, KA7U, adjusting the waterfall and AGC
• Tommy, N1SPY, unboxing
• Gilles, OfficialSWLchannel, demo


• Twitter (links updated for latest Twitter user interface changes)
• Tweets made in English
• Tweets made in Japanese (日本語)
• Tweets made in all languages

Projects using KiwiSDR:

• Mike's Full stack GPS receiver using the KiwiSDR GPS front-end