KiwiSDR: Wide-band SDR + GPS cape for the BeagleBone Black
KiwiSDR forum has moved
The forum has moved to
forum.kiwisdr.com
Please read
this post
for more information about the move.
Access KiwiSDR receivers here
New Kiwi owners
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.
Beagle root password
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.
KiwiSDR is manufactured and distributed by:
KiwiSDR regional distributors:
Africa
Europe
Asia / Oceania
Americas
Check distributors using Octopart
Recommended accessories:
- CATSync - external rig synchronization tool from Oscar, DJ0MY
- Aluminum enclosure
- Antenna
- 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
- DRM: Digital Radio Mondiale
- Articles
- Kiwi-related blogs
- Other blogs of interest
- 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)
-
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)
Projects using KiwiSDR: