[PLUG-ANNOUNCE] Announcement: August PLUG Advanced Topics: Software-Defined Radio Hack Session

[Michael Dexter]

Portland Linux/Unix Group Advanced Topics Meeting Announcement

Who: Jared Boone, Kenny McElroy and you
What: Software-Defined Radio Hack Session
Where: Free Geek, 1731 SE 10th Avenue, Portland (Left Entrance)
When: Tuesday, August 19th, 2014 at 7pm
Why: The pursuit of technology freedom
Stream: http://pdxlinux.org/live
IRC: irc.geekshed.net #pdxlinux

Software-Defined Radio Hack Session

Want to get into software-defined radio hacking but don't know where to 
start? Bring your laptop and an RTL-SDR dongle, HackRF, BladeRF, USRP, 
or other SDR hardware to this hack session and get expert help.

Jared Boone and Kenny McElroy will be on hand to help install and 
configure software and explain concepts. Do try to install GNU Radio on 
your computer before you come, since it can be a long, slow process. If 
you get into trouble, we will do their best to get you unstuck. For 
those who come with GNU Radio already functional, we will advise you on 
things to experiment with. If you do not already own a software-defined 
radio, purchasing an RTL-SDR dongle from HackerWarehouse.com or 
NooElec.com is recommended. They are quite inexpensive ($15 to $20) but 
very functional and a great way to get started in software-defined radio.

Bring some radio-based toys to hack on! If you can't make this meeting, 
be sure to watch Calagator, where Jared and Kenny will be starting an 
SDR meetup in the next few weeks.

Jared Boone has an ongoing obsession with software-defined radio. He 
helped with the design and coding of the HackRF SDR and has done some 
privacy-related work, particularly around automotive tire pressure 
monitors. He is a frequent user of GNU Radio, baudline, and radio signal 
processing techniques.

Kenny McElroy is a computer security researcher, focused on improving 
understanding and visualization of how the ones and zeros of computer 
security move around in the real world.


Organizer's Notes: Ham Radio Outlet in Tigard has a number of good 
magazines including the July/August QEX which features an article on GNU 
Radio. You may also want to read:
http://www.csun.edu/~skatz/katzpage/sdr_project/sdr/grc_tutorial1.pdf
I can also help you set up FreeBSD-current with GNU Radio.

Many will head to the Lucky Lab on Hawthorne after the meeting.

Calagator Page: http://calagator.org/events/1250466458

PLUG Page with information about all PLUG events: http://pdxlinux.org/
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See you there!

Michael Dexter
PLUG Volunteer