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Wideband-SDR

A web SDR with an Ollama agent that tunes the radio for you.

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Wideband-SDR
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By kasp0r (GitHub repository owner)

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Build sheet

Parts
RTL-SDR USB dongle (rtl_tcp), any Docker host
AI model or service
Ollama local LLM with tool calling (tune/scan/characterize/optimize)
Difficulty
Intermediate

Overview

Dockerised web SDR for an RTL-SDR dongle (spectrum, waterfall, AM/FM/SSB audio) with an Ollama tool-calling agent you can ask in plain English to tune, scan, characterize and optimize signals ('find the strongest FM stations', 'what am I hearing?').

How it works

A Dockerised web app shows the RTL-SDR spectrum and audio; an Ollama tool-calling agent tunes, scans and characterizes signals on request.

Hardware

  • RTL-SDR USB dongle (rtl_tcp)
  • any Docker host

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