HackRF 102 : Receiving Signals Explained! Featuring Mayhem 2.0 & Antenna Tuning Guide!

[@sn0ren]

Great video as always 🤟 APRS is like the original Meshtastic that radio amateurs have been playing around with since the late 80s. Worldwide network of long distance small packets used for messaging and positioning. 📡 One of the frequencies you can choose in APRS is the one from the international space station that actually has an APRS digipeater on board 🛰

[@TalkingSasquach]

Always here with the great info! Thanks Buddy!

[@Cyphera59]

One of the main reasons we use APRS is for location during a disaster situation. There is an icon set, emergency shelter, hospital, food location etc. I’ve been a ham operator many years. I encourage everyone to get licensed. Enjoy the videos! 73, k5adb

[@CyberNinja6969]

Do you know if it would be possible to receive Meshtastic Messages on the HackRF1 or would it need the app/programming?

[@sn0ren]

@@CyberNinja6969 There is no app for decoding Meshtastic on the Portpack currently. Meshtastic is using LoRa modules, and while Meshtastic is open source, LoRa is not. So it would require reverse engineering the modulation packets. I think it would be possible given someone put the time into it.

[@TheGeekiestGuy]

I picked up a helical antenna to pick up coms from the ISS, and I'm hoping to pick up the green cube satellite. If you ever go that route, it's helpful to get an LNA to power the antenna if it requires it. You can use a tape measure yagi uda to hit satellites so you don't have to spend an arm, a leg, and a kidney. 🤣🤙🏾

[@wdolgae]

There is just SO much in the HackRF with Portapack. It is really cool that you are doing these videos going over this!

[@TalkingSasquach]

There is! It's quite daunting to be honest so share these videos with anyone who's just starting out, your support helps me make more videos!

[@TexasBuyer2001]

@@TalkingSasquach Your fans respect your bravery and initiative!

[@benr6878]

LOVE this series. Don’t have a portapack yet but after the fun I’ve had with my flipper zero I think I’d love to explore the hack rf someday. This series has been great in helping me see what kind of stuff it can do to inform my decision!

[@defalt7651]

Hell yea!! Just bought my hackrf because of you, coming in two weeks!

[@johnnyskoale4314]

Just got my portapack and this video was the best help I could find to get started. Thank you! Keep them coming!

[@simensandaker3141]

dude i love your explanations so much, please do a deepdive into rf. Im talking 2-5hr long video, you just explain everything so freaking good! PLEASE

[@juanjocastillo]

Well Mr. Sasquatch... Now I have the HackRF with the H2 Portapack

[@tmdrake]

Rawrsome video..... I got into the project when it was a kickstarter...kinda want to get back into this and GNU radio.

[@TheHeff76]

In Ham Radio we use "Fast Scan TV" which is analog TV and can be picked up by the Hack RF, and APRS is also used in Ham Radio some of our handhelds and mobiles. Should be able to pick up a ton of it unless you're in TX.

[@ceefusjenkins2281]

Great video! I just ordered a HackRF.

[@curtisbolenbaugh2702]

NICE! Feels like Christmas to hear a 2.0

[@TalkingSasquach]

Im so glad that they added so many features, including being able to change the screen color and brightness, makes it SO much easier to film!

[@curtisbolenbaugh2702]

@@TalkingSasquach 😂 Certainly, can't wait to *legally* mess about with it. I love your vids man, all the best 👍

[@bro-do4kd]

Loving the Portapack series please do lots of videos on it!!

[@twojstary512]

just came here for hackrf video! thanx brother

[@Mister.BreadBoard]

Thank you so much for the follow up ❤ Looking forward to the next video. I would like to see how to do all radio related features from the flipper on the portapack. I think it would make it easier to understand how it works. Plus any apps that can help with home automation (if any) would amazing 👍

[@bill6255]

If you have a VCR the channel 3 output can be used to provide an analog TV signal

[@kenGPT]

The TPMS can theoretically be used to track someone because the sensors have a unique identifier and you can in theory have a bunch of readers set up and follow the car around

[@thumbtak123]

Nice. I am thinking about getting one because I work in IT security.

[@Gglp]

For analogue TV signal try using an FPV video transmitter they broadcast on analogue frequencies

[@TalkingSasquach]

I'll have to find a FPV buddy!

[@WEEDFROGS]

@@TalkingSasquachYou can pick up some used DJI drone for around $300, I think that'd be a great addition to your video series since it's such a popular drone company. It would be fun to look at someone's live FPV footage in a drone park using the HackRF (with permission of course!)

[@FFWrench]

Radiosonde is pronounced Radio Sond. Used to work on meteorological system in the US Army Artillery. We used a large dish to track them, probably gonna be rare to catch one without knowing exactly where it is and having a high gain dish. Love the video ! Thanks!

[@TalkingSasquach]

Thanks for the info! I literally had no idea how to pronounce it and I've seen videos of people calling it all sorts of things. I appreciate you!

[@TalkingSasquach]

Thanks for the info! I literally had no idea how to pronounce it and I've seen videos of people calling it all sorts of things. I appreciate you!

[@HamMack600]

@@FFWrench I’ve always wondered why they’d have a front screen app for Radiosondes when there’s a slim to zero chance one of these handheld receivers will ever pick one up.

[@Tinsletooth]

What I want to see is physical examples of what sets the HackRF one apart from the flipper. Maybe how to listen to trunked radio using only

[@Castine028]

Great video. Glad I stumble upon your channel. Thanks

[@canadiansike7389]

I could get behind more hackRF content 🔥

[@trailermansion]

Good evening! Been getting stoked about RF.

[@L0rdK0nda]

Let's go! Hackrf round 2

[@TalkingSasquach]

You betcha!

[@suomynona7261]

I’ve learned so much from this channel

[@TalkingSasquach]

I'm glad you were able to take something away from my videos! I appreciate you!

[@pewcfpv8056]

All I can think when I think of usefulness for the hackrf is how useful it would be during an apocalypse. I mean really, what if analog tv ended up being a thing during a time like that.

[@plssixtynine]

awesome work - keep going man!

[@oMnImAnIc]

your channel is a hidden gem

[@moisejeanfelix]

more HackRF videos please!!

[@MajinBoom91]

Love you’re videos nice to see you in the pwn discord

[@qi_kayon]

awesome stuff ✊

[@justinrogers8096]

You know, when you mentioned the TPMS app being not very useful I initially agreed, especially in its stock form. Then became curious if it could be used as a attack vector/entry point on a car. We know they transmit obviously, but do they receive? Are the connected via canbus to the car? Maybe it's something maybe it's not, just a thought.

[@MK-yd6rw]

Really great stuff here... More around emulating like the flipper would be cool

[@MathewHolmwood]

Great video, thank you, I will be learning with you.

[@gooshy8312]

'squatch, what you need for the tv demo (easiest way, probably) is an old video game converter box, like for the early Ataris and maybe Playstation...? Or C64. They're a little box with a slide switch to select channel 2 or 3 to send to the tv.

[@Olibaby]

soooo cool thank you

[@TalkingSasquach]

You're welcome! Thanks for watching, I appreciate you!

[@zarcha]

On the topic of POCSAG, i got the hackrf just to reliably play with my pagers that ive collected. Its a lot of fun, i wish flipper had a transmitting app but its receiving app is neat enough but doesn't record or transmit well on the freqs my pagers use but might with a different radio add on.

[@Crunchypnutbutter]

The wiki is awesome but this video is awesomer

[@TalkingSasquach]

There are so many little things to figure out, even with fantastic documentation, I still had to reach out to friends for help!

[@tsrker7211]

When are you going to cover the transmitting

[@209design]

Thanks 👍 great video. Keep it up 🔥

[@carstenweigand3374]

very great video, i love it, have to try, which antenna u use?

[@admin.ChristianoGaio]

Boa noite! Eu adoraria um tutorial de como instalar a firmware no hackRF que tenho dificuldades em fazer e medo de travar ele. Pode ser em ingles mesmo que uso um aplicativo de interprete para escutar o audio em português do Brasil. muito obrigado se for possivel.

[@omegadroidzero]

Just finding this. New 2.1 firmware with some new features. I also got mine form Ali Express and no issues with customs to the USA

[@stephengale8601]

Any chance you can elaborate what the Bars in the second line (Normally) right below the Top Icons (right side). Sometimes theres 3. Ones blue and short and has red part at the end with a line, second is blue, third is green normaly with red part at the end. Thanks the tip on signal settings was great more like that please.

[@GisleVanem00]

Please cover the Jammer app; and the different jamming types; phase-noise, sweep, tone, FSK. And what's most effective for lets say LTE / 4G signals.

[@TalkingSasquach]

Can't, that's a felony

[@HamMack600]

The HackRF isn’t wide banded enough to jam cellular signals. Plus, it’s not legal. Plus, it’s just a dick move.

[@TheZolon]

Uhh.. APRS is primarily used by ham radio operators at almost all times. I have never seen FEMA directly use it. I run an APRS DIGIPeater.

[@TalkingSasquach]

Thanks for the heads up! I apologize, I'm pretty new to this and I'm trying to make sure I have the best information I can, but sometimes I might stumble a bit. Thanks for helping educate me so in the future I'll have even better info!

[@HamMack600]

@@TalkingSasquachYou should look into getting a ham license. You clearly like this type of experimentation and the ham license will open a few additional abilities, plus it’ll give you some RF education along the way. HMU if you have questions.

[@5daystiltheweekend]

My SD card has the mayhem updates, but the hackrf came pre-packaged with mayhem. Can't install apps, no presets on looking glass even though I'm manually putting the preset.txt onto the SD card under the looking glass folder. Any advice?

[@weakbit633]

I used the HackRF and make a receiving some signals from the satellite QO100 at 26°East and it is not good in that case we must know this is only an 8bit ADC and this receiver is deaf! with my nooelec USB-Stick the signal is much better then the HackRF One. When come out a much better ADC? Thank you for this Video.

[@juanjocastillo]

Damn... You convince me to buy my FZ(best purchase ever!!), and now i want a HackRF... Sasquatch... I blame you!!!!

[@TalkingSasquach]

It;s worth it!!

[@Swede_4_DragonBeliever]

Total newb from Sweden here. That antenna tweak you did after your friend gave you that tip, im in that setting now n But the saturation part is missing. I guess i have some setting somewhere that turns that saturation setting on/off? You know how and where i turn it on? Thanks for the great channel you set up here!

[@TalkingSasquach]

Are you on the latest Mayhem firmware?

[@HEX1337x]

I still haven't understood why when I click world map, it says it's not in the sd card, but by going to sd Manager and then Mayhem-2.0.1-copy to sd card I have world map inside... It already arrived like this from Aliexpress

[@noxiouskarn]

HackRF mode and DragonOS... adds so many more options also Dragon OS has Qflipper pre-installed for linux so thats neet!

[@CyberNinja6969]

What Antenna are you using in the video ? i only have the original Telescopic one from the HackRF1 kickstarter I met Mike Ossman a few times at defcon. And he has some pretty good OG talks on the hackRF1 from way back.

[@HamMack600]

He’s using what looks like an antenna designed for WiFi, which makes it a poor antenna for the HackRF. The best thing you can get is a collapsible whip for a device as broad-banded as the HackRF.

[@Index-o1234]

PCGway have any HackRF speakers?

[@jesse799]

ive been trying for months to get my dev board to work the wifi just keeps saying api mismatch ive updated but now cant do anything with it...

[@tvheadcontent]

My gps map view is a black screen, still shows all information except the map

[@OneAndOnlyZekePolaris]

Can we use a converter for the TV app thingy? Maybe be able to get it to go in America if we can some how do this.

[@Kyler2K]

funny you mention the BLE spam. yesterday someone cut me off in traffic. no road rage, just shut off their tunes

[@eudeamonism]

Can you try out IOT MUG IR Blaster Expansion Board Double Eye Longer Range DaZZler?

[@jerry-d4o8t]

WHY IS MY SCREEN BLACK WHEN I POWER IT, CAN YOU HELP

[@checksum010]

Should do a video using DragonOS to control the HackRF in native mode some time 😊.

[@MrExtahsee]

How did the get the last three apss? Mine does not have those ( nrf, afsk, analog tv)

[@TalkingSasquach]

Update to the latest firmware

[@OneAndOnlyZekePolaris]

BLE seems to be no longer working. Or my device is automatically blocking them... Did Android made an update or something?

[@justins.6569]

Can you totally disable the transmit section? So I don't accidentaly transmit anything and go to jail.

[@albertomatos5843]

how can i get a cover like that one that is 3d printed ?

[@OGmolton1]

i suppose nintendos worked with a fcc compliant analog tv broadcast keeping it on a wire. put some attenutators on there if you want to try that out, i'd watch it. maybe just get the signal from a nintendo if you got one Thanks, great video

[@ottomuller4948]

i want to see something with LoRa / LoRaWAN

[@dotslashsatan]

Please no! lol don’t mess up my private Lora/LoRaWAN networks!! Mess with zigbee or BLe don’t mess with my LoRa! I’ve been using it since before the SX1276 came out. Chirp chirp! I don’t think that board can do chirp as I doubt it has an SX12xx I guess putting a cheap hopeRF on it would be easy but don’t haha

[@KirkRake]

how about how to connect and use the hackrf one with wstj-x

[@3liverse]

What happens if you were to accidentally use the wrong antenna for an app that requires a different frequency? Will it damage the device?

[@HamMack600]

Theoretically yes, it could. With the low power output of the HackRF it’s unlikely, but you should always have a tuned antenna when transmitting.

[@ubergeek318]

There is still amature uhv/vhf analog tv

[@TalkingSasquach]

I'll keep looking!

[@TemporalRecall]

(9:36) "Near FM" or "Narrow FM"?

[@johnr2391]

holy hand flapping man. i was expecting you to take off through the ceiling

[@GreenScreenLois]

Does anybody know where i can find custom apps?

[@alphatwiins5722]

I whant to se how to get more stuf on it ore maby how to convet files from flipper to hackrf

[@GisleVanem00]

ADS-B is "Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Broadcast". Not "Automatic Development Surveillance - Broadcast". Just my $0.02.

[@TalkingSasquach]

Sorry! I'm new to this just like a lot of my audience and I spend a lot of time researching, but sometimes I get things wrong. Thanks for the check-in!

[@frickinbill]

I built a coaxial colinear antenna outta old cable tv cable years ago for a SDR usb dongle. It did increase the range nicely but a 1/4 wave tuned to ads-b frequency will give good results also. They are line-of-sight so less trees & getting it higher will be better.

[@jasontimmur]

“APRS is used by FEMA”? Not really. APRS was developed by and continues to be managed by ham radio operators. If FEMA was using APRS at any time, it would only be because hams were helping them out.

[@TalkingSasquach]

I got some less-than-fantastic information when I was researching this part. You are absolutely correct and thanks for the clarification! I apologize for the error

[@tomastomas595]

Hallo brother . happy Easter🎉🎉🎉 I hawe question... I hawe old iPhone, and I forgot the code.. Cann I do magic with my (hackrfone portapack)? It's really my phone (old one). Is it the chance, or option too make attack, or just pass this Funktion? Thanks and sorry for my English 😅

[@zandanshah]

Thanks

[@iyeetsecurity922]

16:45 My retired, tech-tarded old roommate uses rabbit ears to watch TV, so it must still work.

[@HamMack600]

You can get digital TV over the air just like the old analog ones, but the Mayhem receiver doesn’t demodulate digital TV. Doing so requires licensing a decoder, so you’re not going to find a freeware app that does it.

[@dillon7950]

I'm very confused on using mine

[@Skaydar92]

why is there random sad trombone sounds what is happening

[@GrowLearnShare]

Love your channel, about to order your Link to the Portapack Mayhem, is this site legit?

[@OneAndOnlyZekePolaris]

Hard to tell who runs this, you or editor version you.

[@TalkingSasquach]

We have no idea either, its a back and forth

[@OneAndOnlyZekePolaris]

​@@TalkingSasquach I need to catch up on your videos, I been sick.

[@muddkipp_1]

aarff..😻

[@TalkingSasquach]

Thats what I said!

[@muddkipp_1]

🤣@@TalkingSasquach

[@muddkipp_1]

careful, careful transmitting🥶@@TalkingSasquach

[@MyTube4Utoo]

A great video, but now it's over - over. 😆

[@jimhat8117]

Does that mean we're going to see a Marauder 2.0 for flipper?!?!

[@1mpulse182]

no

[@Fred_Klingon]

Portapack UI is not the best to use, I just received mine today, I think there's a lot of room for improvement. Being an open source project, maybe they let collaborators help on that topic ss well

[@Index-o1234]

•°. 🤪- The v2.0.1 firmware update, the AFSK & FOX HUNT under the recieve function. Great job on the video! 👍🏻 🙄-Amazon: Brand: Generic 5 Packs Antenna Adapter SMA Male to BNC Female RF Coaxial Connector Adaptor for Ham Handheld Two Way Radio Antenna SMA-M/BNC-F

[@frankbaron1608]

i'm suprised this doesn't have touch screen

[@TalkingSasquach]

It does, but i find using the buttons is easier in a lot of cases

[@dwudcuqoyl1465]

do make sure its v2.x at least

[@charlesaydelotte7446]

capture and replay

[@Jim-zn9qy]

Just more on the possibility of illegal uses so we don't accidentally use them 😏

[@TheBaldOne]

The weather app picks up those wireless weather stations that people (including me) have at home in separate rooms. It's interesting to see them pop up, you can see the data they send and the frequency they use.

[@TalkingSasquach]

I keep looking!

[@londiniumarmoury7037]

What's up

[@MarcoAntonio-ph5hw]

ich brauchen IMSI-catcher mit HackRF bitter🙏

[@day3935]

Recon

[@davideos_davidd7253]

hey Sasquatch can I have one of your Flipper Zero's ill take care of it I promise :) (also your videos are awesome)

[@CyberNinja6969]

it may not be a new module but i found it interesting SpyDigital has a video on how to use the Recon Module as a Ghost hunting spirit box. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJ-wXpl8q9CMi80 his video is linked there. I hope the Mayhem Developers can make a extra module for it because it's tedious to try and set up the Recon fields in the dark at the cemetery.

[@microwave-vh2uc]

lol