Getting Started With The HackRF, Hak5 1707

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Shannon starts up the HackRF to show some of it’s capabilities. Follow along and learn about this new software defined radio peripheral capable of transmission or reception of radio signals!
HackRF - Getting Started and 2 Radio Frequencies at Once
Pentoo, a Linux distribution with full support for HackRF and GNU Radio. Download the latest Pentoo .iso image from one of the mirrors listed at pentoo.ch/download/.
Then burn the .iso to a DVD or use UNetbootin to install the .iso on a USB flash drive.
Boot your computer using the DVD or USB flash drive to run Pentoo.
Once Pentoo is running, type startx at the command line to launch the desktop environment. Accept the "default config" in the first dialog box and then launch a Terminal Emulator window using the icon at the bottom of the screen.
At the time of writing, the current Pentoo .iso (2014.0-RC3) has a minor bug that you need to work around by typing "eselect lapack set 1" at the command line in the terminal window before trying to use GNU Radio. You only need to do this once after starting up Pentoo, but you'll have to do it every time you boot an unmodified .iso.
To verify that your HackRF is detected, type "hackrf_info" at the command line. It should produce a few lines of output including "Found HackRF board." The 3V3, 1V8, RF, and USB LEDs should all be illuminated and are various colors.
Now you can use programs such as gnuradio-companion or gqrx to start experimenting with your HackRF.
Open GNu-radio companion via terminal and open the first HackRF map file.
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[@SaintSkyler]

You guys are so awesome for bringing this Ham radio-sdr material to our generation. It gets lonely being the youngest ham on the band, and sdr is going to popularize it again and you guys are out front for us. Thx and 73! -KF5UNI

[@wavemakersdj]

Oh my gosh, 7 years ago. GUI's look old, ya'll look young, but the hardware keeps on trucking with the hackrf!

[@cjvan713]

In ham radio practices. It is common to have an offset where you're listening on one and transmitting on another. Being able to listen to both you're able to hear both sides of the conversation.

[@darinhastings776]

good job I'm finally starting to get this thing! nice with the i3. Looking gorgeous

[@v3r0x]

Yeah! More HackRF Vids please! Maybe Darren can teach us GSM or other cool hacking examples. I would like to know how to setup a LTE node

[@hackmasterHQ]

Me too.

[@kapzvara5732]

Great piece of kit will check it out for sure :)

[@email16v]

Thank you. I need to buy one of these soon. Thanks

[@ahmedgaafar5369]

thank you so much for these valuable information....very educational and useful video...thanx again.

[@jimawhitaker]

You made this so fun to watch :-)

[@Michaelebills]

You should get your Amateur Radio Licenses, but... if there was an Apocalypse or an EMP and your radio still works after... I do not think the FCC would care if people communicated on Ham Bands... As our Government would be to busy trying to hold this country together and or rebuilding it's infrastructure!

[@MichaelSersen]

It's probably when they would crack down harder tbh

[@Michaelebills]

@MichaelSersen you are right... country is in a total collapse, unable to maintain society, food, policing, electric and water infrastructure, nuclear power pants going into melt down... the FCC would be on the game with 100s of thousands of RF triangulation vehicles using up valuable government fuel, vehicles, manpower to track down the millions of citizens using RF communication equipment! You definitely do not understand what the government main priorities are during this type of event!

[@EvertvanIngen]

15:26 Her processor... NOOOO! OOOaUaUOOaUOOaUaUOOOaUaUOOaUOOOOaUOOaUaUOa!!!!! It's screaming in pain :D

[@livelongandprosper70]

what is the ACTUAL Spec of this ???? does it start at 1 Mhz or 10 Mhz ??? i have seen both figures stated in sales spec pages.. its KINDA important to know if it covers 7mhz ( 40 M band )

[@MultiMegaMaxx]

Awesome guys!

[@purplemutantas]

Squelch on. If you wanted to listen to two truckers talking to each other; they would be on the same frequency. Monitoring multiple frequencies could be useful if you wanted to monitor multiple ham radio repeaters at the same time. One of these days I will have to pick up a HackRF. Since I am a ham I can legally operate on many of the frequencies the HackRF covers.

[@revolver3598]

+Hak5 What's the name of the device you mentioned before starting with the HackRF?

[@raymondsidhu6910]

Really nice segment...

[@iwilliex]

Great video, so want one.

[@ayanmondal7360]

Thanks for reaching out

[@bennguyen1313]

I'd prefer to install linux.. Is there a non-live distro that has HackRF/GRC/LimeSDR support?

[@AlonsoGonzalez]

Good nerdding!

[@longjohn526]

A great use for a 2 channel receiver is for grabbing both AIS channels when you are monitoring ship traffic.

[@longjohn526]

Another idea .... One channel grabbing AIS the other channel scanning the Marine Band for traffic. A single antenna cut for the Marine Band should suffice

[@iandouglas3940]

Hello Shannon, how do you transmit with the HackRFone? At 5:20 you tell us to download Pentoo but it is too big to fit onto a CD. How am I supposed to boot up with Pentoo? I have a HackRFone and I am using SDR #. My PC has Windows on it and no other OS. My PC is not listening to the HackRFone black box, but only to the USB cable (the USB cable acts like an antenna).

[@brian-pf5dk]

Why dont you just use a live usb or partition your harddrive. You can also boot from your "android phone" . And there also is a hackrf app in the google play store.

[@brian-pf5dk]

live usb boot ?

[@Marek_M79]

Nobody is reading what is wrote in the description above! and later you asking that something is not working or you can't install the linux.What a f... shame!

[@dandraeg3679]

blast from the past!

[@weissmacht]

Can this be used to Grab Key Fog signals and transmit them ?? Like a Code Graber??

[@dperv27]

I agree!! Get your license!! So easy to get your General.. Search for local Amateur Radio Clubs (ARC) in your area. They can get you started and show you were to go for a test session.

[@MikeStanding0]

Good episode

[@Razor2048]

Wish it didn't cost so much. I wish someone could make something as cheap as the RTLSDR, but make it function in the 2.4GHz (and possibly 5GHz) range (more for troubleshooting wifi networks).

[@danieldumaraos]

Shannon is very lovely to stare at. Good stuff too! Thanks

[@johncarr123]

Do you have a one that can handle the 2.4 and 5.8 ghz

[@paulfrancis8836]

Mine worked for a year, but I reinstalled windows 10, and now it's not even recognized. Only 2 led's on, first Green, and the far Red. Nothing seems to work and no help anywhere.

[@w8fg]

Love to see promotion of ham radio

[@Z3kyTw0]

Shannon looks awesome..

[@purplemutantas]

Yes you should get your ham license! Both of you. There are multiple amateur radio clubs in the bay area. Any one of them can help you. The Livermore Amateur Radio Klub does ham cram classes. In those classes you study for a few hours and then take the test. I am sure both of you would pass with no problems. There is going to be another ham cram sometime soon. I can let know when I find out more info. In case I forget you should go to the LARK website and contact a club officer to get the details from them.

[@jibrankhan499]

Bro what is ham licence? never heard of it,in my country.

[@Serversurferz]

Jibran Khan ham radio license, lets you transmit basically.

[@0rangedrink]

What was Darren's thought?? Stay tuned to find out!

[@davidbrett8961]

Does pentoo work with raspi

[@TalsBadKidney]

yip

[@HamRadioCrashCourse]

Tech is super easy to get, get a book, read through it, then cram a night or two before EASY!

[@chengzheng2704]

hoshnasi so easy！

[@spetsnazrussia2446]

The opposite

[@cristovalortega1968]

Could i use this to pick up rf signals from a hidden device planted in my car??

[@d-sx560]

No. We shielded it in a way you can’t plus we’re running on freq. that are out of band for the device.

[@ttechcell1999]

Whats config of your computer ?

[@jtr82369]

I got my Ham license to practice now so I can use it during the apocalypse, during which you won't need the license.

[@shelmiyerlai4249]

awesome

[@Jonathan-ge8mr]

Why would the radio stations sound poorer with a higher sample rate? I thought this would improve the sound quality?

[@Taygetea]

At the higher sample rate, there's a massive torrent of data coming in from the HackRF, and the weaker CPU of her laptop can't keep up. If the CPU was better, it would have sounded better. Or at least it would have reproduced the signal better.

[@C4MANlAC]

Turn on squelch snubs. That will suppress the white noise and then squelch drops as a signal comes through.

[@thunderbolt997]

would you really need a ham license in a apacolapsipops?

[@Satchmoeddie]

+THUNDERBOLT No, licenses would mean nothing and SDR would be useless, after an EMP. Unless you have an old tube set, your SDR will be a fancy paper weight, & you won't be able to transmit or receive anything. I am using multiple 4-125As, and am working on an 8877 1500 watt linear that could conceivably do 3000-5000 watts, but at $600-$1400 per tube, I want to run them in a way that they will last a very long time. I will have to option to retap, and pump out 5KW, but why? With PSK31 I can chat with people 2000-10,000 miles away with 5 to 20 watts. The Apache SDR ham radios are awesome, but $4500, and you only have 200 watts out, so add another $12,000 for an Alpha linear, and another $25,000 for antennas, and another $3000 for an antenna tuner. That is the "instant gratification" method.

[@minskwatcher]

+Seth B not true. If you have those devices shut down during EMP, they should not be damaged in any way. So keep a backup hardware set turned off completely in case of such things happening. It isn't like they'll be hitting you continiously one EMP after another.

[@hellzone100]

Locked away, shielded

[@warp9988]

Dudes who kept their laptops and a honda invertor generator inside a faraday cage buried deep underground and it would be fine. They would pull it all out after the Big Day and find nobody else has a station up anymore, not even the old Hams with their tube sets. So they'd be talkin to nobody.

[@orrinw]

An EMP fries all solid-state (non-tube) electronics, even if they are turned off. But like Warp says, just about nobody would be on the air anyway. ... A Faraday cage deep underground might save electronic equipment, but who has access to deep underground?

[@jcims]

Three steps to ham license: - download study/practice test apps on your smartphone of choice - study while pooping for 3-4 weeks - take exam I got my general using the above process. It's quite easy.

[@davidriley7659]

Pay money. In Australia the license is $74 for 1 year, USA = $25 for 10 years. Cost is yet another issue with making amateur radio accessible here.

[@jcims]

***** Whoa! That's crazy! Is there an ARRL equivalent in Australia?

[@davidriley7659]

WIA i suppose. :/ ACMA is our equivelent of the FCC. They're complete scumbags so i refuse to get licensed, hence have never got into HAM

[@ShannonMorse]

Nice! Glad I spend a ton of time sitting on the toilet.

[@daviddickey9832]

Lol this is exactly what I did.

[@sjoervanderploeg4340]

If you don't want to hear static when there is no carrier, you enable squelch! Also that FM example is not that big ;)

[@benhawke7231]

If the apocalypse comes you don't need a ham radio license. If you read the FCC guidelines you can receive and transmit during emergency situations without a license on any frequency necessary.

[@CrimsonLegacy]

Well ok... and assuming they retain any authority at all in an "apocalypse" scenario, I would hope the federal government would have better things to do with their time and resources than ensure that the dude on his ham radio is properly licensed to use a certain band of the radio spectrum haha

[@bassmanjr100]

You get your license so you can use equipment legally and make sure it is working and you know what you are doing. Also so you have people to contact that you know.

[@benhawke7231]

@@bassmanjr100 It's more fun to be a pirate 😜. Besides, not everyone is a sad ham and as long as you're respectful you can make plenty of friends on air being a pirate.

[@Lync512]

What about Qt GUI?

[@greentroll9326]

during emergencies your allowed to transmit on ham frequencies

[@JohnFT3414]

UNetbootin did not work for me, but I was able to get the Pentoo installed using UUI (Universal USB Installer)! Anybody else who had issues, give UUI a try!

[@letsgetto1millwithoutvids]

Please do a 2019 update and now they cost like 90$

[@eddies8985]

lol where have u seen it for 90$?

[@miomatteo]

@@eddies8985 ebay clones, i am also going to get one

[@Marek_M79]

@@miomatteo If you want to buy one,get it together with PortaPack H2 and install the firmware called Mayhem, it's better firmware than Havoc.

[@DrifterDavid]

If apocolypse comes who is gonna enforce having an amateur radio license though 🤔

[@happinin]

It sucks living in a different country, I really want to join you guys

[@sumfatt640]

hey..so I wanna please know if I learn this device, what features or skills do I get that help me in finding a job in this field ?

[@HeartsandMachineGuns]

Depends on the field, depends on what you're doing with it. The Hack RF One is a versatile device and it depends entirely on what you do with it, but on its own skills involving it won't really help you get a job, it's moreso just a tool that will help you slightly when you have a job unless you're working in wireless communications.

[@sumfatt640]

cool...thank you... I want to learn RF egineering , analyzing GSM,UMTS .. could it help me in this case do you know some model ?

[@HeartsandMachineGuns]

sumer fattoum Sure.

[@sumfatt640]

what a suitable model number for that

[@bosearoma2158]

Where to buy

[@samuelseidel6148]

Can you create a small gsm network with this specific SDR?

[@Lync512]

+Samuel Seidel For that you need a Full Duplex radio as the BTS is both in RX and TX. YateBTS and OpenBTS are worth looking into if you are wanting to do that.

[@samuelseidel6148]

+Techmo906 I've not been able to find equipment under $200 so....

[@Lync512]

Samuel Seidel Oh yeah, SDR is quite expensive. There are hacks you can do with a hackrf to run the programs however, it would end up making more sense to use the higher end radios. Best bet if you do want to make a *BTS VoIP is save like crazy for a full duplex SDR (like BladeRF). Its not needed to have some of the other features like 2x2MIMO (unless you are playing with LTE (In that case $200 is not a realistic budget for hardware)). It also would help to have a few high gain antennas like the Vert900 antenna. But before hardware Know all of the things you need to to keep it legal. Especially with Tx power and where physically you and the phone are transmitting on the Rf spectrum.

[@PlayerDuce]

I thought at some point I saw that the hakshop accepted bitcoins, but I don't see that option now :/

[@thedmutz]

Squelch on

[@acestudioscouk-Ace-G0ACE]

Not a new video... but a useful one!

[@justinianpescador280]

I want to purchase this product I want to receive and re transmit is there a perfect iOS system to use on the platform of porta pack rf one how many signals or frequencies have you been able to listen too.

[@turn-n-burn1421]

You increase squelch on a CB to limit static.

[@yfs9035]

It's a rare Shannon

[@WAST3D]

15:58 "Girls just wanna have fun!" ☺

[@dja3223]

This is a very cool product. Unfortunately, she doesn't know much about the RF spectrum.

[@KowboyUSA]

Are you asking about *P* phosphorus?

[@stevec5000]

Why not just run the RF Analyzer Android app?

[@godfreypoon5148]

If you have to ask, you won't understand the answer.

[@anticwar]

If the apocalypse comes you won't need a ham license.

[@edpetrovski6640]

Good. Then please homebrew an effective antenna for me on 7.2 MHz without any internet connection to show you how.

[@TheRedQueensChamber]

You prolly hit a repeater station frequency maybe a little strange luck that you did but FM band so so much more congested than most people ever know..........

[@cybermaniac1]

Just bought one!!

[@P9E8wcbpN6Q]

10 10 MHz - 6 GHz

[@dmdmorg]

If the Apocolipz comes i doubt a licence will be the last thing on your mind..These people are just about to break into my house and abuse me, but shudder shudder, i don't have a licence, i suppose screaming is always an alternative way of calling for help..

[@jonc4271]

Hi one and all. I am just looking for a bit of HELP ! I am thinking of buying a HackRF One. But I just need some helpful information. I have seen a thing by the name of the Portapack H2 But is that the same thing as a HackRF One, or is it something that you ADD to the HackRFOne. As I am new to SSR radio, and would like to have something that I can use when I am out and about. As I do NOT drive, I would NOT have any power supply and also it is not that easy to carry about a laptop or even a small tablet. So it is NOT technical information that I am looking for, more like practical information. Bye from John.

[@xPlasmaProductions]

So what exactly does the HackRF do?

[@MarianoIvaldi]

You can now listen to FM radio !

[@Stjaernljus]

another installment of SDR5

[@Spidouz]

Her name is Shannon _Morse_, you can't make that up! She definitely has to get her ham license!! _ _ _ _ _ . _ . . . . .

[@ichbineddie]

I dont retain a ton of info, i have to watch something like 10 times to retain it lol, i suck sometimes.

[@myildirim]

Did i just watched the smartest woman on earth ? I literally did not understand anything from those techy stuff but this gadget seems cool :D

[@RRASGUYS]

Dude that chick is a badass trust me

[@darkpowerxo]

lets do all the stuff that we would usually do with a wifi pinapple but on 4g lte, and tower hacking!!

[@MacroPheliac]

Not worth getting arrested over..I hope you're joking.

[@olekollo7875]

why pentoo, not kali or parrot?

[@GreatScottGadgets]

Any Linux distribution works. HackRF also works on Windows and Mac. We typically suggest Ubuntu these days.

[@m0bob]

I am not convinced by that antenna.

[@theoryofthemobius9083]

Me neither. ...but I am convinced of what was on her mind about 20 seconds in.

[@ironwolf3699]

How did I get here?

[@deanc2006]

two stations police car and the dispatch. they used to use different freq to defeat scanners

[@wtfpwnman]

I think if the apocalypse comes a ham license is going to be the least of your worries.

[@lochsglensbens4407]

don't think you'll need to worry about licensing when the apocalypse arrives

[@skylinesolutionsmisguided_6721]

Shannon is absolutely gorgeous I'm in love

[@JohnDoe-oj8dz]

I have my ham license! :D

[@rainwolf1987]

She is super cute! Love freckles on her shoulders =)

ffs if an emp comes radio may not work anyway and who cares about breaking ofcom or fcc sais if theres a bad event im sure they wont turn up to arrest you for using a ham band lmao also dont point antennas at your eyes if you was transmitting you could blind yourself with radiation! dont even touch the metal you could burn your hand too! it may not have much power but when you do use high power on rf you will already be used to how to handle rf safely! these are things they will teach you when you bother to get your ham! and trust me you need it :)

[@Le-Samourai]

nominated best youtube comment of the year

[@purplemutantas]

During a genuine emergency (imminent threat to life or property) the FCC allows you to use any means at your disposal. One of the reasons to get a ham license is so you can get experience playing radio. A disaster is not when you want to get on air for the first time. Also, using your equipment on a regular basis is a good way to make sure it works. You don't want to dig out your radio in an emergency only to find that the batteries are dead or that it's broken and wont transmit.

[@k6usy]

Get your ham license!

[@darinhastings776]

I love that Asian Chik and the dudes name the coy boy hat not so much. But I’m excited about this apocalypse cuz I’m totally chatting it up with the Asian babe ! When it happens I’ll be getting my ham liscence and if your reading this. Beautiful Asian Chik I will have an amp on 6.9 ghz I. The revolutionary leader your welcome to be on my army I’m training fifty ninjas once again the Chik looks like good elite ninja squad material but the cowboy hat guy eh not so much I’m of to listen to seal kissed by a rose while thinking of the hot Asian Chik heheh

[@NoNo-uy2bq]

…

[@The_Entity]

had to skip the video after a few minute due to hat guy constantly interrupting radio lady.

[@HarveyShankar]

Hat guy is a creep imo

[@AeternWarrior25]

I want one but it's super expensive..

[@Charkel]

Thats one expensive radio without speakers.

[@DavidDiaz-zp4hu]

No its actually not your just completely clueless and we don't mind that at all. If everyone had off the charts intelligence quotients then what fun would that be

[@Charkel]

David Diaz But what a great world it would be if everyone could get a simple joke. But obviously there are still retards out there so I will keep dreaming..

[@rob-karenkennedy-parker3166]

Now now children try to behave yourselves

[@TotalGAMIX]

What do you use this for? Cause even a phone has a radio. Sorry im dump😂

[@helena9666]

Very fine .! A lady is interested in tecnical stuff ! VERY Good!

[@Marek_M79]

This device can become dangerous in the wrong hands

[@iLoveAppl3947]

it can open cars and listen to mobile telephone

[@BenCooke419]

FCC? Oh, you mean AT&T.

[@jatmirhusen7751]

how to install kali linix

[@philyjack190]

She wants a HAM license just encase the apocalypse comes ???? Who's gonna enforce FCC regulations in an apocalypse LOL ???

[@CrimsonLegacy]

Hahaha exactly what I was thinking

[@wiaiaw1721]

Can give me your FM grc 能给我你的grc文件 吗？？？

[@ChiliFPV]

Nice! I like woman who know a lot about tech stuff... And I love that Sticker Bomb Notebook! But I prefer Kali Linux / Nethunter

[@moonfestmadness]

hahahahah hak5 ham section soon eh ..... go get your ticket and have more fun 73 M6PNP uk :)