Hardware¶
One page per catalogued device: what it is, how it identifies itself on USB, what permissions it needs, and what software makes it useful. Status and verified are separate columns on purpose (D-027): a correct setup recipe and a device someone here has actually run are different claims, and conflating them is how catalogs lie.
| Device | Status | Verified | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| airspy | supported | — | Airspy R2, Mini and HF+ — receive-only SDRs with better dynamic range than an RTL dongle |
| bladerf | supported | — | Nuand bladeRF — full-duplex transmit-capable SDR with an on-board FPGA |
| btech-uv-50pro | untested | — | BTECH UV-50PRO — dual-band mobile with no CAT, keyed through an external interface |
| c5-wardriver | supported | ✅ | C5 Wardriver v1.1 — justcallmekoko's ESP32 survey board, runs Marauder-family firmware |
| catsniffer-v3 | supported | ✅ | Electronic Cats CatSniffer v3 — multiprotocol sub-GHz, BLE and 802.15.4 |
| clip-boy | supported | ✅ | Open-source DEF CON badge — ESP32-S3 with an LVGL touch UI |
| dell-dw5821e | untested | — | Dell DW5821e — Snapdragon X20 LTE modem on USB, the field laptop's current WWAN card |
| dell-dw5930e | untested | — | Dell DW5930e — 5G modem on PCIe/MHI, a documented gap for parking with the radio switch as the way to quiet it |
| flipper-zero | supported | — | Flipper Zero — multi-protocol handheld for sub-GHz, NFC, RFID, infrared and iButton |
| fobos-sdr | untested | — | RigExpert Fobos SDR -- a USB wideband receive-only SDR |
| free-wili-2 | supported | ✅ | Free-WiLi 2 — multi-function hardware-hacking tool presenting six USB devices |
| funcube-dongle | supported | — | FUNcube Dongle Pro and Pro+ — AMSAT-UK's receive-only satellite SDR |
| hackrf-one | supported | — | Half-duplex 1 MHz - 6 GHz software defined radio, transmit capable |
| hackrf-pro | supported | ✅ | HackRF Pro — Great Scott Gadgets' successor to the HackRF One |
| hydrasdr-rfone | supported | — | HydraSDR RFOne -- a USB receive-only SDR, successor to the Airspy host design |
| intel-ax210-bluetooth | untested | — | Intel AX210 Bluetooth — the Bluetooth half of the field laptop's Wi-Fi 6E card, on USB |
| krakensdr | untested | — | KrakenSDR — five coherent RTL-SDR receivers for direction finding |
| librevna | untested | — | LibreVNA — open-hardware two-port vector network analyser, 100 kHz to 6 GHz, over USB |
| limesdr | supported | — | LimeSDR USB and Mini — full-duplex transmit-capable SDR |
| meshtastic | supported | — | Meshtastic LoRa nodes — T-Deck, T-Echo, RAK and WisMesh boards |
| minino | supported | ✅ | Electronic Cats Minino — 802.15.4 and Zigbee analysis board |
| orbic-rc400l | untested | — | Orbic RC400L (also Kajeet RC400L) — the mobile hotspot Rayhunter's IMSI-catcher detector runs on |
| plutosdr | untested | — | ADALM-Pluto — inexpensive full-duplex learning and development SDR |
| portapack-h4m | planned | — | PortaPack H4M — add-on board giving a HackRF a screen, controls and standalone operation |
| proxmark3 | supported | ✅ | Proxmark3 v3 and v5 — RFID and NFC research tool (RDV4 not covered) |
| rnode | untested | — | RNode, Reticulum's LoRa transceiver firmware, on the LilyGO, Heltec and RAK boards it supports |
| rtl-sdr | supported | — | RTL2832U DVB-T dongle repurposed as a wideband receive-only SDR |
| sdrplay-rsp | untested | — | SDRplay RSP series — receive-only SDR needing a closed-source vendor API |
| sunplus-integrated-webcam-fhd | untested | — | Sunplus Integrated_Webcam_FHD — the field laptop's built-in FHD webcam, a UVC camera on USB |
| ubertooth-one | supported | — | 2.4 GHz wireless development platform for Bluetooth monitoring |
| uconsole | planned | — | ClockworkPi uConsole — portable handheld Linux terminal used as a field radio host |
| usrp | supported | — | Ettus USRP — the research-grade SDR family, B200/B210 and older USB models |
| wi-spy | supported | — | MetaGeek Wi-Spy family — USB spectrum analyzers for 2.4 GHz, dual-band and 900 MHz |
| yaesu-ft-991a | untested | — | Yaesu FT-991A — HF/VHF/UHF all-mode transceiver with a built-in USB CAT and audio interface |
Device classes¶
Families with shared Linux needs; a device in a class inherits its rules and tooling.
- badgelife — Conference badges and SAOs — serial console, flashing, and the USB bridges they use
- bluetooth-controller — USB Bluetooth controllers — parked for power and radio silence, or switched off through BlueZ
- camera — USB cameras, including a laptop's built-in webcam — parked when nobody is using them
- dmr-radio — DMR handhelds being programmed over USB — codeplug read and write
- gps-receiver — USB GNSS receivers — position for APRS and grid squares, and time for FT8
- nfc-reader — PN53x-based NFC readers — the contactless equivalent of the badgelife class
- programmer — In-circuit programmers and debug probes — JTAG, SWD, SPI flash, AVR and FPGA
- rig — Transceivers with CAT or PTT control — one shared rigctld for every program
- wwan-modem — Cellular modems (4G/5G WWAN cards) — parked from the CLI, a menu entry or the tray when the station is not using the network
Own hardware that is not here, or is marked untested? Closing a gap takes one lsusb.