1m5-radio

Software Defined Radio (SDR) as a sensor.

Introduction

The radio component uses the full radio electromagnetic spectrum to aid in censorship resistant communications. It was conceived due to the realization that cellular radios as well as WiFi are easy to jam and thus the need for a more flexible range of radio options is necessary. It requires GNU Radio to be installed locally and is in the very early stages of development. This is its on-going whitepaper.

Requirements

• Ability to use the full radio electromagnetic spectrum, from 3Hz to 3THz.
• Support sending/receiving messages globally with no infrastructure.
• Be able to use current infrastructure without a SIM card.
• Be able to use current infrastructure with a SIM card.

SDRs

At this time, the RTL-SDR dongle is being used to get initial software working and it's expected to move towards using HackRF as the main production SDR. Additional SDRs are under review.

RTL-SDR

https://www.rtl-sdr.com/

HackRF

https://greatscottgadgets.com/hackrf/one/

Ettus

70 MHz - 6 GHz: http://www.ettus.com/product-categories/usrp-bus-series/

Fairwaves

https://fairwaves.co/products/equipment/

Nuand

70 MHz (47 MHz TX) - 6 GHz: https://www.nuand.com/bladerf-2-0-micro/

Installation

1. Install GNU Radio: https://wiki.gnuradio.org/index.php/InstallingGR 2, Install BlueCove

Roadmap

• 0.1.0: Bluetooth
• 0.2.0: Bluetooth LE
• 0.3.0: WiFi Direct
• 0.4.0: WiFi
• 0.5.0: Satellite
• 0.6.0: GNU Radio Full Spectrum
• 0.7.0: ECM
• 0.8.0: Full integration with Sensor Service
• 0.9.0: Security Evalution
• 1.0.0: Performance and Scalability Improvements for Core 0.9.0 Inclusion