Boondock Echo Remotely Monitors Radio Audio and Alerts You with Keyword Matches
Boondock Echo Remotely Monitors Radio Audio and Alerts You with Keyword Matches
Open AI transcribes messages for this open source hardware radio accessory.
Not an ad for the device, just saw the article and thought of a cool use or two for it.
It's a neat idea, but could be implemented entirely in software with a RTLSDR. Not my cup of tea, but I'm all for absolutely ANYTHING that gets more activity on V/UHF.
A longer term project goal for me would be a SBC and a couple RTLSDRs with a good antenna that simultaneously does APRS igating, streaming audio of all the local repeaters and a few simplex channels, and notifications like this project, and like the "adventure radio" project that uses CTCSS tones to trigger alerts. I think it would be a nice service to provide for locals. The only "trick" is that RTLSDRs can only simultaneously decode within a 2.5mhz window, so it would probably require a little scanning to cover everything, or too many sticks. Doing a project cheaply, but effectively, encourages copy-cats.
This article shows a way of doing what I believe you are talking about, at least in terms of expanding RTL-SDR bandwidth. I have a couple myself that are collecting dust. Another line-item to add to the ever-expanding list of radio projects I want to try out.