r/signalidentification

Last night I was at the beach and I found this strange signal

The frequency is 6.385 khz in AM, what could this crackling noise be?

u/Top_Gamer_A — 3 days ago
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OTP-2 Music Tone Satellite (NORAD ID 63235) decoded today

Setup: RTLSDR v4 + the original shorter V dipole antenna that came with the unit

I pre recorded this a while ago and just did a play back.

EDIT: Apologies for the volume :/

u/woodzy_chimera — 6 days ago

What is this? Windy sound.

This seems very similar to Digital Radio Mondiale, but I cant find an example that looks or sounds just like it. I find several occurrences of these in the HF range in Northern Louisiana. Picked it up on a 60 foot Line-on-Ground antenna.

u/SwiftCheetah — 9 days ago

What am I hearing?

I was bored and decided to tune into some numbers stations and while scrolling through the different frequencies i found this weird noise coming from this frequency. Can anyone tell me what im hearing?

u/bonk7891 — 9 days ago

Looking for raw IQ dataset sources (Sub-GHz / IoT) to test and benchmark a WebSDR signal auto-parser I'm building

Hey folks,

I'm currently developing a Web-based SDR / Signal Parsing tool aimed at automatic protocol identification and demodulation (currently targeting Sub-GHz, IoT devices, and common digital modulations).

To properly benchmark and improve the automatic modulation identification (AMC) and decoding accuracy, I need a large, diverse set of raw IQ files (.cf32, .cu8, .sigmf, etc.) — especially those containing tricky, noisy, or edge-case signals from real-world environments.

So far, I've already pulled from:

  • rtl_433_tests repository
  • URH sample datasets
  • DeepSig / RadioML benchmark datasets
  • Standard SigMF spec examples

My questions for the community:

  1. Are there other public/semi-public IQ dataset repos, signal archives, or academic dumps that I might have missed?
  2. Where do you usually store or share raw capture files when reversing unknown Sub-GHz/RF protocols with fellow researchers?
  3. If anyone has interesting/unusual raw IQ captures (e.g., weird car remotes, industrial telemetry, weather stations, or unknown interference) and is willing to share them, I'd be hugely grateful!

The goal is to make signal analysis completely hassle-free in the browser without installing complex DSP environments. Any links, dataset suggestions, or tips would be awesome!

Thanks in advance! 📻⚡

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u/AnxiousFault5339 — 12 days ago