Great Scott Gadgets

Late September!

YouTube video by Great Scott Gadgets First Look at HackRF Pro

Another new video just went up on our YouTube channel! In this video, Michael Ossmann shows off some of the improvements we've made to HackRF Pro and demonstrates how HackRF One compares to HackRF Pro when receiving broadcast FM using GQRX. You can check it out here: youtu.be/C0W-pYcgHeA

YouTube video by Great Scott Gadgets First Look at HackRF Pro

Another new video just went up on our YouTube channel! In this video, Michael Ossmann shows off some of the improvements we've made to HackRF Pro and demonstrates how HackRF One compares to HackRF Pro when receiving broadcast FM using GQRX. You can check it out here: youtu.be/C0W-pYcgHeA

YouTube video by Great Scott Gadgets USB Audio From Scratch with Cynthion Part 1

In part one, he explains the process of setting everything up, and in part two, viewers can follow along as he demonstrates how to implement USB audio.

PART ONE: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VM0m...
PART TWO: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRb9...

Today we uploaded two new videos to our YouTube channel! Antoine created a two-part video series that delves deeply into USB Audio Class (UAC), featuring Cynthion, Amaranth HDL, and LUNA.

YouTube video by Great Scott Gadgets USB Audio From Scratch with Cynthion Part 1

In part one, he explains the process of setting everything up, and in part two, viewers can follow along as he demonstrates how to implement USB audio.

PART ONE: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VM0m...
PART TWO: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRb9...

Today we uploaded two new videos to our YouTube channel! Antoine created a two-part video series that delves deeply into USB Audio Class (UAC), featuring Cynthion, Amaranth HDL, and LUNA.

We've been working through our backlog of Free Stuff Program applications and are catching up! Read about some of our newest recipients here: greatscottgadgets.com/tags/freestu...

We've been working through our backlog of Free Stuff Program applications and are catching up! Read about some of our newest recipients here: greatscottgadgets.com/tags/freestu...

This week @straithe.com collected questions from our community and answers from our team to put together this excellent guest post for our blog! You can read it in full here: www.greatscottgadgets.com/2025/06-27-h...

This week @straithe.com collected questions from our community and answers from our team to put together this excellent guest post for our blog! You can read it in full here: www.greatscottgadgets.com/2025/06-27-h...

One of our resellers published an AI-modified version of the HackRF Pro PCB without our knowledge - here is the actual image! Folks have been right to question it, but the image is more or less the same, just a bit clearer now.

This week we introduced HackRF Pro, the newest addition to the Great Scott Gadgets family of Software Defined Radio (SDR) platforms! You can read all about it in our new blog post:
greatscottgadgets.com/2025/06-26-m...

This week we introduced HackRF Pro, the newest addition to the Great Scott Gadgets family of Software Defined Radio (SDR) platforms! You can read all about it in our new blog post:
greatscottgadgets.com/2025/06-26-m...

Incredible Guest Speakers Share Their Insights and Projects at the 2025 Open Hardware Summit The 2025 Open Hardware Summit brought together a mix of talented people, each had a unique perspective on what open hardware can become.

It's been so very wonderful and heartwarming to see such incredible coverage of the Summit this year all over! Thank you to @hacksterio.bsky.social for summarizing the amazing line up of Day 1 talks! www.hackster.io/news/incredi...

(1/3) Compared to HackRF One, HackRF Pro introduces a host of new and updated features, including...

-Wider operating frequency range
-Improved RF performance with flatter frequency response
-Modern USB Type-C connector
-Built-in TCXO crystal oscillator for superior timing stability

(3/3)
-Trigger input and output accessible through clock connectors
-Cutout in the PCB provides space for future add-ons
-Improved power management

You can read more about HackRF Pro and preorder from select resellers now: greatscottgadgets.com/hackrf/pro/

(2/3)
-Logic upgrade from a CPLD to a power-efficient FPGA
-Elimination of the DC spike
-Extended precision mode with 16-bit samples for low sample rates (typical ENOB: 9-11)
-More RAM and flash memory for custom firmware
-Installed shielding around the radio section

(1/3) Compared to HackRF One, HackRF Pro introduces a host of new and updated features, including...

-Wider operating frequency range
-Improved RF performance with flatter frequency response
-Modern USB Type-C connector
-Built-in TCXO crystal oscillator for superior timing stability

In case you missed it, we dropped some pretty exciting news yesterday... 👀

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We will release the HackRF Pro open source design on or before the date we begin shipping!

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I am so excited for you all to try out the new HackRF Pro! I've been hearing all about the work that has gone into this product from my old team for a while now and I'm so impressed. I'm sure you'll find a few new features (compared to HackRF One) that you'll love.

Designed to enable test and development of modern and next generation radio technologies, HackRF Pro is an open source hardware platform that can be used as a USB peripheral or programmed for stand-alone operation.

Meet HackRF Pro! HackRF Pro is a Software Defined Radio peripheral capable of transmission or reception of radio signals from 100 kHz to 6 GHz.

You can read more about HackRF Pro and preorder it now from select resellers here: greatscottgadgets.com/hackrf/pro/

Last month at OHS 2025, Martin gave a talk about building effective factory test systems with open hardware! You can check it out here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXa4...

We love hearing from our community and seeing what everyone can accomplish with accessible open source hardware. What are some of the reasons you 💚 HackRF?

We love hearing from our community and seeing what everyone can accomplish with accessible open source hardware. What are some of the reasons you 💚 HackRF?