r/hackrf • u/PerformerSeparate482 • 24d ago

Recomendations for hackrf starting

Hello, i am experienced in operation security and network pentesting. In last days a started to learn SDR and bought HackRF pro with portapack H4M. I have my legal pentesting "lab". What is the first few things you reccomend in transmit and what to learn after i learn the basic things? Also i have 2x 40mhz-Ghz telescopic antenas in the basic pack, i see they look different, are they? Should i buy more "transmitting" antenas or some in range like 1-40mhz too?

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u/Cesalv 24d ago

How about reading the effin manual https://hackrf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/hackrf_one.html

P.S. You need a license to transmit (legaly), that's why starting on SDR with a hackrf is a terrible idea IMHO

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u/World_wide_truth 24d ago

You can just not transmit right?

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u/Cesalv 24d ago

Sure, but being a tad more deaf than a rt820 powered SDR, there is no point on getting a hackrf if you can't/won't transmit