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Great Scott Gadgets
@greatscottgadgets.bsky.social
Makers of HackRF One, Cynthion, YARD Stick One, and more. We design open source tools for innovative people.
First look at HackRF Pro's enclosure! 👀
November 4, 2025 at 8:16 PM
First look at HackRF Pro's enclosure! 👀
November 4, 2025 at 8:10 PM
We'd like to share another update on the production progress and timeline for HackRF Pro's launch. HackRF Pro will ship as r1.2.1, our final revision, and our new projected shipping window is December 2025. You can read more on our blog here: greatscottgadgets.com/2025/10-24-h...
October 31, 2025 at 5:11 PM
New Free Stuff Program blog posts went up this week! Read our Free Stuff tag to find out how HackRF One will be used to track and identify box turtles, contribute to UAV security research, and help students in different parts of the world learn about SDR! 🐢 📻
October 3, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Looking for a community to chat about Great Scott Gadgets gear and projects with? Our Discord is just the place! discord.gg/9t7Mw3KTX8
September 17, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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.
July 22, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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...
July 11, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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...
July 1, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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.
July 1, 2025 at 5:11 PM
(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
June 25, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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.
June 24, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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/
June 24, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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?
June 16, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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...
June 10, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Happy holidays, folks! Great Scott Gadgets will be taking a break during the winter holidays from Monday December 23rd to Wednesday January 1st. We will all be spending time with family and friends and will not be available to provide support or answer questions during our break. ❄️
December 13, 2024 at 7:55 PM
Open source companies thrive with support from their communities, and Great Scott Gadgets is no different. If you want to be more involved or find ways to support our work, check out greatscottgadgets.com/support/
December 3, 2024 at 6:09 PM
Our belated Free Stuff recipient for April 2024 is Necati Sari. Read more about Necati's application to the Free Stuff Program on our website: greatscottgadgets.com/2024/11-28-f...

#greatscottgadgets #freestuffprogram #hackrf #hackrfone
November 29, 2024 at 8:10 PM
Our belated Free Stuff recipient for March 2024 is Benjamin. To learn more about the great work he does in his community, read our blog post on Benjamin's Free Stuff application: greatscottgadgets.com/2024/11-26-f...
November 27, 2024 at 7:31 AM
Mike Walters, one of our engineers, has used Cynthion to reverse-engineer the protocol his VNA uses to communicate with electronic calibration modules over USB.

greatscottgadgets.com/2024/11-13-r...

#cynthion
November 25, 2024 at 9:24 PM
We've updated our documentation on Opera Cake, our antenna switching add-on board for HackRF One, to include a block diagram. For more information on Opera Cake and how to use it, check out greatscottgadgets.com/hackrf/opera...
November 15, 2024 at 3:45 AM
February's belated Free Stuff recipient is Adam! Read more about his application here: greatscottgadgets.com/2024/10-15-f...

We loved that Adam's Free Stuff application mentioned expected outcome, breadth of impact, and how he regularly participates in his community.
October 23, 2024 at 6:42 PM
This post is quite belated, but we are getting caught up on our Free Stuff Program! Our first recipient for 2024 is Marc from PySDR.org. To read more about what Marc is doing with the HackRF One we are sending him, please read the blog post on our website: greatscottgadgets.com/2024/08-27-f...
October 21, 2024 at 4:53 PM
If you want Great Scott Gadgets merch, check out haxessories.com. They've added some of our most popular stickers to their store.
August 26, 2024 at 8:22 PM
Cynthion can now be purchased from more resellers! We have eight resellers for Cynthion other than Crowd Supply and Mouser and are continuing to on-board more. Please check them out. greatscottgadgets.com/cynthion/
August 19, 2024 at 6:13 PM
It is time! Cynthion is shipping soon so make sure to update your address(es) on Crowd Supply. We'll post another update once Cynthions leave the Mouser warehouse. crowdsupply.com/great-scott-...
June 3, 2024 at 6:55 PM