Captain Jack
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Thought I'd start a separate thread on HackTV and any updates to go here, rather than all over the place.
Some threads that started HackTV's various features:
What is it?
As the thread title suggests, it's an analogue TV transmitter made, primarily, for HackRF SDR. Other SDRs, such as Pluto, BladeRF and LimeSDR are supported but your mileage may vary. It also supports fl2k device for baseband output. Works best on Linux based OSs or Mac, though there is a script to compile it for Windows. @steeviebops is your man for this!
Main features:
There are two main versions of HackTV. One is the official release by @fsphil, who's done the vast majority of the work and one that has less bugs . The other one has been somewhat extended by yours truly to mainly cater for conditional access systems and some other features that may not really warrant inclusion in the main release. Check README files in each repo.
There's a GUI front-end for Windows version of HackTV by @steeviebops if you prefer to click buttons instead of typing stuff out
Some threads that started HackTV's various features:
Want to resurrect your D/D2 MAC kit?
A couple of test sources so that you can run up the old D/D2 MAC gear. Schlumberger SI 7765 D / D2 MAC Video GENERATOR Rack mounted - Untested Rohde & Schwarz SGDF D / D2 MAC Video GENERATOR Rack mounted - Untested Only a few hours to go and there is no bidding war. I wonder why? You'll need...
www.satellites.co.uk
Videocrypt revival
What we (or rather @fsphil) are *attempting* to do is recreate a Videocrypt encoder based on the data we have from some of old VHS recordings from around August/September 1998. He has already extracted the relevant VBI data (which contains VC data) and injected it into a test signal, which has...
www.satellites.co.uk
Analogue Nagravision (Syster) encoder
Splitting off from the MAC resurrection thread where there was a short of Videocrypt and Nagravision encryption, I thought it would be a good idea to actually decrypt the transmission! Having tried various software Nagravision descramblers, I found that none at all were even thinking about...
www.satellites.co.uk
Windows gui frontend for hacktv
Last November I decided to give a go at writing a frontend for hacktv. But I hadn't ever written anything serious and any experience I did have was in Visual Basic 6. Nonetheless, I carried on with the initial intent that it would be for my personal use, but since there has been some interest I...
www.satellites.co.uk
What is it?
As the thread title suggests, it's an analogue TV transmitter made, primarily, for HackRF SDR. Other SDRs, such as Pluto, BladeRF and LimeSDR are supported but your mileage may vary. It also supports fl2k device for baseband output. Works best on Linux based OSs or Mac, though there is a script to compile it for Windows. @steeviebops is your man for this!
Main features:
- Pretty much all analogue systems are supported, from Baird 30 line to MAC, to SECAM 819, to Apollo TV.
- A variety for scrambling systems used for PAL, SECAM and D/D2MAC.
- Modulation in FM, VSB/AM and baseband, so will be good for either your old satellite receiver or directly into your TV.
- Stereo NICAM audio.
- Teletext.
- Subtitling
- Can stream from pretty much anything - either a file or a web stream accepted by ffmpeg or a utility such as youtube-dl for direct streaming from YouTube. Who thought you'd could transmit YT in analogue, eh?
- Scrambling:
- Videocrypt I
- Needs any active Sky card between series 6 and 12 or in free-access mode, not requiring a card.
- Dead Sky 07 and 09 cards can be activated with HackTV.
- Videocrypt II
- Needs an active Multichoice card. Or a programmed PIC card.
- Syster/Nagravision
- Supports most 'keys' (cards shaped like keys) used in Europe. Or a programmed PIC card.
- Discret 11
- Uses "audience 7"/free-view mode. Works with real Discret decoders and Syster ones with a valid key as above.
- Eurocrypt M
- Works with official active FilmNet, TV Plus Holland, Viasat (TV1000) or "Multimac" cards.
- Supports single and double cut mode (scrambling of chroma only or chroma and luma).
- Videocrypt I
There are two main versions of HackTV. One is the official release by @fsphil, who's done the vast majority of the work and one that has less bugs . The other one has been somewhat extended by yours truly to mainly cater for conditional access systems and some other features that may not really warrant inclusion in the main release. Check README files in each repo.
There's a GUI front-end for Windows version of HackTV by @steeviebops if you prefer to click buttons instead of typing stuff out
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