INTERCEPT Files

What's New

AIS Vessel Tracking

• Real-time vessel tracking via AIS-catcher with full-screen maritime dashboard
• Vessel details: name, MMSI, callsign, destination, ETA, ship type
• Navigation data: speed, course, heading, rate of turn
• Multi-SDR support (RTL-SDR, HackRF, LimeSDR, Airspy, SDRPlay)

VHF DSC Channel 70 Monitoring

• Maritime distress monitoring on 156.525 MHz
• Decodes DSC messages: Distress, Urgency, Safety, and Routine
• MMSI country identification via Maritime Identification Digits (MID)
• Position extraction and map markers for distress alerts
• Prominent visual overlays for DISTRESS and URGENCY messages
• Permanent database storage for critical alerts with acknowledgement workflow

ADS-B History Persistence

• Optional Postgres-backed message and snapshot storage
• History reporting dashboard at /adsb/history
• Session tracking with start/stop controls
• Aircraft timeline analytics
• Enable with: docker compose --profile history up -d

Spy Stations Database

• Number stations and diplomatic HF networks database
• Station profiles with frequencies, schedules, and operators
• Filter by type, country, and mode
• Famous stations: UVB-76 "The Buzzer", Cuban HM01, Israeli E17z
• Direct tune integration with Listening Post

Changes

• UI labels renamed for clarity (Scanner → Listening Post, RTLAMR → Meters)
• Pager filter now uses real-time filtering
• Updated in-app help documentation

Dependencies

• Added scipy and numpy for DSC signal processing
• Added psycopg2-binary for Postgres history (optional)

Docker

• Default docker compose up runs without Postgres
• Use docker compose --profile history up to enable ADS-B history

Full Changelog

https://github.com/smittix/intercept/compare/v2.9.5...v2.10.0