RemoteID Cloaking Device How-To! Spoofer generates fake RemoteID signatures! 

It's not a spoofer, it's a RID receiver tester 😀

So if everyone hooked these up to their cars so it was always powered, it would overwhelm the system, making a drone as hard to locate as needle in a stack of needles.

Are remote ID serial numbers intended to be publicly available info? If so, the system has major security risk - if anyone can take that ID and use in a spoofing program to simulate your aircraft. No remote ID based evidence will ever hold up in court. Presume this could be the downfall of the whole system?

The fact the esp can transmit the rid protocol gives me hope. Much cheaper than off the shelf modules to start, and I could see a variation of this project which shows the required rid information but with some obfuscated or filtered information - a happy medium between compliance and noncompliance perhaps?

Gotta love Open Source! Good job Arduino dudes. Can’t wait to see how this evolves and it will! Set it out somewhere in the general area, but not near where you are standing.

JB, love your content. I am watching the evolution of RID. There is definitely going to be/is a market for Karen Countermeasures. That's all I will say, to go on, it would cut into hours of flying time.... Keep up the great content!

I'm gonna find the nearest hornet's nest and set it as a ground station. 😁

What a great use for all the esp’s I have left over from making slime trackers! Thanks

From what I've been seeing the RID modules only have a range of about 200 to 500 ft from the aircraft. I can see the ones with the 200 ft range becoming the best sellers.😎👍

Love your videos! Very informative. Just subscribed !

This is a good first attempt. It can and should get a lot better than this. It would probably be worth them switching to ESP32 since they are more powerful. You can get ones with external antennas and there shouldn’t be any issues adding a GPS module to it. A potentially good board to use would be the XIAO with the ESP32C3. It has an external antenna and is tiny. If size isn’t important then any ESP32 board with external antenna would be a good option. ESP32 boards also have Bluetooth so you could create a phone app to alter settings like GPS coordinates, number of drones, etc if you wanted.

Should definitely offset the GPS location if you're going to use a GPS module. Maybe even put it on a randomized loop countdown to change the offset every so often so your broadcast location jumps around.

You can easily run this off a solar panel & small battery and then put them in lots of places... Not like they cost a lot.

ADSB isn't on a frequency set aside for private use like Bluetooth and Wifi are. I am pretty sure the reason you can't spoof ADSB legally is that you can't broadcast legally on those frequencies unless it is for ADSB, which has been blessed by the FCC as well as the FAA. The FAA does not own the frequencies at play here and likely has over stepped their authority by co-opting them for air traffic control.

A nice 3 pack was just purchased... Thanks JB

Man !!! I don’t understand half of what you explained but it sounds so cool !! All I understand there’s a way to get everybody’s nose off of my drone hobby, GREAT CONTENT my man !!! Keep it up cause I’m going to get to know your ideas and put them into practice . Thank you!!!

the silent finger flicking at the end was great, haha.

Finally a product related to RID I can get behind.

Sweet secret unlisted video here! Definitely doing this! Xoxoxo

love this. I'm curious if maybe getting an ESP32 with onboard Bluetooth you could then show the board your location via your phones Bluetooth and it could create the Shadow drones based off of that? would it need an app to support? Just spit balling, thanks for the video.

Stupid question, but couldn't we just make the esp8266 node mcu work AS a RID if we wanted??? Not saying I want to comply, or will, but might be nice to make one for $10 ;)

What happens when one of these modules gets turned on inside an airport? Are they gonna call Bruce Willis out of retirement?

There was an update to the code. It lets the ESP open own access point for wlan the first 30 seconds or so, where you can add own gps coordinates.

in theory, you have also given information on how to build your own RID module for legit purposes for those who wish to comply, but cant afford a certified device. Yes, it wont fit the letter of the law, but could get your local PD to simply walk away.

Install that on the aircraft, should increase the range if up in the air. The NodeMCU doesn't use much power and it's pretty small, power it from the flight battery, add an antenna.

This is only an educational video!! Lol awesome. Thanks JB

also, this code might be possible to run on elrs module, so I think it's theoretically possible to use updates to spoof/comply remote ID using ratio or even reciever.

Yeap. That what I was talking about. And those modifications aren't that hard either. Anyway, thanks, Joshua! 😊 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

Loving this video. Thanks Joshua! 😂

You can buy ESP8266 boards with connections for external antenna ( Wemos D1 Mini Pro) I've only tested these over short distances though.

Any chance you can do this video again. Almost every aspect has changed from your instructions and I am afraid its much more difficult now.

Really cool idea 😊 thank you.

Thank you for your explanation. What is the name of the smartphone app (to test the device) ?

I have used the ESP8266 and ESP32 boards for some IOT projects like temperature and humidity sensors. They are dev boards similar to Arduino boards. I'm pretty sure you can get a GPS module that would communicate with these boards. It's also possible to modify the code so that you could configure the GPS coordinates on a webpage, instead of having to recompile the program to change the coordinates. I would think it would be illegal to spoof ADS-B data, but it's just an unencrypted data packet, so it wouldn't be hard to do.

ESPs are so amazing... There r some fun home assistant stuff, WLED for controlling led strips, and SO MUCH MORE

I'm going to have to put one of these onboard each of my drones. 😉 I have plenty of ESP8266 modules that have been just laying around waiting for a fun project.

Great video. Question How does the ESP8266 get power while on the drone? external battery?

Awesome. Jb I loved the mastermind laugh 😂 mwah ha ha ha ha👏🏻

I have an ESP32 with BT 5. Let me try that for better range. Or is this broadcasted via pcb antenna? Then see if I can port that over to micropython.

Love this idea!

i got the esp32 i use for controlling rgb strips in my room, its a great little board with so much functionality

since i quit flying FPV i just ike to chime in for hummor ELRS is the viagra of flying . they make it real hard . still love watching you guys keep going

I remember the wild west in 2013 with my Blade Qx 350 flying with that old gopro. No rules, pure fun .

FYI, the Usage section of the readme shows how to enter your own GPS coords (as of the time of this writing.) TL;DR: within 2 minutes of turning on the device, go to a local URI and enter your coordinates. After 2 minutes, it starts spoofing.

so I bought the boards and have done eveything as mentioned but no drones show up on drone scanner at all! Im also seeing a different sketch where do put in lat and long numbers

Hi , I just found your channel . I am new to fpv . I've flown rc aircraft for years , gas and glow . I am building a tri copter now . First time electric . I am looking for the absolute lowest price fpv setup , camera and headset and whatever else I need . Could you guide me in that please ? Thanks Terry

The node is used in ws2811 pixels, too. Another hobby of mine. I could program and see if i could do two in one!

Wonder if the flipper zero could have an addon bord made for this

I have yet to get a GPS on a drone to reliably position lock anyway. I suspect that many folks putting RID modules on their drones will have rf interference issues and short transmission distances.

love the vids

Thanks JB. Great first arduino project. Everything worked as expected including the successful upload. Then nothing after the "Hard RST reset" message. No blinky blue light. No indication power is connected. OpenDroneID detects my actual RemoteID, but no spoofed ones show in the list. Anyone got any thoughts?

Perhaps I am being Naive, but for 57 y/o me with my hanger of old planes, don't I just need to set this thing off at the house before Ieave? Enter the coordinates of where I'll be flying? Would a vpn be enough of a shield?

Okay so why do we have to have the remote ID thing on the drone.. couldn't that be handled with a gps sending coordinates back to the controller, then the controller hooks up to like your phone or something?

jjshoots just released a new revision of the sketch. He integrated a small webserver. Coordinates can now be added, and modified via the web UI. On a side note: I've been dealing with arduino since the dawn of the multiwii series of flight controllers. This sort of thing always gives me the giggles.

6:47 : im quite sure you can get board with a ufl connector so you can put any antenna you want on it

Are you able to do something similar with the DJI goggles 2? They plug into your phone to gather your GPS data, but what if you're running a VPN on your phone, will your GPS location be in another country?

Interfereing with a law enforcement investigation is the first of many charges you would be facing. I'm sure then the FAA would come up with some of their own and then call the FCC and then they would charge you with broadcast violations. You could end up in a heap of trouble.

Is there any way that I could do this with my flipper zero.

On a unrelated note, small 5v solar panels could probably output decent wattage...

It would be sick to have this installed on the EPS32 module from the HDZero googles, broadcasting some fake pilot positions evry time I turn them on.

First of all, this is awesome. I'm an old guy, so i have already purchased the actual RID module ($140) But I'd love one of these because the park we fly at is filled with karens. Looks complicated for a guy that has difficulty resetting his microwave clock display. Someone needs to start selling testers/training devices so Karen can learn how to use the "drone finder app" on her phone. I bet Karen would pay $50 to help keep the world safe from fun. Nobody would ever use such a device to prevent Karen from her self-appointed duties. Probably important to be able to set altitude, speed and gps fence for the 'training drones' so the training app can ensure that Karen understands how to use her app.

Every modeler and FPV pilot should walk around with these on their keychain. Flooding the remote ID system would be the best way to protest the law!

I had to update my Arduino software(2.1.1). Everything in the video now pretty much follows. The Lat/Lon is now in the frontend.h code file. The project compiles using a -76.90 degrees longitude for a US East Coast location. 39.01 for latitude. I am not seeing any drones at all. A bit disappointed. I will keep looking at the code.

Called it! Told a friend two days ago it wouldn't take a dev/coder long to come out with this.

Did Amazon already sell out of these in an hour?

Desolder the resistor right before the antenna and solder an sma cable to the empty pcb slot next to old resistor. Solder shield to ground. Use AT command to bump wifi module power up to 100mw. Use a high gain antenna or a better cp antenna. You will get pretty decent range. You can always add a cheap power Amp to the sma then your antenna on the other end of the Amp. Will carry a half mile to a mile plus on just a dipole and set to 100mw.

Bardwell, where did you get that cinnamon-whoop shirt?

could have it scan for remote id and figure out gps from that, or have it open a ap/webserver and connect to it from your phone and do a quick gps update...

Can I use this to Make *my* UAV's RID always be below 400 feet and within 100 yards (LoS) of me? 😏

Whats the app that you can see the location of the drones?

I have to say that I truly love your videos, they have become an important part of how i learn and relax, but this is the first one where I actually let out a genuine maniacal laugh, which is something that I almost never do! Thanks for bringing this to our attention, I had heard about this from a different channel but you got us the plans and details. In you video yesterday you said that it is unclear if this is illegal, after all they never said "dont broadcast RID content..." and I think most of us know how well that kind of crap seems to hold up when in court but still, why are they messing with my hobby? ?? Keeps me busy, keeps my mind active, keeps my imagination flowing, keeps me getting out of the house, keeps me from lots of bad stuff... I noted that rc was the center of my childhood and it truly got me through some tough times giving me something that couldn't be taken from me as my imagination of what i could do and would do one day was as big a part of the experience as anything. Is all of this for clear airspace for drone deliveries? Or drone taxi's, well we must be super close to having those after all why else ruin the fun for millions of people, right now, today, right?!??? This is truly sad, I do hope that clearer heads prevail and soon.

Nice I bought one years ago and now I have a use for it! Lol

Hmmm, I got one board I managed to upload to....but no blue light and nothing showing. The other board shows as an active port in ide but won't upload to it or access serial port :/

Your Video was very goo until after installing the Arduino There is nor file to copy and paste for the ESP8266 board???

Thanks Joshua

First off this uses WiFi+Bluetooth and I believe we are for the most part free to broadcast anything we want in those bands as long as the transmit power level restrictions are followed. And keep in mind its not just WiFi and Bluetooth that operate in these frequencies, other devices such as microwaves, cordless phones, ZigBee are among the list of things that operate in this frequency ranges and this is by no means a complete list and the ability to regulate that is not up to the FAA but actually falls under the FCC.

I am a HAM radio guy and EE. The frequency spectrum is very carefully allocated by the FCC. Both Bluetooth and WiFi are open public parts of the spectrum. FAA can make all the rules they want but these are public frequencies. I see no way they can keep people from using them anyway they want, e.g. spoofing. I used to fly in a park in the Phoenix, AZ area. One side of it had a bunch of homes with WiFi in them. We would consistently get interference with video when flying near them. How is this different than this ESP32 project? The FAA is way out of it league on this. For another example of the FAA vs the FCC read up on the radio altimeter mess that full scale aviation is dealing with. The FAA tried force cell companies to abandon frequencies they had just paid big bucks for because of possible interference with poorly designed radio altimeters. After lots of posturing the FAA lost, the radio altimeters have to be updated to filter out the cell phone frequencies. This should have been the case from the start but the radio altimeter manufacturers wanted to save some $'s and did poor design. They got away with for a long time as no one was on the adjacent frequencies, now that has changed.

VERY IMFORMATIVE!! Sending it to others!!!😜

Any reason we can't use an app on our phones to generate the signal? They all have GPS and the ability to communicate two way via WiFi and Bluetooth. Wifi hotpots use the 2.4 band just like the RID network too. I believe that if we don't add in a GPS location roughly matching the radio signal source, they could easily filter out the signals that don't tie into the GPS locations.

Is there a limit to how many drones it will spoof? Im thinking 100 or 1000 would be a lot better...

Not sure if you''ve already addressed this, but somewhere in all the FCC regs I've had to read over they years for ham radio I thought I read that intentionally falsifying the ID of a radio transmission is a felony. Just sayin. If that is in fact the case you may want to want folks that it could be more than just fun and games if they FCC decides they care. There's also some reg about intentional interference, which this kind of is. I agree with remote ID being invasive so not trying to be a cop. Just wondering if you're looked into what the consequences might be so you can include that info.

This seems like a good way to get the FCC involved in cracking down on FPV pilots too

found you channel by accident, so if i understand this correctly this device spoofs a gps signal, right? can it also spoof a blutooth signal?

What is the phone app that picks up a remote ID signal? Does it pick up just the rid from sUAVs or does it also pick up those from aircraft flying overhead?

Hey man. Right, wrong, indifferent ....thx for making this video

How would one power this? With usb portable charge bank or 2/3/4/6s battery? For educational purposes, of course. Is it possible to "name" the drones like "Karen B Gone" "Karen B Gone 2" "Never Gonna Give It Up 4"? Thank you for being awesome Joshua.

What are you using to read the remote id?

Wait, so if I want to be compliant with the law, can I just strap this to my drone (after I figure out how to power it) and use this instead of the $100 option?

How many spoofers will be built with 9volt batteries and placed on random rooftops via slingshot?

And I can even run it on an esp8266? My favorite microcontroller ever? That's the icing on the cake 😎

The guy whos Github is linked in the description has just ordered an ESP32 and hopes to bring support for that as well!

Adding a GPS is a pretty easy change. You need half a dozen lines of c code to pull the location out of the GPS data and drop it in the existing location definition. My guess is it will take you a couple hours of googling to figger it out. Everything else you need to do I've seen you do in previous videos. One tip if your up for trying it, Drone people always say UART whereas Arduino people nearly always say serial port but their the same thing.

So cool!

The missing link

you can buy it with external antenna option .. the esp32 is faster better choice

Great content and fun to see this tech so available but I'd say just don't comply with RID. I'd rather be found out not having a RID module than an active spoofing device. Much easier to plead ignorance if you are not actively trying to undermine the system. This might even get some interest from the FCC.

Will this work on Pokemon Go?

well knowing the FAA they will next want to know where you are flying your flight simulator plane so this device might be good for helping out with that.

Tomorrow Joshua, omg there's 10 million drones over my house!🤣

Couple things I learned today.... First, the github is updated, as is the code. It now has a WAP and web page where you can enter the Gps coordinates so you can do it "in the field". Second... I can't see it with my iPhone... Apps on the iPhone for getting "local" Remote ID that is broadcast with WiFi only, iPhone doesn't let an app have access. So, if you do use Remote ID, and want to have fewer people snooping, use one that only does WiFi type signals, and not Bluetooth.