# I put a radio on the rack and now I listen to the world from a browser tab

DevFeed: [I put a radio on the rack and now I listen to the world from a browser tab](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/i-put-a-radio-on-the-rack-and-now-i-listen-to-the-world-from-a-browser-tab-10755.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://shedstack.dev/posts/radio-on-the-rack.html>)

Author: Shed Stack

Published: 2026-09-10T15:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Shed Stack](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/shed-stack.md>)

Topics: [browser](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/browser.md>), [Network](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/network.md>), [Web](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/web.md>), [Server](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/server.md>), [Software](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/software.md>), [USB](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/usb.md>)

Tags: [browser](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/browser.md>), [network](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/network.md>), [server](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/server.md>), [software](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software.md>), [usb](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/usb.md>), [web](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/web.md>), [web-interface](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/web-interface.md>)

## AI overview

An account of hosting an RTL-SDR receiver on a rack with OpenWebRX, turning it into a headless, network-accessible radio console controlled entirely through a browser tab. The setup supports shortwave, ham, airband, scanner, and wildfire-response radio listening from phones, tablets, or laptops.

## Source excerpt

Headless OpenWebRX on an RTL-SDR, hosted on the rack. Browser-tab shortwave, airband, and scanner console.