How to get started with RTL-SDR

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Post by roborodent » Thu, Mar 05, 2015, 11:08 PM UTC

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Re: How to get started with RTL-SDR

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Post by Sanddancer » Fri, Mar 06, 2015, 2:57 AM UTC

If you're on windows, I recommend using SDR# instead [1]. It's got a lot cleaner interface, and easily supports running multiple copies simultaneously if you have multiple SDRs you want to use.

http://sdrsharp.com/

Re: How to get started with RTL-SDR

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Post by arfar » Fri, Mar 06, 2015, 3:16 AM UTC

What software is suggested for those running Linux?

Re: How to get started with RTL-SDR

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Post by bcl » Fri, Mar 06, 2015, 3:18 AM UTC

arfar wrote: post #3

What software is suggested for those running Linux?

Give http://gqrx.dk/ a try.

Re: How to get started with RTL-SDR

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Post by platz » Fri, Mar 06, 2015, 3:29 AM UTC

it's all on http://rtlsdr.org/

Re: How to get started with RTL-SDR

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Post by colechristensen » Fri, Mar 06, 2015, 4:41 AM UTC

If you're on OS X I've been working on a fork of some homebrew packages [1] which could (and hopefully will soon) be a whole lot better.

There are some good getting started tutorials for using gnuradio [2] which I found very helpful when getting started. For different hardware, they still can be quite useful.

1. https://github.com/cole-christensen/homebrew-rfbrew

2. https://greatscottgadgets.com/sdr/

Re: How to get started with RTL-SDR

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Post by est » Fri, Mar 06, 2015, 5:36 AM UTC

colechristensen wrote: post #6

If you're on OS X I've been working on a fork of some homebrew packages [1] which could (and hopefully will soon) be a whole lot better. There are some good getting started tutorials for using gnuradio [2] which I found very helpful when getting started. For different hardware, they still can be quite useful. 1. https://github.com/cole-christensen/homebrew-rfbrew 2. https://greatscottgadgets.com/sdr/

Gosh I swear I tried to follow the brew steps to install GNURadio a million times and after hours it always end up stuck in some really weird compilation error which I failed to Google out.

I gave up.

Re: How to get started with RTL-SDR

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Post by colechristensen » Fri, Mar 06, 2015, 5:50 AM UTC

est wrote: post #7

colechristensen wrote: post #6

If you're on OS X I've been working on a fork of some homebrew packages [1] which could (and hopefully will soon) be a whole lot better. There are some good getting started tutorials for using gnuradio [2] which I found very helpful when getting started. For different hardware, they still can be quite useful. 1. https://github.com/cole-christensen/homebrew-rfbrew 2. https://greatscottgadgets.com/sdr/

Gosh I swear I tried to follow the brew steps to install GNURadio a million times and after hours it always end up stuck in some really weird compilation error which I failed to Google out. I gave up.

Me too, I became frustrated enough to try to fix it. My hacks on the upstream succeeded on a fresh install of OS X right before I left on vacation alas with some inaccurately documented steps.

Interested in being a tester? E-mail me (I would be very happy if I could help more than just myself and get some external verification)

Re: How to get started with RTL-SDR

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Post by finnn » Fri, Mar 06, 2015, 6:00 AM UTC

arfar wrote: post #3

What software is suggested for those running Linux?

http://sdr.osmocom.org/trac/wiki/rtl-sdr#KnownApps

Re: How to get started with RTL-SDR

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Post by darklajid » Fri, Mar 06, 2015, 8:11 AM UTC

"My state doesn't allow Amazon Affiliates"

What is the reason for this? Never stumbled upon a line like that.