June 8, 2016

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RTL-SDR (+Docker)

RTL-SDR (+Docker)

RTL-SDR is a very cheap software defined radio that uses a DVB-T TV tuner dongle based on the RTL2832U chipset. The RTL-SDR is also often referred to as RTL2832U, DVB-T SDR, RTL dongle or the '$20 Software Defined Radio'. There are many other software defined radios better than the RTL-SDR, but they all come at a higher price.

Experimenting with RTL-SDR: local vs. remote, direct vs. docker :

RTL-SDR is a very cheap software defined radio that uses a DVB-T TV tuner dongle based on the RTL2832U chipset. The RTL-SDR is also often referred to as RTL2832U, DVB-T SDR, RTL dongle or the “$20 Software Defined Radio”. There are many other software defined radios better than the RTL-SDR, but they all come at a higher price.

References

  1. About RTL-SDR
  2. Rtl_fm Guide: Updates for rtl_fm overhaul
  3. th0ma5w/rtl_fm_python: An API and web application to interact with a running instance of RTL_FM
  4. google/radioreceiver: An application to listen to broadcast stereo FM and AM radio from your Chrome browser or your ChromeBook computer using a $15 USB digital TV tuner.
  5. sdr.hu/openwebrx
  6. SDR#
  7. Sysrun.io | Magic Smoke And Software
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