[TheList] SDR Dongles

Wed Feb 26 16:08:43 AEDT 2014

On 26/02/14 10:53, Kevin Cosgrove wrote:
> Is there Linux software available as well as I could run it on an old laptop running Ubuntu Os,  Which means I could leave it going
> Thanks for any help
> Ciao
> Kevin

Lots.

Gnuradio is very capable but requires a good level of technical skill.

dump1090 gives you ADSB decoding. Malcolm Robb's fork is quite good, as is
OzRunway's.

I've been using gqrx as a general receiver.

There's a big list of software at

> http://www.rtl-sdr.com/big-list-rtl-sdr-supported-software/

Note that some of the software is built under a client-server paradigm. This
means you can have your old laptop running the receiver (if it has enough
grunt) and access it from any machine on your network.

Here's a local user who does some quite sophisticated stuff:

> https://www.youtube.com/user/Superphish/videos