Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2018 02:11:36 +0200 From: "Ivan \"Rambius\" Ivanov" <rambiusparkisanius@gmail.com> To: Bruce Ferrell <bferrell@baywinds.org> Cc: "mail.list freebsd-questions" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Software-defined Radio on FreeBSD Message-ID: <CAE9rwzOyt_5Rd_miZVRyKYuquxzNor1nap4VkwKW5BrGGJfwMQ@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <92638d89-793e-0ed0-fec4-161c691eee9b@baywinds.org> References: <CAE9rwzNxwuxHnZWEHVmdd6uec0rG9EEuT6epUzb0Fuwh3x8cJw@mail.gmail.com> <92638d89-793e-0ed0-fec4-161c691eee9b@baywinds.org>
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Hello, Thank you for your response. On Sun, Mar 11, 2018 at 6:00 AM, Bruce Ferrell <bferrell@baywinds.org> wrote: > On 03/10/2018 06:50 PM, Ivan "Rambius" Ivanov wrote: >> >> Hello, >> >> I would like to experiment with software-defined radio on FreeBSD. I >> installed gnuradio and my understanding is that I need some minimal >> hardware, presumably USB dongles. After some search I found several >> vendors - RTL-SDR. HackRF, AirSpy, etc. I found >> >> https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/rtl-sdr-on-freebsd-or-hey-cool-i-live-near-an-airport-i-wonder-if-adsb-works.52157/ >> and it says RTL-SDR is support by FreeBSD. >> >> My father who is a radio engineer asked me to find him such a >> hardware. He is a Linux user and my impression is that those devices >> are supported on Linux. I found the topic interesting enough to buy >> one for me and as a FreeBSD user I want to use it on FreeBSD. >> >> What other recommendations can you give me about such chips? What to >> buy, where to buy? I am looking for cheap ones - something up around >> $100. Will I need any drivers for FreeBSD? >> >> Regards >> rambius >> > May I suggest you have a look here: > > https://www.rtl-sdr.com/ > > There are a number of tutorials and comparisons of devices. > Yes, I was checking this site as well. By comparison of devices do you mean this link: https://www.rtl-sdr.com/comparison-several-sdrs-degradation-broadcast-fm-frequencies/ Regards rambius -- Tangra Mega Rock: http://www.radiotangra.com
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