rtl_airband now with soapysdr support.

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deadite66
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rtl_airband now with soapysdr support.

Post by deadite66 » Wed Jan 31, 2018 6:48 pm

the dev has added soapysdr support in the unstable branch so have it working with my rsp2 now.
the config files aren't the easiest to make but you get much lower cpu usage if you want to listen, stream or record.

supports AM/NFM, pulseaudio, icecast or shoutcast streaming and recording to mp3.
possibly something SDRPlay could consider adding to the raspberry pi iso.

https://github.com/szpajder/RTLSDR-Airband

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Re: rtl_airband now with soapysdr support.

Post by deadite66 » Mon Feb 19, 2018 6:41 pm

tip for anyone trying it try adding 'fft_size = 1024;' to the very top of the config file helped me with a few problems with NFM.
1. stopped audio distortion on a few channels (could also be too much gain though. check..)
2. stops it detecting up the adjacent 12.5k channel.

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Re: rtl_airband now with soapysdr support.

Post by Snoopy » Fri Feb 23, 2018 2:14 pm

Any chance you could help me with an example of a conf file to output to pulseaudio in order to listen localally on the same pi as the program is installed?

Thanks
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Re: rtl_airband now with soapysdr support.

Post by deadite66 » Fri Feb 23, 2018 3:50 pm

sure, this is for 4 channels, recording to mp3 and pulse audio when a signal is detected.
https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/kxdWDk8VTw/

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Re: rtl_airband now with soapysdr support.

Post by Snoopy » Sun Feb 25, 2018 5:01 pm

Hi Deadite66
Tried your script and also tried several other varations. Keep getting an error "Configuration error: devices.[0] channels.[0] outputs[0]: unknown output type". Im using an rtlsdr at this point since my rsp2 in busy while i experiment with this but it is working with the default config file using icecast. I suspect the proble with output is related to my pulseaudio setup but so far havent found the issue. Just thought i woulsd update you. My 70 year old brain is still trying.... :D
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