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(Software Defined Radio)
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Summary
With A Good USB TV Dongle (For 10$ Or 30$) You Can Scan, Listen... Radio Frequencies !
FM, AM, NFM, GSM... | Satellites, Planes, Boats, Trains, Cars, Pagers, Taxis...

(USB Dongle It's One Thing, The Antennas Another)

(You Have Some Links And Quick Start Guides Below...)


The video
Here, A Video To Show How To Use And Some Basic Uses (In 2014 / 2015)
(Sorry, In This Video, I Dont Use The "Squelch" Option In "SDR#")
(If You Want Avoid Undesirable Noises Between 2 Transmissions, Check/Adjust "Squelch")



Miscellaneous SDR Links
(If URL [or webiste] Seems Down, Try The "WayBack Machine" => https://web.archive.org/)

("xdeco.org" And "rtl-sdr.ru" Websites Seems Down)


Quick Start Guide:
A Fast Installation On Linux (Debian/Ubuntu)
  1. Buy A Compatible SDR USB Dongle (Based On The Realtek RTL2832U)
    [Compatible Tuners: E4000, R820T, R820T2, R828D, FC0013, FC0012, FC2580, ...]
    See Compatible Tuners/Dongles: https://osmocom.org/projects/rtl-sdr/wiki/Rtl-sdr

  2. Open A Shell And Install SDR Tools (Here Only "rtlsdr", "gqrx" And "cubicsdr") With This Commands :
    #> apt-get update
    #> apt-get install rtl-sdr librtlsdr-dev gqrx-sdr cubicsdr

  3. Blacklist Module(s) :
    - Edit The "/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf" File (Here With "Vim" But You Can Use Any Editor) :
    #> vim /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf
    - Add At The End Of File This Lines (You Can Add Others If You Want) :
    blacklist rtl8xxxu
    blacklist dvb_usb_rtl28xxu
    blacklist dvb_usb_v2
    blacklist rtl_2830
    blacklist rtl_2832
    blacklist r820t
    - Save And Close "/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf" File
    - Reboot PC

  4. After Reboot, (If Unplugged) Plug Your SDR USB Dongle
    To Watch Your SDR USB Dongle, enter command :
    #> lsusb | grep -i rtl
    [ OR ]
    #> dmesg
    [ OR ]
    #> dmesg | grep -i rtl

  5. And Just Start "gqrx" (From A Shell Or Menu)
    [If You Want Reset "gqrx" Configuration, Run This Command On A Shell "gqrx -r"]

  6. If You Prefer, Instead Of "gqrx", You Can Also Start "cubicsdr"...

  7. For More..., Install GNURadio:
    #> apt-get install gnuradio gnuradio-dev

Quick Start Guide:
A Good Installation On Windows

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Get Your SDR USB Dongle "Frequency Correction (ppm)" (2 Methods)
(Every SDR USB Dongle Has It's Own "Frequency Correction (ppm)" Value)

  1. Follow A "Quick Start Guide" To Setup Your Dongle/Software... (Depends Of Your OS, See Before)
    [And (If Unplugged) Plug Your SDR USB Dongle]

  2. Method 1: With "rtl-sdr":
    - If You Are On Windows, You Can Download From This Link (Download The Latest Version 32 Or 64 Bits):
    https://downloads.osmocom.org/binaries/windows/rtl-sdr/
    (And Unzip Anywhere)

    - If You Are On Linux (Debian/Ubuntu), Just Install Package With Shell Command :
    #> apt-get install rtl-sdr

    - Now Open A Shell (Or "cmd.exe" For Windows, And Go To Unzipped Binaries Folder) And Enter This Command :
    #> rtl_test -p

    - Wait Some Minutes (At Least 5 Or 10 Minutes) And Watch Results (You Can Stop With "CTRL+C") :
    On Results You Have Some "cumulative PPM: XX" Values (XX Is A Number, And Can Be A Negative Number)
    To Find Your SDR USB Dongle "Frequency Correction (ppm)":
    Keep Most Frequently "cumulative PPM: XX" Value (Or Make An Average Of Last "cumulative PPM: XX" Values)

    - In The Example Below, After A Few Minutes, I Decide To Keep The Frequency Correction (ppm) => "51":
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  3. Method 2: With A Software (Maybe More Or Less Precise):
    - If You Are On Windows Start "SDR#", But If You Are On Linux Start "gqrx"

    - Put The "Frequency Correction (ppm)" To "0" On Your Software (Search On Software Parameters...)
    [On Windows And "SDR#", Click On "Gear" Icon On Top Named "Configure Source", You Have "Frequency correction (ppm)"]
    [On Linux And "gqrx", Select "Input controls" Tab On Right, You Have "Freq. correction"]

    - Enter A Precise And Fixed Frequency That You Know (A Fixed Frequency From : FM Radio, Narrow FM, AM...)
    [If You Don't Know A Precise Fixed Frequency, Make An Internet Search To Find One]

    - Now Adjust The "Frequency Correction (ppm)" From Your Software Parameters, To Center On The Fixed Signal
    [And Find Your SDR USB Dongle "Frequency Correction (ppm)"]

Listen FM Radio (From A Linux Shell) (2 Methods)
  1. (If Unplugged) Plug Your SDR USB Dongle

  2. (If Not Installed), Install Packages:
    [ "rtl-sdr" For "rtl_fm" command, "sox" For "play" command, "alsa-utils" For "aplay" command ]
    #> apt-get install rtl-sdr sox alsa-utils

  3. Method 1: Run Command (Output Audio With "play"):
    [ Replace "-f 99.6M" By A FM Radio Frequency, And "-p 51" By Your PPM Correction ]
    #> rtl_fm -f 99.6M -M wbfm -s 200000 -r 44100 -p 51 | play -t raw -r 44100 -es -b 16 -c 1 -V1 -

  4. Method 2: Run Command (Output Audio With "aplay"):
    [ Replace "-f 99.6M" By A FM Radio Frequency, And "-p 51" By Your PPM Correction ]
    #> rtl_fm -f 99.6M -M wbfm -s 200000 -r 44100 -p 51 | aplay -r 44100 -f S16_LE -t raw -c 1