Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2018 20:00:46 -0800 From: Bruce Ferrell <bferrell@baywinds.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Software-defined Radio on FreeBSD Message-ID: <92638d89-793e-0ed0-fec4-161c691eee9b@baywinds.org> In-Reply-To: <CAE9rwzNxwuxHnZWEHVmdd6uec0rG9EEuT6epUzb0Fuwh3x8cJw@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAE9rwzNxwuxHnZWEHVmdd6uec0rG9EEuT6epUzb0Fuwh3x8cJw@mail.gmail.com>
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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.
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