From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Mon Mar 12 00:11:37 2018 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BAEF3F331B2 for ; Mon, 12 Mar 2018 00:11:37 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rambiusparkisanius@gmail.com) Received: from mail-oi0-x233.google.com (mail-oi0-x233.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4003:c06::233]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4B7C9863B5 for ; Mon, 12 Mar 2018 00:11:37 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rambiusparkisanius@gmail.com) Received: by mail-oi0-x233.google.com with SMTP id x10so10979059oig.2 for ; Sun, 11 Mar 2018 17:11:37 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=rHSRNOi1tUJ7yiGGdYG5mmhZhYnvsIY6qCYxWwW+dio=; b=cB9V6It1YSh6a547YDwJ+tLoAVM+LZzhcvFPC0AvITobYbdoLMXLSoBKtud1oH9JfW oYSa9NSWF+c4VQ1Zuj0Vu3fqEHHqBdX7y4H0PHaX2iNclbtKZlkYjT/A5PA6hrb1Pr+p h2bp84CkMgT7eDSqS91Mp8flJh6MaMmYot1TMLSAVUSpaLq2Or2vB/WgAQixqQgZSg6z 7VlLeI+L/XJylLpHUJRUbz3dcM4gx/bXl2yz+vmSfQeHjjvN3IsP2c6dCrBK05k12S40 7HfZBPk+U6VO/uaYSga2U5XUULMlDENr0/Lz5rU7SSNeWK570WsVE1MbTTOM1+xAs2eI 41fA== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=rHSRNOi1tUJ7yiGGdYG5mmhZhYnvsIY6qCYxWwW+dio=; b=TS//pwEQaW7FQ4SAUXnNP2v6V6h5XbinnD7i4IBUvFY7nqlrXbTJFHiPxfQCZ2vPSa Tq4OywYvSeM7xcPjX+U/AcrH+QNNe6PcTJh58ad87j6PAnHaWYzt9i2KMPxvfWcSP20V YHew/Klxwmj+tIpqDZfNHgglsNrfFnFGgRHzMZPgmFxO85TobkyQFyQGSrClkRvM7Mdp RWZIjm2CQ0mFn/1mPm/pFxeKJQBJ/E6x4N5jgjghDUG3sx75oWFfjyscSAIoAvoAatDi n9Dqrg5GCaOO3BB5DAd5t5EHoxV71rmF7cJ037zepY+qD6vPQmSsgGMQ8oiEHdgv7wqs Y4GQ== X-Gm-Message-State: AElRT7Gxp3Th/O0/gdzJ6kw6W1/sX884nlOYnxi8weV494/LNpWjgCBX 4ACgVFnYmVp1luGTGewB2vGQ9GEoGZ7v1E7iIeH4Gw== X-Google-Smtp-Source: AG47ELtMMFzlP+JsVxIv08TQGnXYZxrpTtYoYJlx0IN4z5PwgnmYMXRtOOy9MMB8cWoOfomdB/ygA1mtS2zJaxvOffM= X-Received: by 10.202.252.130 with SMTP id a124mr3942233oii.23.1520813496627; Sun, 11 Mar 2018 17:11:36 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.74.213.4 with HTTP; Sun, 11 Mar 2018 17:11:36 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <92638d89-793e-0ed0-fec4-161c691eee9b@baywinds.org> References: <92638d89-793e-0ed0-fec4-161c691eee9b@baywinds.org> From: "Ivan \"Rambius\" Ivanov" Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2018 02:11:36 +0200 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Software-defined Radio on FreeBSD To: Bruce Ferrell Cc: "mail.list freebsd-questions" Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.25 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2018 00:11:38 -0000 Hello, Thank you for your response. On Sun, Mar 11, 2018 at 6:00 AM, Bruce Ferrell 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