Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2018 22:28:33 -0700 From: Bruce Ferrell <bferrell@baywinds.org> To: "Ivan \"Rambius\" Ivanov" <rambiusparkisanius@gmail.com> Cc: "mail.list freebsd-questions" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Software-defined Radio on FreeBSD Message-ID: <476f68b2-00d3-9ac2-203d-df3358206376@baywinds.org> In-Reply-To: <CAE9rwzOyt_5Rd_miZVRyKYuquxzNor1nap4VkwKW5BrGGJfwMQ@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAE9rwzNxwuxHnZWEHVmdd6uec0rG9EEuT6epUzb0Fuwh3x8cJw@mail.gmail.com> <92638d89-793e-0ed0-fec4-161c691eee9b@baywinds.org> <CAE9rwzOyt_5Rd_miZVRyKYuquxzNor1nap4VkwKW5BrGGJfwMQ@mail.gmail.com>
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On 03/11/2018 05:11 PM, Ivan "Rambius" Ivanov wrote: > 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 > More like this one: https://www.rtl-sdr.com/roundup-software-defined-radios/
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