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diff --git a/ham/gqrx/README b/ham/gqrx/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..08301d77c9 --- /dev/null +++ b/ham/gqrx/README @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +Gqrx is a software defined radio receiver powered by the +GNU Radio SDR framework and the Qt graphical toolkit. +Gqrx supports many of the SDR hardware available, +including Funcube Dongles, rtl-sdr, HackRF and USRP devices. + +Gqrx has the following features: + +Discover devices attached to the computer. +Process I/Q data from the supported devices. +Change frequency, gain and apply various corrections (frequency, I/Q balance). +AM, SSB, FM-N and FM-W (mono and stereo) demodulators. +Special FM mode for NOAA APT. +Variable band pass filter. +AGC, squelch and noise blankers. +FFT plot and waterfall. +Record and playback audio to / from WAV file. +Spectrum analyzer mode where all signal processing is disabled. + +NOTE: +To successfully run gqrx you must build gr-osmosdr with +support to your hardware (eg rtl-sdr,uhd) and have installed +on your system the latest version of libusb (1.0.19) +(you can grab it from slackware current) + +NOTE: +If you use a DVB-T dongle keep in mind newer kernels already +contains a DVB driver, however, we do not want to use this. +The above "modprobe -r dvb_usb_rtl28xxu" command unloads this +from the kernel, however for a permanent solution you will +need to create the following file in /etc/modprobe.d/: +rtl.conf and add this line: blacklist dvb_usb_rtl28xxu |