NOOELEC RTL-SDR testing

A few ideas for what to do with a USB RTL-SDR receiver..




Test 1: Listen to your local radio stations using CubicSDR. I could not get SDRSharp to work with my NOOELEC USB RTL-SDR.

Test 2: Listen at 1090Mhz for aeroplane ADS-B transmissions. 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_dependent_surveillance_%E2%80%93_broadcast

To decode the transmissions at 1090Mhz I used the Windows application from https://rtl1090.com/

https://www.jetvision.de/manuals/rtl1090imu.zip

RTL1090 is configured by default to use port 31011

Download Virtual Radar from http://www.virtualradarserver.co.uk/download.aspx

Then using Virtual Radar configure your receiver (Options --- Receiver) to use port 31011 to receive the feed from RTL1090

Test 3: Watch DVB-T

The drivers for DVB-T and SDR use are different according to the rtl-sdr website. 

https://www.rtl-sdr.com/rtl-sdr-quick-start-guide/

I download the drives that are recommended by the rtl-sdr guide. The link is to an application that includes Blaze media application which requires a license. But there is also the drivers in the same zip file. So just install the drives from the driver folder! This installed an "RTL2832UUSB" driver fr DVB-T.

https://mega.nz/#!zgplmLyR!NvpfJVO8KakkDBpXmVPfWCTkml4VKMk7T6MRptTF6dg

Then using VLC add your local DVB-T frequency and bandwidth. To change channel just use the fast forward button in VLC. 

Saorview frequencies

http://www.rtenl.ie/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/SAORVIEW-Frequencies-Rev-2.5.pdf

Test 4: Transmit and receive RTTY messages using an NTX2B transmitter in the unlicensed 434Mhz band.
You need to replace the driver for DVB-T with one suitable for CubicSDR. Rerun the Zadig application.