Mobile Android Phone Over the Air Scanner

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radiowave15

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Not sure this is the right place to share this (shack/mobile?) EMT monitoring option with any Android phone or tablet. The software is available for free (basic version) on Google Play. There is a paid version that has more features for about $10.

I did a little demo video that just shows the FM Broadcast band but the tv tuner card covers all through the police/fire/EMT frequencies.

I could see this being used in a dash/mobile installation. As of now I don't think the software can be a true scanner but perhaps a software update could offer that.

Anyhow, I thought was pretty cool.

Dan

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Ray-D-O

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I cannot find the app on Google Play. Which dongle are you using and where did you find the usb adapter? Thanks for any input.
 

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Do a search for SDR in google play.. And the USB is an On-The-Go USB adapter.. I do the same thing with my Android tablet and DVB-T stick.

Make sure the OTG adapter charges the android device as well as powering the USB stick.. Mine doesn't, and the tablet chews through the battery pretty quick doing SDR.
 
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This app drains your battery like a ham does with a glass of beer. Also, if you have the USB-OTG plugged in, you can't charge your phone.
 

radiowave15

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Yes - the app can only follow one frequency at the current time, hopefully that could change with subsequent builds.

Regarding the battery drain, it does drink. An easy solution is a charging USB splitter, or in the case of using the app on a tablet the tablet can have an external power plugged in - that's what I have for the car tablet installation.

Dan
 
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