rtl-sdr

[rabbit108]

That's a good video, but v1909 in my Windows 10 computer, the device must show as a USB device.

 

[rabbit108]

dickie757 posted a good link (long ago in this thread):

rtl-sdr

anyone having trouble with a rtl-sdr software? I've downloaded sdr++ and sdr# from airspy and neither one works

forums.radioreference.com

That method is too advanced for me and many other new users.

The comments after the description of that method confirm that.

 

[rabbit108]

Do it manually

Manual Installation of SDR#

Manual Installation of the RTL-SDR drivers with SDR# for the RTL-SDRNote you only need to do a manual driver installation if the automatic installation described in the quick start guide has failed.1) Download the RTL-SDR Drivers, and extract the rtlsdr.dll file from the x86 folder into the SDR#...

www.rtl-sdr.com

I'm not the OP, but will try the manual insrallation method to see how it compares.

 

[rabbit108]

Test of Manual Installation of SDR# as suggested by dickie757:

I downloaded the two indicated files in a new SDR# folder and checked what driver was in the Device Manager. The other Zadig file was automatically inserted by the software; I didn't do that.




It was necessary for me to remove the checkmark to find the device:



Modify Driver:





Device listed as USB Device in Device Manager:





CONCLUSION:
I was able to do the Manual Installation, but it was quite tedious. I think it is excellent as a backup if no other way will work, but it is probably too difficult for a beginner. A beginner is better off doing the installation as suggested in the manual, which is to click on install-rtlsdr when connected to the internet. This will download and install two necessary files.



My thanks to deadite66 and dickie757 for helpful suggestions.