SDR #

[theturk182]

I have a laptop with Windows 8 and a desktop with Windows 8.1.. I have the latest version of SDR # on both and I am having issues. I bought a dongle from amazon.
NooElec Brand RTL-SDR, FM+DAB, DVB-T USB Stick Set with RTL2832U & R820T. I followed the instructions online at SDR# | A Software Defined Radio in C# and no go. I am hearing a hiss so I know the driver is installed properly. I am not able to change the freq. Very confused. I have bought adapters for a better antenna and no good. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I have an old scanner and I am using that at the same time. I can see it light up in the waterfall. But no vice.

 

[theturk182]

SDR#

I have no center for freq or front end.

 

[RonnieUSA]

You might to want to install the Frequency Manager + Scanner plugin, it can be gotten here, version 1.4 is the newest.
**SDR# Plugins

 

[theturk182]

SDR#

I was able to get sound working. Needed some tweeks. I will try that next. Thanks

 

[rbm]

Check out the settings in the screen capture below.

When SDR# is stopped, can you select 'RTL - SDR / USB' in the drop down box?

Did you use the 'install.bat' file to download and install the SDRSharp files?

Rich

 

[rbm]

And, to make sure that your zadig install is good ...............

You can go to:
RelWithDebInfo.zip on rtl-sdr

Download the zip file 'RelWithDebInfo.zip' ....
Unzip the files to a folder of your choice ..............
Then open a DOS window and 'run' rtl_test.

Your results should look something like the screen capture below.
If it doesn't run, I'd suspect the your zadig install did not go well.

Rich

 

[theturk182]

I got sound and freq working. I am trying to listen to my local Sheriffs office. I know it APCO25. I have dl dsd and cyg and vb and when I run sdr# my usb dongle is missing. I am lost!

 

[moonbounce]

Try installing SDR again, here is a link to a one stop install, it even loads Zadig automatically. All you do is download SDR sharp, extract it to a folder, after it is extracted to the folder click install and that is about it.

http://sdrsharp.com/downloads/sdr-install.zip

 

[theturk182]

SDR# DSD

I am trying to decode my county control channel. I have one dongle. I am using windows 8.0.
I have SDR#, DSD. I am able to get sound before DSD. Once I have dl, installed and set the virtual audio cable I loose sound. The decoding is working. I have gone thru two tutorials and I can not seem to get the sound to work with the DSD. Any advice????

 

[Markb]

Sounds like you are trying to monitor a trunked system?


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[moonbounce]

Try the VB Audio Video cable as opposed to the VAC. The VB cable is so simple to download and use even I can do it,lol.

 

[Markb]

If I understand correctly, you are trying to monitor a trunking control channel using DSD. If this is the case, you will not hear audio, as there likely is none. You need to tune to a voice channel for DSD to decode and pass audio. If you want to monitor control channel activity, you need UniTrunker.


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[theturk182]

Ok. So here is the deal. I am able to decode and the sounds is working. It sometimes comes out garbled and I can see the freq keeps changing. However, they are only using two that I can see. I read somewhere that I can use unitrunker with one dongle and this will work. Obviously I do not want to keep moving the mouse. The more I play the more it works.

 

[theturk182]

Everything is now working. Last ting I need is I just became a Premium member. I want to set talkgroupds in unitrunker. I see the wheel in unitrunker, but I am not sure how to do it on the radioreference end.

 

[Markb]

I filled in my own info, but as I recall:

- sign up for RR account
- run Unitrunker until you get a sysID
- make sure you populated the RR login info on the Unitrunker options screen
- click on the RR icon on the system you obtained the sysID on to populate the system.

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[theturk182]

I got that. Its the web service on the rr site that I am having trouble with.

 

[Markb]

Hmmm. I could be wrong, but I don't think you have to do anything on RR other than sign up for a premium account.

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[theturk182]

Everything is working. However, the sound is not very good. On a scale of 1-10 its a 2. I can hear voice 10% of the time. Any advice on tweaking?

 

[SCPD]

What bandwidth are you using? If it's 12.5 khz, try something narrower like 7 khz.

Confirm the RTL stick's warp factor. If it's off due to thermal drift, you'll be off frequency.

 

[theturk182]

I am on 12.5 but, I know I am on the right freq. On the control channel the dsd is working great. When I switch to the voice channel, dsd is still working, but 90% of the time I hear a hiss not voice.