Author Archives: larry

Documentation for SDR

Posted on April 11, 2019 by larry

Got the SDR working, problem is I keep finding new things to do, and improvements in my documentation. Today found a better way to edit config files and learned of a new way to study 433Mhz devices. Pretty cool, need … Continue reading →

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Documenting SDR install

Posted on April 10, 2019 by larry

So I feel like I got things pretty smooth now. Hoping to get install documented on CentOS linux tomorrow. One final thing is to get trunking working. If I can get that, I will call it good. In the meantime … Continue reading →

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More RTL SDR Adventures

Posted on April 9, 2019 by larry

Figured out a few more things with RTL SDR, found out the physical dongle i had did not support it. May not be too late to order one that does. I still have yet to try the Blue Dongle though. … Continue reading →

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Back Still Killing Me

Posted on April 8, 2019 by larry

Back doesn’t really easy up. Been hurting everyday and it varies by the hour. After I get up from lying down, it really hurts. But if I sit up, and am there for an hour or so it is OK. … Continue reading →

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Finished Taxes Today

Posted on April 7, 2019 by larry

Finally filed my taxes today. What a big change in standard deduction. Anyway, I went from owing to getting. I was financially preparing to pay, would have been happy with 0 return. So life looks good.

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Didn’t Sleep Well

Posted on April 6, 2019 by larry

I think because of the late coffee I had, also I didn’t take any ambien. Day was a struggle, but I should sleep well tonight. Back still hurting. Looks like a lot of days will be a struggle.

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RTL_433 vs RC-SWITCH

Posted on April 5, 2019 by larry

I really in my heart wanted the RTL_433 to work. To be fair it kind of does, but it is so so much easier to use a superhet on esp8266 then RTL on a PC. The polling on Linux on … Continue reading →

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More SDR on Linux

Posted on April 4, 2019 by larry

Got RTL_433 Mhz working. Kickstart not going so well. It seems to not install MATE. Everything else is fine. Stopped taking Aleve (Naproxen) changing it to a more stomach friendly Ibuprofen.

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Getting SDR Working

Posted on April 4, 2019 by larry

This is a post backdated. Forgot to post yesterday. Got RTL-SDR working on CentOS 7. Will work on documentation. But just reinstalled. Kind of late.

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RTL SDR on CentOS 7

Posted on April 2, 2019 by larry

Getting instructions together on running RTL SDR on CentOS 7 Of course it devolves into a rabbit hole. Start with here Then goes to a Git Hub for CubicSDR Which has a ton of source code that needs to be … Continue reading →

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