Monthly Archives: April 2019

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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April Fools 2019

Posted on April 1, 2019 by larry

No joke, getting motivated to work out again. Want to get over this pain, want to get over this weight, want to build me endurance. But weight is bad right now. But this is night weight. Weight: 291.2

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