rtl_sdr

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Raw data recorder for RTL-SDR receivers. Data is encoded using I/Q sampling (aka quadrature sampling).

Examples (8)

Save RAW data from a frequency (specified in Hz) to a file

rtl_sdr -f 100000000 path/to/file

Pipe data to another program

rtl_sdr -f 100000000 - | aplay

Read a specified number of samples

rtl_sdr -f 100000000 -n 20 -

Specify the sample rate in Hz (ranges 225001-300000 and 900001-3200000)

rtl_sdr -f 100000000 -s 2400000 -

Specify the device by its index

rtl_sdr -f 100000000 -d 0 -

Specify the gain

rtl_sdr -f 100000000 -g 20 -

Specify the output block size

rtl_sdr -f 100000000 -b 9999999 -

Use synchronous output

rtl_sdr -f 100000000 -S -