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Today Jan Van Katwijk released QT-DAB 4.0.What’s new? Since the original version of 3.7 came, many changes have been applied. Latest changes were adding filters to Lime and rtlsdr handler and adding a button on the main widget. Download QT-DAB 4.0 here. Using and RTL-SDR some fiddling with the settings is needed and will definitely…
Clem Schmidt released QIRX 3.1.5. What’s new? Fix of the “Audio Loss” error.GUI: “Home” button, to reach the data directory easily.NFM Demodulator: De-emphasis of 750us.NFM, AM Demodulators: Audio Filter 200Hz – 4kHzRF Spectrum Display: X-Zoom position persisted. Download QIRX 3.1.5 here. View the QIRX history page here.
Today Clem Schmidt released QIRX 3.1.4. It’s a minor update from 3.1.3 fixing some bugs in the EPG handling in certain ensembles, the WFM demodulator not showing audio with sampling rates non-equal to 2048000sps and a MOT decoding error in certain UK muxes.Download QIRX 3.1.4 here.
Today Clem Schmidt released QIRX 3.1.3. What’s new for DAB (abridged from the QIRX History page)?DOWNLOAD QIRX 3.1.3 HERE. Moving Map (1)The display of the own position in the map can be selected:– Centered : Own position stays in the center, map moves in a mobile environment with GPS active.– Free: The own position can be moved freely…
The other day I bought a Low Noise Amplifier from Amazon UK. The device is designed by RTL-SDR.com. Inspired by Nils Schiffhauer’s review of Qirx 3.1.2 Beta (part 1 and part 2) it was time to check out the RTL-SDR + LNA + Qirx 3.1.2 Beta combo. Data was always gathered in the same time…
As mentioned in the previous post QT is a great tool to explore the world of DAB. It works well with RSP1A and AirspyR2.However R8220T dongles are not that great with QT. As can be seen in the video below this text there is indeed a big difference in performance between R820T and RSP1A. The…