{"id":4317,"date":"2021-08-09T13:36:51","date_gmt":"2021-08-09T11:36:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wijnants.info\/fmdx\/?p=4317"},"modified":"2021-08-11T09:37:14","modified_gmt":"2021-08-11T07:37:14","slug":"august-9-2021-using-ubuntu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wijnants.info\/fmdx\/august-9-2021-using-ubuntu\/","title":{"rendered":"August 9 2021 – Using Ubuntu"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\"Ubuntu<\/a>\n\n\n\n

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After having dabbled in Linux years ago, I decided it was time again to find out how to use Linux in FMDAB DX, with my hardware (RSP1A, RTL-SDR and AirspyR2).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I chose Ubuntu<\/a> in a virtual machine (Virtual Box<\/a>) and have a go at the Linux adventure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DAB<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Welle.io<\/strong>
Easiest to install was Welle.io<\/a> as it can also be found in the Ubuntu Software package in your Ubuntu install. Just follow the instructions on your screen. Welle.io does a great job with Airspy and RTL-SDR, actually even better than on Windows 10 for that matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\"Welle.io<\/a>\n\n\n\n

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QT-DAB-4.0.<\/strong>
Developer Jan Van Katwijk is an avid Linux user and software developer who is not much into Windows.
QT-DAB works wonderfully well in Linux with no audio drops on strong muxes as sometimes happened with
Windows 10.
QT-DAB is great with AirspyR2, RSP1A (Jan’s favourite) and RTL-SDR.
Jan strongly advises to download and install the necessary Linux API from SDRPlay first.
Then run these commands in the Terminal:
git clone git:\/\/ git.osmocom.org\/rtl-sdr.git<\/em>
cd rtl-sdr\/
mkdir build
cd build
cmake ..\/ -DINSTALL_UDEV_RULES=ON -DDETACH_KERNEL_DRIVER=ON
make
sudo make install
sudo ldconfig
cd ..
rm -rf build
cd ..<\/em>
QT-DAB works excellently with RSP1A and AirspyR2. Its performance is a bit less with the RTL-SDR dongle.
Performance wise I feel QT doing better with Linux than Windows, but admittedly this is more a ‘watch and feel’ thingy.
I do prefer the QT Linux GUI though; it’s just smoother.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\"QT-DAB-4.0<\/a>\n\n\n\n

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QIRX?<\/strong>
Clem Schmidt developed a Linux version (1.0.0.4) of the superb QIRX, but it’s outdated now as Clem concentrates on developing QIRX for Windows.
I haven’t installed this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FM<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My favourite software for FM is the excellent SDR-Console<\/a> developed by Simon Brown. Simon has made some great improvements on RDS decoding in 2021.
SDRC now performs as well as SDR##<\/a> with RDSSpy<\/a>.
Simon is NOT into Linux and there won’t be a Linux version any time soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gqrx<\/strong>
Gqrx<\/a> is for Linux and its development seems to have stopped in 2018. It can easily be found in the Linux software repositories. It works well with the RTL-SDR dongles.<\/p>\n\n\n

\"Gqrx\"<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

SDR++<\/strong>
New SDR++<\/a> should work well on Linux and I got it running, but after updating to a newer version I cannot get it working any longer. To be continued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many thanks to Jan Van Katwijk in helping me with my first Ubuntu steps.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

After having dabbled in Linux years ago, I decided it was time again to find out how to use Linux in FMDAB DX, with my hardware (RSP1A, RTL-SDR and AirspyR2). I chose Ubuntu in a virtual machine (Virtual Box) and have a go at the Linux adventure. DAB Welle.ioEasiest to install was Welle.io as it… <\/p>\n

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