I haven’t used any free software yet for them. In fact, I haven’t used any software at all as yet (lacking enough USB ports to utilize more than 1 at a time). There are both the AirSpy and RTL-SDR Mac ports available (and I have both installed here). Like I said, I think I will be needing some help to get things going here. There are just some things that are a bit more complicated for a blind person than any sighted person (having lived in both worlds, I know this all too well first hand). -Eric > On Jul 4, 2018, at 6:50 PM, Steve Litt wrote: > > Have you used Free Software (on your Mac) for either of your dongles? > Which Free Software? > > What are the name/models of your dongles? > > How do you equip your dongles so that switching antennas over and over > again doesn't wear out their connectors? > > You're blind, so you can't see those pretty waterfall characterizations > of the spectrum that are given you. I assume numbers are recited to > you. Which softwares do you use to make all the data numeric instead of > graphic? > > Maybe with any luck some day I can pay you back with a particularly > good software filter. > > Thanks, > > SteveT > > Steve Litt > Author: The Key to Everyday Excellence > http://www.troubleshooters.com/key > Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/stevelitt > > > > On Wed, 04 Jul 2018 12:45:40 -0700 > Eric Oyen wrote: > >> I have 2 USB Dongles for SDR receive here. I have never been able to >> get them to work properly in windows (none of the windows coded SDR >> software programs are usable by the blind) and I have yet to try them >> on my Mac mini (only have 4 USB ports and 3 of them are already in >> use). >> >> These devices are RTL-SDR types (cheap) and 1 will operate down to >> 100 Khz and up to 30 Mhz. The other will operate from 25 Mhz to >> approximately 5 Ghz (although it won’t be nearly so good above 3 Ghz). >> >> Btw, if you want a couple of bands of interest below AM broadcast, >> try 472-478 Khz and 173 Khz. Both of those are recently opened >> allocations. >> >> -Eric >> >> >>> On Jul 4, 2018, at 11:29 AM, Steve Litt >>> wrote: >>> >>> On Wed, 04 Jul 2018 09:34:41 -0700 >>> Eric Oyen wrote: >>> >>>> Well, Linux shows up in many places that most Linux users never >>>> consider. The Ham Shack is but one of them. I should know, I use >>>> Linux here to control more than 1 radio and I am also looking to >>>> setup a spy server node using the RaspberryPi and a linux >>>> distribution (need a little help with that). >>>> >>>> -Eric (Also known in ham radio as N7zzt) >>> >>> Eric, >>> >>> Are you doing Software Defined Radio yet? If so, what frequencies, >>> what hardware, what software? >>> >>> My ambition is to build an SDR with a laptop and a loop antenna to >>> tune in 520Khz thru 1800Khz (Broadcast AM band). I know a lot of >>> hardware doesn't go that low and you need to use a downconverter. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Steve Litt >>> Author: The Key to Everyday Excellence >>> http://www.troubleshooters.com/key >>> Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/stevelitt >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss