rtl_sdr

Raw data recorder for RTL-SDR receivers. Data is encoded using I/Q sampling (aka quadrature sampling). More information: <https://osmocom.org/projects/rtl-sdr/wiki/Rtl-sdr>.

Install

All systems
curl cmd.cat/rtl_sdr.sh
Debian Debian
apt-get install rtl-sdr
Ubuntu
apt-get install rtl-sdr
Arch Arch Linux
pacman -S rtl-sdr
image/svg+xml Kali Linux
apt-get install rtl-sdr
Fedora
dnf install rtl-sdr
Windows (WSL2)
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install rtl-sdr
Raspbian
apt-get install rtl-sdr
Dockerfile
dockerfile.run/rtl_sdr

Raw data recorder for RTL-SDR receivers. Data is encoded using I/Q sampling (aka quadrature sampling). More information: <https://osmocom.org/projects/rtl-sdr/wiki/Rtl-sdr>.

  • 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 -

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