dump1090 VS rtl-sdr

It's not his first radio software. Almost a decade ago he wrote the rtl-sdr ADS-B software dump1090 https://github.com/antirez/dump1090 . It was much easier to set up and use than prior GNU Radio (c++/python) + Virtual Radar (java) options. It went on to be forked and improved upon and it now the community standard.

dump1090 shows them on Google Maps IIRC.

dockerized dump1090 implementation that feeds ads-b data (planes) to a few places like flightradar24 and adsbexchange

dump1090

hi again and thanks for the help I appreciate it. I was actually looking at https://github.com/antirez/dump1090 but I'll give the one you linked a go instead because the other one hasn't been updated in years which could be part of the problem.

I've not moved onto this platform for SDR yet, but adding dump1090 for ADS-B (aircraft locations)

A network protocol called rtl_tcp that has been ported to rsp_tcp by the guys at SDRPlay in order to increase the IQ bandwidth from 8 to 14 bits to get the most from their SDRs. SDRPlay has provided a rsp_tcp server app/image that can be run on various hosts including RPi. Your RSPxx SDR connects to the RPi via USB and the RPi connects to your local network via Ethernet or Wi-Fi. Any network client application that supports rsp_tcp/rtl_tcp (including SDRUno) can connect to the RPi and use the SDR just as if it was connected via USB. This not only allows you to use your SDR from potentially anywhere you have a computer, it also allows you to minimize the distance between the SDR and the antenna(s). In theory you could even run Ethernet cable right up to the antenna.

The version from Osmocom does have the -T option. https://github.com/osmocom/rtl-sdr

Correct, I am using the RTL-SDR software >> https://github.com/osmocom/rtl-sdr

rtl_sdr

For remote-location of an RTL dongle using Raspberry Pi or similar, which linux or windows clients can connect to over wifi or ethernet, there is rtl_sdr

Hmm. I'd check out the RTL-SDR Sourcecode, in particular rtl-test, and manpage. This tool lets you calculates the PPM error of your dongle.

Not sure if it’s exactly what you want, but you can control GQRX over TCP. If you want more granular control, you can use the rtl-sdr library to process your desired signal. In my opinion it’s a bit low level for your project so using its Python wrapper, PyRtlSdr so you can get most of the rtl-sdr functionality while using Python’s networking.