I am looking to get an RTL-SDR for my father for christmas. Is there an SDR program that I can kind of "set it and forget it" for him? He just wants a basic scanner that scans weather and nearby emergency services.

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Sdr Radio Gnuradio Scanner P25

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  • trunk-recorder

    Records calls from a Trunked Radio System (P25 & SmartNet)

    • If your area is P25, then https://github.com/robotastic/trunk-recorder with https://github.com/chuot/rdio-scanner makes a great setup.

  • rdio-scanner

    Rdio Scanner is an open source software that ingest and distribute audio files generated by various software-defined radio recorders. Its interface tries to reproduce the user experience of a real police scanner, while adding its own touch.

    • If your area is P25, then https://github.com/robotastic/trunk-recorder with https://github.com/chuot/rdio-scanner makes a great setup.

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