Tried to install it to my Linux laptop. Unsuccessful as Ubuntu hates people. Not a user friendly OS.
HomerBB,
I tried Ubuntu a while back, it seemed to be okay as far as driver support but this was about two years before I got my RTL-SDR dongle.
I read some of the information in your posts, & I found a link that I hope can help.
http://www.instructables.com/id/rtl-sdr-on-Ubuntu/
I've not had the pleasure of installing this RTL-SDR in a Linux machine, yet!
I know I was immediately able to receive my local commercial FM stations, and they even caused over-load without some type of band pass/rejection filtering while in the HF range. (or anywhere not near a commercial FM station frequency for that matter)
In the software I use on Windows 7, (SDR#) I had to increase the RF gain adjustment before hearing anything really interesting, but then the over-load/imaging issue became very apparent.
I use it mainly as a bandscope on my bench, so I can see the RF domain, I also use it to monitor the audio frequency response of my transmitter.
I have used it as an actual receiver, but w/out any filtering it wasn't too enjoyable with QRM, so I definitely recommend some filtering after you have it tuning stations, try local FM broadcast band!
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