rtl_sdr_aprs_igate
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====== Creating an APRS iGate with an RTL-SDR and Dire Wolf ====== | ====== Creating an APRS iGate with an RTL-SDR and Dire Wolf ====== | ||
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+ | **This is not finished yet, don't use!** | ||
It's possible to create an APRS iGate using a relatively cheap RTL-SDR " | It's possible to create an APRS iGate using a relatively cheap RTL-SDR " | ||
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===== Installation ===== | ===== Installation ===== | ||
- | + | Install the required packages: | |
- | sudo apt-get install direwolf rtl-sdr | + | sudo apt-get install direwolf rtl-sdr |
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+ | Create a directory for the logs: | ||
+ | sudo mkdir / | ||
===== Configuration ===== | ===== Configuration ===== | ||
- | vim / | + | When using Dire Wolf with an rtl-sdr it's necessary to edit the systemd service to ensure rtl_fm runs and redirect Direwolfs output into journald. |
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+ | Open / | ||
< | < | ||
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[Service] | [Service] | ||
- | # | ||
SupplementaryGroups=dialout audio | SupplementaryGroups=dialout audio | ||
ExecStart=/ | ExecStart=/ | ||
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[Install] | [Install] | ||
WantedBy=multi-user.target | WantedBy=multi-user.target | ||
+ | </ | ||
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+ | Reload systemd, enable and start Dire Wolf | ||
+ | < | ||
+ | systemctl daemon-reload | ||
+ | systemctl enable direwolf | ||
+ | systemctl start direwolf | ||
</ | </ | ||
===== Usage ===== | ===== Usage ===== | ||
- | rtl_fm -f 144.8M - | direwolf -c direwolf.conf -r 24000 -D 1 - | + | Starting manually: |
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- | journalctl -f -u direwolf | + | View Dire Wolfs stdout: |
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+ | {{tag> |
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