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rtl_sdr: Specify the sample rate in Hz (ranges 225001-300000 and 900001-3200000).
$ rtl_sdr -f ${100000000} -s ${2400000} -
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The command "rtl_sdr" is a command-line tool used to interact with RTL-SDR (Software Defined Radio) dongles.

Here is the breakdown of the command and its options:

  • "rtl_sdr": This is the name of the command.

  • "-f ${100000000}": This option specifies the frequency to tune the RTL-SDR dongle to. In this case, the frequency is set to 100,000,000 Hz (100 MHz). You can replace this value with any frequency you want to tune to.

  • "-s ${2400000}": This option sets the sample rate of the RTL-SDR dongle. In this case, it is set to 2,400,000 samples per second (2.4 Msps). You can adjust this value depending on your requirements and the capabilities of your RTL-SDR device.

  • "-": This option tells the command to read data from the dongle and output it to the standard output (usually the terminal screen). The hyphen character ("-") serves as a placeholder for the output file name. If you want to save the data to a file instead, you can replace the hyphen with the desired file name.

This command essentially instructs the RTL-SDR dongle to tune to a specific frequency and capture data at a particular sample rate, and then outputs the data to the standard output for further processing or analysis.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.
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