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rtl_sdr:tldr:cd8f7
rtl_sdr: Specify the output block size.
$ rtl_sdr -f ${100000000} -b ${9999999} -
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The command "rtl_sdr -f ${100000000} -b ${9999999} -" is an example of a command used with the RTL-SDR software-defined radio (SDR) receivers.
Here is the breakdown of each component in the command:
- "rtl_sdr": This is the command used to invoke the rtl_sdr program, which is the main executable for the RTL-SDR receiver.
- "-f ${100000000}": This option specifies the frequency at which the RTL-SDR receiver should tune. In this example, it is set to 100,000,000 Hz (or 100 MHz). You can replace the "${100000000}" placeholder with the desired frequency.
- "-b ${9999999}": This option sets the baseband sample rate of the RTL-SDR receiver. In this example, it is set to 9,999,999 Hz (or 9.999999 MHz). Similar to the frequency option, you can replace the "${9999999}" placeholder with the desired baseband sample rate.
- "-": The hyphen at the end of the command is used to indicate that the command should read input from stdin (standard input) instead of a file. This allows the rtl_sdr program to continuously stream and process radio signals in real-time.
Overall, this command tells the RTL-SDR receiver to tune to a specific frequency with a certain baseband sample rate and continuously stream the received signals.
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.