29 Jan
2021
29 Jan
'21
7:18 a.m.
Hi Guys…..
Um im far from an expert at all this, I hardly even know what this device is capable of
doing.. but I bought one because they sound very interesting if you know what you doing,
what you can tune into etc…
But I have run into some trouble..
I bought a RTL_SDR Receiver R820T2 USB Tuner 100KHz-1 7GHz UV HF… I have a Mac OS running
MoJave version10.14.6 (18G103).
I downloaded CubicSDR, it installed perfectly.. the trouble I’m having is the software not
picking up my Tuner.. well it does pick it up after a few minutes, but its like its not
throwing enough power to keep a stable connection to CubicSDR..
What can I do to fix this? Is there anything at all I can do to fix this pretty easily? Or
is it very hard? Or do I have to buy more parts etc??
Can you please let me know so I know if its just a waste of space lol…
Cheers,
Regards
Jarrod
28 Feb
28 Feb
5:19 a.m.
Hi Jarrod - it could be the cable.
If you have USB-C, try using an adapter to micro USB. Try using a USB
hub with a power supply. Make sure the power is plugged into the
compuier. Disconnect all the other non-essential USB devices.
Check the load on the computer when you have trouble - and use lsusb -
see if the device connection to the computer is acting funny.
I believe you can use "brew lsusb" to install it you don't have it
installed.
If you can uninstall the RTL dongle, try uninstalling it and then
re-installing it.
-- Cinaed
On 1/28/21 10:18 PM, jarrod emery wrote:
Hi Guys…..
Um im far from an expert at all this, I hardly even know what this device is capable of
doing.. but I bought one because they sound very interesting if you know what you doing,
what you can tune into etc…
But I have run into some trouble..
I bought a RTL_SDR Receiver R820T2 USB Tuner 100KHz-1 7GHz UV HF… I have a Mac OS running
MoJave version10.14.6 (18G103).
I downloaded CubicSDR, it installed perfectly.. the trouble I’m having is the software
not picking up my Tuner.. well it does pick it up after a few minutes, but its like its
not throwing enough power to keep a stable connection to CubicSDR..
What can I do to fix this? Is there anything at all I can do to fix this pretty easily?
Or is it very hard? Or do I have to buy more parts etc??
Can you please let me know so I know if its just a waste of space lol…
Cheers,
Regards
Jarrod
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