Hi Doug,

You might try Linrad. I do not have "Very Wide SDR Receiver."
but I think is is similar to DX Patrol.

The install under Linux is simple, it may look complicated
at first, but you do not have to install all the libraries
needed to support hardware you will not use. Some general
information is avaiable here:
http://sm5bsz.com/linuxdsp/usage/newco/newcomer.htm

There are several videos here:
http://sm5bsz.com/linuxdsp/videos.htm

Just download and place the source package in a directory of
your choice. Then run ./configure and follow instructions on
screen. Instructions are about installing packages so it is
practical to run as root.
http://www.youtube.com/embed/bviyLefH8E0
http://www.youtube.com/embed/MBUov9cb0vU
https://www.youtube.com/embed/qGZmD8O4Flk

73

Leif



> Hi, everybody--
>
> I hope this is a good channel to ask the following question:
>
> I am new to SDR radios and you can assume I know nothing about the
> hardware that is out there, except that some of it is quite expensive.
>
> A month or two ago I purchased a gadget called "Very Wide SDR Receiver."
> It claims to work from 100KHz to 1.7GHz. It contains an SDR2832,
>
> an SDR RTL2832Unit, and also, for HF, an LP filter, a mixer, a BPF, and
> a switch to feed the output of the upconverter into the 2832 unit.
>
> Two inputs--each one to the SPDT switch. Output is a micro USB female
> connector, which came with a short cable to a standard USB
>
> computer jack.
>
> I'm going to build a one meter ring antenna out of copper tubing for
> VLF, LF and MF reception.
>
> I may build or buy a preamp, if I find it is desirable.
>
> The question: I really do not want to get involved with any version of
> Windows. What Linux choices do I have, and which are the easiest
>
> to implement. (I am not a programmer. I am not afraid of the command
> line, but I don't write scripts.)  My choice of Linux software is
>
> primarily PCLinuxOS (an RPM distro) or MINT 17 LTS (a deb distro). I
> will run either one on a laptop at 64 Bits.
>
> There you have it. What do you folks have for me?
>
> --doug, WA2SAY
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