Usb tv tuner for mac software#

It can take a short while to load, (if its slow, move your mouse over ExtIO to resolve- thanks Alain) and comes up with a configuration window, ExtIO, for my device, i have to select the RTL device and then hit Create, it connects and starts the device. This loads the Python (linux) environment and makes it all work. This allows HDSDR to interact with the USB Dongle.

Usb tv tuner for mac software#

its the same software, just a more recent version.Р В РІР‚СњР вЂ™Р’Вownload the MAC software package (its 115mb) and copy the 2 applications to your local machine.Р В РІР‚СњР В РІР‚РЋirst you need to start the GNU Radio Server, Click that program and it will start. If you are a PC/windows user, best to head over to the HDSDR main website and download the latest windows version. The current Mac version can be found at his blog, and is version 2.51. Thankfully, a ham from the US, Alain K1FM has already done the hard work and created a mac version of HDSDR. This is a quick post to show my first toe into the SDR world, using TV Tuner SDR on a Mac and will write more when I undertake further exploration.Р В РІР‚СњР вЂ™Р’В«eing a mac user, the options for this SDR stuff are a little more limited, but since most of the development work seems to be done is Linux, getting a version to work on mac(bsd) is generally pretty easy. The device is a simple usb stick, some PC software for the tv tuner on a mini CD and a mag antenna with a MCX connector.

You can find these dongles cheaper, I choose this seller as a friend had used them before me and the device arrived promptly.

My dongle cost $10.99 and took a week to arrive from Hong Kong via this eBay seller. Software Defined Radios are all the rage these days, and with a cheap USB digital tv tuner card with the RTL2838 chipset, its very easy.