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SDR AIS setup
#1
Now that I have a reliable USB hub I thought I'd try my DVB device as an AIS receiver.  I went through the calibration steps and came up with a correction of around -50.

I've enabled AIS reception.  I was previously using an external USB receiver via a serial USB so I disabled that. However, I have no idea how to 'see'/use the AIS stream. The NMEA window shows no mention of it. And there's no AIS data on the kplex tcp port. Have i missed a step somewhere?  Clearly the device is working else the calibration wouldn't work. It's a 130 mile round trip to the boat to be able to receive some AIS signals so I'd like to have a plan to resolve it next time.
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#2
So, it seems you don't have to do anything ...

The reason it wasn't working before was because of the crappy telescopic antenna that came with it.  Once I connected a proper VHF antenna, the waterfall display went blue and I could 'see' the AIS bursts.  Opencpn used the data automatically .
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#3
Yes, OP is ready out of the box to get ASR AIS. Just calibrate.

The mini antenna is for FM radio. You need a VHF size antenna.
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