SDR Play devices

[DroZDi]

Hi
Do you consider support of SDR play RSP1/RSP1A and others n openplotter?
As per now it seems only RTL2832U is supported directly from VHF module.
GQRX supports SDRPlay devices.
Kindly

[Sailoog]

sounds interesting, I will investigate after OpenPlotter 3 is complete and stable.

[DroZDi]

If needed I can make some tests to help here For AIS on SDRPlay devices I found : https://github.com/jvde-github/AIS-catcher

[Sailoog]

if I am not wrong that AIS-catcher library could replace the current one in openplotter-sdr-vhf (only for RTL2832U) to also support SDRPlay devices. Do you know any affordable SDRPlay device?

[DroZDi]

I have those 2:

1. https://pl.aliexpress.com/item/100500401...pt=glo2pol

2. https://pl.aliexpress.com/item/100500478...07938972_3

[sebba]

Hello,
I'm also interested about RSP1A
This one: https://www.sdrplay.com/rsp1a/
Would be nice to be integrated into OP3
I also can do tests
Best regards Seb

[DroZDi]

Seb, you have 3 possibilites:
1. GQRX with SDRPLAY or MIRI driver
2. SDR++  (for me it consumes a lot of CPU and I m going to contact the support to eliminate it)  
3. CubeSDR as a part of SDRplay_RPi_Scripts_v0.3.zip
You can make tests on your own
If any issues please just contact me

[Opie91]

if I am not wrong that AIS-catcher library could replace the current one in openplotter-sdr-vhf (only for RTL2832U) to also support SDRPlay devices. Do you know any affordable SDRPlay device?

The SDRPlay devices are not inexpensive. However, they are very good.

If you were to do something with them I would be very interested.

[DroZDi]

For AIS detection AIS-catcher should fit. Unfortunately Im so far from the sea so I can make some tests generating some signals...
For VHF as above post
For RTTY/HiFAX going to test soon

[DroZDi]

pi@openplotter:~/work $ AIS-catcher -l
AIS-catcher (build Dec 30 2022) v0.42
© Copyright 2021-2022 jvde-github and other contributors
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
Found 2 device(s):
0: Realtek, RTL2838UHIDIR, SN: VHF00001
1: SDRPLAY, RSP1, SN: B0001P0003