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author | Egor Tensin <Egor.Tensin@gmail.com> | 2022-08-20 21:48:16 +0200 |
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committer | Egor Tensin <Egor.Tensin@gmail.com> | 2022-08-20 22:05:29 +0200 |
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README: add section on dongles
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@@ -41,6 +41,25 @@ Stop the containers using make down +DVB-T dongles +------------- + +They can be bought on eBay and AliExpress for a few dollars. +This is what they look like: + +![DVB-T dongle example](doc/dongle.jpeg "DVB-T dongle") + +You have to be careful not to buy the wrong one though. +All of them are equipped with tuners, some of which don't support the 1090 MHz +frequency. +I've made the mistake to buy dongles with the FC0012 tuner, which doesn't +support it. +In general, you'll see something like + + [FC0012] no valid PLL combination found for 1090000000 Hz! + +in dump1090 container output if your dongle isn't supported. + Development ----------- |