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   Matt Hamilton [Maryland] (eriner@noagendasocial.com)'s status on Tuesday, 02-Jan-2024 10:31:12 JST Matt Hamilton [Maryland]

   Kind of shitty that sdr-trunk is the only viable software for decoding P25 using an SDR. SDRAngel has a closed issue saying they were going to add a decoder for it, but I think because of patent encumbrances they've dropped it.

   I learned that most SDR hardware is supported by a vendor-agnostic project that provides an API called SoapySDR.

   Might get into it a bit after I'm done my current project with my BladeRF.

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     Matt Hamilton [Maryland] (eriner@noagendasocial.com)'s status on Tuesday, 02-Jan-2024 10:31:11 JST Matt Hamilton [Maryland]

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     • ReadyKilowatt ? Western CO

     @ReadyKilowatt @eriner as I mentioned in the OP, I have a BladeRF. Much more capable than an RTL-SDR or a LimeSDR mini, heh.

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     ReadyKilowatt ? Western CO (readykilowatt@noagendasocial.com)'s status on Tuesday, 02-Jan-2024 10:31:12 JST ReadyKilowatt ? Western CO

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     @eriner If you're looking for better hardware than an RTL-SDR dongle I use a LimeSDR mini. SoapySDR is pretty stable, you can hang a Pi on your network with a LimeSDR and Soapy Remote.

     You'll probably have to acquire an AMBE 3000 chip if you want to decode everything, unfortunately. I just picked up a Zum AMBE server (AMBE 3000 interfaced to an ESP32) this past week. Expensive but I'm planning on interfacing my D-Star repeater with Allstar to get into the club's analog repeater network.