SDR# Windows Operation Summary

[last updated: 2019-06-16]
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go to: SDR Study
go to: SDR# - Install on Windows
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• Connect antenna to dongle.
• Plug dongle into Dell Windows tower USB port
• Navigate to:
  ... masterWorkingFiles/Tech/ham radio/SDR/software/rtl-sdr/sdrsharp-x86
• Double-click: SDRSharp.exe
• Well this was a bust. When I click the play button this time (even though previously it worked and initiated reception with audio), SDRSharp screen now says something like, "can't communicate with RTL-SDR." Say what?
  Searching online forums finds lots of people complaining about the same thing, with lots of advice on how to fix it, un-installing and re-installing drivers, etc. Have not done anything yet. Will attempt to get it up on Linux first...

• OTOH, RTL-SDR site says to just run zadig again to fix the problem. Will try it...
• Plugged in dongle. This time, no "device ready" notification, even after > 5min.
• Right-click on zadig.exe and select "Run as administrator"
• In Zadig, click Options, select "list all devices", and un-check "ignore hubs"
• click drop-down arrow in device field, and select RTL2838UHIDIR
  USB ID shows "0BDA 2838"
• click replace driver. About 20 sec to "driver installed successfully". Closed zadig.
• double-click SDRSharp.exe
  Source was still set to RTL-SDR (USB)"
• click play, and after some seconds, "cannot access RTL device"
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• (go to:) SDR#

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