How To Test If Your DVB-T RTL SDR Dongle Is HealthyFollowing two options are described below:
OPTION-1: Dongle plugged into Windows Computer.OPTION-2: Dongle plugged into Raspberry Pi..
OPTION-1: Dongle plugged into Windows Computer.STEP 1 of 3:Install dvb-t rtl driver zadig if not yet done so, as detailed below.
(1) Download Zadig 2.3.exe from
http://zadig.akeo.ie/(2) Plug the DVB-T or ProStick in your Windows Computer.(3) Follow the steps below:
(A): Double click Zadig 2.3.exe to run it.
The window below will open.
![](https://s20.postimg.cc/63zf71ykt/Zadig-1.png)
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(B): On main menu, click "Options".
On the drop-down, place a check mark beside "List All Devices".
![](https://s20.postimg.cc/ojjw4ia59/Zadig-2.png)
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(C): From list of devices, select "RTL2838" which is actually DVB-T/ProStick.
Now click button which will either say "Install Driver" or "Reinstall Driver"
![](https://s20.postimg.cc/ojjw4kuql/Zadig-3.png)
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STEP 2 of 3:Download RelWithDebInfo.zip from here:
Download Link:
http://osmocom.org/attachments/download/2242/RelWithDebInfo.zipWeb Page:
https://osmocom.org/projects/sdr/wiki/rtl-sdr(scroll down to bottom of page to find download link)
STEP 3 of 3:- First EXIT your AirNav RadarBox 6.01 software to make the Dongle free for test.
- Un-zip RelWithDebInfo.zip. It will create a folder RelWithDebInfo.
Inside this folder there is another folder rtl-sdr-release which contains several files and 2 folders named x32 and x64. - Go to folder x32. You will find many rtl tools in it as shown in screenshot-1.
- Double-click file rtl_test.exe to run it.
A command console will open and if Dongle is OK, it will give output as shown in screenshot -2.
SCREENSHOT-1
SCREENSHOT-2![](https://s20.postimg.cc/714indju5/RTL-_TOOLS_Step-2-_Easy.png)
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OPTION-2: Dongle plugged into Raspberry Pi.STEP-1: Install the test tools package rtl-sdr
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install rtl-sdr
STEP-2:Stop dump1090 to free your Dongle for test
#choose one of the following commands,
#depending on which version of dump1090 you have installed.
#If you are not sure, issue all three one by one
sudo systemctl stop dump1090
sudo systemctl stop dump1090-fa
sudo systemctl stop dump1090-mutability
STEP-3:Now run the test command
rtl_test -t
If your Dongle is OK,
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Properly connected to Pi,
you will see this output
Found 1 device(s):
0: Realtek, RTL2832UFA, SN: 00001001
Using device 0: Generic RTL2832U
Found Rafael Micro R820T tuner
Supported gain values (29): 0.0 0.9 1.4 2.7 3.7 7.7 8.7 12.5 14.4 15.7 16.6 19.7 20.7 22.9 25.4 28.0 29.7 32.8 33.8 36.4 37.2 38.6 40.2 42.1 43.4 43.9 44.5 48.0 49.6
Sampling at 2048000 S/s.
No E4000 tuner found, aborting.
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STEP-4:Reboot your Raspberry Pi to restart dump1090 and all data feeders, and restore to normal operation state.
sudo reboot
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