airspy_tcp

RTL-TCP compatible, IQ server for Airspy SDRs

airspy_tcp is a direct port of rtl_tcp for the Airspy SDRs.

As the rtl_tcp protocol is only 8 bits IQ, man will loose the major advantage of an airspy : its 12-bit DAC, but :

1. It will work with any rtl_tcp capable frontend (Well I hope, see below),
2. As it's opensource, you could compile it on any Linux (and perhaps other UNIXes) server.

Notes :

• I tried it with gqrx and sdrangelove frontend only. Other tests are welcome.
• The rtl_tcp frontend client must use only the two supported sampling rates for the Airspy SDR. Others sampling rates are not supported.
• It should work with Airspy Mini too, but it has not been tested.

Building instructions

To build on Debian-based systems, run:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install pkg-config libairspy-dev
git clone https://github.com/TLeconte/airspy_tcp
cd airspy_tcp
pkg-config --cflags libairspy
make

To run your server, use ./airspy_tcp with all the necessary arguments, the same way as for ./rtl_tcp.