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how to set gain

wiedehopf edited this page Jul 11, 2021 · 1 revision

How to set gain for ADS-B

adsbexchange image

sudo nano /boot/adsb-config.txt

Change the gain. Then save: Ctrl-O and Enter and exit: Ctrl-X

To apply the changes, restart readsb:

sudo systemctl restart readsb

piaware image

sudo piaware-config rtlsdr-gain 43.9
sudo systemctl restart dump1090-fa

wiedehopf automatic install scripts for readsb / dump1090-fa, see the respective pages for those scripts:

readsb install

  • Edit sudo nano /etc/default/readsb
  • restart readsb service: sudo systemctl restart readsb

dump1090-fa add-on install

  • Edit sudo nano /etc/default/dump1090-fa
  • restart readsb service: sudo systemctl restart dump1090-fa
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