Gqrx with NooElec R820T SDR on OS X Mountain Lion

Kent Frazier

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Mar 6, 2013, 6:18:31 PM3/6/13

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Hello,

I am new to SDR and I just purchased a NooElec R820T SDR. I have an iMac running OS X 10.8.2 (Mountain Lion). I've never compiled from source before so I was wondering if someone here could give me a guide?

Thanks,

Kent, K5KNT

Alexandru Csete

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Mar 6, 2013, 6:48:53 PM3/6/13

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Hi Kent,

Gqrx is probably not what you should try building on OS X if you have
no experience. It has many dependencies and can quickly become a
lengthy process, unless you have GNU Radio installed via e.g.
Macports. On the other hand, Elias Onal is building gqrx for Mac OS X
every now and then and I recommend you try his bundle, which also
includes various rtlsdr utilities:
http://dekar.wc3edit.net/2012/09/30/osx-port-of-the-awesome-gqrx-sdr-software/

Alex

Kent Frazier

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Mar 6, 2013, 9:54:16 PM3/6/13

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Hi Alex,

Thanks for the information. I'll give it a try.

Kent

Kent Frazier

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Mar 10, 2013, 12:39:22 PM3/10/13

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I have installed the port below and I now have Gqrx running on my iMac. Only issue is that Gqrx crashes when closing. I have posted the issued on Elias' blog, but I thought I would post here also. I can provide a crash report if requested.