Problems Installing RTL-SDR on Windows

[@WECB640]

PERFECT Ape. Logical, concise, well paced. Bravo.

[@TheSmokinApe]

Thanks Hollywood, appreciate you checking it out

[@Siskiyous6]

I see the problem, Windows.

[@TheSmokinApe]

Fair point

[@signalscout6020]

If I recall correctly, you need to do the zadig driver replacement before you plug the dongle into your PC for the first time. Otherwise, winders tries to use an existing (and wrong) driver. Basically whiz through those instructions a couple of times before you do anything. And buy their ebook, too.

[@TheSmokinApe]

Hey SS. Actually it is pretty confusing but you have to plug in the dongle, have windows assign the wrong driver (lol) and then replace it with zadig.

[@DavidJohnstone-hi9kr]

Excellent Video, most informative. I started playing with SDR years ago and still use the same set-up. I went with the Nooelec NESR SMArt dongle. For software I use Skywave Linux. I found this to be truly "plug & play", much easier to use and more user friendly than SDR Sharp. Maybe this winter I'll fool around with SDR again. For an antenna I use a 2 meter 70cm cheapo ham mag mount with an SMA male connection.

[@TheSmokinApe]

These SDR'd can be an fun and inexpensive way to get into RF, thanks for watching David

[@Swede_4_DragonBeliever]

Greetings from Sweden 🇸🇪 Thank you Sir Smoking Ape, Sir!

[@TheSmokinApe]

Hey Phil, thanks for watching 👍

[@astromanicdave]

Im at my wits end with SDR Sharp. 4 days and i cant get the program to install

[@dancampbell141]

Apparently I'm missing a step. Realtek 2832UUsb is not showing up in the Device Manager: Sound, video and game controllers. Please advise.

[@ironjavelin7482]

Same problem here too

[@calvinlong1265]

Awesome!! Fixed my problem 😊

[@TheSmokinApe]

Nice 👍

[@tonyolssontracks]

My SDR++ together with RTL SDR-V4 and Win 10 show wrong frequency on the screen. FM ~100.000 Mhz works good and clear but the SDR++ says 59.000 Mhz.

[@TheSmokinApe]

Could it be the offset?

[@KX2U]

4:00 its a good idea to run your anti-virus scan on the downloaded file(s) before extracting them and after extracting them and of course before running them. there is always a chance of RTL getting hacked or being hijacked and contaminating the files you are looking to use. I do this for EVERY file I download. My process is is to run hitman pro (paid version) on it and then my Vipre (paid version) to make sure its clean. after that you simply have to follow the instructions and its really hard to go wrong.

[@TheSmokinApe]

Great info, thanks.

[@AndrewCCM]

Anyway to install an ARM version of the driver when used with Windows in VMWare on a Mac?

[@TheSmokinApe]

Sorry Andrew, I have not tried that

[@FEPLabsRadio]

Good job old man!

[@TheSmokinApe]

Thanks FEP!

[@norrinradd8952]

In an attempt to be as cool as the Ape, I'm checking eBay right now to see if I can buy a keyboard with the ANY key. Good video, will need to dust off the old V3 and see if it still works. Thanks for the upload.

[@TheSmokinApe]

Those keyboards are getting harder and harder to find these days, thanks for watching Norrin

[@epleace]

Thanks, very helpful.

[@TheSmokinApe]

Thanks for watching 👍

[@mcgrath16511]

great job,, after did my install some time back, i "pinned" sdr to the taskbar,, just a quick short cut!!

[@TheSmokinApe]

That's a good tip, thanks McGrath

[@mcgrath16511]

@@TheSmokinApe yup! '73 KD2ICI

[@mstover2809]

Nice video. Short and sweet and right to the point. Have you actually been able to acquire a V4 dongle yet?

[@TheSmokinApe]

Thanks MS, I haven't even looked at the v4. I have a few SDRs that I don't really use often so I don't want to add another.

[@davitronico]

gracias me sirvio

[@TheSmokinApe]

Glad it helped 👍

[@unclealig]

some years ago i used an RTL dongle from an DVB-T usb-stick for listening to ATC radio using SDR#. No i am trying to set it up all again, but i cant receive ATC radio (now using the current AIRSPY SDR# software). However, radio broadcastimg (FM) works fine. any hint what i am doing wrong? thanks

[@TheSmokinApe]

Sorry man, I haven't used my DVB-T in probably 15 years.

[@jasonzulick6503]

Thank you very much !!!!! Its working :)

[@TheSmokinApe]

Awesome 👍

[@KA4UPW]

How about installing and configuring multiple sdr dongles on the same computer

[@TheSmokinApe]

I’ve never tried but I can look into it 👍

[@beardedobserver5947]

Thank you!

[@TheSmokinApe]

Thanks for watching BO 👍

[@faskedfask8012]

I do it by your step and get RSXNT error "Exception at 0x76CA50FA Application got signal SIGSEGV" 2x. SDR# is broken...

[@TheSmokinApe]

Sorry man, I haven’t seen that error

[@paulshockieuk2651]

I have v4 and I have had nothing but problems trying to get it to work on windows 11....basically it does not work on windows 11 unless you are a computer wiz..I failed 😢..all I get is no device installed

[@TheSmokinApe]

I have a 4 but haven’t tried it yet

[@paulshockieuk2651]

@TheSmokinApe it took my WiFi out and all my usb ports...I had to get a wired keyboard to get it to go again I was using wireless mouse and keyboard...well if you have better luck than me I would be interested how you did it...all the best mate from the UK

[@Determinator21]

Try it, lots of troubles with it on windows 10​@@TheSmokinApe

[@Determinator21]

​@@paulshockieuk2651that's what you get for using windows 11, coming from an IT

[@wendellmarthers3519]

Ok what if I have screwed up and downloaded it all over my computer And my op system is 10 pro but started with 7 8 8.1 Xp 10 10 pro I can clean up the computer but how do I wipe the dongle This time no smoking my medicine until I up and running

[@billhennessy5118]

Should we still follow the instructions on the first video you did?

[@TheSmokinApe]

I would 👍

[@Johnny-pf5jm]

Hello i do have a problem. I got a chinese clone of msi2500 and when i plug in the dongle it says unkown device. i go to install the drivers with zadig, i put to install on the unkown device, and when i open the sdr# it doesnt show anything. can you tell what it may be?

[@TheSmokinApe]

Sorry man, I’m not familiar with that SDR

[@Ojibs]

@TheSmokinApe can you yo a updated one for raspberry pi

[@TheSmokinApe]

Oler video, but it sould still work kzbin.info/www/bejne/baHKdHZqmNaaisU

[@erichamradio919]

Hi there. I love your videos, but I have a big problem while configuring my RTLSTR version four to my dell all in one windows 10 PC, I must’ve messed up the Zadig now I cannot log into my computer as the keyboard and mouse will not work, do you know of a solution. Thank you so much.

[@TheSmokinApe]

Sorry man, I don't think I can help with that one...

[@goobercrow198]

So is that the N and E key simultaneously🤔 Yeah, I'm sure that'll work. Keep at it Ape and smoke what you roll, toss that vaporizer!

[@TheSmokinApe]

Lol, thanks for the comment goober 👍🍻

[@temporarilyoffline]

That'll do it!

[@TheSmokinApe]

That's how they get you...

[@grover-]

It'd have been nice to see step 6 being done

[@TheSmokinApe]

Installing RTL-SDR & SDR Sharp on Win10 Made Easy - TheSmokinApe kzbin.info/www/bejne/qIbag6drptNgbLc

[@tosilveira]

Will not install on Samsung laptop windows 11 on arm

[@frequencywatchers]

Nice Video, But What About Windows 11? :D

[@TheSmokinApe]

Do people use that?

[@frequencywatchers]

@@TheSmokinApe Oh Yes, Most People In Eastern Europe Use Just That.

[@SFD45182]

video starts at 1:30

[@TheSmokinApe]

Thanks for letting them know champ 👍

[@RogerWilco486]

...or just stop using Windows. For example, on Arch Linux you'd simply run "sudo pacman -S rtl-sdr gqrx". Pacman would pull down the signed rtl-sdr and gqrx packages from the Arch repositories, verify them as legit, and install them for you in a few seconds. No need to download and install unsigned executables from random websites. As an added bonus, whenever you update your Linux system, you'd always have the latest rtl-sdr and gqrx packages applied too.

[@TheSmokinApe]

If you look at the whole of the user experience it's fairly safe to say that using Arch tends to require a more experienced end user, I'm sure we both can agree to that...

[@CampingandHamRadio-W4POT]

No one has the patience to RTFM anymore.

[@TheSmokinApe]

That's true, I've been guilty a time or two myself

[@paulziminskin2ghr282]

I have ver4 and after spending hours trying to make it work , I give up probably send it back to Amazon for a refund. It should not be this hard to set up .why release a new version if they don't have the software to support it ?I have an SDR play and had that working in a matter of minutes ...Very easy

[@TheSmokinApe]

Sorry to hear you are having problems with it Paul