# # Radiosonde Auto RX v2 Station Configuration File # # Copy this file to station.cfg and modify as required. # ################### # RTLSDR SETTINGS # ################### [sdr] # Number of RTLSDRs to use. # If more than one RTLSDR is in use, multiple [sdr_X] sections must be populated below sdr_quantity = 1 # Individual SDR Settings. [sdr_1] # Device Index / Serial # If using a single RTLSDR, set this value to 0 # If using multiple SDRs, you MUST allocate each SDR a unique serial number using rtl_eeprom # i.e. to set the serial number of a (single) connected RTLSDR: rtl_eeprom -s 00000002 # Then set the device_idx below to 00000002, and repeat for the other [sdr_n] sections below device_idx = 0 # Frequency Correction (ppm offset) # Refer here for a method of determining this correction: https://gist.github.com/darksidelemm/b517e6a9b821c50c170f1b9b7d65b824 ppm = 0 # SDR Gain Setting # Gain settings can generally range between 0dB and 40dB depending on the tuner in use. # Run rtl_test to confirm what gain settings are available, or use a value of -1 to use hardware automatic gain control (AGC). # Note that this is an overall gain value, not an individual mixer/tuner gain. This is a limitation of the rtl_power/rtl_fm utils. gain = -1 # Bias Tee - Enable the bias tee in the RTLSDR v3 Dongles. bias = False [sdr_2] # As above, for the next SDR, if used. Note the warning about serial numbers. device_idx = 00000002 ppm = 0 gain = -1 bias = False # Add more SDR definitions here if needed. ############################## # RADIOSONDE SEARCH SETTINGS # ############################## [search_params] # Minimum and maximum search frequencies, in MHz. # Australia: Use 400.05 - 403 MHz # Europe: Use 400.05 - 406 MHz min_freq = 400.05 max_freq = 403.0 # Have the decoder timeout after X seconds of no valid data. rx_timeout = 180 # Frequency Lists - These must be provided as JSON-compatible lists of floats (in MHz), i.e. [400.50, 401.520, 403.200] # White-List - Add values to this list to *only* scan on these frequencies. # This is for when you only want to monitor a small set of launch frequencies. whitelist = [] # Black-List - Any values added to this list will be removed from the list of detected peaks. # This is used to remove known spurs or other interferers from the scan list, potentially speeding up detection of a sonde. blacklist = [] # Grey-List - Any values in this list will be added to the start every scan run. # This is useful when you know the regular frequency of a local sonde, but still want to allow detections on other frequencies. greylist = [] #################### # STATION LOCATION # #################### # Used by the Habitat Uploader, APRS Uploader, and by Rotator Control [location] station_lat = 0.0 station_lon = 0.0 station_alt = 0.0 # Location Code (Maximum 5 characters) # This is ONLY used by the Intermet iMet decoder, to provide additional entropy when # generating a unique ID for the iMet sondes, which do not transmit their serial number. # If you know the WMO number of the launch site, then this would be a good value to use. # Otherwise the ICAO Code of the airport nearest to the launch site would also work. # If you are not expecting to RX iMet sondes, then this can be left at its default. station_code = SONDE ########################### # HABITAT UPLOAD SETTINGS # ########################### # Settings for uploading to the Habitat HAB tracking database ( https://tracker.habhub.org/ ) # Note that the habitat upload will use a fixed string format of: # `$$,,