radiosonde_auto_rx/README.md

# Automatic Radiosonde Receiver Utilities
This fork of [rs1279's RS](https://github.com/rs1729/RS) codebase provides a set of utilities ('auto_rx') to allow automatic reception and uploading of [Radiosonde](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiosonde) positions to multiple services, including:
* The [Habitat High-Altitude Balloon Tracker](https://tracker.habhub.org)
  * **Please note the HabHub Tracker now filters out radiosondes by default.** To view the radiosondes again, clear the search field at the top-left of the tracker of all text, and press enter. Alternatively, use our front-end to HabHub at: [https://sondehub.org/](https://sondehub.org/)
* APRS-IS (for display on sites such as [aprs.fi](https://aprs.fi)
* [OziPlotter](https://github.com/projecthorus/oziplotter), for mobile radiosonde chasing.

Currently we support the following radiosonde types:
* Vaisala RS92SGP
* Vaisala RS41SGP
* Graw DFM06/DFM09

Support for other radiosondes may be added as required (please send us sondes to test with!)

This software performs the following steps:
1. Use rtl_power to scan across a user-defined frequency range, and detect peaks in the spectrum.
2. For each detected peak frequency, run the rs_detect utility, which determines if a radiosonde signal is present, and what type it is.
3. If a radiosonde signal is found, start demodulating it, and upload data to various internet services.
4. If no peaks are found, or if no packets are heard from the radiosonde in a given amount of time (2 minutes by default), go back to step 1.

The latest version can make use of multiple RTLSDRs to allow for tracking of many radiosondes simultaneously. The number of simultaneous radiosondes you can track is limited only by the number of RTLSDRs you have setup! 

Refer to the wiki for the [latest updates, and installation/setup instructions](https://github.com/projecthorus/radiosonde_auto_rx/wiki).

#### Please note this software is under constant development. Please update (git pull) regularly!

### Contacts
* [Mark Jessop](https://github.com/darksidelemm) - vk5qi@rfhead.net
* [Michael Wheeler](https://github.com/TheSkorm) - git@mwheeler.org

You can often find us in the #highaltitude IRC Channel on [Freenode](https://webchat.freenode.net/).
I suck at markdown. 2017-12-17 08:23:47 +00:00			`# Automatic Radiosonde Receiver Utilities`
Readme Updates. 2017-12-20 10:18:35 +00:00			`This fork of [rs1279's RS](https://github.com/rs1729/RS) codebase provides a set of utilities ('auto_rx') to allow automatic reception and uploading of [Radiosonde](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiosonde) positions to multiple services, including:`
Updated systemd service, and made documentation point to the github wiki. 2017-12-17 07:59:32 +00:00			`* The [Habitat High-Altitude Balloon Tracker](https://tracker.habhub.org)`
Update readme 2018-07-16 09:32:00 +00:00			`* Please note the HabHub Tracker now filters out radiosondes by default. To view the radiosondes again, clear the search field at the top-left of the tracker of all text, and press enter. Alternatively, use our front-end to HabHub at: [https://sondehub.org/](https://sondehub.org/)`
Updated systemd service, and made documentation point to the github wiki. 2017-12-17 07:59:32 +00:00			`* APRS-IS (for display on sites such as [aprs.fi](https://aprs.fi)`
			`* [OziPlotter](https://github.com/projecthorus/oziplotter), for mobile radiosonde chasing.`
readme-info update 2017-02-06 17:08:18 +00:00
Updated systemd service, and made documentation point to the github wiki. 2017-12-17 07:59:32 +00:00			`Currently we support the following radiosonde types:`
			`* Vaisala RS92SGP`
			`* Vaisala RS41SGP`
Update top-level readme. 2018-06-01 14:10:38 +00:00			`* Graw DFM06/DFM09`
Readme fixes. 2017-12-22 01:02:16 +00:00
Update readme 2018-07-16 09:32:00 +00:00			`Support for other radiosondes may be added as required (please send us sondes to test with!)`
readme-info update 2017-02-06 17:08:18 +00:00
Readme Updates. 2017-12-20 10:18:35 +00:00			`This software performs the following steps:`
			`1. Use rtl_power to scan across a user-defined frequency range, and detect peaks in the spectrum.`
			`2. For each detected peak frequency, run the rs_detect utility, which determines if a radiosonde signal is present, and what type it is.`
			`3. If a radiosonde signal is found, start demodulating it, and upload data to various internet services.`
			`4. If no peaks are found, or if no packets are heard from the radiosonde in a given amount of time (2 minutes by default), go back to step 1.`
readme-info update 2017-02-06 17:08:18 +00:00
Update readme 2018-07-16 09:32:00 +00:00			`The latest version can make use of multiple RTLSDRs to allow for tracking of many radiosondes simultaneously. The number of simultaneous radiosondes you can track is limited only by the number of RTLSDRs you have setup!`

			`Refer to the wiki for the [latest updates, and installation/setup instructions](https://github.com/projecthorus/radiosonde_auto_rx/wiki).`
Added contact details. 2017-12-17 08:19:32 +00:00
example config updates. 2018-01-06 13:51:10 +00:00			`#### Please note this software is under constant development. Please update (git pull) regularly!`

Added contact details. 2017-12-17 08:19:32 +00:00			`### Contacts`
			`* [Mark Jessop](https://github.com/darksidelemm) - vk5qi@rfhead.net`
			`* [Michael Wheeler](https://github.com/TheSkorm) - git@mwheeler.org`

Readme fixes. 2017-12-22 01:02:16 +00:00			`You can often find us in the #highaltitude IRC Channel on [Freenode](https://webchat.freenode.net/).`