RTLSDR scanner is a cross-platform GUI that can be used for spectrum analysis. It will scan the given frequency range and display the output in a spectrogram.
Hands-on with the RTLSDR scanner
How to do it...
Here is the recipe to run rtlsdr-scanner:
- Connect RTLSDR to the system and start the scanner using the following command:
rtlsdr-scanner
The following screenshot shows the output of the preceding command:
![](https://static.packt-cdn.com/products/9781789952308/graphics/assets/718713bc-5415-4894-b8e7-47d0005e1fa3.png)
- We should see a new window open, showing the GUI interface of the tool; enter the frequency range on which we want to perform the scan and click on Start:
![](https://static.packt-cdn.com/products/9781789952308/graphics/assets/86d6c353-345b-45ce-8258-51433576022f.png)
- It will take some time to see a sweep of frequencies, and then we will see the result in graphical format:
![](https://static.packt-cdn.com/products/9781789952308/graphics/assets/a728466e-0330-4a44-8fe6-eb4867cf0a94.png)
If the application stops responding, it is recommended...