Improvised DVB-T test instrumentation
Improvised DVB-T test instrumentation My last post was on snooping on DVB-S signals from satellites. I found some useful software to do that, Crazyscan and Blindscan. However, the author of Crazyscan also wrote Crazyscan 2 for DVB-T but needs specific TV hardware: http://sourceforge.net/p/crazyscan/wiki/Info/ I ordered a TBS 6220 (DVB-T) (~$100) as well a TBS 6925 (DVB-S) (~$300), both pci-e cards, direct from the manufacturerhttp://www.tbsdtv.com/ . With courier delivery, they arrived within a week. Setting up the TBS 6220 is straight forward and works well as a TV card with DreamTV; mainly to confirm that the device works. I put both cards in and software for both, but things got messy. Removing the TBS-6925 and its software, including auto start programs, fixed everything. I need to walk before I run. My interest is with Crazyscan2. Setting it up is easy, just putting all the needed files in the same directory. The result is amazing: a scan over 1 GHz at 1 ...