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RTLSDR With HDSDR

This document provides instructions for installing and using a DVB-T/DAB USB receiver with the Realtek RTL2832 chipset with HDSDR software defined radio software on Windows. The steps include installing the correct WinUSB driver using Zadig instead of the drivers installed by Windows, downloading HDSDR and the ExtIO_RTL DLL, and configuring HDSDR to use the ExtIO_RTL DLL. Troubleshooting tips are also provided such as checking the device compatibility and avoiding USB hubs.

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RTLSDR With HDSDR

This document provides instructions for installing and using a DVB-T/DAB USB receiver with the Realtek RTL2832 chipset with HDSDR software defined radio software on Windows. The steps include installing the correct WinUSB driver using Zadig instead of the drivers installed by Windows, downloading HDSDR and the ExtIO_RTL DLL, and configuring HDSDR to use the ExtIO_RTL DLL. Troubleshooting tips are also provided such as checking the device compatibility and avoiding USB hubs.

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How to use DVB-T/DAB RTL2832 based USB receiver with HDSDR

Hardware requirements:
- DVB-T/DAB USB dongle with Realtek RTL2832 chipset (sometimes badly named as RTL2838)
- PC with Dual Core CPU, Soundcard, one free USB port (USB2 and up required!)

Software requirements:
- Microsoft Windows XP or newer, latest Service Pack required!!! (XP=SP3, Vista=SP2, Win7=SP1)
Windows 10 or newer recommended!
- HDSDR 2.70 or newer (SDR Software application)
- ExtIO_RTL.dll (hardware specific DLL)
- Zadig (device driver installer)

Installation:

1. Don’t install any DVB-T/DAB software delivered with the USB dongle.
If already done, uninstall this software.

2. Plug in the USB receiver and complete the driver installation by click Next/Finish (if demanded).
In many cases, Windows install drivers automatically. These will not work for any SDR application!
The correct driver will be installed later on.

3. Download latest Zadig from http://zadig.akeo.ie/


Windows XP users require a special zadig_xp version! http://zadig.akeo.ie/downloads/zadig_xp_2.2.exe

4. Start Zadig and press "Install Driver" to install the WinUSB drivers after selecting the right device(s).The device name
is often “Bulk-In, Interface (Interface 0)” or “RTL2838UHIDIR”. Is there only an empty list, the device is not properly
connected or a driver is already installed. Click Options and enable "List All Devices", then choose the RTL-device and
press "Replace Driver". Close Zadig.

5. Download and install HDSDR https://hdsdr.de/download/HDSDR_install.exe , but don’t start HDSDR immediately

6. Visit https://github.com/hayguen/ExtIO_RTL/releases and download ExtIO_RTL_x32_*.zip

7. Extract ExtIO_RTL_x32_*.zip to any directory

8. Copy ExtIO_RTL.DLL into your HDSDR installation directory (default=C:\Program Files (x86)\HDSDR)

9. (re)start HDSDR (select ExtIO_RTL.DLL and preferred output soundcard if demanded)

10. You are ready to run HDSDR!


Document revision: September 22, 2023 – DG0JBJ
Troubleshooting:

- check the device compatibility (ask Google)


- avoid USB extension cables and hubs
- try different USB ports, old USB 1.x ports don’t work!!!
- If your devices don’t work after installing a Windows 10/11 “feature update” or upgrade from earlier Windows
versions, you need to reinstall the Driver using Zadig (see point 4)

- check Windows Device Manager for a correct installed RTL2832 device

-press Button “SDR-Device” in HDSDR and change all ExtIO-DLL settings to default values.

Document revision: September 22, 2023 – DG0JBJ

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