PD4 RTLSDR V4 driver and Bias-T

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PD4 RTLSDR V4 driver and Bias-T

Post by KA5BBC » Sat Jul 05, 2025 10:30 pm

I tried my RTLSDR V4 in the RTL-FM receiver menu and found that it would not receive anything.

I borrowed a V3 and it worked.

I am assuming that this is a driver issue between the two versions.. is there a fix?

Is there a way to turn on/off the Bias-T voltage for external filters and amps?

Also, the volume is far too high for my speakers, is there a volume control for this section?
Andy, KA4BBC/MM0BQV

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Re: PD4 RTLSDR V4 driver and Bias-T

Post by G8GKQ » Sun Jul 06, 2025 9:59 am

The RTL-SDR V4 uses different drivers and is not supported by Portsdown.

The facility was designed to be used with external computer-style speakers with a hardware volume control, so it is fixed volume.

Dave

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