Yes, and a tool named "rtl_*fm*" also sounds like it's for receiving Frequency Modulation signals, not Single Side-Band.
So it's a poorly named tool. I'd have called it `rtl_rx` or `rtl_demod`.
Stuart Longland (VK4MSL)
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2026-05-18 21:00:12 UTC
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