This document provides instructions for receiving signals from ADS-B, AIS, and APRS systems using a software defined radio (SDR) on Ubuntu. It outlines the steps to install various software packages like dump1090, rtl-ais, gnuais, and multimon-ng. It also provides sample commands for decoding ADS-B transmissions on 1090MHz, AIS transmissions on 161.975/162.025MHz, and APRS signals on 144.640/431.040MHz using tools like dump1090, rtl_ais, gnuais, and multimon-ng in conjunction with the rtl-sdr SDR device.

1. ADS-B, AIS, APRS cheatsheet
6th May, 2020 SAKURA Internet, Inc. Research Center SR / Naoto MATSUMOTO
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2. ADS-B, AIS, APRS cheatsheet
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# tail -1 /etc/lsb-release
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 19.10"
# lsusb
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0bda:2838 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTL2838 DVB-T
For ADS-B (Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast) 1090MHz
# apt install rtl-sdr dump1090-mutability build-essential librtlsdr-dev pkg-config -y
# dump1090-mutability --interactive
For AIS (Automatic identification system) 161.975 MHz/162.025 MHz
# apt install build-essential librtlsdr-dev pkg-config -y
# git clone https://github.com/dgiardini/rtl-ais
# cd rtl-ais; make
# ./rtl_ais -n
or
# apt install gnuais
# gnuais
or
# apt install rtl-sdr cmake build-essential checkinstall libpulse-dev libasound2-dev -y
# wget http://www.aishub.net/downloads/aisdecoder-1.0.0.tar.gz
# tar zxvf aisdecoder-1.0.0.tar.gz
# cd aisdecoder-1.0.0; mkdir build; cd build/
# cmake ../ -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RELEASE; make
# rtl_fm -f 161975000 -p 35 -s 48k | ./aisdecoder -h 127.0.0.1 -p 10110 -a file -c mono -d -f /dev/stdin
For APRS (Automatic Packet Reporting System) 144.640MHz / 431.040MHz
# apt install rtl-sdr multimon-ng -y
# rtl_fm -f 144.640M -s 22050 -p 36 -g 42 -l 10 - | multimon-ng -t raw -A -s AFSK1200 -a FSK9600 -
SOURCE: SAKURA Internet Research Center (2020/05)