Can I do something with this?
I got it from my dad. Neither he nor I know what it does. If I can MacGyver anything cool from it, I'm all for it! :)
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Assuming that you're able to find drivers for it.
You could watch TV using VLC.
Incomplete article but gets you in the right direction. It's possible you'll need Linux.
https://wiki.videolan.org/VLC_HowTo/Use_a_capture_card/
Your best bet might be the NASA station.
As someone else said, you can more then likely use this as a Software-Defined Radio (SDR)
If you have a Home Assistant installation you can use a app like rtl_433 which would allow your smart home to receive local 433 MHz, 868 MHz, or 915 MHz signals from weather stations, temperature sensors, tire pressure monitors, and utility meters via an RTL-SDR USB dongle.
I have my rtl_433 picking up some neighborhood outdoor weather sensor in my area.
It's a stick for recieving digital TV.
TrekStor is an old Aldi brand form the 2000s, if I remember correctly. So you probably live in Europe. That means that the device most likely doesn't work anymore since around 2008. European broadcasters switched from DVB-T to DVB-T2 back then. I don't know whether you can recieve anything with it today, I had to upgrade to a news set at that point in time.
Ah well... Thanks for the info! 😊 it showed up as Afatech DVB-T 2 when I listed it in Linux with
lsusb, but this page says it's ancient. 😅 It goes to the dump then. 😁 I'm buying some LoRa device soon anyway. I'll play around with that instead.It still works, don't toss it. You can use software with it and tune in lots besides DVB. Like radio, ACARS, VHF, whatever.
Sic! I did some searching, and some of these packages seem to hold some functionality, but I'm 110% in the dark here.
It's a tv tuner, you can record digital OTA tv on a computer if you want.
Maybe, look into software defined radio
rtl-sdr uses the same chip as dvb-t tuners, but the everything else part is completely different
You might be able to use it as a SDR (software defined radio) but don't expect a lot more than being able to pick up broadcast FM radio and maybe some ADS-B or ham, though probably not with that antenna