{"action":"created","issue":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/merbanan/rtl_433/issues/859","repository_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/merbanan/rtl_433","labels_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/merbanan/rtl_433/issues/859/labels{/name}","comments_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/merbanan/rtl_433/issues/859/comments","events_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/merbanan/rtl_433/issues/859/events","html_url":"https://github.com/merbanan/rtl_433/issues/859","id":377980236,"node_id":"MDU6SXNzdWUzNzc5ODAyMzY=","number":859,"title":"Sampling the signal strength as diagnostic option - feature request","user":{"login":"pdo-smith","id":12514185,"node_id":"MDQ6VXNlcjEyNTE0MTg1","avatar_url":"https://avatars2.githubusercontent.com/u/12514185?v=4","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/pdo-smith","html_url":"https://github.com/pdo-smith","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/pdo-smith/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/pdo-smith/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/pdo-smith/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/pdo-smith/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/pdo-smith/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/pdo-smith/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/pdo-smith/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/pdo-smith/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/pdo-smith/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"labels":[],"state":"open","locked":false,"assignee":null,"assignees":[],"milestone":null,"comments":7,"created_at":"2018-11-06T18:37:17Z","updated_at":"2018-11-07T10:47:26Z","closed_at":null,"author_association":"NONE","body":"I suggest that we have an option that will report the signal strength at the same time that samples are acquired. This could be very useful for diagnosing issues to do with antennas, battery strength and distance between sender and receiver.\r\n\r\nI have used rtlsdr_scanner to great effect to report signal strength when tuning antennas for the FM frequency band but it is ineffective in the very narrow 433 Mhz band with its brief signal bursts.\r\n\r\nI have also used rtl_fm_streamer for listening to the FM band and used the Json-RPC feature to sample the signal strength. \r\n\r\nI find this incredibly useful and would very much value such a feature in rtl_433. I am tuning my rtl-sdr antenna for the 433 Mhz band and checking the transmission distances of my devices. Signal strength measurements would help so much.\r\n\r\nThe device supports this feature and the code has already been done by projects such as rtl_fm_streamer and rtlsdr_scanner."},"comment":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/merbanan/rtl_433/issues/comments/436583243","html_url":"https://github.com/merbanan/rtl_433/issues/859#issuecomment-436583243","issue_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/merbanan/rtl_433/issues/859","id":436583243,"node_id":"MDEyOklzc3VlQ29tbWVudDQzNjU4MzI0Mw==","user":{"login":"merbanan","id":124883,"node_id":"MDQ6VXNlcjEyNDg4Mw==","avatar_url":"https://avatars3.githubusercontent.com/u/124883?v=4","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/merbanan","html_url":"https://github.com/merbanan","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/merbanan/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/merbanan/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/merbanan/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/merbanan/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/merbanan/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/merbanan/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/merbanan/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/merbanan/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/merbanan/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"created_at":"2018-11-07T10:47:26Z","updated_at":"2018-11-07T10:47:26Z","author_association":"OWNER","body":"If you ask the tuner for its gain when receiving a signal then you could add that to a meta-data message. But I am not sure the tuner can answer quickly enough for all this to workout in a reliable way."}}
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