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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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[–] 19 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

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.

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  • [–] [S] 10 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

    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.

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  • [–] 16 points 2 weeks ago

    It's a tv tuner, you can record digital OTA tv on a computer if you want.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 weeks ago* (1 child)

    Maybe, look into software defined radio

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  • [–] 5 points 2 weeks ago

    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.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 weeks ago

    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

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  • [–] 3 points 2 weeks ago*

    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.

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