Dummies Guide For Cariboulite SDR

Cariboulite SDR
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Worst actually. I own a LOT of Software Defined Radios. And for some odd reason if I see something new and cool with SDR I like to shake it down and give it a try. Even though the Cariboulite SDR Hat device for Raspberry Pi has been around a few years I decided to give it a try.
I am just going to say this up front. This is a story of great hardware and abysmal software. Your money seemingly just buys stress and grief. Oh, it does work. But the software is pretty awful and very difficult to configure. It should not be this way for a $150 device.
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