# EDACS-FM Florida Man Edition

> EDACS-FM decodes EDACS 9600 trunked-radio control channels and follows assigned voice channels. It accepts rtl_fm or GNU Radio inputs, including UDP audio from SDR++ or GQRX, and provides single- and two-dongle operating modes.

- Type: Tool
- Targets: Protocol
- Category: Protocol analysis tools
- Relationship: Foundation tool
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-08
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09
- Original resource: <https://github.com/lwvmobile/edacs-fm>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/lwvmobile/edacs-fm/blob/d92422ea8d13619150b23da3e3e4690ec349b868/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/edacs-fm/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/edacs-fm/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/edacs-fm/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** Linux, Unix, BSD or Cygwin with the listed build and SDR dependencies; RTL-dongle modes require compatible dongle hardware.
- **Prerequisites:** Populate site.csv with site numbers and frequencies; group.csv is optional.
- **Limits:** The author recommends single-dongle mode only for purely digital systems.
- **License:** GPL-3.0 license.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/lwvmobile/edacs-fm/blob/d92422ea8d13619150b23da3e3e4690ec349b868/README.md>

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